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RelayPony

NorseHorse
Tools
Version
3.0.1
Size
12.8 MB
Requires
Android API 23+
3.8 / 5 · 12,817 ratings 67,256 downloads

Updated Oct 5, 2026

Quick answer

Encrypted file transfer, phone to phone. Offline, no account, no cloud.

Send files from one phone to another, directly. RelayPony is a private, encrypted file transfer app that moves your photos, videos, documents, and any files device to device, with no servers, no account, and no cloud in between.

Most file sharing apps upload your files to someone else's servers or bury you in ads. RelayPony does neither. Your files go straight to the person you're sending to, over your local Wi-Fi or a direct Wi-Fi Direct link, encrypted the entire way. Nothing is stored online, because there is no online.

HOW IT WORKS The person receiving opens RelayPony and shows a QR code. You scan it once, pick your files, and send. The pairing is remembered, so the next transfer to that device is a single tap.

WHY RELAYPONY * Private by design. Files are end-to-end encrypted with the age encryption standard, so only the recipient can open them. * No servers, no account, no cloud. Nothing to sign up for, nothing uploaded, nothing tracked. * Works without internet. Share over local Wi-Fi, or use Wi-Fi Direct when there's no shared network at all. Built for travel, weak signal, and saving mobile data. * Send to several devices at once. Pair multiple phones and send to all of them together. * Reliable transfers. If a connection drops, RelayPony reconnects and keeps going, with real progress the whole way. * No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. * Open source. The code is public, so anyone can verify exactly what the app does.

A FASTER WAY TO SHARE FILES No waiting on uploads and downloads. No sign-in. No watching your files pass through a stranger's cloud. Just pick a file and send it to the phone next to you.

SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE RelayPony is available in English, Hindi, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, and Portuguese.

PERMISSIONS, PLAINLY The camera is used only to scan the pairing QR code, on your device. Nearby-device and Wi-Fi access are used only to find and connect to the phone you're sending to. Your files never leave your device except as the encrypted transfer you choose to send.

Send files the private way. No cloud, no account, no catch.

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What’s new

Send files to your paired devices over the internet, not just on the same network.

• Send over the internet: RelayPony connects the two devices directly when it can, and falls back to passing the encrypted transfer through the relay when a direct link can't be made (common on mobile data)
• Relay server setting: use the default relay or point RelayPony at one you run yourself
• Identity backup and address book export, protected by a passphrase
• New help, licenses and about sections in Settings

How to install

  1. Download the APK from the button at the top of this page.
  2. Allow “Install unknown apps” for your browser or file manager only, not for every app.
  3. Open the downloaded file and confirm the installation.
  4. If installation fails with “App not installed,” remove an earlier build of the same app first. A signature conflict is the usual cause.

Data safety

  • Every file is checked against its published SHA-256 before it is listed.
  • Files are scanned for malware on every update.
  • The permissions each app requests are listed on its own page.
  • Read the full safety policy for how we test, flag, and delist files.

Frequently asked questions

What is RelayPony?
Encrypted file transfer, phone to phone. Offline, no account, no cloud.
Who develops RelayPony?
RelayPony is developed by NorseHorse.
Which Android version does RelayPony require?
RelayPony requires Android API 23 or later.
What is the current version of RelayPony?
The synchronized F-Droid version is 3.0.1.
Which license does RelayPony use?
The signed F-Droid metadata lists Apache-2.0.
Where is the source code for RelayPony?
https://github.com/norsehorse-dev/RelayPonyAndroid

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