A necessary evil :)
December 14, 2018
A necessary evil :)
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Apple iCloud
I used iCloud to sync personal data from apps that are supported in the OS X and iOS environments.
- It's integrated into the operating system
- It syncs in the background with out requiring my engagement
- It is inexpensive
- It does not play well with all vendors / apps.
- It is one of many services that others do better - depending on what aspect you are talking about. For example, DropBox is a much more platform neutral product that works everywhere
- It is difficult to share some information through iCloud with other parties - even though that is the intention. For example - sharing a spreadsheet or analysis in Numbers via a link to collaborate. The recipients rarely can access without creating an account unless they already use iCloud. Even then it may be awkward
- It is a very small part of my toolkit. It has a very limited use case.
- It is very inexpensive and allows some baseline functionality that I like
- I am in the iOS and OS X environment so it requires almost nothing to use - "it's baked in"
It's the slowest, most proprietary and most difficult to share. On the other had it offers some solutions that others do not. For example, the application numbers allows the user to have multiple spreadsheets on a single page rather than in tabs. It also allows me to not need Microsoft office products which I do not like