# Filer Lite — user reviews

> 192 indexed App Store user reviews of Filer Lite by Dan Leehr L.L.C., rated 4.00/5 from 10 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filer-lite/id350939597/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filer-lite/id350939597.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2

## What do users think of Filer Lite?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 📥 Effective file downloading capabilities
- 📦 RAR and ZIP file extraction support
- 🎵 Music and video playback functionality
- 🔗 Cloud service integration (Seedr, Dropbox)
- ⚡ Fast download speeds
- 📱 Works across iPhone and iPad
- 🎬 1080p video playback support
- 📋 File management and organization
- 🔄 Auto-paste from clipboard feature
- 💾 Efficient file transfer via WiFi

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔄 Downloads restart from beginning when app closes
- ❌ No background downloading capability
- 🎵 Music player lacks shuffle and repeat options
- 📁 Limited file storage capacity in lite version
- 🎬 Video playback issues and loading problems
- 🔐 Security concerns and hacking reports
- ⚠️ Unreliable file unzipping functionality
- 🔌 App closes when device sleeps
- 📵 Doesn't work with certain file hosting services
- 🖱️ Clunky and confusing user interface
- ❌ File deletion and renaming unreliable
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing app

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Black screen flashing on app launch
- App crashes when opening PDF files
- Unzip only extracts first folder in multi-folder archives
- Download progress lost when switching apps
- Music skipping issues after iOS 8 update
- App freezes when unarchiving large files
- File not found after download completion
- Crashes when moving folders
- Password-protected RAR files cause crashes
- HTML files cause app to crawl and crash
- Text files cannot scroll beyond first page
- Downloaded files disappear from storage
- Inconsistent download speeds and timeouts
- Video playback hangs on loading screen

**Most requested features**

- Background download capability
- Music player shuffle and repeat options
- Upload to Dropbox functionality
- Support for .7z file format
- Ability to save files to iPad storage
- Playlist creation for music
- User agent spoofing settings
- Full-screen video playback
- Resume download functionality
- Download button on video menu
- Increased file storage limit in lite version
- App icon on home screen for easier access

## Newest reviews (12 of 192)

### 4/5 — 動作が不安定

*2021-03-27*

アプリを起動するも、すぐに落ちる。ANPをダウンロードするときに使用した。ファイルも保存したのであとは、削除するのみ。

### 4/5 — Torrent

*2016-03-31*

Filer is a great app,
Simply one of the best, but what would make it extra super cool, is if it could be used to download torrent filed

### 2/5 — Broken, sadly.

*2015-12-09*

This application worked wonderfully for me for quite a while before suddenly ceasing to work. I attempted to open a PDF file from my email in filer lite and now the app crashes every time I attempt to open filer. I know that the problem is not with the PDF file. I deleted and reinstalled the application and deleted any data, but to no avail. The app still crashes every time. Great tragedy of tragedies, otherwise this application was probably the very best of the best for what I needed it for, which was downloading very large rar files to my iPhone. So sad.

### 2/5 — Ruim...e confuso

*2015-10-19*

Sinceramente, eu esperava mais! Eu não consigo usar, ja fiz tudo que mandava e nunca vai, vive travando, e bugando etc. Queria muito conseguir usar

### 3/5 — Can't leave it alone

*2015-07-24*

If you have an active download, and go on to do something else...and then come back...the browser resets, and all progress is lost, leaving you high and dry (or at least, facing the prospect of the waiting game all over again).

If this happens on the Lite version, I'm wary of purchasing the Full version. Too much of a hassle.

### 4/5 — Great app but..

*2015-07-10*

This app is amazing I download everything on here. Only downfall, which is why I give it 4 stars, is there is no shuffle option in the music player please add it !!

### 2/5 — Too buggy for iOS 8

*2015-06-26*

This app was great prior to ios8. Since then, the app is extremely buggy. Particularly skipping music tracks. I'll get a text message window and hit close. That triggers the app to switch to the next song. When selecting a song, it will start the next song in line. Very frustrating .

### 1/5 — bugged

*2015-03-12*

this app filer lite does not function after adding 6 files, I have 3 gigs available on a fresh new iPad mini fully updated on both app as well iPad. Very disappointing the free version is much better, I've tried deleting the non free version multiple times having to try to add data again.

### 1/5 — Should be good

*2014-11-22*

Was working well and I was considering upgrading. But now the app crashes at start up and I've lost all the downloaded data. Tried re-installing but to no avail. Should be a great review but this makes it a poor app.

### 2/5 — Updated version reload

*2014-11-13, version 3.0.0*

Pls fixed the reloading for the new version when every time login

### 1/5 — Horrible

*2014-09-12*

This app is abysmal. It took multiple tries to download one zipped file and then only the very first file would unzip, the rest stayed packed away. It does not allow the user to start a download and use the ipad for anything else but watching it download. Any attempt to use another app will result in crash and burn or corrupted files or restart of the download.

### 1/5 — Fail

*2014-03-04, version 2.2.1*

Doesn't download in the background and compressed file formats arent there after finishing being downloaded

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Black Flash

*2022-07-30*

When I try to open this app my iPhone screen flashes black then loops back around to the opening page showing all my apps to select from.  The FILER app never opens.

### 1/5 — Virus

*2021-04-18*

My ipad got hacked when i used the app please help i dont want the hacker to see my sexts

### 1/5 — File

*2018-12-23*

After successfully completed download,file goes into black hole. I can’t see downloaded file anywhere in the app

### 1/5 — ゴミ

*2018-05-21*

ダウンロードできないんじゃゴミとしか言えない

### 1/5 — 日本語に対応してないので使いにくい

*2017-05-07*

正直使いたくないです

### 1/5 — Junk app

*2017-04-14*

Typical downloader app without the capability of downloading any of the videos you actually want...
Need to put a download button on the video menu to actually be able to download

### 1/5 — Faulty app

*2016-09-10*

Whenever a download is started and you lock the phone after it, then check the phone after few minutes, the download will start from zero again and again. Uninstalling it right now.

### 1/5 — Not working

*2016-04-06*

Downloaded file once, crashed. Downloaded again, file was nowhere to be found. Uninstalled the app.

### 1/5 — wastes your data!

*2015-10-02*

This app downloads and consumes data but then the downloaded file disappears and your data is wasted.

### 1/5 — Not good

*2015-08-22*

The app does not seem being supported anymore. A lot of bugs need to be fixed and I can not open up the app and reach all my media files. They all are locked inside. F... It.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Agree with Paul

*2018-01-14*

I also use filer with seedr. It really makes P2P so easy on my iPhone.

### 5/5 — Wonderfully Useful Application!

*2016-11-12*

With my computer down and having only my iPad at my disposal, the discovery of Filer Lite has been incredibly beneficial to me, offering a great variety of options for accessing files on the mobile device, many of which I'd have thought impossible considering Apple's mobile file sharing limitations. Besides greatly assisting with general file downloading from nearly anywhere online, combining the Filer app with services such as Seedr makes even P2P sharing a total breeze! Thank you SO much to the devs of Filer & Filer Lite for making my life a whole lot easier when I really needed it the most!

### 5/5 — Working fine after October 10 update

*2016-10-13*

Before this update ,the downloaded file was hidden in the view section.But now this has been resolved in this update.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2016-04-21*

music player needs an update but otherwise you will not find a better app for downloading files.

### 5/5 — Thanks

*2016-03-24, version 3.1.0*

The best download manager i ever downloaded thanks:)

### 5/5 — Some improvement

*2014-10-19*

This app is awesome i love it but it does not play music and anything like VDOs in background please solve it..thnx take care..

### 5/5 — 아이패드 꾸졋다고 욕하지말고

*2014-05-20*

아이패드 꾸졋다고 욕하지말고 호환잘되는 맥을 사서 쳐 쓰면되지 왜리뷰글에 저런욕설을쓸까

### 5/5 — Отлично

*2014-04-08*

Давно искал такой архиватор)
Я занимаюсь web мастерством.
Иногда делаю программы и с iPad.
Показывает html, PHP, OOP, JS и многое другое! Чего не видят другие популярные архивы! Приятный дизайн:) Из минусов английский язык. (Многие его не знают)

### 5/5 — 밑에 병신 봐라

*2014-01-03*

등신같은 새끼 지가 멍청해서 못쓰는걸 왜 딴 사람 탓을 해 ㅋㅋㅋ

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2013-12-28*

Can playback 1080p video on my iPhone 4 , and then stream to Apple TV flawlessly , also can transfer files over wifi (local)

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