iFiles 2 vs Today Snippet Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFiles 2
This comprehensive file manager offers robust cloud service integration, advanced PDF annotation tools, and versatile file sharing capabilities. It also includes a built-in audio player, web browser, and text editor for enhanced productivity on your device.
- Cloud service integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, etc.)
- Advanced PDF reader with annotations
- File sharing via SMB, HTTP, USB, and email
- Built-in audio and video player
- Web browser and downloader
- Text editor and voice recorder
- Passcode lock and multiple tabs
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Most intuitive, feature loaded and dependable file manager in the App Store! Whether you are looking for just a PDF Viewer with annotations and search, connectivity to many file cloud services, sharing file between your computer, voice recorder, web downloader or text editor, iFiles 2 is the only file manager you will ever need. • Supported Online Cloud Services and Protocols: Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Box.net, OneDrive, SMB/CIFS, SugarSync, AFP (Mac), FTP/FTPS, SFTP, Flickr, Google Photos, Facebook, Rackspace CloudFiles, CloudApp, PogoPlug, WebDav, Amazon S3, ownCloud, 4Shared, also using Amazon S3: DreamObjects and UltiCloud. • PDF Reader with annotations, exceptional speed, search, and customizable! - The most advanced PDF reading engine with search - Support for all common annotation types: drawings, highlights, notes, stamps, free text, images, sound recordings, and so much more - Saving directly to a cloud service with offline support • File Sharing - Easily transfer files between your computer and iFiles using (SMB or HTTP) sharing or upload files over USB using iTunes. - Export/import files to/from another app using extensions support - Open In support to and from iFiles - Email file or links for supported services • New audio player/engine: - Streaming - FLAC support - Inter-app audio, flexible audio bar, - Equalizer build into audio bar for easy access - Background audio • File Manager Intuitive and feature loaded; just tap and hold on a file for quick file operations, edit mode for multiple file operations, easily change between icon and list view, convenient and powerful sort options, use two finger pinch to change thumbnails size in icon mode, support for iPad split screen mode. - Unarchive common formats: Zip, RAR, 7-zip, Tar, Gzip, and Bzip2 - Create zip files - File operations: move, copy, upload, download, rename, delete, email, compress, share, batch rename, share, export, open in - Thumbnails: image, video, PDF, and all supported by given service - Popup menu - Tap and hold on file to display context popup menu with file operations - Edit mode for multiple file operation - Properties - view and change folder and files properties: color label, icon, and rename. For services with supported API you can edit: comments, description, tags/keywords, privacy, copy/generate links - Convenient add menu: new folder, text file, voice recording, import, copy from, from photos, camera, from clipboard - Batch rename - rename multiple files at once • Other features - Tabs - Multiple tabs can be opened at the same time - Web browser and downloader - Voice Recorder - Passcode lock - Advanced transfer manager with background support - Print files using AirPrint - Create and edit text files - Photo library Import - Camera support - Audio Player (WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF, AIF, AIFF, ACC, FLAC) - Video Player (iPhone supported formats: MP4, MOV, MPV, 3GP, M4V) - Image Viewer (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, ICO, CUR, XBM) - View RTF (Rich Text Format) and RTFD - View iWorks (Pages, numbers, Keynote) ’08 and ’09 (with or without Preview) - View Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • We are constantly add new features, latest once: Batch Rename, SMB/CIFS support, folder synchronization, tabs, new redesigned Interface, document provider extension support., iPad split view support, and more. or follow us on twitter: @ifilesapp
Today Snippet Widget
Easily display important text snippets on your lock screen, today view, home screen, or Apple Watch. Keep vital information accessible without needing to unlock your device or keep an app open.
- Lock Screen widgets
- Today View widgets
- Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch complications
- iCloud sync across devices
- Paste from clipboard
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Share text to the Lock Screen, Today View, and Home Screen as a widget, or on your Apple Watch as a complication. Completely re-written in SwiftUI to support Widgets and Complications including systemSmall, systemMedium, systemLarge, accessoryInline, accessoryRectangular, and accessoryCircular. "Viewing notes on the lock screen is brilliant." @leafbomb, Product Hunt "A solid app that does what it says. Has good functionality." 5 Stars, SoccerReader, App Store Need to keep a snippet of text handy? Tired of messing up your notes, trying to keep the app open and unlocked while you are trying to do something else. Today Snippet will allow you to share text, or a selection of text, with the Today Snipper widget. Then you can see your info from the Lock Screen, even when your phone is locked. You can also put the widget on your Today View or Home Screen. The Apple Watch app also has a complication making it readily accessible. You can tap the Today Snippet Widget to go to the app where you can launch the appropriate app using hyperlinks detected in the text. Once you have finished with the text on the Today widget, you can overwrite it, or delete it. To go straight to the Today Snippet app Settings from the Today Snippet widget, just tap on the widget. Features include: - iCloud integration to share snippet across devices, just install Today Snippet on multiple devices - Paste from the clipboard (in Settings)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Today Snippet Widget at 3.9 against iFiles 2's 2.2. Today Snippet Widget also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 30%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). iFiles 2's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). 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
iFiles 2 costs $2.99 and Today Snippet Widget $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Today Snippet Widget holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of iFiles 2's written reviews are positive against 45% of Today Snippet Widget's.
iFiles 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, Today Snippet Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFiles 2 | Today Snippet Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (21 ratings) | 3.9 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 44.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imagam.com | smudge.io PTY LTD |
Customer experience
iFiles 2
Today Snippet Widget
Bugs and requests
iFiles 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Corrupted PDF files
- Broken Google Drive and OneDrive integration
- Inability to update remote folders
Requested features
4 requests- Seamless iCloud Drive integration
- Improved music player functionality
- Recycle bin feature
- Better documentation and user guides
Today Snippet Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iFiles 2
No in-app purchases
Today Snippet Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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