Comparison

File Explorer & Manager vs File Manager & Documents

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

File Explorer & Manager

Easily find, manage, and share files on your device. This secure tool offers features like quick search, renaming, unzipping, and bulk operations. Create new folders and add various media types like photos, videos, and voice memos.

Highlights
  • Quick file search
  • Zip/Unzip compression
  • Bulk copy and move
  • File sharing
  • Create new folders
  • Add photos, videos, and voice memos
Features
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File Manager & Explorer is a secure tool that helps you find file faster, manage files easily, and share them offline with others. It supports plenty of awesome features such as quick search, moving, deleting, opening, and sharing files, as well as renaming, unzipping, and copy- paste. Special to Manage in File Manager & Explorer - Zip or Unzip compression - Bulk Copy - Share - Move - Delete - Option to Create New Folder - Add Photo - Video - Add note - Add voice memo

About

File Manager & Documents

Organize and manage your downloaded files and documents conveniently on your iPhone or iPad. Create folders, store files in the cloud to save space, and use the built-in browser for direct downloads. Sort files by various criteria for easy access.

Highlights
  • Manage downloads
  • Create folders
  • Cloud storage
  • Built-in browser
  • Direct downloads
  • Sort files
Features
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Manage your downloads conveniently from your iPhone or iPad, Download, browse and organize your files like you would on a PC. Don’t worry about loosing space on your internal memory. - Get all your files stored directly on one convenient location. - Create folders to organize all your date on an intuitive way. - Store your files on the cloud and save valuable internal memory. - Download images or video with special search options to get focused results. - Specialize build in browser so you can do direct downloads while using the app. - Sort your files by name, date, size or type. Download Manager Subscription options:

 1. Title of publication or service: Download Manager. 2. Length of subscription & Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: - Weekly (First 3 day free trial) 3. Price of subscription: - 3 day free trial then $2.99 per week - 3 days free trial then $9.99 per month - 3 days free trial then $49.99 per year 4. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase 
 5. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting
 6. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal 7. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
 8. Privacy Policy: https://giantbrainsllc.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ 9. Terms of use: https://giantbrainsllc.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ 10. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication where applicable 
11. Download Manager adds new features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel anytime a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase.

Screenshots

File Explorer & Manager4 screens
File Manager & Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: File Manager & Documents at 4.4 against File Explorer & Manager's 2.0. File Manager & Documents also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (51% vs 25%). File Explorer & Manager's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. File Explorer & Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and File Manager & Documents sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

File Manager & Documents holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Manager & Documents has 4.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of File Explorer & Manager's written reviews are positive against 51% of File Manager & Documents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Explorer & Manager ships an update every 2 months, File Manager & Documents monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
File Explorer & Manager versus File Manager & Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile Explorer & ManagerFile Manager & Documents
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (5 ratings)4.4 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews51.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNalin SavaliyaGiant Brains

Customer experience

File Explorer & Manager

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

File Manager & Documents

All ratings4,803 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative43.3%

Bugs and requests

File Explorer & Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

File Manager & Documents

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • Download issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved file management capabilities
  • Better integration with other apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

File Explorer & Manager

One-time1
  • File Explorer for iOS$2.99
4 purchases

File Manager & Documents

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is File Explorer & Manager free?
File Explorer & Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is File Manager & Documents free?
File Manager & Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, File Explorer & Manager or File Manager & Documents?
File Manager & Documents is rated higher. File Explorer & Manager averages 2.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while File Manager & Documents averages 4.4 from 4.8K ratings.
Do File Explorer & Manager or File Manager & Documents have ads?
File Explorer & Manager shows ads; File Manager & Documents does not.
Which is updated more often, File Explorer & Manager or File Manager & Documents?
File Explorer & Manager ships an update every 2 months, and File Manager & Documents monthly. Most recently, File Explorer & Manager was updated on November 3, 2026 and File Manager & Documents on November 11, 2026.

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