Dropshare vs Shortify Actions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dropshare
Easily upload and share files, photos, and videos from your iOS device. Connect to your preferred cloud storage or server to generate instant download links. Customize your sharing experience with custom domains and download pages.
- Upload files, photos, videos
- Generate instant download links
- Supports own server, S3, and cloud services
- Custom domains and URL shorteners
- Customizable download pages
- iCloud sync across devices
- Shortcuts automation
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Dropshare makes it easy to upload and share files from your iPhone or iPad using storage you already trust. Upload files, photos, videos, and more, then instantly get a download link you can share anywhere. Whether you want to use your own server, S3-compatible storage, or popular cloud services, Dropshare gives you a faster and more flexible file sharing workflow on iOS. Why Dropshare: • Share files quickly via download URL • Upload from Photos, Files, or the Share Extension • Upload one file, multiple files, or ZIP archives • Sync upload history across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud • Use custom domains and supported URL shorteners • Create custom download pages matching your personal or professional identity • Supports Shortcuts for faster automation Supported storage providers include cloud, file, image, and protocol-based services such as: Cloud Storage: • Amazon S3 • S3 API-compatible services (including OpenStack Swift, DreamObjects, and more) • Backblaze B2 • Rackspace Cloud Files • Filebase • Scaleway Object Storage • Linode Object Storage • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage • IDrive e2 • MinIO • Alibaba Object Storage • Bunny Storage • Contabo Object Storage • DigitalOcean Spaces • Google Cloud Storage • Hetzner Object Storage • MEGA Object Storage File Storage: • Google Drive • Box • Dropbox • OneDrive • pCloud • Nextcloud • Horizon • Zoho WorkDrive • Koofr • kDrive • Fastmail Files Image Storage: • Flickr • ImgBB • Imgur • vgy.me • Lensdump Protocol Services: • SCP over SSH • FTP / FTPS • SFTP • WebDAV Dropshare also supports URL shorteners including Rebrandly, Bitly, short.io, and more. dsh.re is the built-in shortener and also supports custom domains. Technical notes: • SCP, FTP / FTPS, SFTP, and WebDAV require a working server account. Password or SSH key authentication may be required. • S3 API-compatible services such as OpenStack Swift and DreamObjects are supported. See the User Guide for setup details. • Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, pCloud, Nextcloud, Koofr, Horizon, Fastmail Files, and kDrive require an account with the respective provider. • Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Rackspace Cloud Files, Scaleway Object Storage, Linode Object Storage, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Alibaba Object Storage, Bunny Storage, Contabo Object Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces, Google Cloud Storage, Hetzner Object Storage, MEGA Object Storage, and MinIO may require a paid plan depending on the provider. End User License Agreement: https://dropshare.app/eula/
Shortify Actions
Save links and documents from various apps to quickly access them later. Integrate with Siri Shortcuts for hands-free retrieval and set reminders for your saved items. Customize the appearance with multiple themes.
- Save links from any app
- Save documents from iCloud Drive
- Access via Siri Shortcuts
- Add reminders to actions
- Multiple themes
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Shortify Actions lets you save actions from almost any app. An action is composed by a name and a URL, so you can save everything that has a URL. For example you could save playlists from you favorite music app or videos from the web. With the "Documents" category you will be able to save any file or document from iCloud Drive and quickly access it through Siri Shortcuts. FEATURES: - Save links from almost any app and quickly access it - Save any document from iCloud Drive and quickly access it - Access your actions through Siri Shortcuts - Add reminded to actions - 4 themes: Light, Dark, Navy and Teal (more to be added)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shortify Actions at none against Dropshare's 5. Shortify Actions also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Dropshare's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 9). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dropshare sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shortify Actions asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Dropshare against 4.0 for Shortify Actions. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropshare has 66 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Dropshare's written reviews are positive against 80% of Shortify Actions's.
| Parameter | Dropshare | Shortify Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (66 ratings) — better | 4.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Timo Josten | DMP Electronics S.r.l. |
Customer experience
Dropshare
Shortify Actions
In-app purchases
Dropshare
- Pro (monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Pro (Lifetime)2 variants$17.99
- Dropshare Pro (Lifetime)$17.99
Shortify Actions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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