Comparison

File Manager 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

File Manager

This app provides comprehensive file management capabilities, including viewing images, editing text, and previewing office documents. It also offers robust compression/decompression, media playback, scanning, cloud storage integration, and secure file transfer options.

Highlights
  • Image browser
  • Text and source code editor
  • Office document and PDF reader
  • Compression and decompression
  • Universal audio/video player
  • Cloud storage management
  • Network file transfer
Features
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File Manager - The best all-in-one file management app, chosen by over 100,000 users. Main feature list: - Image browser, supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and other image formats - Text editor, supports adjusting text size and offers hundreds of font options - Office document preview, supports Word, PPT, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and other document formats - PDF reader, supports converting PDF pages to images - Epub reader, supports various themes and text switching - Comic reader, supports cbz and cbr file types - Source code editor, supports over 100 programming languages and offers more than 80 selectable themes - Compression and decompression, supports almost all compression file formats such as rar, zip, 7z, lzma, tar, iso, tgz, txz, zstd, and also supports encrypted compression and file decryption, and extract compressed archive by volume. - Universal audio player, supports accelerated and decelerated playback - Universal video player, supports m3u8 online playback, subtitle addition, channel switching, etc. - QR code and barcode scanning and custom QR code generation - Scanner, supports scanning various documents and IDs - Cloud storage management, supports iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Baidu Netdisk and Alibaba Cloud Disk - Network connectivity, supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, NFS and AList - Near-field transmission, allows file transfer between phones without consuming network data - Lock screen feature, supports gesture and PIN code unlocking, and also supports Touch ID and Face ID unlocking. More features will be released gradually, stay tuned.

About

File manager

Easily manage all files and folders on your device, including internal storage and cloud services. Browse by category, perform essential file actions, and analyze storage usage. Includes bonus process and backup managers.

Highlights
  • File and folder management
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Storage analysis
  • Internal media viewers
  • Dual-pane interface
  • File compression/decompression
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File Manager File explorer Pro is most powerful file Viewer for User. With File Manager You can easily manage your files and folders on your device, Network-attached storage. Main Storage Internal Storage you can manage all files and folders on both your storage and iCloud. You can find how many files & apps you have on your device at a glance immediately after opening File manager. It supports every file management actions File explorer like open, search, navigate directory, copy and paste, cut, delete, rename, compress, decompress, transfer, download. File Manager Plus supports media files and major file formats including app. File Manager File explorer Attractive material Design UI/UX is a Light & smooth, Simple & clean, Multi themes support. Browse files easily by category right from File Manager’s home screen: images, videos, music, applications, downloaded. Manage FIle  is to Easy and Powerful File View/Manage for Devices. you also get a Process Manager and Backup Manager included within as a bonus. File Commander - File Manager - File Viewer, Supports Media Files and Major File Formats. SD File Manager will transfer content between internal storage, usb flash drive, and cloud storage. This is a dual-pane Manager, there are two folders shown at same time, and common operation such as copying files are done from one pane to another and file manager shows folder hierarchy in a tree view for clear orientation and fast switching to other location. File Manager Features Open Source, File explorer Pro light and smooth and based on Material Design guidelines. file management actions (open, search, navigate directory, copy and paste, cut, delete, rename, compress, decompress, transfer, download, bookmark, and organize). File storage supports media files and major file formats Full-Featured File Storage Tool Find powerless to manage tons of files on your mobile device? Try File Manager , see and manage all files, apps, videos and photos downloaded on your local device. Search and erase unused items to free up more space with this document manager tool. Storage analysis : You can analyze local storages to clean up useless files. You can find out which files take up the most space used File storage. • Internal image viewer / Internal music player/ Internal text editor : You can choose to use built-in utilities for faster and better performance. Features - Search and share files - Basic features like cut, copy, delete etc. easily accessible - Images: You can manage image and picture files in your storages. Image preview is available. - Audios: You can manage all music and sound related files. - Videos: You can manage all video files in your device. [File Manager Pro Subscription] - With a File Manager Pro Unlimited subscription, you have access to all features and App Passcode, Keep folder private etc. advertisements will be removed automatically. - File Manager Pro subscription is billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. In addition, a one-time payment will be offered if needed, which is not one of the subscription plan. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. [Terms of Use] https://skyinfotechdeveloper.com/FileManager_TermsOfUse.html [Privacy Policy] https://skyinfotechdeveloper.com/FileManager_PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

File Manager4 screens
File manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: File Manager at none against File manager's shown. File Manager also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). File manager's advantage is ratings volume (721 vs 122). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. File Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and File manager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for File Manager against 4.5 for File manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File manager has 721 ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of File Manager's written reviews are positive against 30% of File manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, File manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
File Manager versus File manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile ManagerFile manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (122 ratings)4.5 (721 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews29.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122721 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB107 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMirarobot Science & Technology Co., Ltd.Bhalala Hiren Bharatbai

Customer experience

File Manager

All ratings124 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

File manager

All ratings720 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative67.2%

Bugs and requests

File Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

File manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when searching for music files
  • Deletes all photos, even unselected ones
  • Closes automatically when opening
  • Doesn't work on iPhone 13 Pro Max

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add search option
  • Improve file management capabilities

In-app purchases

2 purchases

File Manager

One-time2
  • Update to Pro$2.99
  • Premium$3.99
4 purchases

File manager

Subscriptions3
  • File Manager Pro - Weekly$1.997 Days
  • File Manager Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • File Manager Pro - Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • File Manager - Remove Ads$29.99

Questions

Is File Manager free?
File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is File manager free?
File manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, File Manager or File manager?
File manager is rated higher. File Manager averages 4.3 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while File manager averages 4.5 from 721 ratings.
Do File Manager or File manager have ads?
File manager shows ads; File Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, File Manager or File manager?
File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and File manager every 3 months. Most recently, File Manager was updated on October 22, 2026 and File manager on October 24, 2026.

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