File Explorer & Player vs JRDrive Rclone File Manager
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.
JRDrive Rclone File Manager
Manage files across multiple cloud storage services with this Rclone-based file manager. It offers efficient streaming for various media types and supports numerous remote configurations, with more cloud services planned.
- Rclone-based file management
- Multiple remote storage support
- Efficient streaming access
- Audio/video/image/document streaming
- Cloud storage integration
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Rclone based file manager which supports access for multiple remote types and (soon to be added) cloud storage remotes. Supports efficient streaming access for audio/video/image/documents and support for selected rclone remote types (more coming soon)!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JRDrive Rclone File Manager at 5.0 against File Explorer & Player's 4.6. JRDrive Rclone File Manager also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). File Explorer & Player's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and JRDrive Rclone File Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JRDrive Rclone File Manager 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 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
File Explorer & Player ships an update fortnightly, JRDrive Rclone File Manager every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Explorer & Player | JRDrive Rclone File Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (124 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remote Sunrise LTD | Jay Pathak |
Customer experience
File Explorer & Player
JRDrive Rclone File Manager
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
JRDrive Rclone File Manager
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
JRDrive Rclone File Manager
- JRDrive Premium$9.99
Questions
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