Comparison

Mach Drive vs Sync with iCloud Drive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mach Drive

Manage files across all your devices with this iCloud Drive-based file manager. It opens and edits over 40 file formats using intuitive touch gestures and offers offline access.

Highlights
  • iCloud Drive synchronization
  • Opens over 40 file formats
  • Edits nearly 20 file formats
  • Intuitive touch gestures
  • PDF editing
  • Offline access
  • Audio visualizer
Features
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Mach Drive is the iCloud Drive-Based File Manager that you’ve been waiting for! Simply manage your files from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC*, or the Web; and your files will stay in sync no matter where you go. Mach Drive allows you to drag in any file of any type; and knows how to open over 40 file formats, including Office formats, Image formats, Plain Text and Code formats, Audio formats, and even many Video formats! Mach Drive features an innovative Graphical File Manager that allows you to use natural gestures to organize your files: Single Tap to Select a File, Double-Tap to Open a File, Two Finger “Pinch” to Zoom, and Tap and Hold to Drag Files onto Folders. With Mach Drive being the first serious iCloud Drive-based app for iOS, other Cloud services are a thing of the past. Ridiculously Advanced Features! - iCloud Drive-based file manager keeps your files in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows*, and can also be accessed from the Web via iCloud.com; drag in any file! - Opens over 40 formats, with nearly 20 of those formats being editable; those 40 formats include: .JPG, .PNG, .BMP, .TIFF, .GIF, .SVG, M4A, .MP3, .AIF, .WAV, .AU, .DOC, .DOCX, .XLS, .XLSX, .PPT, .PPTX, .MOV, .AVI, .M4V, .MP4, .TXT, .RTF, .RTFD, .PDF, .C, .HTML, .JS, .PHP, .PY, .RB, .PL, .JAVA, .M, .CPP, .MM, and .H - Nearly 20 formats are Editable; those formats include: .TXT, .RTF, .RTFD, .PDF, .C, .HTML, .JS, .PHP, .PY, .RB, .PL, .JAVA, .M, .CPP, .MM, and .H - Innovative Graphical File Manager with Natural Touch Gestures: Single Tap to Select a File, Double-Tap to Open a File, Two Finger “Pinch” to Zoom the File Manager, and Tap and Hold to Drag Files onto Folders - Powerful PDF Editor included; featuring a super easy to use interface as well as photorealistic page swipe animations (swipe the vertical edge of a PDF page to go to the previous or next page) - Innovative 3D Graphical Audio “Spectrum” Visualizer that reacts to Audio (MP3, WAV, M4A, AIF, AU) Works Offline as well - Incredibly Advanced, yet super easy to use! *iCloud Drive for Windows requires iCloud Drive Install, iCloud Drive for OS X requires OS X 10.10 or later

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Mach Drive4 screens
Sync with iCloud Drive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sync with iCloud Drive at 4.9 against Mach Drive's 4.4. Mach Drive's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mach Drive 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sync with iCloud Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mach Drive versus Sync with iCloud Drive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMach DriveSync with iCloud Drive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings77
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignPixegram, LLC

Customer experience

Mach Drive

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Sync with iCloud Drive

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mach Drive

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

Sync with iCloud Drive

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Mach Drive free?
Mach Drive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync with iCloud Drive free?
Sync with iCloud Drive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mach Drive or Sync with iCloud Drive?
Sync with iCloud Drive is rated higher. Mach Drive averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Sync with iCloud Drive averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Mach Drive or Sync with iCloud Drive have ads?
Neither Mach Drive nor Sync with iCloud Drive shows ads.

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