Seafile Pro 4+

One incredible feature of this app is that you’ll have to swipe all through your files because there’s no way to search. Happy scrolling!

The application works quite well overall. Syncing and downloads work as expected, the Touch ID works as expected, and I’ve had no issues uploading and downloading files in bulk.

That said, Seafile doesn’t really integrate into iOS like most other online storage apps like Dropbox or Google Drive. It doesn’t show up as a storage location in files, and applications that do see it in the share sheet do not have a way to request an authentication key to access files without exporting them directly from the Seafile UI.

It suits my needs, and works well for its flagship features, but it’s not going to provide a seamless replacement on iOS even if it’s head and shoulders above competitors on Linux, Windows, and MacOS.

Update: looks like the developers are actively trying to address my one gripe. Still not getting expected behavior, but active development is always a good sign for long term support. Perpetual “authentication required” for anything using the Files app in iOS.

I like the Seafile concept of a local cloud but it has not worked consistently on iPhones or iPads since I started using it last year. The app freezes during uploads and has to be restarted. I was hopeful the new version 2.71 would fix this but it did not. Really not usable on iPhones and iPads the way it is. Fix the mobile app and you have a decent product.