Comparison

File Manager vs i

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

i

Securely manage and transfer files across various devices and platforms. Backup contacts and camera roll, play media, and preview documents. Supports a wide range of file formats.

Highlights
  • File management
  • Cross-device file exchange
  • Contact and camera roll backup
  • Media playback
  • Document preview
  • Wide format support
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The APP is the best way to manage all your files on iOS devices,Exchanges files with different devices & platforms with ease. 1.Backup Contacts and Camera Roll. 2.Play Videos,Musics. 3.Preview Images,World. Supported File Formats: Document:DOC,XLS,PPT,TXT,else; Image:JPG,JPEG,BMP,GIF,else; Audio:MP3,AAC,AIF,else; Video:MP4,MOV,MKV,AVI,FLV,RMVB,ELSE;

Screenshots

File Manager4 screens
i2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: File Manager at 4.3 against i's 2.5. File Manager also leads on ratings volume (122 vs 4). i's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (33% vs 22%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. i asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

File Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Manager has 122 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of File Manager's written reviews are positive against 33% of i's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
File Manager versus i: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile Manageri
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (122 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB79 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMirarobot Science & Technology Co., Ltd.锦才 钟

Customer experience

File Manager

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

i

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

File Manager

One-time2
  • Update to Pro$2.99
  • Premium$3.99
None

i

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is File Manager free?
File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, File Manager or i?
File Manager is rated higher. File Manager averages 4.3 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while i averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do File Manager or i have ads?
Neither File Manager nor i shows ads.
Which is updated more often, File Manager or i?
File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and i every 3 weeks. Most recently, File Manager was updated on October 22, 2026 and i on October 22, 2026.

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