Acrosync - private cloud drive powered by rsync Reviews

by 4enzy

4enzy April 22 Edit
I am able to authenticate and select a folder using port 88.
When I click the Sync button, this error displays over AT&T or other Wi-Fi networks which allow this exact connection (rsync to the same server/port):

Sync Error
Failed to connect to
'SERVER.FQDN:22:
connection timeout

For some reason, the error indicates this app is attempting and failing to connect to port 22,
despite the Advanced Options being "On" and set to port 88.

Acrosync would be great if it would sync to port 88, but I will not be able to use it otherwise.

gchen April 22
This is obviously a bug. Will be fixed in the next update.

by Cocosaurus Rex

Acrosync wouldn’t connect to rsync.net on my iPhone 8. I contacted tech support, but their answer was essentially “it works here.” Well, my rsync account works with Linux rsync on my office computer and a Rackspace server. this app doesn’t use the Linux rsync though: they wrote their own. Maybe that’s a good place to look for a problem. Uninstalled.

by Zucchinipants

Acrosync 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), Acrosync 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).

Acrosync shouldn’t be for sale.

by Minjefa

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.

by Aleric H.

Not as good as it could be.

by Lily Ballard

The idea behind Acrosync is great. Provide an easy way to sync files from your computer to the device without going through iTunes, and leverage rsync to do it efficiently. Unfortunately it suffers in reality.

* First, it requires initiating the connection from the device. I was under the impression that I could connect from the computer to the device but this was not the case.
* Second, you cannot sync individual files, only complete folders.
* Third, it fails rather badly at syncing a single large (550MB) file, repeatedly stalling out with no errors and requiring a relaunch of Acrosync to close the stalled connection.
* And fourth, it behaves rather badly when attempting to display Bonjour services, to the extent that this functionality is unusable on any network with a sizable number of ssh services advertised.

If you're on a small network and you want to transfer a folder of small files, Acrosync may be fine for you. But it simply won't do what I bought it for, which was to transfer a very small number of large files. Caveat emptor.

Edit: After discussion with the developer, I've raised my rating to 3 stars to reflect appreciation for a reasonably prompt response. I hope to be able to raise the rating again after the next update is released!

by Dhunch

This is a nice app but it needs work

by Racgordon

The Title kind of says it all.

Rsynch without tears (or man. pages)

A simple to use, logical implementation of the Unix utility Rsync that lets you setup your own virtual cloud (well yes all Clouds are virtual).

Works nicely to to uni or bidirectional synchronization of file or directional either unencrypted or with ssh tunneled encryption.

Has all the bells. and whistles in a simple functional interface

by Daniel75173

This uses SSH and therefore works great for transfering files (pictures, videos, PDFs, websites) from a Linux PC to your iPad. Just install an SSH server on your PC and you can connect and sync any folder directly from your iPad.
Unfortunately one of the recent iOS updates broke fullscreen video with Acrosync, hence only four stars.

by ThisRunner

If this was perfected, it would be the best app ever

by Jandork

So far, the paid app is working well, like the older, free app.

by Stromad

Worked right away with my Qnap and Thecus NAS boxes. Looking good so far.

by NamesGeoff

Trying it on both iPhone and iPad, feels great.

by Xxwgpf

I like this idea, but should improve the performance

by Sean86cti

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!

by Pilot Franck

I love Acrosync. Been using the free version for a while, but had to get the pro version, just worth the cost. Great app, fast, and very useful. Being able to have all of my important files with me at all times. Priceless.

by Snumed

Sharing every files on the go~ It must be an exceptional app.