Caveat to Shozu

The other day, I ranted about Share Online, and recommended Shozu.

However, just 2 days ago, Shozu announced (thanks to James Whatley) that it was going to jump on the App Store band wagon, and start charging people a fee to download it.

Now, I would just like to make it clear that my recommendation for Shozu was based around the fact that it is free.  The main point in fact is that Shozu has it's problems and irritations, but I was willing to overlook those because of the defining point that I didn't have to pay for it.

If it is now a 'paid for' application, it needs to work, and work properly.  Almost every time I have installed Shozu, it has always been a right royal pain in the ass.

Most normal applications require you to download a small .sis or .sisx file to your phone.  It installs, asks you to log in, and you're away.

Not Shozu.

You first of all have to aimlessly wander your way around the mobile site, looking for the download link, which, from what I can remember doesn't exist.  Logging into my Shozu account doesn't make any difference.  Ok, I'll turn my PC on, wait for it to boot up, and then have a look at the normal website.  Still no obviously placed download button.  I think I did find it once, after much hunting.  Instead you need to get it to send a text message with the download link to your phone.  How very irritating.  How very 2003.  Just put the link on the flipping mobile website please.

Once you actually get Shozu installed, it works really well.  Aside from the occasional crashes.

I recommended it purely for the two reasons that it was a: Free, and b: Works really well (once you have got it installed).

Now it has turned to payware, I don't think I will be able to continue my recommendation.  Unless they pull all the stops out of the bag, and not cause people a headache just trying to set the damn thing up.

What do you use instead?  Pixelpipe?  Any other suggestions?