Comparison

textboard2 vs File Manager

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

textboard24 screens
File Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

textboard2 ships an update fortnightly, File Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
textboard2 versus File Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertextboard2File Manager
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (12 ratings)4.7 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1222 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB73 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developeryoshito hasakaBinh Tran

Customer experience

textboard2

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

File Manager

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

textboard2

No in-app purchases

None

File Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is textboard2 free?
textboard2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is File Manager free?
File Manager costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, textboard2 or File Manager?
textboard2 and File Manager are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 22 ratings respectively.
Do textboard2 or File Manager have ads?
Neither textboard2 nor File Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, textboard2 or File Manager?
textboard2 ships an update fortnightly, and File Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, textboard2 was updated on September 15, 2026 and File Manager on September 24, 2026.

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