textboard2 vs File Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
textboard2
Organize your thoughts, tasks, and data with a smart tagging system. This app offers a streamlined interface for jotting down notes and retrieving them easily. Customize your experience with visual themes and sync across devices.
- Organize thoughts with tags
- All notes on one board
- Easy tag-based retrieval
- Customizable visual themes
- iCloud sync across devices
- Refined interface for quick access
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textboard2 provides the smartest way to clear your mind. Using tags, you can organize your thoughts, tasks, executions, data, and more. [ Main Features ] * the board. The players are your thoughts turned into text. Whatever short or long, one line or multi-lines, you can add. They are all listed in one board. Check with just scrolling. * tags. Reminders, snippets, drafts, and more. Your text is neatly organized by adding 'tags' so that you can easily pick up and reuse by coping to pasteboard. * themes. Initially 4 visual themes are available as a start. Easy to change them at any time, and have fun with your mood. More will be added by update soon. * sync. Just turn on iCloud and now you will be able to back up your text and use in other iDevices. Mac app is also coming soon. Upgraded features from the previous version *refined interface / logics From many use cases, more quicker access to the controls and are built and tested. Now much more addictive for daily use. *upcoming features - Integrating more input methods (mac, keyboard, etc.) - Supporting more viewer devices (watch, etc.) - Shop - buyable utilities, themes
File Manager
Organize, protect, and access your files with ease. This app offers secure file management, including password protection, dark mode, and a built-in media player. It supports a wide range of document types and allows for easy sharing and downloading of non-audiovisual content.
- Secure file and folder protection with passcodes
- Dark mode for enhanced viewing
- Built-in media player
- Document viewer for various file types
- File import/export and sharing
- Web browser with download capabilities
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Using FileManager is easy. Just long-press on a file or folder icon to display a popup menu. Simply tap your selection and you’re ready to go. You can tap on the screen to copy, move, delete, unzip, create folders, and so on. There’s no need to worry about the security of MyFiles, either. Your files can be accessed remotely with a password or locally with a master passcode. No one but you will see what’s in your files. √ DARK MODE - A beautiful new dark color scheme that delivers a great viewing experience especially in low-light environments √ Capture video & photo √ File Manager! - Create new folders?- Copy, delete operations - Long press to popup menus - Support multi-selection mode - Import photos/videos from the system album - Import music from the iTunes library - Export files to photo gallery - Support to unzip the file - Copy file to the clipboard - Paste file from clipboard √ Share files via AirDops, carry them around with you, and share them with your friends. √ Powerful media player! - Support avi/flv/rmvm/rm/mov/mp4/mp3/wma/m3u8... - Show snapshot of videos √ Privacy Protection - Provide a secure private passcode to keep your secret files 100% privately. Your files are ONLY stored in your "Files Protection" and no one can touch them except yourself! - Hide files/folders - Hide image/video thumbnail - Recovery mode √ Download and browse files and documents on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad like on your computer.No limits on storage or downloads! - Web-browser like Safari with bookmarks - Simply tap on the link to download √ Document viewer ! - Support plist/word/excel/ppt/pdf/txt/page/number/html/jpeg/epub/chm- unzip (.zip file) - Open files with other apps - Open files from other apps *** IMPORTANT NOTE: This app DOES NOT support downloading of audio or video content or any other related functionality. The downloadable content must be NON-audiovisual which includes pdfs, docs, xlsxs etc... *** √ Contact with me: ichitech89@gmail.com
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Verdict
textboard2 and File Manager both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of textboard2's written reviews are positive against 0% of File Manager's. textboard2 also leads on price (Free vs $3.99). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
textboard2 is free to download; File Manager costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for textboard2 against 4.7 for File Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of textboard2's written reviews are positive against 0% of File Manager's.
textboard2 ships an update fortnightly, File Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | textboard2 | File Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | yoshito hasaka | Binh Tran |
Customer experience
textboard2
File Manager
In-app purchases
textboard2
No in-app purchases
File Manager
No in-app purchases









