Freemora
Freemora vs Yandex Disk
Yandex Disk stores files in Yandex’s cloud. Freemora copies phone photos and videos to your own computer or external drive, without a subscription.
At a glance
| Freemora | Yandex Disk | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your photos live | On your computer or external drive | On Yandex’s servers |
| Paid | Not needed for one phone; several phones — Freemora Pro, $9.99 once (coming soon) | Yandex 360 subscription; paid cloud plans in Russia cost ₽319–699 a month |
| Unlimited phone photo upload | Not needed: as much space as your drive has | With any Yandex 360 plan (except RAW); these photos don’t sync to the desktop app automatically |
| Desktop app | Free | Since 03.06.2026 works only with a subscription |
| Needs your own computer | Yes, at home. It must be on to copy | No |
| Access from anywhere | Through the Freemora bridge (beta) | Yes |
| Works without mobile data | Yes, over home Wi‑Fi | Sync goes over the internet |
| Off-site copy (fire, theft) | No — keep a second copy | Yes |
When Yandex Disk is better
- You need files from anywhere — documents as well as photos.
- You want unlimited phone photo upload without a computer of your own — it comes with any Yandex 360 plan.
- An off-site copy matters to you, and the subscription is fine.
When Freemora is better
- You don’t want a monthly bill: Freemora is free for one phone and one computer.
- You want the files with you: plain year/month folders on your own drive, no lock-in to an app.
- Copying runs over home Wi‑Fi — no mobile data needed.
- You only need your phone’s photos and videos copied home, not a cloud for everything.
Use both
Keep what matters most in the cloud and the whole photo archive at home with Freemora — your most valuable shots then live in two places.
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
- Yandex Disk desktop app and cloud prices in Russia — Kommersant, 20.05.2026 (in Russian)
- Unlimited photo and video upload from phones — Yandex Help (in Russian)
Prices and terms of other services are taken from the sources above as of 26.10.2026 and may change.
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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.