File Explorer & Player [Pro] vs Alti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Explorer & Player [Pro]
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless drive for your Mac, enabling you to stream videos, view photos, and access documents remotely. Transfer files, store content on your iOS device, and even mount it as a drive on your computer.
- Stream video from Mac
- View photos and documents
- Transfer files
- Store files on iOS device
- Mount iOS device as drive
- Wireless Mac file access
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into the wireless flash drive for your Mac. Have full access to your Mac files – use your iOS device to stream videos, view photos and documents, from anywhere within your home. AT A GLANCE - Stream any video directly from your Mac; - View photos or documents stored on your Mac; - Transfer files between your Mac and your iOS device; - Store anything on your iOS device and take it with you on the go; - Mount your iOS device as drive on your Mac or Windows machine using WebDAV; - Use the Personal Hotspot of your iOS device to control your Mac when you don’t have access to other networks. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - Mac with macOS 10.10 or above and Helper app installed; - iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 11 or above; - Shared wireless network connection between your computer and iOS device. TERMS OF USE https://cherpake.com/tos Ratings are like gold for indie developers like me, please give the app a quick rating on the App Store.
Alti
This app provides your current altitude with a simple and cool interface. It allows switching between meters and feet and automatically stores your maximum altitude. It's also available for Apple Watch and as a widget.
- Current altitude display
- Switch between meters and feet
- Store maximum altitude
- Apple Watch support
- Widget support
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The coolest and the simplest Altimeter ever! You can switch from meters and feet and store the maximum reached altitude automatically. Available also for Apple Watch, without have the app on the iPhone opened! Now available also as Widget! If you like, leave me a positive review, if not, leave me a positive review!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: File Explorer & Player [Pro] at 83% against Alti's 34%. File Explorer & Player [Pro] also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 37 months). Alti's advantage is price (Free vs $14.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, 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
Alti is free to download; File Explorer & Player [Pro] costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
File Explorer & Player [Pro] holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 835 and 286 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s written reviews are positive against 34% of Alti's.
File Explorer & Player [Pro] ships an update fortnightly, Alti every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Explorer & Player [Pro] | Alti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (835 ratings) — better | 3.9 (286 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better | 34.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 835 — better | 286 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remote Sunrise LTD | albertopasca.it |
Customer experience
File Explorer & Player [Pro]
Alti
User reviews
File Explorer & Player [Pro]
From 835 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Invaluable app
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 My go to app to access my media on my MacBook
- 🚀 Super
- 🚀 Fantastic File Explorer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Meeds
- 🐛 Reliable app, but annoying placement of subtitles button. Could benefit from a couple features.
- 🐛 Connection
- 🐛 Can't move files?
Alti
From 286 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and essential
- 🚀 Very fast readings
- 👍 Clean design
- 👍 Works as promised
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate altitude readings
- 🐛 App is stuck
- 🐛 Géolocalisation ne fonctionne pas
- 🐛 Doesn’t work most of the time
- 🐛 Altitude jumps around
Bugs and requests
File Explorer & Player [Pro]
Reported bugs
3 issues- Video playback buggy
- Pause button starts videos over
- Seized all connections
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to sync entire photo libraries directly to the computer
- Ability to move and delete files from the app
- Ability to rename files stored on the iPhone and Mac from the app
Alti
Reported bugs
19 issues- Altimeter does not read location
- App is stuck
- Not accurate
- Géolocalisation ne fonctionne pas
- Doesn't seem to work on iPad 9
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- Doesn’t work most of the time
- Can’t change unit of measure
- Altitude jumps around
- Location is not correct
- Not working at all
- Can’t find location
- Altitude varies by 90 feet
- Doesn’t record how high you go
- Works, occasionally
- Complication does not update
- Application doesn’t give more than 800 m altitude
- Reads 0 now
- Too hard to switch units
- Too hard to enter new location
Requested features
3 requests- Display GPS accuracy
- Add a way to view past altitudes
- Instructions for use
In-app purchases
File Explorer & Player [Pro]
No in-app purchases
Alti
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is File Explorer & Player [Pro] free?
Is Alti free?
Which has better reviews, File Explorer & Player [Pro] or Alti?
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Other comparisons
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