Comparison

Himatch vs Documents

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

Head to head
About

Himatch

Manage files on a dual-connector USB drive for your computer and iOS devices. Browse, transfer, and back up data like photos and contacts directly from your phone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Browse files on USB drive
  • Browse files within the app
  • Transfer files between USB and app
  • Backup iOS photos to USB
  • Backup and restore iOS contacts
  • Independent music/movie playback
Features
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Himatch is a USB drive with 2 connectors: 1, USB3.0 A, to connect to Mac or PC. In this way, Himatch acts as a general USB drive. Users can manager files in it, copy, cut, past or delete, ect. Users can also browse files in it directly, including preview documents, playback music and movies. 2, Apple lightning connector, to connect to iOS device with lightning connector. With this app, Himatch, users can manager files in it, copy, cut, past or delete, ect. Users can also browse files in it directly, including preview documents such as .txt, .doc, .pdf, playback music and movies. Himatch is the App of the Himatch drive, it supports the following features: * Browse files in the Himatch. * Browse files in the app. * Transfer files between the Himatch and the app. * Backup photo in the iOS device to Himatch. * Backup and restore the contacts in the iOS device. * Independent music and movie playback.

About

Documents

This app acts as a central hub for managing all your files and media on your iOS device. It offers robust features for organizing, viewing, and sharing various file types, including documents, videos, and music, all within a single, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Quick file search and organization
  • File moving, deletion, and renaming
  • Unzipping and copy-pasting
  • Support for over 100 file formats
  • Built-in web browser with private browsing
  • VLC-powered video and audio player
  • PDF reader and editor
Features
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Documents: Media File Browser is a free and secure tool that allows you to find files faster, manage them easily, and share them with others offline. It includes a plethora of useful features such as quick search, file moving, deletion, opening, and sharing, as well as renaming, unzipping, and copy-pasting. The Documents - Media File Browser also supports a variety of file formats, including music, videos, images, documents, and zip files. The ultimate iPhone and iPad app. On your iPad and iPhone, you can read, listen, watch, and annotate almost anything. Files, documents, books, and any other type of content can be found in Documents - Media File Browser. It's the iOS Finder you've been waiting for. Documents are unlike any other app on the iPhone or iPad because of their incredible attention to detail, unrivaled stability, and design. Every day, you will use it at home, at the office, at university, or on the road. Take a look at the list of things Documents allows you to do. It's an app that makes your iPad and iPhone valuable! The Documents app is the most powerful app on your iOS device. It's the central location for all your files, as it replaces a document viewer, PDF reader, read it later, music and video player, file downloader, cloud integrator, and a slew of other apps in a single elegant app. => A WEB BROWSER LIKE SAFARI WITH BOOKMARKS. - Private browsing by default. - Multiple tabs custom search engine and user-agent, favorites grid. => FILE MANAGER - Edit files and organize files in folders. - Extract ZIP archives. - Work with a doc, Xls, pdf, ppt, txt, HTML, RTF, and 100+ formats. => 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 - Minimal playback interface, help high-quality entertainment, Support live broadcast of global network TV stations: M3U, M3UA, RSTP, HTTP, HLS, MMS => IMPORT and SAVE FILES - Import files from your computer - Save web pages to read them later => MANAGE FILES - Search and share files - Manage your files and create folders - Zip/ unzip, rename, sort, show file information, etc => LISTEN and WATCH - Listen to music online and offline. - Watch movies by importing them from your computer or online sources - Great and easy access to your photo library => READ AND EDIT PDFs - Open Office files and eBooks, XLS, Doc, PPT, PDF - View and mark up PDFs XLS, Doc, PPT, PDF - Manage pages in your PDFs

Screenshots

Himatch4 screens
Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Documents at 43% against Himatch's 0%. Documents also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (286 vs 5). Himatch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Documents sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Himatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Documents holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Documents has 286 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Himatch's written reviews are positive against 43% of Documents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Himatch ships an update every 3 weeks, Documents every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Himatch versus Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHimatchDocuments
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.5 (286 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5286 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 50 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Feitianxia Technology Co, Ltd.Stephan Cullmann

Customer experience

Himatch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Documents

All ratings286 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Himatch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Documents

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Himatch free?
Himatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Documents free?
Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Himatch or Documents?
Documents is rated higher. Himatch averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Documents averages 4.5 from 286 ratings.
Do Himatch or Documents have ads?
Documents shows ads; Himatch does not.
Which is updated more often, Himatch or Documents?
Himatch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Documents every 50 months. Most recently, Himatch was updated on September 21, 2026 and Documents on October 6, 2026.

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