GitHub vs FileBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GitHub
Manage your code projects, review changes, and collaborate with your team on the go. This app allows you to stay updated with notifications, respond to issues, and browse files and code from anywhere.
- Browse notifications
- Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests
- Review and merge Pull Requests
- Organize Issues with labels and assignees
- Browse files and code
- Discover trending repositories
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There’s a lot you can do on GitHub that doesn’t require a complex development environment – like sharing feedback on a design discussion, or reviewing a few lines of code. GitHub for iOS lets you move work forward wherever you are. Stay in touch with your team, triage issues, and even merge, right from the app. We’re making these tasks easy for you to perform, no matter where you work, with a beautifully native experience. You can use GitHub for iOS to: • Browse your latest notifications • Read, react, and reply to Issues and Pull Requests • Review and merge Pull Requests • Organize Issues with labels, assignees, projects, and more • Browse your files and code • Discover new and trending repositories ——— Terms of Service: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement
FileBox
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FileBox — Your Files, All in One Place FileBox is a focused file manager and universal file viewer for iPhone. Import anything from the Share sheet, organize it effortlessly, and open it instantly — no extra apps required. What you can do - One inbox for everything — Import files from any app via the Share extension, and access them through the Files app with File Provider integration. - Browse and organize — Folders, collections, smart categories, full-text search, and sortable file listings keep large libraries manageable. - Know your storage — Visual storage analysis shows what's taking up space at a glance. - Open almost anything — Preview a wide range of formats right inside the app: Images: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, BMP, HDR, SVG, and camera RAW (DNG, CR2, NEF, ARW) Video & audio: MKV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MOV, MP4, FLAC, OGG, AAC and more, with subtitle support (SRT/ASS) powered by a built-in media engine Documents: PDF, RTF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint Text & code: Markdown rendering, source code, and plain text - Private by design — Your files stay on your device and in your own App Group storage. No accounts, no tracking, no uploads. Built with a fast native SwiftUI interface, FileBox gives heavy file users — developers, designers, and anyone juggling lots of documents — a clean, capable tool that just works. Terms of Use: https://zeekstudio.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://zeekstudio.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: GitHub at #2 against FileBox's unranked. GitHub also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. GitHub sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and FileBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GitHub ships an update weekly, FileBox every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GitHub | FileBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GitHub | Zeek Studio LLC |
Bugs and requests
GitHub
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and inability to switch accounts
- Inconsistent behavior when navigating between app and website
- Notifications not always loading correctly
- Inability to view all files in large pull requests
- Crashes when trying to perform certain actions
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for multiple accounts
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Implement code editing and file management
- Integrate GitHub Actions and Insights
- Allow viewing and managing GitHub projects
FileBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GitHub
- GitHub Pro$3.991 Month
- Copilot Pro$10.001 Month
- Copilot Pro+$39.991 Month
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- Copilot Max$99.001 Month
FileBox
- Lifetime Pro$2.99








