iCloud vs. Flickr
December 06, 2017

iCloud vs. Flickr

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Apple iCloud

I use Apple iCloud to temporarily back up my personal files and photos from my iPhone 7. I also use this phone for work, so sometimes my work files and photos are inadvertently backed up. The iCloud provides automatic storage for files on my phone, which means if it were damaged, lost or stolen, these files would be accessible to me.
  • Set it and forget it
  • Free for iPhone users up to a certain amount of data
  • I find the “unable to backup” warning annoying.
  • Free version is only 5Gb.
  • Web interface version can be a little confusing to navigate
Flickr gives you a nicer interface, better organization options, and more free space. Flickr provides automatic backup too. Quite honestly I did not select iCloud, it came with my phone and I just never turned it off.
It is great for temporary, automatic storage. I would recommend this for someone who wants a regular backup of files but doesn’t take many pictures. Space runs out fast.

Apple iCloud Feature Ratings

Versioning
Not Rated
Video files
Not Rated
Audio files
Not Rated
Access control
Not Rated
File search
Not Rated
Device sync
8
User and role management
Not Rated
File organization
7
Device management
9
Performance
10
Reliability
10
Storage Reports
Not Rated