# Briefcase - File manager & document pdf reader — user reviews > 61 indexed App Store user reviews of Briefcase by Qiwen Zhang, rated 4.44/5 from 119 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briefcase-file-manager-and-document-pdf-reader/id582904365/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briefcase-file-manager-and-document-pdf-reader/id582904365.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 81 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 7 ## Newest reviews (10 of 61) ### 4/5 — Briefcase *2016-08-15, version 4.3* This app is very helpful and I love the interface and customizable aspects! ### 4/5 — Handy *2016-07-13* Such a safe, handy little app! ### 5/5 — Great for files *2016-04-16* Amazing ### 5/5 — Great!!👍🏻 *2016-03-28, version 4.3* This app is amazing. It helps to get your phone organized and helps with storage!! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2016-03-13, version 4.3* Limited, but it's a great app to start with. ### 3/5 — Amazing *2016-03-08, version 4.3* It's a really good app to keep pictures away from your siblings or kids. ### 4/5 — Review *2016-02-28* Great storage app ### 4/5 — Cool app if you ask me!! *2016-02-23, version 4.3* Pretty cool app if you ask me! Not one to do a review but I have to hand it to this one! ### 5/5 — 👍🏻👍🏻 *2016-02-02, version 4.3* Two thumbs up ### 5/5 — Super great *2016-01-31, version 4.3* Briefcase is a great app. I recommend highly. Very convenient ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crashes... *2022-04-12, version 4.3* This app used to work. Now it crashes every time I try to open it and I cannot access my saved documents. It’s incredibly frustrating. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2022-03-03* Crashes instantly I launch the app, now I can't access all my important work documents, great ### 1/5 — App crashed and lost all files *2020-11-19, version 4.3* App crashed and lost all files!!! ### 1/5 — Not opening *2020-11-10, version 4.3* I can no longer get the app to open despite updating ### 1/5 — Full Stop *2020-11-08, version 4.3* Been using this App for years and years but it all the sudden stopped working (crashes when I try to open it) after installing iOS 14.2 in my iPhone 12 Pro. I have thousands of files stored in this App with no access to them now and no way to contact the developer for advice. Not happy right now! ### 1/5 — Sadly now defunct *2020-11-05* The app was great but slowly less and less features are working. The web interface is completely broken. Seems to have been abandoned by the developers. ### 1/5 — Don't waste your time *2016-05-13, version 4.3* Not impressed. Think it's ridiculous that this app holds users hostage and requires we write reviews and share to earn space. What BS! ### 2/5 — Coins? *2016-03-22, version 4.3* I hate this buy coins to use the app thing! It's pretty annoying and inconvenient! ### 3/5 — Decent app *2016-08-02* Not bad ### 3/5 — Need to be more spacious *2016-05-24* Needs more space to start with to at least get people motivated to use the app ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best App For Private Documents. *2020-12-31, version 4.3* Recommend To Every One. ### 5/5 — Briefcase *2020-11-09, version 4.3* Why can't it open? Always flash back ### 5/5 — Awesome *2016-10-16, version 4.3* Great for gis related files on ios ### 5/5 — Great😊 *2016-10-14, version 4.3* No security but it's a good app to keep not that important documents in 😭 ### 5/5 — Great Protection....for private matters! *2016-09-14, version 4.3* At the moment, I'm using the free basic app, but I can see it going to be very useful Definitely worth checking out! ### 5/5 — Zip File *2016-07-31, version 4.3* Love this app. Let's me open larger files like zip files in my Dropbox. ### 5/5 — Great *2016-06-14, version 4.3* Great U.I., I like me the fact you can earn your in app purchases instead of only currency. ### 5/5 — Briefcase *2016-05-30, version 4.3* Totally awesome keeper of all notes and communication logs. I think it's the best app so far and I am a communications student in college. Totally awesome keeper of all notes and communication logs. I think it's the best app so far and I am a communications student in college. ### 5/5 — Good app *2016-04-30, version 4.3* Great app. Can open just about any file, and view it. Only downside is the limit in which you need to upgrade. ### 5/5 — Good *2016-04-20, version 4.3* It transfers all the files i need --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*