Save to Cloud vs Sync with iCloud Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save to Cloud
Compress and save files from various apps to your cloud storage. This extension allows you to zip multiple files, photos, or voice memos and send them directly to services like Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
- Compress files into zip archives
- Save to any installed file provider
- Integrates with cloud storage services
- Share from multiple apps
- Group multiple photos for saving
- Preserves mobile data quota
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This is an app extension allowing you to compress/zip and save files from almost any app that works with files to any file provider installed on your device. So, what if you want to : • compress and send a Voice Memo to your Dropbox account • save a file attached to an Evernote note to Onedrive • group multiple photos together and send them to your Dropbox account while preserving your precious mobile data account quota • send a file stored in Google Drive to Box.net • or, more generally, send a file from an app to any cloud storage provider registered on your device Obviously "Save to Cloud" is here to help :-) If a cloud service appears in the document providers pane on your device, it can be used. ============ Prerequisites ============ • our app extension uses the document providers installed on your device. So, if you want to send something to, say, Dropbox, you need to have the official Dropbox app installed and configured on the device. • files cannot be sent without compression. So, basically, even if you want to send a single file, you'll end up with a zip archive. If you absolutely need to send uncompressed files you'll have to rely on the apps provided by the cloud providers. ============ Steps ============ 1. Open an app that use files - like Photos, Voice Memos, Mail, Evernote, Google Drive and many, many more 2. With one ore more files selected, tap on the "Share" button, if the app has one 3. After the share extensions sheet appears, tap on the "Share to Cloud" icon (first time only, one needs to allow "Share to Cloud" to appear by tapping the "More" button and putting the selector next to "Share to Cloud" to On) 4. "Share to Cloud" will compress the files (it may last a while, depending on the size of the files) 5. When the compression is done, choose the cloud provider where you want to save the archive from the list 6. Done :-) ============ In-App Purchase ============ There is a 5 files limit to how many files can be compressed and uploaded at once. If you need more, there is an In-App Purchase that lifts the limitation. Think of it as nice way to keep us happy while we improve the app. To buy it, simply open the "Save to Cloud" app, go the the last screen and hit "Buy"
Sync with iCloud Drive
This app synchronizes your phone's photo library to iCloud Drive, preserving album and folder structures. It automatically updates changes, backs up edited photos and videos, and offers a free tier with limitations and a premium subscription for full access.
- Syncs photo library to iCloud Drive
- Preserves album and folder hierarchy
- Saves edited photos and videos
- Supports Live Photos video component
- One-way sync to match phone library
- Mirror or backup entire library
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Sync for iCloud Drive synchronizes your phone’s photo library, including the album and folder hierarchy, to iCloud Drive. For users who like to organize their photos into folders and albums, Sync offers many advantages over saving your photos and videos to iCloud Drive and manually recreating your folder structure on iCloud Drive. - Sync automatically creates folders and albums you may have created in your phone’s photo library on iCloud Drive. - Saves the video component for Live Photos. - Saves the edited versions of photos and videos. - Mirror or back up your photo library. - Synchronize your entire photo library or only certain folders and albums. In summary, each time you run Sync, it will make sure any changes to your phone’s photo library are updated on iCloud Drive, overwriting, renaming, uploading, and deleting items from iCloud Drive if needed. Sync will also NEVER delete any photos from your phone. Sync performs a ONE-WAY sync only, making a folder in your iCloud Drive account match your phone’s photo library. Any changes made on iCloud Drive will not be synced to your phone, rather, the changes on iCloud Drive will simply be overwritten the next time you run Sync. Free Plan The free plan is limited to syncing up to 3 top-level folders and albums and up to 200 photos. Premium Plan Our affordable premium plan removes all restrictions and unlocks access to all future features. Subscription Pricing and Terms - Annual or monthly subscription billing will start immediately after you subscribe and will auto-renew each year or month. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least one day before the renewal date within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your account settings in the App Store. - Subscriptions are non-refundable, so please choose this option carefully. - Please refer to the In-App Purchases section for pricing. Terms of Use — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy — https://sync.photosplus.app/privacy.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sync with iCloud Drive at 4.9 against Save to Cloud's 3.8. Save to Cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Save to Cloud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sync with iCloud Drive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sync with iCloud Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save to Cloud | Sync with iCloud Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bogdan Farca | Pixegram, LLC |
Customer experience
Save to Cloud
Sync with iCloud Drive
In-app purchases
Save to Cloud
- Allow more than 5 files in one archive$2.99
Sync with iCloud Drive
- Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year
Questions
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