Comparison

File Explorer & Player [Pro] vs LLM Chat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Stream video from Mac
  • View photos and documents
  • Transfer files
  • Store files on iOS device
  • Mount iOS device as drive
  • Wireless Mac file access
Features
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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.

About

LLM Chat

Features
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**LLM-Chat is a powerful, free chat client for Ollama that gives you AI assistance on your own terms.** Connect to your local server on the network or to Ollama Cloud using your own API key. No purchases, no subscriptions, no vendor lock-in – your chats stay on your device. ### ROCK-SOLID CHAT • Real-time streaming responses with speed (tokens/second) • Conversation history with folders, tags, bookmarks, and pinned messages • Fork a chat from any message to explore alternative paths • Change the theme per chat – 12 built-in themes including Dracula, Synthwave, Matrix, Nord, Catppuccin, Gruvbox, and Rosé Pine • Smart chat titles (AI-generated) and suggested follow-up questions ### POWER-USER TOOLS • 40+ slash commands: /python, /js, /sql, /json, /regex, /qr, /remind, and more • Run Python code and JavaScript directly on the device • In-memory SQLite playground with tabular output • RAG: index PDF and text documents and ask questions using semantic search • Research mode: automatic web searches via DuckDuckGo (no API key required) with summaries and sources • Tool mode: the model can use the app's tools (time, search, chat statistics) • Best of 3: generate three responses and let the AI choose the best one • A/B testing: compare two models side by side • Create custom plugin commands with prompt templates ### AGENT & MEMORY • Agent mode for action-oriented responses • Chat memory that summarizes and preserves important facts per chat • Automatic AI-powered tagging of responses ### IMAGES • Image generation via ComfyUI with FLUX (supports custom workflow files) • Image generation via AUTOMATIC1111 with any SD model • Send images to multimodal models, with camera and gallery support ### VOICE • Dictation with automatic stop on silence and auto-send • Push-to-talk • Voice commands (e.g. “summarize latest”, “research …”) • Text-to-speech in any language with speed control ### STATISTICS & CONTROL • Dashboard with token usage, speed, and generations per model • Full control: temperature, top-p, top-k, Mirostat, repeat penalty, seed, context size, and auto-trim • Export chats as Markdown, PDF, JSON, HTML, TXT, or CSV • Backup & restore + automatic daily backups ### MORE • Apple Watch app that connects directly to your server • iPad support with keyboard shortcuts (⌘N new chat, ⌘F search, ⌘, settings) • Personas: create your own system instructions with categories **NOTE:** LLM-Chat is a client. You need an Ollama server (local on your network or Ollama Cloud) and your own models. Everything in the app is

Screenshots

File Explorer & Player [Pro]4 screens
LLM Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LLM Chat at Free against File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s $14.99. File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

LLM Chat 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Explorer & Player [Pro] ships an update fortnightly, LLM Chat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
File Explorer & Player [Pro] versus LLM Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile Explorer & Player [Pro]LLM Chat
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (835 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings835 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Sunrise LTDMathias Gustafssob

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

LLM Chat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

No in-app purchases

None

LLM Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is File Explorer & Player [Pro] free?
File Explorer & Player [Pro] costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LLM Chat free?
LLM Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do File Explorer & Player [Pro] or LLM Chat have ads?
Neither File Explorer & Player [Pro] nor LLM Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, File Explorer & Player [Pro] or LLM Chat?
File Explorer & Player [Pro] ships an update fortnightly, and LLM Chat every 8 days. Most recently, File Explorer & Player [Pro] was updated on November 6, 2026 and LLM Chat on October 31, 2026.

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