FileCentral vs Extended File Info
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileCentral
Consolidate all your files from various cloud services, apps, and computers into a single, manageable location. Seamlessly transfer documents, photos, and clipboard content between devices wirelessly or via Bluetooth, even without a network connection.
- Unified cloud storage management
- Cross-device file transfer (WiFi/Bluetooth)
- Clipboard and content sharing
- File viewing, printing, and emailing
- Password and Touch ID security
- Text file creation and editing
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The ONE Place to Manage Files - Access, Print, Email and Transfer files from Cloud Servers, Other Apps & Devices and your Mac or PC. Transfer your clipboard, images, copied text and files to another iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC with one tap - even without a network. Via WiFi or Bluetooth Manage ALL of your Files in One Place • Combine all of your Cloud Servers together to Transfer Files between them and other devices • iCloud & iCloud Drive, DropBox, Evernote, FTP, Google Drive, OneDrive, ShareFile, SugarSync, WebDAV & More • Share and fetch files from your Mac or PC • Send or fetch files from Other Apps to store centrally • Move files into folders and use the powerful search function to find them again • View, Print, Email and Zip Files • Rename, duplicate and change the file type • Play Video and Audio files • Secure your files with an App Password or Finger Touch ID • Password protect folders • Create and edit text files to store notes and ideas, then share with others, print or copy/paste • Sync your local files with another device via iCloud - seamlessly and automatically Transfer Files and Content to other devices • Add a new printer to your Mac from the available list ("Send to Device @ WePrint") and print any document to your iPhone or iPad as a PDF file • Use the built in Bluetooth or WiFi transfer features to quickly and simply send files to another iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC • Bluetooth transfer is as simple as opening FileCentral - no pairing required • Copy text or an image from a Web Page and send to another device with a single tap • Send a phone number, address, photo or other content quickly to a friend • Copy a web page address and with just one tap, send it to your colleague Share and Transfer your Photos and Image Files • Save your Album Photos as files • Move Image Files to your Photo Album • Move Photos & Image Files to and from your Cloud server, Mac/PC or another iPad/iPhone • Print Photos • Select multiple photos to send via email Add even More Power - Expand to Convert and Edit PDFs and Print to ALL Printers, not just AirPrint
Extended File Info
This utility allows users to view and modify detailed information about files on iOS devices. It supports checking file hashes like SHA256, MD5, and SHA1, and enables changes to creation/modification dates, names, and extensions. Files can be easily managed via drag and drop and accessed through the iOS Share menu.
- View SHA256, MD5, SHA1 file hashes
- Modify file creation and modification dates
- Change file names and extensions
- Drag and drop file support
- Access via iOS Share menu
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An addition to your files on iOS. You can: • Check the SHA256, MD5 and SHA1 hash of any file. • Change the creation and modification date of any file. • Change the name and extension of any file. • Drag and drop a file everywhere Use it from the Share menu anywhere on iOS.
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Verdict
FileCentral and Extended File Info both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Extended File Info's written reviews are positive against 88% of FileCentral's. Extended File Info also leads on device support (4 vs 1). FileCentral's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FileCentral against 4.7 for Extended File Info. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of FileCentral's written reviews are positive against 100% of Extended File Info's.
FileCentral ships an update every 6 months, Extended File Info every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileCentral | Extended File Info |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (27 ratings) — better | 4.7 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EuroSmartz Ltd | Jorge Garcia Armero |
Customer experience
FileCentral
Extended File Info
In-app purchases
FileCentral
No in-app purchases
Extended File Info
No in-app purchases
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