Comparison

FileCentral for iPhone vs QShare U

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FileCentral for iPhone

Consolidate all your cloud storage, local files, and content from other apps into a single, organized hub. Seamlessly transfer files, text, and images between devices, even without a network connection, using WiFi or Bluetooth. Secure your data with password protection and fingerprint ID.

Highlights
  • Unified cloud and local file management
  • Cross-device file transfer (WiFi/Bluetooth)
  • Clipboard and content sharing
  • View, print, email, and zip files
  • App and folder password protection
  • Create and edit text files
  • Sync local files with iCloud
Features
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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

About

QShare U

Manage files on your iOS devices and external drives. Transfer, organize, and view various file types, including photos, documents, and RAW camera formats. Secure your data with folder encryption.

Highlights
  • File transfer between iOS and external drives
  • Copy, move, and delete files
  • Zip and unzip files (Zip, RAR, 7z)
  • Sort and search files
  • Multimedia and document file viewing
  • One-key backup/restore photos/contacts
  • Folder encryption/decryption
Features
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QShare U is a powerful file manager for your iOS devices and QShare Lightning drives. It could exchange files between iOS devices and the OTG drive on different platforms (Windows/macOS/Linux). The QShare Lightning drive is a two ports USB drive, a lighting port connects to iOS devices and a type A USB port connects to PC. With the QShare U app, you can copy files from PC to the USB drive, and copy/delete/view them on iOS. Or you can copy files from iOS devices to the USB Drive and view them on PC. General features of the app: * Copy/Move/Delete files on iOS devices * Copy/Move/Delete files on Lightning Drive * Transfer files between iOS devices and the Lightning Drive * Zip/Unzip files (support Zip, RAR, 7z formats) * Sort files by name, size, type and date * Search files * Support most formats of multimedia file * Onekey backup/restore photos/contacts to the Lightning drive * Folder encryption/decrypt by finger print or passcode * Music playback * File viewer (PDF, MS Office documents, Web files and so on) * View DSLR/Mirrorless camera RAW format. The supported DSLR/Mirrorless camera format includes the following manufacturers: * Canon * Nikon * Pentax * Sony * Leica * Samsung * Olympus * Fuji * Ricoh * Konica Minolta * Kodak * Epson * Aptus * Sigma * Panasonic * Hasselblad * Mamiya

Screenshots

FileCentral for iPhone4 screens
QShare U3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FileCentral for iPhone at 91% against QShare U's 29%. FileCentral for iPhone also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (178 vs 11). QShare U's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FileCentral for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileCentral for iPhone has 178 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of FileCentral for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 29% of QShare U's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileCentral for iPhone ships an update every 6 months, QShare U every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FileCentral for iPhone versus QShare U: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileCentral for iPhoneQShare U
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (178 ratings) — better2.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEuroSmartz Ltd君 胡

Customer experience

FileCentral for iPhone

All ratings178 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative7.4%

QShare U

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

FileCentral for iPhone

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Thumbnails won't load
  • App hardly ever works
  • App is outdated
  • Minor login and authentication issues
  • WebDAV not working at all

Requested features

2 requests
  • Stronger data security
  • Developing encryption clarity

QShare U

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FileCentral for iPhone

No in-app purchases

None

QShare U

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FileCentral for iPhone free?
FileCentral for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QShare U free?
QShare U is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FileCentral for iPhone or QShare U?
FileCentral for iPhone is rated higher. FileCentral for iPhone averages 4.8 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while QShare U averages 2.7 from 11 ratings.
Do FileCentral for iPhone or QShare U have ads?
Neither FileCentral for iPhone nor QShare U shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FileCentral for iPhone or QShare U?
FileCentral for iPhone ships an update every 6 months, and QShare U every 4 weeks. Most recently, FileCentral for iPhone was updated on October 13, 2026 and QShare U on October 13, 2026.

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