Filen vs Ormem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Filen
Securely store photos, videos, and documents with military-grade encryption. Access files on any device, share them easily, and enjoy features like offline access and encrypted notes. Offers a free tier with 10 GB storage.
- 10 GB free storage
- Unlimited pro storage
- Secure client-side encryption
- Offline file access
- Cross-device file access
- Encrypted notes and chats
- Automatic camera upload
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Filen is everything you need for storing your photos, videos and documents secure and encrypted in the cloud. Get 10 GB storage for free when you create an account. Features: - Get 10 GB when you create an account - Get unlimited storage with our pro offerings - Easily share files with family, friends and colleagues, even if they are not Filen users - Military grade client sided AES 256 bit encryption, your files truly belong to you - only you - Make files available offline for easy access wherever, whenever - Stream and preview your photos, documents, images and audio files straight from the cloud - Access your files on every device - Encrypted notes - Encrypted chats - Clean, easy to use interface for easy file management - Dark mode available for those who work at night or just love the darker look! - Automatic camera upload - Share target - Files app integration Terms of service: https://filen.io/terms Privacy policy: https://filen.io/privacy
Ormem
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Your thoughts never leave your phone, and you can always find them again. Ormem is a notes app you talk to yourself in. Dump any thought, typed or spoken, in about two seconds. No forms, no folders, no ceremony. Ormem quietly tidies it up, pulls out the to-dos, and files it by day, topic and place, so months later you can find it again just by describing what you remember. EFFORTLESS IN Capture in one tap, from the app, a home screen widget, or the lock screen. Type it, say it, or attach a photo. Capture works offline and never waits on anything. Your note is saved the instant you finish, before any processing starts. TRULY PRIVATE Everything runs on your iPhone. There is no account to create, no server to sign in to, and nothing is uploaded. Your notes are encrypted on the device. Turn on airplane mode and the app works exactly the same. We cannot read your notes, because we never receive them. ACTUALLY FINDABLE Search by describing what you remember, even when you cannot remember the words you originally used. Browse a timeline of your days, filter by place, or open a to-do list that fills itself from things you mentioned in passing. YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS The cleanup is a suggestion, never a replacement. Your original text is always kept and always one tap away, so you can see exactly what Ormem changed and go back. The on-device model is small and it is not perfect. That is precisely why nothing it writes ever overwrites what you wrote. WHAT IS INSIDE - A day-by-day timeline of everything you captured, with optional recaps - To-dos pulled out automatically, with dates, editable, and exportable to Apple Reminders - Groups you make yourself, plus groups suggested by topic and by place - Ask a question about a note and get an answer grounded in that note - Lock screen and home screen widgets for one tap capture - Keyword, date, location, and meaning-based search across everything - Photos attached to a thought, kept as part of the note WHAT IT COSTS Nothing. Every feature above is free. No account, no subscription, no trial, and no upsell in this version. ABOUT YOUR DEVICE The writing and search intelligence uses Apple Intelligence and needs a compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence switched on. On other iPhones, Ormem is still a fast, private, encrypted notes app with instant capture, the timeline, groups, widgets, and keyword, date and location search. The AI enrichments are the part that needs the newer chip. Privacy policy: https://ormem.app/privacy.html Questions: contact@ormem.app
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Verdict
Filen and Ormem are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Filen | Ormem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filen Cloud Dienste UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Suyog Eleyadath |
Bugs and requests
Filen
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when uploading photos/videos
- Music pauses when app is minimized
- Photo upload stuck at specific file counts (e.g., 42 photos)
- Notes lose data during sync
- Note type conversion deletes text content
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- Video thumbnails not displaying correctly
- Cannot open audio files in app
- App stuck on opening screen
- Login credentials not working on iOS despite working elsewhere
- Upload progress not visible in latest update
- File upload stalls at 'finishing' stage
- Camera upload fails with VPN enabled
- Rich text editor loses data on sync
- Share public link toggle does nothing
- Media not found error when uploading images
- App unable to load albums page
- Password reset link not sending
- Automatic account deletion after inactivity
Requested features
12 requests- Video streaming/playback within app
- Read-only file mode option
- Back-sync feature (delete from phone, delete from cloud)
- Multi-select file upload capability
- iPad split-screen view support
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- Shared folder system like Dropbox/Google Drive
- Album-to-folder mapping for camera uploads
- iOS Files app integration/mounting
- Audio file playback within app
- Dark mode following system settings
- Magnetic link download support
- Better gallery navigation and filtering
Ormem
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Filen
No in-app purchases
Ormem
No in-app purchases









