Is AppForShare cheaper than Updraft?

It depends on storage. Updraft charges $5 a month plus $5 per GB stored (as listed on November 9, 2026), so under 1 GB costs $5 to $10. AppForShare Pro is $12 a month ($5.99 in regional countries) with 25 GB of storage and 40 GB of downloads included.

Does Updraft limit installs?

Its pricing table lists 100 installs a month on Starter and 1,000 on paid plans; its FAQ says there is no download limit. AppForShare meters bandwidth per month and does not cap installs.

Can either service re-sign an iOS build?

Yes. Updraft re-signs .ipa and .aab files on its $49 Professional plan. AppForShare re-signs an uploaded iOS build with a new ad hoc, development or enterprise profile on Pro and Team, as a new build, and on Team Hands free does it automatically after a new iPhone is registered.

Does either service register iPhones on Apple?

AppForShare does with your App Store Connect key (Pro), and Hands free does it automatically (Team). Updraft explains how to add a UDID in Apple's portal.

Can I sign in with Okta or Microsoft Entra?

On both. Updraft offers SAML and OpenID single sign on on its Enterprise plan. AppForShare Team includes SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect, with groups mapped to roles and tester groups.

Where are files stored?

Updraft: Switzerland, or your own bucket on Enterprise. AppForShare: Google Cloud Storage in the United States by default; on Team, new uploads can go to the EU or to your own S3 compatible or Google Cloud bucket.

Can I share Mac and Windows builds?

Yes on both. AppForShare takes .dmg, .pkg, zipped .app, .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, .appxbundle and .msi files on Pro and Team.

Who runs each service?

AppForShare: ZenTalk LLC, United States. Updraft: Apps with love AG, Bern, Switzerland.

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AppForShare vs Updraft

Updraft (getupdraft.com) is a build distribution service run by Apps with love AG in Bern, Switzerland. It started in 2012 and hosts files in Switzerland. As listed on November 9, 2026, in USD: Starter is free (1 project, 3 builds, 500 MB of storage, 100 installs a month), Pay as you go is $5 a month plus $5 per GB stored (1,000 installs a month), Professional is $49 a month plus $5 per GB stored and adds re-signing and store upload, and Enterprise is priced on request with single sign on, your own storage, automatic clean up and custom SMTP.

Much of the daily job is the same on both: a link and QR code per build, testers and groups by email, private apps, one link that opens the right build on iPhone and Android, .aab bundles turned into an APK, re-signing of iOS builds with a new profile, App Store Connect and Google Play upload, Mac and Windows builds, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Webex and webhooks, and Gradle and fastlane plugins. The jobs differ on how storage is priced, iPhone registration on Apple, the store steps after the upload, feedback without an SDK, and which plan holds the enterprise options.

Pick AppForShare if

You want storage in the plan price: 25 GB on Pro and 150 GB on Team, with 40 GB and 150 GB of downloads a month. Updraft bills $5 per GB stored each month on top of its base fee.
You do not want an install cap. We meter bandwidth per month and never cap installs.
You want iPhones registered on Apple from an onboarding link with your App Store Connect key (Pro), and on Team a hands free flow that registers the device, remakes the profile and starts the build or re-signs the newest one. Updraft explains how to add a UDID in Apple's portal.
You want re-signing and TestFlight and Google Play upload from $12 a month on Pro, not $49.
You want every build checked against App Store and Google Play rules, a Security scan of your own build and a malware check on every upload.
You want the store steps after the upload: a listing editor with AI translation, the App Store review card, a reviews inbox, release status and Google Play rollouts (Pro and Team).
You want feedback with screenshots and screen recordings from the install page and from inside the build with no SDK, sent on to Linear or Jira (Pro and Team).
Your testers and clients should install in their own language: 13 install page languages.
You upload from CI and AI tools: an npm CLI, a GitHub Action with pull request comments, fastlane and Gradle plugins, a hosted MCP server, and tokens with scopes and end dates instead of a key in the upload URL.
You want single sign on, the EU or your own bucket, custom SMTP and a two step sign in rule in a $39 Team plan, not a quote.
You build apps for clients: client portal, agreements and sign-offs tied to the build SHA-256, with sealed PDFs (Pro and Team).
You want a 7 day Pro trial and yearly plans.

Pick Updraft if

You store under 1 GB of builds and want to pay $5 to $10 a month.
You want unlimited users on every plan with no seats. Our Team includes 5 seats, then $6 a month each.
You want your build files hosted in Switzerland.
You want a subdomain and your logo on a free plan. Our workspace address is on Pro and Team.
You want an SDK with shake to report and in-app update prompts. We offer an in-app feedback link and update check snippets with no SDK.
You want to change an iOS build's display name, version or build number, or an Android package name, while re-signing. Ours keeps them unchanged.
You want native apps on iOS, Android and Windows where signed in employees install builds.
You want customised email templates.

Side by side

What it is: AppForShare
Test build sharing for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows with iPhone device registration, re-signing, store readiness, a Security scan and App Store and Google Play release steps; Updraft
Build distribution for iOS, Android, Windows and macOS with re-signing, store upload, an SDK for feedback and updates, and enterprise options
Company and hosting: AppForShare
ZenTalk LLC, United States; runs on Google Cloud; build files in the US by default, EU or your own bucket on Team; Updraft
Apps with love AG, Bern, Switzerland; hosting in Switzerland (Exoscale); their pages state ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates
Price: AppForShare
Free, Pro $12/month with a 7 day free trial, Team $39/month (5 seats). Yearly = 10 months. Lower regional prices in many countries.; Updraft
Starter free; Pay as you go $5/month + $5 per GB stored; Professional $49/month + $5 per GB stored; Enterprise on request. Monthly only
Free tier: AppForShare
Free account: 150 MB per build, links live 7 days, 2 GB storage, 10 GB of downloads a month, no install cap, .aab, one channel, readiness check, feedback; Updraft
Starter: 1 project, 3 builds kept, 500 MB storage, 100 installs a month as listed
Storage: AppForShare
2 GB Free, 25 GB Pro, 150 GB Team, included in the price; Updraft
500 MB on Starter; paid plans billed at $5 per GB stored a month
Install limits: AppForShare
No install cap on any account plan (bandwidth per month); set your own cap per link on Pro and Team; Updraft
100 installs a month on Starter and 1,000 on paid plans in the pricing table; their FAQ says there is no download limit
Largest file: AppForShare
50 MB without an account, 150 MB Free, 2 GB Pro, 4 GB Team; Updraft
No maximum upload size, per their FAQ (Starter is capped by its 500 MB storage)
Seats and users: AppForShare
Free and Pro 1 seat, Team 5 seats then $6 a month each; testers never need a seat; Updraft
Unlimited users and testers on every plan
iPhone devices: AppForShare
Free UDID finder built in, saves devices to your account, imports UDID lists. Pro adds an onboarding link per app, one click registration on Apple and re-signing a build with the new profile; Team can register, remake the profile and start the build or re-sign the newest build hands free; Updraft
Free UDID page; the developer adds the UDID on Apple, remakes the profile, then builds again or re-signs in Updraft (Professional). No Apple registration from Updraft found
Re-signing: AppForShare
Re-sign an uploaded iOS build with a new ad hoc, development or enterprise profile as a new build (Pro and Team), automatic inside Hands free (Team); bundle ID, version and build number stay the same; Updraft
Re-sign .ipa and .aab builds on Professional and Enterprise, with a new display name, version, build number or entitlements on iOS, and a new package name or keystore on Android
.aab: AppForShare
Becomes one APK testers install (Free and up), signed with a test key or your own keystore on Pro and Team; the .aab is kept for Google Play on Pro and Team; Updraft
Turned into a universal APK, signed with an Updraft key or your keystore; the .aab is kept
Desktop builds: AppForShare
macOS .dmg, .pkg and zipped .app; Windows .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, .appxbundle and .msi, with signing facts on the page (Pro and Team). No .exe; Updraft
Windows .msix, .msixbundle, .msixupload, .appx, .appxbundle, .appxupload, .msi and .zip; macOS .dmg and .pkg
Store readiness and security checks: AppForShare
Every account build checked against App Store and Google Play rules with a fix per issue; Security scan of your own build (findings on Pro and Team); Updraft
Warnings for an expired enterprise certificate and a minimum OS above the phone's
Malware check: AppForShare
Every upload checked for known malware (ClamAV and a MalwareBazaar hash lookup), every plan; Updraft
Not listed
TestFlight and Google Play: AppForShare
Send to TestFlight or a Google Play testing track (Pro); TestFlight groups, beta review on request, production drafts and rollouts (Team); Updraft
Upload to TestFlight with an App Store Connect key and to a chosen Google Play track with a service account (Professional and Enterprise)
Store listing and reviews: AppForShare
Listing editor with AI translation, App Store review card, reviews inbox, release status (Pro and Team); Updraft
Not listed; store status is on their roadmap
Feedback: AppForShare
From the install page and from inside the build with no SDK, with screenshots (every plan, guests included) and screen recordings, Linear and Jira (Pro and Team); replies by email (Team); Updraft
Open source SDK for Android, iOS and Flutter: shake to report with a screenshot, and in-app update prompts
Install page languages: AppForShare
13 languages, picked from the phone; Updraft
No other language than English found
Private apps and roles: AppForShare
Password per build, private projects for invited testers, access codes, roles Admin, Developer and Viewer (Team); Updraft
Private apps for signed in people, roles Owner, Admin, Tester and Mobile-User, access per environment, permission groups
SSO and two step sign in: AppForShare
SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect with groups mapped to roles and tester groups, and SSO required for your domain (Team); two step sign in on every account, required for all members on Team; passkeys; Updraft
SAML (Okta, Entra, Google Workspace, JumpCloud, Ping or custom) and OpenID with group mapping on Enterprise; the Owner can require 2FA on every plan
Where build files are stored: AppForShare
Google Cloud in the US by default; the EU or your own S3 compatible or Google Cloud bucket for new uploads (Team); Updraft
Switzerland; your own S3 or Google Cloud bucket on Enterprise
Automatic clean up: AppForShare
Keep the newest N builds or remove builds older than 30 to 180 days, with safe builds kept (Pro and Team); Updraft
After 30, 60 or 90 days or above N builds (Enterprise)
Email: AppForShare
Tester emails through your own SMTP server (Team); Updraft
Custom SMTP and customised email templates (Enterprise)
CI tools: AppForShare
npm CLI, GitHub Action with pull request comments and a readiness gate, fastlane plugin on RubyGems, Gradle plugin, Diawi and Pgyer compatible APIs, OpenAPI file (Pro and Team); Updraft
curl upload, Gradle plugin, fastlane actions from a git repository, Bitrise step, GitHub Action, Jenkins plugin, GitLab and TeamCity guides
API auth: AppForShare
Bearer tokens: full, upload only or read only, with an optional end date; Updraft
API key in the upload URL path
AI coding tools: AppForShare
Hosted MCP server with OAuth sign in, npm MCP for local files (Pro and Team); Updraft
Not listed
Notifications: AppForShare
Email on every plan; Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Telegram, Webex and signed webhooks (Pro and Team); Updraft
Email; Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Webex and a generic webhook
Custom domain and branding: AppForShare
Workspace address such as acme.appforshare.io (Pro and Team); custom domain and white label install page (Team); Updraft
Subdomain and organization logo on every plan; custom desktop download page on Enterprise
Apps: AppForShare
AppForShare app for iPhone, iPad and Android for developers; tester home screen web app with notifications (Team); Updraft
iOS, Android and Windows apps where signed in people install builds
Trial and billing: AppForShare
7 day free trial on the first Pro subscription; monthly or yearly; billing by Stripe; Updraft
No trial (the Starter plan is free); monthly; billing by Stripe

	AppForShare	Updraft
What it is	Test build sharing for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows with iPhone device registration, re-signing, store readiness, a Security scan and App Store and Google Play release steps	Build distribution for iOS, Android, Windows and macOS with re-signing, store upload, an SDK for feedback and updates, and enterprise options
Company and hosting	ZenTalk LLC, United States; runs on Google Cloud; build files in the US by default, EU or your own bucket on Team	Apps with love AG, Bern, Switzerland; hosting in Switzerland (Exoscale); their pages state ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates
Price	Free, Pro $12/month with a 7 day free trial, Team $39/month (5 seats). Yearly = 10 months. Lower regional prices in many countries.	Starter free; Pay as you go $5/month + $5 per GB stored; Professional $49/month + $5 per GB stored; Enterprise on request. Monthly only
Free tier	Free account: 150 MB per build, links live 7 days, 2 GB storage, 10 GB of downloads a month, no install cap, .aab, one channel, readiness check, feedback	Starter: 1 project, 3 builds kept, 500 MB storage, 100 installs a month as listed
Storage	2 GB Free, 25 GB Pro, 150 GB Team, included in the price	500 MB on Starter; paid plans billed at $5 per GB stored a month
Install limits	No install cap on any account plan (bandwidth per month); set your own cap per link on Pro and Team	100 installs a month on Starter and 1,000 on paid plans in the pricing table; their FAQ says there is no download limit
Largest file	50 MB without an account, 150 MB Free, 2 GB Pro, 4 GB Team	No maximum upload size, per their FAQ (Starter is capped by its 500 MB storage)
Seats and users	Free and Pro 1 seat, Team 5 seats then $6 a month each; testers never need a seat	Unlimited users and testers on every plan
iPhone devices	Free UDID finder built in, saves devices to your account, imports UDID lists. Pro adds an onboarding link per app, one click registration on Apple and re-signing a build with the new profile; Team can register, remake the profile and start the build or re-sign the newest build hands free	Free UDID page; the developer adds the UDID on Apple, remakes the profile, then builds again or re-signs in Updraft (Professional). No Apple registration from Updraft found
Re-signing	Re-sign an uploaded iOS build with a new ad hoc, development or enterprise profile as a new build (Pro and Team), automatic inside Hands free (Team); bundle ID, version and build number stay the same	Re-sign .ipa and .aab builds on Professional and Enterprise, with a new display name, version, build number or entitlements on iOS, and a new package name or keystore on Android
.aab	Becomes one APK testers install (Free and up), signed with a test key or your own keystore on Pro and Team; the .aab is kept for Google Play on Pro and Team	Turned into a universal APK, signed with an Updraft key or your keystore; the .aab is kept
Desktop builds	macOS .dmg, .pkg and zipped .app; Windows .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, .appxbundle and .msi, with signing facts on the page (Pro and Team). No .exe	Windows .msix, .msixbundle, .msixupload, .appx, .appxbundle, .appxupload, .msi and .zip; macOS .dmg and .pkg
Store readiness and security checks	Every account build checked against App Store and Google Play rules with a fix per issue; Security scan of your own build (findings on Pro and Team)	Warnings for an expired enterprise certificate and a minimum OS above the phone's
Malware check	Every upload checked for known malware (ClamAV and a MalwareBazaar hash lookup), every plan	Not listed
TestFlight and Google Play	Send to TestFlight or a Google Play testing track (Pro); TestFlight groups, beta review on request, production drafts and rollouts (Team)	Upload to TestFlight with an App Store Connect key and to a chosen Google Play track with a service account (Professional and Enterprise)
Store listing and reviews	Listing editor with AI translation, App Store review card, reviews inbox, release status (Pro and Team)	Not listed; store status is on their roadmap
Feedback	From the install page and from inside the build with no SDK, with screenshots (every plan, guests included) and screen recordings, Linear and Jira (Pro and Team); replies by email (Team)	Open source SDK for Android, iOS and Flutter: shake to report with a screenshot, and in-app update prompts
Install page languages	13 languages, picked from the phone	No other language than English found
Private apps and roles	Password per build, private projects for invited testers, access codes, roles Admin, Developer and Viewer (Team)	Private apps for signed in people, roles Owner, Admin, Tester and Mobile-User, access per environment, permission groups
SSO and two step sign in	SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect with groups mapped to roles and tester groups, and SSO required for your domain (Team); two step sign in on every account, required for all members on Team; passkeys	SAML (Okta, Entra, Google Workspace, JumpCloud, Ping or custom) and OpenID with group mapping on Enterprise; the Owner can require 2FA on every plan
Where build files are stored	Google Cloud in the US by default; the EU or your own S3 compatible or Google Cloud bucket for new uploads (Team)	Switzerland; your own S3 or Google Cloud bucket on Enterprise
Automatic clean up	Keep the newest N builds or remove builds older than 30 to 180 days, with safe builds kept (Pro and Team)	After 30, 60 or 90 days or above N builds (Enterprise)
Email	Tester emails through your own SMTP server (Team)	Custom SMTP and customised email templates (Enterprise)
CI tools	npm CLI, GitHub Action with pull request comments and a readiness gate, fastlane plugin on RubyGems, Gradle plugin, Diawi and Pgyer compatible APIs, OpenAPI file (Pro and Team)	curl upload, Gradle plugin, fastlane actions from a git repository, Bitrise step, GitHub Action, Jenkins plugin, GitLab and TeamCity guides
API auth	Bearer tokens: full, upload only or read only, with an optional end date	API key in the upload URL path
AI coding tools	Hosted MCP server with OAuth sign in, npm MCP for local files (Pro and Team)	Not listed
Notifications	Email on every plan; Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Telegram, Webex and signed webhooks (Pro and Team)	Email; Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Webex and a generic webhook
Custom domain and branding	Workspace address such as acme.appforshare.io (Pro and Team); custom domain and white label install page (Team)	Subdomain and organization logo on every plan; custom desktop download page on Enterprise
Apps	AppForShare app for iPhone, iPad and Android for developers; tester home screen web app with notifications (Team)	iOS, Android and Windows apps where signed in people install builds
Trial and billing	7 day free trial on the first Pro subscription; monthly or yearly; billing by Stripe	No trial (the Starter plan is free); monthly; billing by Stripe

Updraft details checked on November 2026 from its public pages (Updraft, Updraft pricing, About, Security, Docs, SDK on GitHub). Plans change; tell us at contact if something here is out of date.

Storage priced per GB vs storage in the plan: three examples

Updraft adds $5 per GB stored a month to its base fee, and its FAQ gives the example of 1 GB kept for a whole month costing $10 on Pay as you go ($5 fee plus $5). Using that formula with the prices listed on November 9, 2026: about 400 MB of builds costs $5 a month on Pay as you go; 5 GB costs about $30 a month ($5 + 5 x $5), or about $74 on Professional for re-signing and store upload ($49 + 5 x $5); 25 GB costs about $130 a month on Pay as you go. Their docs suggest the first 500 MB may not be charged on paid plans, which would take $2.50 off the 5 GB and 25 GB figures.

AppForShare includes storage in the plan: Free holds 2 GB with 7 day links, Pro holds 25 GB for $12 a month ($5.99 in regional countries) with re-signing and store upload, and Team holds 150 GB for $39 a month with 5 seats. For a team that keeps a few builds under 1 GB, Updraft is cheaper. For a team that keeps many builds, or wants re-signing and store upload, the fixed plan is usually lower. Check both pages on the day you decide.

Re-signing a build vs building again

Both services can re-sign an iOS build with a new provisioning profile, which is the usual fix after adding a tester's iPhone. On Updraft it is part of Professional ($49 a month) and can also change the display name, version, build number and entitlements, and it re-signs Android builds with another keystore or package name.

On AppForShare it is part of Pro and Team. The profile comes from your connected Apple account or an uploaded file, the result is a new build next to the original, and the bundle ID, version and build number never change, so sign-offs and the build history stay true. App Store profiles are refused. Before that step, AppForShare also registers the new iPhone on Apple and remakes the profile, and on Team Hands free does all of it on its own when a tester sends the device.

Where Updraft is ahead

Updraft counts no seats: every plan has unlimited users. Its smallest paid plan is cheaper for small storage. It hosts in Switzerland, puts a subdomain and logo on its free plan, states no maximum file size, offers native installer apps for iOS, Android and Windows, an open source SDK for shake to report and update prompts, customised email templates, and a published Jenkins plugin. Its re-signing can change version numbers and Android package names. If those matter most, it is a fair choice.

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Questions

Is AppForShare cheaper than Updraft?: It depends on storage. Updraft charges $5 a month plus $5 per GB stored (as listed on November 9, 2026), so under 1 GB costs $5 to $10. AppForShare Pro is $12 a month ($5.99 in regional countries) with 25 GB of storage and 40 GB of downloads included.
Does Updraft limit installs?: Its pricing table lists 100 installs a month on Starter and 1,000 on paid plans; its FAQ says there is no download limit. AppForShare meters bandwidth per month and does not cap installs.
Can either service re-sign an iOS build?: Yes. Updraft re-signs .ipa and .aab files on its $49 Professional plan. AppForShare re-signs an uploaded iOS build with a new ad hoc, development or enterprise profile on Pro and Team, as a new build, and on Team Hands free does it automatically after a new iPhone is registered.
Does either service register iPhones on Apple?: AppForShare does with your App Store Connect key (Pro), and Hands free does it automatically (Team). Updraft explains how to add a UDID in Apple's portal.
Can I sign in with Okta or Microsoft Entra?: On both. Updraft offers SAML and OpenID single sign on on its Enterprise plan. AppForShare Team includes SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect, with groups mapped to roles and tester groups.
Where are files stored?: Updraft: Switzerland, or your own bucket on Enterprise. AppForShare: Google Cloud Storage in the United States by default; on Team, new uploads can go to the EU or to your own S3 compatible or Google Cloud bucket.
Can I share Mac and Windows builds?: Yes on both. AppForShare takes .dmg, .pkg, zipped .app, .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, .appxbundle and .msi files on Pro and Team.
Who runs each service?: AppForShare: ZenTalk LLC, United States. Updraft: Apps with love AG, Bern, Switzerland.

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