# Remote File Explorer — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of Remote File Explorer by Do Anh, rated 2.10/5 from 40 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-file-explorer/id650802297/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-file-explorer/id650802297.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 23 ## Newest reviews (12 of 37) ### 1/5 — Useless *2015-05-19* No way to add a server address. Don't waste your time. ### 1/5 — Could not see a simple network tried File Browser worked first time. *2015-02-23* I tried this to connect to my NAS, but it did not work. Tried File Browser (did cost $7.49), but worked first time. ### 1/5 — Found nothing *2015-01-10* This app could not find any computers running within my local network. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2014-10-05, version 1.0* Does not perform as advertised. Or at all. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2014-08-09, version 1.0* Does not work with Dropbox. ### 1/5 — Waste of money... *2014-05-26* Does not scan LAN for files ### 1/5 — Worthless *2014-02-22* It is worth less than 1 star as a network file browser. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work 5c *2014-02-01* Doesn't recognize any machines on network. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2014-01-12, version 1.0* Not intuitive and doesn't see any windows or MAC machines in my wifi. ### 1/5 — No Instructions *2013-11-13* I have two Mac Pros and two MacBook Pros on our network but none of them appear in the app. No way to add manually. No way to troubleshoot. Poorly made app. Bad user experience. ### 1/5 — Would say 0 but I can't *2013-11-02* Won't find any computers on my network. As of right now I have 2 windows pcs waiting for connections. No way to enter host name / ip. Therefore completely useless. ### 1/5 — Not working *2013-10-22, version 1.0* Not able to access file system. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No computers appear *2017-08-07, version 1.0* No computers appear. Please fix. ### 1/5 — It's pure crap .... *2016-12-27, version 1.0* This thing does nothing except waste your time. ### 1/5 — Doesn't see any of my computers *2016-11-25* I have three MacBook Pros and four Thinkpads; the app never identified a single computer on my network. ### 1/5 — File manager? *2016-09-04, version 1.0* Where's the "file management". When I connect to my network storage the only option is to download. Nothing about deleting or renaming files. So it's useless to me. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2016-05-30* Like most people who have tried it, it won't see any of the desktops on my network. It wasn't able to find any of the Windows, Linux, and Mac boxes I have. ### 1/5 — Pointless app *2016-03-19* Doesn't work, hasn't been updated for ages. ### 1/5 — Won't Explore on LAN *2015-06-22* Every time I attempt to get to a LAN connection the application crashes. ### 1/5 — Does not work properly *2015-06-08, version 1.0* It crashes all the time especially when using the browser ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2015-05-29* Selecting “Search computer on LAN” results in empty list if connected under WiFi, or crashes the program if connected via VPN. ### 1/5 — I'm confused *2015-05-28, version 1.0* Just what is this app supposed to do. It can't find any other PCs on my network or even files on my iPad. It's junk, don't waste your time with it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Gr8 app *2014-04-06* Good very useful app. If u have a LAN this is a must have ### 5/5 — Works perfect. But wats the max that could be uploaded from computer? *2013-06-03* Works as mentioned ### 4/5 — Worked fine for me *2015-01-20* I have a two computer Windows network with a server. I was able to browse all files and retrieve any one I wished. I see no problem here. I assume some of you may not have proper network setups. ### 4/5 — Nice *2014-01-17* It connects to my Mac without a problem. Supports downloading of multiple files at once. Sometimes, there's a problem with downloads stopping in the middle. Also, the app does not support streaming. ### 3/5 — Ordinaire *2016-07-12, version 1.0* À part le fait que le Browser ne fonctionne pas, le reste est correct. Il permet quand même de garder des dossiers personnels avec des documents en pdf, etc. ### 2/5 — Can't view remote image files *2017-01-17* Says it has file readers for .jpg files but the only thing you can see is the file name and the option to download. Not useful for me. It connected fine to my remote hard drive though. ### 2/5 — Shame but doesn't work *2015-11-29, version 1.0* I needed something to access my samba shares from my NAS but this can't find them and doesn't have a way to manually enter the host ip ### 2/5 — Has potential *2015-01-18, version 1.0* Looks good and has potential but does not work with password protected shares. Rather than letting you enter a password, just states 'permission denied' ### 2/5 — Not worth it, *2014-12-10* App connects to my network storage device and shows shared folders but provides not means to enter userid/password to login. Hence, app only able to access files in unsecured shared folders ### 2/5 — Neutered version *2013-10-02* Finds smb shares, no way to browse then non-anonymously. That makes app useless. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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