AirFile vs EarthWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirFile
Browse, download, and manage files and documents on your iOS devices as if you were on a computer. This app allows you to read, listen to, view, and annotate a wide variety of file types without storage or download limitations.
- File browsing and management
- Download and upload files
- Support for various file types
- Read, listen, view, and annotate content
- No storage or download limits
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Download and browse files and documents on your iPhone, iPod or iPad like on your computer. No limits on storage or downloads! It’s the Finder for iOS you’ve always wanted. Read, listen, view, annotate almost anything you want on your iPad and iPhone. Let's AirFile Now!
EarthWatch
Get live satellite imagery of Earth for your iPhone's Lock and Home screens. The background updates automatically with the latest views from around the world approximately every 30 minutes.
- Live satellite imagery
- Lock Screen customization
- Home Screen customization
- Automatic background updates
- Global and regional views
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Bring Planet Earth to your Lock Screen and Home Screen with EarthWatch! We bring current images from the world's greatest weather satellites to your iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen background. As the satellites send us new images, we update your background to the latest view, approximately every 30 min. Choose from 2 of our best views of North & South America and the Good ol' US of A, or enjoy views from around the world of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EarthWatch at every 2 weeks against AirFile's every 9 months. AirFile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AirFile against 5.0 for EarthWatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
AirFile ships an update every 9 months, EarthWatch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirFile | EarthWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮 朱 | Michael Galliers |
In-app purchases
AirFile
No in-app purchases
EarthWatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AirFile free?
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Do AirFile or EarthWatch have ads?
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