Photo transfer utility

CloudTether vs PhotoSync

CloudTether tethers your camera to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and delivers every shot to the cloud in real time — no laptop, no SD-card shuffle. Here's how it compares to PhotoSync.

What PhotoSync is

PhotoSync is a well-regarded general-purpose transfer app: it moves photos and videos between phones, computers, NAS and cloud services, and its 'shoot & transfer' feature can pull images off some Wi-Fi cameras. It's a flexible transfer-and-backup utility for moving libraries around.

Where CloudTether is different

PhotoSync is a Swiss-army transfer tool — its job is moving existing photos between devices and services. CloudTether is purpose-built for the working shoot: it tethers the camera (USB or Wi-Fi) and delivers every full-resolution frame in real time, the instant you fire, to the professional destinations photographers use — client galleries (SmugMug, ShootProof), FTP/SFTP, S3 — and to several at once.

Why photographers choose CloudTether

  • Auto-delivers every shot to the cloud — Dropbox, Google Drive, SmugMug, ShootProof, FTP and more — seconds after the shutter.
  • Runs on your phone — no laptop to carry, set up, or keep powered on location.
  • Works across Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm from a single app.
  • Upload once, fan out to multiple destinations in one session (Pro).
  • Uploads over your phone's mobile data — no venue Wi-Fi required.
  • Local mode saves straight to your phone's photo library when you're offline.

When PhotoSync is the better choice

If you mainly need to shuffle photo and video libraries between your phone, computer, NAS and cloud — backup and general transfer across many device types — PhotoSync is excellent and very flexible. CloudTether is the better fit when the job is real-time, hands-free delivery from the camera to client-facing destinations as you shoot.

FAQ

Is CloudTether a PhotoSync alternative?

For getting every shot from your camera to the cloud live as you shoot — to client galleries, FTP and multiple destinations at once — CloudTether is purpose-built for that working-photographer workflow. PhotoSync is a broader transfer utility for moving libraries between devices and services.

Does CloudTether upload in real time as I shoot?

Yes. The moment the shutter fires, the full-resolution file is detected, downloaded and uploaded to your chosen destination — typically within seconds — rather than transferred in a batch afterwards.