Freemora
Freemora vs Syncthing
Syncthing is open-source software that keeps folders in sync between devices. Freemora doesn’t sync — it copies: phone photos and videos land in an archive on your computer and stay there, whatever happens on the phone.
At a glance
| Freemora | Syncthing | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Copies phone photos and videos home and checks every copy | Keeps folders in sync between devices |
| Deleting a photo on the phone | The copy on the computer stays | Usually repeated on other devices; to get a copy, you configure folders by hand |
| Android | The Freemora app | Official app discontinued in December 2024; the third-party Syncthing-Fork exists |
| iPhone | Coming soon | Only the third-party Möbius Sync: free up to 20 MB, then a one-time purchase; background limited by iOS |
| Setup | A QR code, no IP addresses or device IDs | Device IDs and shared folders — by hand |
| Freeing up phone space | Optional, after every copy is checked again | No such feature |
| Price | Free for one phone; several — Freemora Pro, $9.99 once (coming soon) | Free |
| Open source | No | Yes (MPL 2.0) |
When Syncthing is better
- You need to sync any folders between several computers, not just photos.
- Open source and full control over settings matter to you.
- You’re happy to configure folders so that deleting on the phone doesn’t wipe the copies.
When Freemora is better
- You want a copy of your photos that survives deleting them on the phone.
- You don’t want to deal with device IDs and folders: just a QR code.
- You want to free up phone space with every copy checked before deletion.
Use both
Yes: Syncthing for work folders between computers, Freemora for phone photos. Just don’t point both at the same folder.
Freemora is beta software without warranty. Checks lower the risk but don’t remove it: drives fail and computers get lost. Keep important photos in at least one more place. See the Terms of use.
Sources
- The Syncthing Android app is being discontinued — AlternativeTo, 10.2024
- Möbius Sync (third-party Syncthing client for iOS): FAQ
Facts about other projects are taken from the sources above as of 26.10.2026 and may change.
More: How Freemora checks copies · Freemora vs Google Photos · Freemora vs iCloud · Freemora vs Yandex Disk · Freemora vs Immich · Freemora vs Syncthing · Terms of use · Privacy
Google Photos is a trademark of Google LLC; iCloud of Apple Inc.; Yandex Disk of Yandex; Immich and Syncthing are the names of their respective open-source projects. Freemora is not affiliated with these companies or projects.