PCloud Cloud Storage

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Description of App

pCloud is the secure place for your photos, videos and documents. Access your files from every device, anywhere you go. Start with up to 10 GB free storage and automatically backup your photos and videos and free up space from your device. Easily preview photo albums, stream your favorite HD videos and listen to your personal music playlists anytime, on the go. Send large files with a tap, even to people who don't have a pCloud account. All the changes you make to your files will be immediately synced across all your devices. pCloud is available for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and Linux device.

Features:

• Start with up to 10 GB cloud storage space when you sign up.

• Go Premium and get up to 2 TB for your entire digital collection.

• Automatically backup photos and videos and free up space from your device.

• No file size limit - upload Full HD files without worrying about their size.

• Add and share large photos, videos and documents at the highest internet speed available to you.

• Allow offline access for files and folders and access them without internet connection.

• Allow your friends to upload files, without giving them access to your entire account via Upload links.

• Instantly share large files with friends and family via Download links.

• Military-grade file encryption with pCloud Encryption.

pCloud offers in-app purchases, which include subscriptions to 500 GB (Premium), 2 TB storage (Premium Plus) and client-side encryption (pCloud Encryption). Subscriptions purchased in-app renew monthly or yearly depending on your plan. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to the same product. To avoid renewal, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings.

• Premium 500 GB monthly for 4.99 USD billed each month.

• Premium Plus 2 TB for 9.99 USD billed each month.

• pCloud Encryption for 4.99 USD billed each month.

• Premium 500 GB yearly for 49.99 USD billed annually.

• Premium Plus 2 TB for 99.99 USD billed annually.

• pCloud Encryption for 47.99 USD billed annually.

Additionally you can purchase each plan as a one-time payment:

• Premium 500 GB Lifetime for 174.99 USD billed once.

• Premium Plus 2 TB Lifetime for 349.99 USD billed once.

• pCloud Encryption Lifetime for 124.99 USD billed once.

Lifetime plans have a duration of 99 years or the lifetime of the account holder, whichever is shorter.

If you choose to purchase, you will be charged a price according to your country. The price will be shown in the app before you complete the payment.

Terms of service: https://www.pcloud.com/terms_and_conditions.html

Privacy policy: https://www.pcloud.com/privacy_policy.html

Version

2.38.0

Free or Paid

Free With In-App Purchase

Apple Watch Support

No

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone
iPad

iOS Version

17.x

Accessibility Comments

Very accessible: you can manage everything -including audio playlists- except for the "photo" tab, where you read the dates but VoiceOver seems not to respond. But no issues, as pics can be also accessed by the "home" tab, in the folders you create. Then, they also can be described with AI tools by the usual "Share" extension.
PCloud integrates also with native File app and related Share extension.
It has an integrated basic text editor to add text files on the fly.
To get better information about plans, I'd recommend to go to the PCloud.com web site.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Other Comments

Best multi-function storage cloud service I've ever tried; its native price is expensive but it has a lot of promotions - I got a 3TB space for 399 Euro lifetime, and then upgraded also crypto folder and PCloud Pass for password manager.
What's not fully accessible is the web app, there are a lot of annoying images on the file manager but it can be managed through screen readers' cursors (JAWS cursor on Jaws or object navigation on NVDA - not tried on mac yet-.
Windows app has unlabeled window titles but it can be managed by keyboard anyways, mac app not tried.
PCloud might be a precious ally for people not wanting to pay lots and lots of cloud storage services but want to have a large and secure backup system.
Wish it could support automatic iPhone backups...

Recommendations

2 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Elena Brescacin 9 months 1 week ago

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Comments

By Igna Triay on Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 05:24

I've been using pcloud for years and... I would never go back to something subscription baced like google drive, one drive, or dropbox. I myself have the 2tb lifetime, as well as cripto lifetime plans, both of which can be purchaced through the ios app.
Regarding pcloud on mac, the app is fully accessible, just as it is with ios. Over all, really recommend this app.

By Elena Brescacin on Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 05:24

on iOS and as Chrome extension - I am using also PCloud pass, even lifetime.
I always keep on looking at PCloud's promotions as if I ever get out of space I know I can increase it lifetime.
And I'm out of thoughts about storage and where I leave my pen drives and disks.
Of course it's a different point of view, you rely on an external company and if something goes wrong with them -an attack or whatever we don't wish-, we can say bye bye to everything. So a double, triple backup is essential.
Btw, I notice it has no collaboration functions - in case of a multi-author podcast/blog, it's not possible to share drafts among users. Yes it is through links, but you can't have two PCloud accounts synced together as far as I know.
I don't need it myself, but I am talking about considering every need when deciding to switch from a platform to another.

By Joe on Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 05:24

I have PCloud and love it. I like there app and audio player actually. I never have to download files and they stream fine. I do have a server as well, and the streaming is hit and miss. With PCloud I just upload and forget.

By Elena Brescacin on Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 05:24

Honestly I would not have considered this platform if there were not promotions making me pay less price. If it was 1000 euro and more as the native price was, I'd have escaped from it even though they could promise me the moon.
Now I am a happy customer and am talking about my own experience, of course this must NOT be suitable to everyone.

By TheBlindDragon on Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 05:24

so I'm subscribed to the 2 TB Storage plan for iCloud, is PCloud better than iCloud? because I will consider switching. :) sounds very compelling.

By Igna Triay on Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 05:24

I'd say yes, if nothing else from a Financial standpoint if you go for lifetime. Ultimately though, I'd say try it out, comes with I think 10gigs of free storage I believe, could be wrong there though, but you lose nothing by trying it and seing for yourself. If you ask me, yes, it beats icloud by a mile but, I don't know your specific usecase, so maybe it does, and maybe not. Try it out and see what you think, but I'd recommend it for sure.

By TheBlindDragon on Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 05:24

thanks @Igna Triay it looks pretty cool, although I think 400 dolars is a little to steep, so I may have to subscribe for now. :) now I wish I can move my iPhone and iPad backups to it. :)