Monitor vs Extended File Info
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monitor
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With M-Box’s comprehensive production monitoring system you automatically boost your organization to new heights with improved efficiency and energy savings. The factory data collection and monitoring system is built around external sensors and smart cards. All operator-machine-product combinations are monitored on efficiency and electricity use. Auto-generated instant notifications let your team respond immediately to manufacturing or safety issues. The universally applicable data collection system can automatically calculate your cost price based on data from the equipment monitored and electricity consumption throughout your operation.
Extended File Info
This utility allows users to view and modify detailed information about files on iOS devices. It supports checking file hashes like SHA256, MD5, and SHA1, and enables changes to creation/modification dates, names, and extensions. Files can be easily managed via drag and drop and accessed through the iOS Share menu.
- View SHA256, MD5, SHA1 file hashes
- Modify file creation and modification dates
- Change file names and extensions
- Drag and drop file support
- Access via iOS Share menu
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An addition to your files on iOS. You can: • Check the SHA256, MD5 and SHA1 hash of any file. • Change the creation and modification date of any file. • Change the name and extension of any file. • Drag and drop a file everywhere Use it from the Share menu anywhere on iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Monitor at 13.0 against Extended File Info's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Monitor ships an update every 3 months, Extended File Info every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monitor | Extended File Info |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mould Group China (NLD) BV | Jorge Garcia Armero |
In-app purchases
Monitor
No in-app purchases
Extended File Info
No in-app purchases
