It’s the inverse of MediaFire, which has apps for Android and iOS but no desktop app. While ZippyShare will pipe all transfers through https connection, it doesn’t do end-to-end encryption, which is another must-have feature especially if you’re looking to use the service on a regular basis.Īlso, ZippyShare’s lack of smartphone apps doesn’t bode well for the service. We were also impressed by Mega’s encryption options. You’ll be disappointed if you’re looking for access controls or two-factor authentication, which you get with Mega’s free account. You can also password-protect directories, which when shared will require the password before permitting access to the files. Both its web and desktop uploaders give you the ability to mark uploads as private, which won’t be shared automatically. While I can still live with the ads, the real problem for me is the lack of privacy options. However, while you can upgrade to a paid account for an ad-free experience, the lack of a similar option for ZippyShare is irksome. MediaFire also supports its free account via ads. ZippyShare isn’t the only service to offer a free account. (Image credit: ZippyShare ) The competition They are usually not intrusive but some download links bring up a lot of ads, pop-ups, and re-directs that are pretty annoying.
It’s not hard to imagine that the free service sustains itself via adverts, most noticeably on the downloads page. In our tests though the app failed to split Linux ISO images, but worked as advertised on some home videos that were in the MP4 format. When you point it to such a large file, the app offers to split files into chunks of 500 MB. The only real advantage of the app is that you can use it to upload files larger than 500 MB. ALso, just like the web app, the desktop app also spits out URLs once the files have been uploaded to your account. You can use the app to upload multiple files, but you’ll have to queue them up before hitting the upload button, pretty much like the web app. Even then the app is nothing but an upload assistance tool. The service does offer an app for the desktop but only for Windows. To upload and share content from your phone, you’ll have to access ZippyShare using the web browser on your phone. Neither does the service have any smartphone apps. Unlike its peers, it doesn’t supplement the web interface with browser extensions.
In terms of apps, ZippyShare doesn’t offer to write home about. (Image credit: ZippyShare ) Apps and Downloads
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