MEGA: Encrypted Cloud Storage
★ 4.4iOSApp Store
What it actually doesMEGA — one app for all your confidential needs.
35%Marketing ≈ reality15%Stability94%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Photo editor
- ✓Git client
- ✓Cloud sync15% of reviews
- ✓End-to-end encryption5% of reviews
- ✓Open source5% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free7% of reviews
- ✓Free tier10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠Messaging
- ⚠Video calls
- ⚠Voice calls
- ⚠Backup / restore
- ⚠Biometric Authentication
- ⚠Group chats
- ⚠История версий файлов
Common complaints
- ✗Files not uploading / downloading43% of mentions
«Files won't download at all, it's impossible to work»
- ✗Complete blocking in Russia without VPN17% of mentions
«In Russia it's impossible to use even with VPN»
- ✗Files disappear after inactivity (9 months)10% of mentions
«After 9 months of cloud inactivity, all files get deleted. Why don't they warn you about this»
- ✗File previews not displaying20% of mentions
«Already uploaded photos can't be viewed in fullscreen mode because they're always loading»
- ✗File duplicates on re-upload, incomplete album downloads7% of mentions
«It only downloaded 30-40 photos per album»
What people praise
- ★Reliable end-to-end encryption and privacy
- ★Generous free storage space (20 GB)
«one of the most generous on free disk space and no ads»
- ★Zero-knowledge architecture, MEGA cannot read data
- ★No ads
- ★Open source code on GitHub