Ondrej Holzman In 2010 I am wrote about two mobile clients for CloudApp. The nifty file sharing service is still with us, and other alternatives have appeared in the field of iOS clients - ClouDrop and Cloudier.
To be precise, ClouDrop has been on the market for more than a year, but Cloudier is a recent work of the Czech developer Jackie Tran, and since both applications worked well for me on the iPhone, it's time to evaluate which (unofficial) client is better, more suitable for CloudApp.
Cloudier on the left, ClouDrop on the right
At the outset, I would like to point out that both applications are very similar, and when choosing a user, only the details, for example the user interface and its graphic representation, will probably decide, because functionally, ClouDrop and Cloudier are almost identical. And what Cloudier lacks now, it will most likely add in the next updates.
However, the basic screen with a list of uploaded files could speak for one or the other application. Because ClouDrop offers an immediate view directly of the uploaded content, in Cloudier you first have to choose which files you want to view - whether all or just images, bookmarks, text files, audio, video, or others. Of course, ClouDrop can also do this sorting, but you can only get to it by clicking on the top bar, so you can see the contents of your cloud immediately after starting it.
Both ClouDrop and Cloudier can open a lot of files directly, or show their preview. You won't have a problem with common files like images, text documents or PDFs. In addition, Cloudier can usually look into packed archives, or show a list of packed files. ClouDrop can't do that. Both applications offer an overview of the number of views and upload date for each file, as well as the option to lock the file. You can also share files (email, social networks, copy link) and ClouDrop also offers the option of opening them in other applications.
Uploading files to the cloud itself is also important. Both clients handle this differently. ClouDrop offers a classic pull-down menu, from which you can either upload a link in the clipboard, the last photo, a selected photo from the library, or take a photo directly. Cloudier's capabilities are much more diverse. You first choose the type of file you want to upload from the tile menu - image, video, text or bookmark. When you want to upload text, it can either be what you have copied to your clipboard, or you can create a text document directly in Cloudier. Cloudier scores here for a change.
and background. This means that your files will be uploaded to the cloud even when you turn off the applications. And not only that. Once turned off, ClouDrop stays active for a few minutes and automatically uploads anything you copy on iOS, whether it's an image in your library or a link in your browser, to the cloud. ClouDrop informs you about everything through system notifications. However, we developers were assured that Cloudier will also offer similar functionality in the future – the background recording principle will work a little differently, but the functionality should be the same.
In both applications, there are also extended options for automatically archiving multiple uploaded files at once or reducing the quality of photos.
So both clients have a lot in common and differ only in details. It is on their basis that the user will decide which one to choose. At the moment, the fact that it is a universal app for both iPhone and iPad speaks in favor of ClouDrop. However, Cloudier will get an iPad version in the next update, so it will be even on that front. But one thing must be left to Cloudier - it has a very pleasant graphical interface and a great icon. But is it enough for ClouDrop?
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I get a little lost in those clouds.
Does this app allow me to access my Apple iCloud storage like this?
Or is it used by other repositories?
I don't see anywhere in the description how much Cloud space is charged by this app.
It's not about iCloud, it's about the CloudApp service.
I'm not sure if this answer made it clear for the asker. I'm having the same problem with it myself and I'm none the wiser as to what clouds it works on.
We have iCloud, we have CloudApp, and we need Dropbox. Each service has its own space in the cloud, and the applications mentioned here access the CloudApp cloud. It provides unlimited storage for free, you can purchase an unlimited size of uploaded files, etc.
Does it also provide a windows client? I use Dropbox a lot
There is no client for Windows.
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