File Explorer & Player vs IoT Plug and Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Explorer & Player
Access and stream files from your Mac wirelessly on your iPhone or iPad. View photos, documents, and play videos directly from your computer. Transfer files and even use your iOS device as a portable drive.
- Stream video from Mac
- View photos and documents
- Transfer files to iOS
- Use iOS as a drive
- Wireless Mac 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.
IoT Plug and Play
Transform your phone into an Internet of Things (IoT) device. Connect to Azure IoT cloud to send device telemetry, receive commands, and manage device twins. Upload media directly to Azure storage.
- Connect to Azure IoT cloud
- Send device telemetry (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer)
- Send and receive commands
- Manage device twin updates
- Upload media to Azure storage
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Turn your phone into an Internet of Things (IoT) device and discover the simplicity of IoT Plug and Play by Microsoft Azure. This app supports connecting your device to the Azure IoT cloud, where you can: ▶ Send telemetry from your device like accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer to Azure IoT. ▶ Send and receive commands and device twin updates from Azure IoT. ▶ Upload media to Azure storage. This app requires an active Azure IoT Central application or Azure IoT Hub. Learn more at https://aka.ms/iot-paad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: File Explorer & Player at 78% against IoT Plug and Play's 43%. File Explorer & Player also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (122 vs 23). IoT Plug and Play's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) 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
Both are free to download. File Explorer & Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. IoT Plug and Play asks for nothing beyond the download.
IoT Plug and Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Explorer & Player has 122 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of File Explorer & Player's written reviews are positive against 43% of IoT Plug and Play's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
File Explorer & Player ships an update fortnightly, IoT Plug and Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Explorer & Player | IoT Plug and Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (122 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remote Sunrise LTD | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
File Explorer & Player
IoT Plug and Play
Bugs and requests
File Explorer & Player
Reported bugs
3 issues- Paid version download issues reported
- Free version does nothing
- Poor support response to feature inquiries
Requested features
5 requests- Add NAS support
- Enable external access (remote access from outside home network)
- Add Chinese language option
- Allow file renaming
- Improve PC compatibility
IoT Plug and Play
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
File Explorer & Player
- Upgrade to Pro Version - 1M$1.991 Month
- Upgrade to Pro Version1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Remove Ads$19.99
- Upgrade to PRO$19.99
IoT Plug and Play
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is File Explorer & Player free?
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