AppForShare vs Loadly
Loadly.io is a free web platform for beta app distribution. It advertises files up to 2 GB, links that never expire and unlimited downloads, plus an HTTP upload API. No paid plan is listed.
AppForShare has a free plan too, but it is built as a paid product: you know who runs it (ZenTalk LLC, Texas), what you pay and what you get, with CI tools, webhooks, analytics, private projects and branding.
Pick AppForShare if
- You want a vendor with clear terms, a privacy policy and a support address.
- You want a CLI, GitHub Action or Fastlane plugin rather than a raw HTTP API.
- You need team roles, private projects, a custom domain or a white label page.
Pick Loadly if
- You want large files and long lived links at no cost and accept a free service with no stated plan.
Side by side
- Platforms
- AppForShare
iOS (.ipa) and Android (.apk)
- Loadly
iOS (.ipa), Android (.apk) and other files
- Price
- AppForShare
Free, Pro $12/month, Team $39/month (5 seats). Yearly = 10 months.
- Loadly
Free, no paid plan listed
- Largest file
- AppForShare
50 MB without an account, 150 MB Free, 2 GB Pro, 4 GB Team
- Loadly
2 GB
- Link life
- AppForShare
3 days without an account, 7 days Free, as long as you subscribe on Pro and Team
- Loadly
Advertised as never expiring
- Testers
- AppForShare
Open the link on the phone and install. No tester account, no extra app.
- Loadly
Install by link or QR code
- CI uploads
- AppForShare
CLI, GitHub Action and Fastlane (Pro and Team)
- Loadly
HTTP upload API
- Install analytics
- AppForShare
Installs by device, OS version, model and country (Pro and Team)
- Loadly
Not listed
- Privacy controls
- AppForShare
Password per build, signed download links that expire; private projects for invited testers on Team
- Loadly
Not detailed on the site
- Branding
- AppForShare
Custom domain and white label install page (Team)
- Loadly
Not listed
Loadly details checked on October 2026 from its public pages (Loadly, Loadly API). Plans change; tell us at contact if something here is out of date.
Questions
- Why pay when Loadly is free?
- If free is all you need, AppForShare Free may also be enough. Paid plans are for teams that want links that never lapse while subscribed, CI uploads, analytics, private projects and branding, from a company with published terms.
- Does AppForShare share other file types?
- No. AppForShare is for .ipa and .apk builds only. It is not a general file sharing service.
Try it with your next build
No account needed for a first upload. Free accounts keep links for longer.