When comparing Photobucket vs Trover, the Slant community recommends Photobucket for most people. In the question“What are the best Android apps for sharing photos?” Photobucket is ranked 4th while Trover is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Photobucket is:
Users can make GIFs to share. Speed, looping, forwards/backwards, and yo-yo are all adjustable.
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Pros
Pro Local GIF maker
Users can make GIFs to share. Speed, looping, forwards/backwards, and yo-yo are all adjustable.
Pro Automatically uploads photos to Photobucket
Any time a picture is uploaded to Android photos, it is automatically synced to Photobucket as well. This feature can be turned off.
Pro Shares directly to social media
While photos can be shared on Photobucket, this app also allows direct sharing to Twitter and Facebook.
Pro Search photos by keyword
In order to find specific photos posted by others, Photobucket includes a search by keyword feature.
Pro Narrows photos by category
While traveling or just exploring, users can see photos taken in the area based on what they want to see.
Pro Displays distance from where each photo was taken
While exploring different pictures, it's easy to see how far away the picture was taken. This makes it easy to see potential exploration opportunities based on distance.
Pro Useful descriptions
Instead of seeing captions like "Finally Friday!", this app encourages users to enter useful information (like tips or other narrative) about where the photo was taken.
Cons
Con Can't upload multiple photos at once
The Photobucket app allows users to attempt to upload multiple photos, more it will often crash during the upload.
Con Unstable uploads
Trover is great for browsing, but uploading from a mobile device isn't very reliable. For uploading, the desktop version is much better.
