Comparison

Cloud Media Player vs Files Go

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Media Player

Stream media files directly from popular cloud storage services without needing to download them first. Supports a wide range of video, audio, document, and image formats, with offline playback options.

Highlights
  • Cloud storage integration (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Put.io, WebDAV)
  • Direct streaming of media files
  • Offline download for later viewing
  • Supports video, audio, PDF, Office documents, and images
  • Gesture controls for media playback
  • Transcription features for audio/video
Features
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Cloud Media Player is a general player for contents stored in common cloud platforms without downloading them to device. The following cloud platforms supported: - Google Drive - One Drive - Dropbox - Box Cloud - Put.io - WebDAV compatible NAS In addition, when playing or viewing a file you can download it into local device to check it later when not connected to internet. The following media are currently supported: - Video Files (mov, mp4, m4v, mkv, flc, fli, avi, mwv, ts, m2ts and more) - Audio Files (mp3, mp4, wav, caf, aif, aiff, ...) - PDF Documents - Most Office Documents - Images Audio and Video players are equipped with special gestures for easy navigation and transcription. Enjoy.

About

Files Go

Manage, transfer, and preview files locally and over networks. This app offers a powerful browser with ad-blocking, a reader for various ebook formats, and a versatile video player. It also supports extensive compression/decompression and secure file privacy.

Highlights
  • Local and network file management
  • Powerful web browser with ad-blocking
  • Ebook reader for multiple formats
  • Versatile video player with VLC engine
  • Extensive compression and decompression support
  • File encryption and privacy protection
  • Desktop assistant for computer sharing
Features
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Files Go is a powerful local and network file management tool, focusing on file transfer, preview, management and iCloud file sharing group. Files Go focuses on all management of iOS files, and become the best assistant for mobile phone management. 【The main function】 ⊙1: File Explorer ⊙ Basic operations: drag&drop/batch rename/delete/copy/move/new/recycle/compression and decompression/encryption and decryption/upload and download/file sharing/document scan/edit/details, etc. File import and export: Support import and export files from computer, iCloud, WebDav, FTP, SMB, and other mainstream cloud service providers ⊙2: Powerful Browser⊙ Reader mode/Video floating/Adblock Plus/Multi-tab/Privacy Mode/Incognito Browsing/Long Webpage Clipping/No Image Mode/Search in Page/Generate QR Code/Custom UA/Save PDF/URL Association/Quickly Open and Copy URL/View image mode/Save images in batches/Custom search engine/Multilingual translation/Bookmarks/History/Developer tools, view web source code, Eruda and vConsole ⊙3: Novel Reader⊙ Fully support TXT/EPUB/MOBI/AZW/AZW3/AZW4 and other formats, complete reading configuration and options, take you into a broad reading world ⊙4: Video Player⊙ Built-in VLC video playback engine, supports almost all audio and video formats, supports up to 4 times speed playback, rich audio and video configuration and minimal playback interface, help high-quality entertainment, Support live broadcast of global network TV stations: M3U, M3UA, RSTP, HTTP, HLS, MMS ⊙5: Decompressing And Compressing ⊙ Support more than 80 compression formats such as ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, LZH, XZ, ISO, CAB, WIM, ZIPX, JAR,AAR,LZFSE, etc. Support password, support file name encoding automatic error correction function, no garbled phenomenon Support deconpression online Support sub-volume compression and decompression ⊙6: Privacy protection⊙ Protect important and private files, support file encryption and decryption, the file extension after encryption is sec ⊙7: UFile Desktop Assistant⊙ A fool-like computer sharing artifact is specially customized for non-professional users. You can connect to the computer with only a scan of the mobile phone. The management is clear, the traffic data is intuitive, the multiple encryption technology is safe, the resource usage is very small, and it supports Window, Mac os, Ubuntu Three platforms have been updated to V1.2 version ⊙8: Netdisk And Network Service⊙ Support SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDav, Yandex, Goole Drive, DropBox, OneDrive,iCloud, Baidu Cloud Disk,Alibaba Cloud,Nutstore, support encoding automatic error correction capability, Support batch renaming, support encoding automatic error correction capability, support online compression and decompression, image batch optimization and format conversion, and automatic synchronization Support clipboard sharing with other iOS devices Support QR code transmission, unlimited speed, up to 5Gb large file temporary transmission service ⊙9: Photo Backup And Restore⊙ Back up a large number of photos to a network disk or computer, and support album restoration ⊙10: READ ⊙ Support mainstream office documents: OFFICE (DOC/DOCX/PPT/PPTX/XLS/XLSX), IWORK (PAGES/KEY/NUMBERS), PDF Support book reading EPUB, KINDLE, MOBI, AZW, AZW3, AZW4
Support text format TXT, RTF, MARKDOWN, HTML, JSON, XML Support mainstream image formats HEIC, BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF, GIF, PCX, TGA, EXIF, FPX, SVG, PDF, WEBP Supports code highlighting and editing in 191 programming languages ⊙11: Disk Management⊙ Document size, cache size, index size,large file list, clear at a glance, it is more convenient to clean the disk ⊙12: Font Installation And Download⊙ Support font preview, installation and download, you can install any third-party font to the system for use by other apps (13+) ⊙13: System Certificate Installation⊙ Support .pem/PKCS1(.cer)/PKCS12(.p12) and other certificate installation Contact us ufileapp@hotmail.com https://www.ufile.app

Screenshots

Cloud Media Player4 screens
Files Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Files Go at 4.0 against Cloud Media Player's 2.9. Files Go also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). Cloud Media Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cloud Media Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Files Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Files Go holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cloud Media Player's written reviews are positive against 65% of Files Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud Media Player ships an update every 9 months, Files Go every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cloud Media Player versus Files Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud Media PlayerFiles Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (19 ratings)4.0 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1930 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB122 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDayana Networks Ltd美荣 缪

Customer experience

Cloud Media Player

All ratings19 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral15.8%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative37.5%

Files Go

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cloud Media Player

One-time1
  • Upgrade to No Ad$1.99
1 purchases

Files Go

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Cloud Media Player free?
Cloud Media Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Files Go free?
Files Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cloud Media Player or Files Go?
Files Go is rated higher. Cloud Media Player averages 2.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Files Go averages 4.0 from 30 ratings.
Do Cloud Media Player or Files Go have ads?
Files Go shows ads; Cloud Media Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Cloud Media Player or Files Go?
Cloud Media Player ships an update every 9 months, and Files Go every 10 days. Most recently, Cloud Media Player was updated on November 2, 2026 and Files Go on November 3, 2026.

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