File Manager vs Ian Loe QR Generator
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.
Ian Loe QR Generator
Easily create QR codes for your contact details. Share your email, phone number, or social media profiles like Facebook and Instagram through a scannable code.
- Generate QR codes for contact info
- Share email addresses
- Share telephone numbers
- Share Facebook accounts
- Share Instagram accounts
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An utility app to help you generate QR code for contact information to be shared easily. Enter your info and you can generate QR code to share your email address, telephone number, facebook or instagram account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ian Loe QR Generator at Free against File Manager's $3.99. Ian Loe QR Generator also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). File Manager's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2). On 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
Ian Loe QR Generator is free to download; File Manager costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ian Loe QR Generator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Manager has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
File Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Ian Loe QR Generator daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Manager | Ian Loe QR Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Binh Tran | Ian Loe |
Customer experience
File Manager
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In-app purchases
File Manager
No in-app purchases
Ian Loe QR Generator
No in-app purchases
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