PhotoSync vs SyncDrop

PhotoSync transfers and backs up photos and videos among mobile devices, computers, NAS devices, and cloud services. Mobile devices and computers can exchange files over local Wi-Fi; the maker says those transfers stay on the local network rather than going over the Internet. The free PhotoSync Companion supports transfers between iPhone, iPad, or Android devices and Windows PCs or Macs. Linux connections use SFTP, FTP, or SMB, while NAS and personal-cloud transfers can use FTP, SFTP, SMB, or WebDAV. Listed destinations include Synology, QNAP, ownCloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, Google Photos, Google Drive, Amazon S3, and OneDrive. Autotransfer can back up new media to supported destinations, though iOS triggers are limited to location-based transfer and charging. PhotoSync preserves EXIF, GPS, and IPTC metadata and supports RAW transfers. It can also transfer media directly between iOS and Android over Wi-Fi when both devices have the app and share a network. A free plan covers basic transfers; full-size, RAW, NAS, and cloud features are listed as paid features.

SyncDrop transfers files, syncs clipboards and backs up photos across devices and private storage. Its free Windows and Mac companion app supports drag-and-drop transfers and automatic device detection over local Wi-Fi. A browser can also browse, upload and download media on Windows, Mac or Linux. SyncDrop supports SFTP, SMB, WebDAV and S3-compatible storage for backup and media access, and lists Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Photos, S3, MinIO and Cloudflare among its cloud services. Photo and video transfers can be automated based on Wi-Fi, geofencing, charging or new photos. The product supports mobile photo backup, external drive and NAS backup, RAW photos, and a bring-your-own-storage model. The App Store listing says peer-to-peer transfers use TLS 1.3, do not pass through a central server and require no account. SyncDrop has a free plan; Premium costs $1.99 a month, $9.99 a year or $24.99, paid once for lifetime access.