Based on our record, Valent seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
GSConnect was a rewrite for the GNOME shell, but I think it's been 'depreciated' in favor of Valent. You can try both and see which you prefer: GSConnect: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/ Valent: https://valent.andyholmes.ca/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
What about using KDE Connect on the phone and GSConnect or Valent on the computer? All of these use the KDE Connect protocol, and let you send files quite easily. Source: about 1 year ago
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