Acrosync - private cloud drive powered by rsync 4+

Acrosync LLC

Designed for iPad

    • 2.3 • 7 Ratings
    • $4.99

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Description

Acrosync is the only iOS app that implements the rsync protocol, a fast, efficient, and reliable folder synchronization protocol supported by most Mac/Linux computers, NAS, or remote servers without server side installation.

As an rsync client, Acrosync lets you easily sync selected folders between your computers and your iOS devices. You just need one tap to start full folder sync, which is be smart enough to skip identical files and transfer only new or modified files. For modified files, it can even perform a differential sync algorithm and only transfer modified parts, in order to further save bandwidth and improve sync speed. File transfer can be encrypted to secure against unsafe networks, and verified using checksums to avoid corruptions. With advanced sync options, you can specify arbitrary port to connect, the connection protocol (ssh or rsync) to use, and so on. Selective sync is also supported by specifying include/exclude patterns, so you can sync only a certain set of files, and/or exclude files you don't want to sync.

All files are stored locally so you will always have offline access to all your documents, photos, videos, etc, on your devices all the time, even when there is no network connection. A slick and intuitive interface designed from mobile devices allows you to browse files easily and quickly. Almost all multimedia files and documents can be opened, including music, photo, movie, txt, html, pdf, word, excel, powerpoint, keynote, pages, numbers, and many others.

With new features introduced in the iOS 8 storage extension, Acrosync now acts as a private cloud drive that serve files for other apps -- filed stored in Acrosync can be easily shared by other apps using the universal document picker interface, without the need to switch to Acrosync. Changes made by other apps can be saved to Acrosync using the same interface, and synced back to computers automatically. As a result, Acrosync now behaves similarly to popular cloud drives such as iCloud, Dropbox, Box.net. However, with Acrosync you will always have the offline access and you can basically turn any computer into a private cloud server, without installing proprietary server software.

Computer requirements:
• Mac computers must have Remote Login enabled (System Preferences -> Sharing -> Remote Login).
• For Windows computers, openssh and rsync must be installed, both of which are freely available as independent packages, or as part of cygwin.

Acrosync is compatible with rsync hosting providers such as HiDrive and Strongspace, as well as major NASes like QNAP and Synology.

The rsync library used by Acrosync was built from scratch and recently released as an open-source project.

What’s New

Version 3.1

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Fixed a bug that may causes two errors: "unexpected flag" or "the ssh channel has been blocked for more than 120 seconds"
• Fixed video full screen playing

Ratings and Reviews

2.3 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Minjefa ,

Not horrible...

But why put the Sync button on the same page as Settings, where it's hard to find and it's really, really easy to mistakenly hose up the painstakingly entered settings.

Sean86cti ,

Great app

Syncs perfectly to device and has a built-in file manager that has its own file opening software for all file types. Only issue is you have to manually download or upload but that's no big deal for what I'm using it for since most changes are made on the server. Great app worth the money in my opinion!

zucchinipants ,

Doesn’t work anymore

The app hasn’t been updated in years, and is not compatible with newer SSH servers, because it relies on insecure encryption settings. Even if you figure out how to enable the insecure encryption on the server (which is a security hole), the app has other random errors that are impossible to debug.

Also, since it hasn’t been updated, it’s not compatible with multitasking. You have to keep it in the foreground to transfer anything (when it even works).

This app shouldn’t be for sale.

App Privacy

The developer, Acrosync LLC, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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