Comparison

eFiles vs Documents

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

Head to head
About

eFiles

This app offers comprehensive file management, media playback, and private browsing. It provides robust security features like password and biometric locks, along with convenient file transfer and compression tools. Customize your experience with themes and interface arrangements.

Highlights
  • Password and biometric file protection
  • Private browsing with history management
  • Built-in media player for music and video
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth file transfer
  • ZIP and RAR compression/decompression
  • Customizable interface and themes
Features
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eFiles is the all-in-one file manager for iPhone and iPad: browse, edit, and share every file type, connect to cloud drives and network servers, and play your media — all from one fast, private app. - FILE MANAGEMENT Browse files in list or grid view. Sort by name, size, type, or date. Rename, copy, move, compress, and delete with ease. Organize with color tags and find anything instantly. Jump back into recent files with a single tap. - CLOUD & NETWORK STORAGE Connect Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive directly in the app. Access FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and SMB servers as if they were local. Transfer files wirelessly between your iPhone and computer over Wi-Fi. - PRIVATE WEB BROWSER A fast, built-in browser with multiple tabs, bookmarks, dark mode, native ad blocking, a custom user agent, and one-tap downloads straight into your files. - MEDIA PLAYER Play music and videos without leaving the app. Edit song metadata (title, album, artist, cover art), trim audio with a precise waveform editor, and auto-fetch track info from iTunes. - BUILT-IN EDITORS Text editor with syntax highlighting for 30+ programming languages Image editor — crop, rotate, filters, brightness PDF annotation — underline, notes, freehand drawing Document scanner with filters and instant PDF export - STORAGE INSIGHTS See exactly what's taking up space with a visual breakdown by category. Tap any category to manage those files instantly. - PRIVACY & SECURITY Lock the app with a passcode. Your files stay on your device — not on our servers. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just tired of juggling five different apps to manage your files, eFiles brings everything together in one place. Download eFiles today and take control of your files.

About

Documents

This app acts as a central hub for managing all your files and media on your iOS device. It offers robust features for organizing, viewing, and sharing various file types, including documents, videos, and music, all within a single, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Quick file search and organization
  • File moving, deletion, and renaming
  • Unzipping and copy-pasting
  • Support for over 100 file formats
  • Built-in web browser with private browsing
  • VLC-powered video and audio player
  • PDF reader and editor
Features
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Documents: Media File Browser is a free and secure tool that allows you to find files faster, manage them easily, and share them with others offline. It includes a plethora of useful features such as quick search, file moving, deletion, opening, and sharing, as well as renaming, unzipping, and copy-pasting. The Documents - Media File Browser also supports a variety of file formats, including music, videos, images, documents, and zip files. The ultimate iPhone and iPad app. On your iPad and iPhone, you can read, listen, watch, and annotate almost anything. Files, documents, books, and any other type of content can be found in Documents - Media File Browser. It's the iOS Finder you've been waiting for. Documents are unlike any other app on the iPhone or iPad because of their incredible attention to detail, unrivaled stability, and design. Every day, you will use it at home, at the office, at university, or on the road. Take a look at the list of things Documents allows you to do. It's an app that makes your iPad and iPhone valuable! The Documents app is the most powerful app on your iOS device. It's the central location for all your files, as it replaces a document viewer, PDF reader, read it later, music and video player, file downloader, cloud integrator, and a slew of other apps in a single elegant app. => A WEB BROWSER LIKE SAFARI WITH BOOKMARKS. - Private browsing by default. - Multiple tabs custom search engine and user-agent, favorites grid. => FILE MANAGER - Edit files and organize files in folders. - Extract ZIP archives. - Work with a doc, Xls, pdf, ppt, txt, HTML, RTF, and 100+ formats. => VIDEO PLAYER - Built-in VLC video playback engine supports almost all audio and video formats, supports up to 4 times speed playback, rich audio, and video configuration - Minimal playback interface, help high-quality entertainment, Support live broadcast of global network TV stations: M3U, M3UA, RSTP, HTTP, HLS, MMS => IMPORT and SAVE FILES - Import files from your computer - Save web pages to read them later => MANAGE FILES - Search and share files - Manage your files and create folders - Zip/ unzip, rename, sort, show file information, etc => LISTEN and WATCH - Listen to music online and offline. - Watch movies by importing them from your computer or online sources - Great and easy access to your photo library => READ AND EDIT PDFs - Open Office files and eBooks, XLS, Doc, PPT, PDF - View and mark up PDFs XLS, Doc, PPT, PDF - Manage pages in your PDFs

Screenshots

eFiles4 screens
Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: eFiles at every 2 months against Documents's every 50 months. Documents's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 25%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. eFiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Documents sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Documents holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Documents has 286 ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of eFiles's written reviews are positive against 43% of Documents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eFiles ships an update every 2 months, Documents every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eFiles versus Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereFilesDocuments
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (57 ratings)4.5 (286 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57286 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 50 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEyermin Colon SanchezStephan Cullmann

Customer experience

eFiles

All ratings57 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Documents

All ratings286 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eFiles

One-time1
  • eFiles Full Version$3.99
1 purchases

Documents

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is eFiles free?
eFiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Documents free?
Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eFiles or Documents?
Documents is rated higher. eFiles averages 4.3 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Documents averages 4.5 from 286 ratings.
Do eFiles or Documents have ads?
Both eFiles and Documents show ads.
Which is updated more often, eFiles or Documents?
eFiles ships an update every 2 months, and Documents every 50 months. Most recently, eFiles was updated on September 15, 2026 and Documents on September 20, 2026.

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