File Manager vs Winlive Remote Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Manager
Securely store and manage your private photos, videos, music, and documents with passcode or biometric protection. Organize files with custom folders, sorting, and filters. Access files from various sources and enjoy background media playback.
- Passcode and Face ID/Touch ID lock
- Folder-specific passcodes
- Customizable folder appearance
- File organization and sorting
- Import from Photos, camera, music library
- Built-in browser with downloads
- Background media playback
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File Manager keeps your private photos, videos, music and documents in one place, behind a passcode or Face ID, with no ads. Your files stay on your device, inside the app. • Passcode lock: 4 or 6 digits, a custom number or letters, with Face ID or Touch ID. The app locks again every time you leave it, and after 10 wrong passcodes it stays locked for a while. • A passcode for any folder, with a security question in case you forget it. • Folders in your own colors, grid or list, sorting and filters, hidden files and folders. • Move, copy, rename, share, unzip, select many items at once, copy and paste with the clipboard. • Add files from Photos, the camera (photos and videos), your music library, other apps ("Open in…") and the built-in browser with downloads, bookmarks and history. • View photos, play videos, listen to music in the background with shuffle, repeat and a mini player, and open PDFs and office documents. • Recent files, and a Trash that keeps deleted items for 30 days. • Light, dark or automatic appearance, on iPhone and iPad. No ads, no in-app purchases.
Winlive Remote Control
Control your Winlive PC software directly from your iPhone or iPad. Access karaoke features and vital information remotely. This app bridges your desktop music experience with your mobile device.
- Remote control for Winlive PC
- Access karaoke features
- View vital PC information
- iOS integration for desktop software
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Remote control for Winlive Pro or Winlive Pro Synth 11 (desktop) You can control winlive on your pc via this iOS app. You can also get karaoke and other vital information from your winlive directly to your iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Winlive Remote Control at Free against File Manager's $3.99. Winlive Remote Control also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). File Manager's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Winlive Remote Control is free to download; File Manager costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
File Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Manager has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
File Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Winlive Remote Control every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Manager | Winlive Remote Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Binh Tran | Francesco Acquafredda |
Customer experience
File Manager
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In-app purchases
File Manager
No in-app purchases
Winlive Remote Control
No in-app purchases
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