Comparison

Filebar vs Addons

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

Head to head
About

Filebar

A versatile multimedia player that handles video and music playback from local files, cloud services, and media servers. It also includes robust file management capabilities for both local and remote storage.

Highlights
  • Plays numerous video formats (MP4, MKV, AVI, etc.)
  • Supports local and cloud music playback (MP3, FLAC)
  • Manages cloud services (SMB, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP)
  • Browse and play from media servers (Plex, Emby)
  • Comprehensive file management (move, copy, delete)
  • Batch renaming for files and folders
Features
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# Filebar Filebar is a modern multimedia player that offers video player, music player, cloud services and file management features. ## Main features ### Video player Filebar offers a powerful video player that allows you to play more video formats, including standard MP4, M4V and MOV, plus MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, OMG, OGV, 3GP, RMVB and more. You can browse and play videos from your mac, pc, NAS, FTP, and also support playing videos from media servers (such as Emby/Plex/Jellyfin media server), and you can also play videos from cloud services. ### Music Player Filebar provides a nice local music player for playing local and cloud music, supported audio formats are MP3/M4A/FLAC. ### Cloud Services Cloud services are another core feature of Filebar. With Filebar you can easily manage cloud services, including creating folders/deleting/playing/batch renaming/viewing information. It also provides support for remote protocols. The supported protocols are SMB, WebDAV, Synology, FTP, SFTP. ### File Management Filebar also provides a file manager. You can manage your local and remote files: move, delete, edit, copy, upload, batch rename, etc. ## Customer Support Feel free to contact us if your have any suggestions or ideas. - Website: https://fileball.app - Email: filebox.app@outlook.com

About

Addons

Enhance Safari with custom scripts, ad blocking, resource downloading, and dark mode. This extension offers powerful customization for a personalized browsing experience across all Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Userscript support (Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey)
  • Resource sniffing and video downloading
  • Customizable ad filtering
  • Tagit mode for selective ad removal
  • Smart search engine switching
  • Webpage dark mode
Features
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【Platform】 Addons supports seamless usage across all Apple platforms, allowing for data synchronization between iPhone, iPad, and iMac devices. 【Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey】 One of the highlights of Addons is its support for Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey scripts. With this feature, you can add custom scripts to your Safari to achieve more functionality, such as automatic pagination, harassment blocking, automatic expansion, webpage translation, and more. This feature is very powerful and can give your Safari unlimited possibilities. 【Resource Sniffing】 Resource sniffing is another standout feature of Addons. It supports automatically merging and converting m3u8 files to mp4. It also supports background playback and export of videos, allowing you to enjoy high-definition movies anytime, anywhere. 【Customized Ad Filter】 Addons not only helps you block annoying ads, but also speeds up webpage browsing and provides a better user experience. Similar to AdGuard and Adblock Plus, Addons' custom rule function allows you to control ad blocking accuracy more flexibly, meeting your personalized needs. 【Tagit Mode】 The ad filtering feature allows you to get rid of annoying ads while browsing web pages. Addons supports tagit mode, which allows you to remove web page ads while retaining useful content, making your browsing experience more pure and comfortable. 【Smart Search】 The smart search feature allows you to quickly switch Safari search engines by using [trigger word + space + keyword]. You don't need to manually change settings multiple times; it can be done with just one click. 【Web Dark Mode】 Finally, Addons also supports webpage dark mode, helping you better protect your eyes and avoid the frustration of overly strong white light at night. In summary, Addons is a feature-rich and easy-to-use Safari extension that allows you to customize your Safari with more functionality and useful tools, giving your Safari unlimited possibilities! Come and experience it now!

Screenshots

Filebar4 screens
Addons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Addons at 4.6 against Filebar's 4.3. Filebar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Filebar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Addons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Addons holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 349 and 350 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Filebar's written reviews are positive against 60% of Addons's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filebar ships an update every 2 weeks, Addons every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Filebar versus Addons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilebarAddons
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (349 ratings)4.6 (350 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.8% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings349350 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer水峰 徐庆彬 邓

Customer experience

Filebar

All ratings345 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive66.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative21.3%

Addons

All ratings344 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative36.0%

User reviews

Filebar

From 349 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and convenient to use
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 🔒 Secure file management
  • 💡 Excellent media playback capabilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔥 Overheating issues on certain devices
  • 🕰️ Slow loading times for large media libraries
  • 🚫 Lack of support for certain cloud storage services

Addons

From 350 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Faster web loading
  • 👍 Useful alternative to 'Stay'
  • 👍 Great for many reasons
  • 👍 Works very well
  • 👍 Safari usability greatly improved

Room to improve

  • 👎 Useless, bad bad bad
  • 👎 Does nothing
  • 👎 Stopped working
  • 👎 Requires external apps
  • 👎 Misleading claims

Bugs and requests

Filebar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Playback issues with 4K and high-bitrate videos
  • Inconsistent behavior when connecting to SMB/FTP servers
  • Subtitle display problems, especially for Chinese characters
  • Inability to resume playback from the last position

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
  • Implement a more intuitive and customizable user interface
  • Introduce a background download/upload feature
  • Add a built-in subtitle search and download functionality
  • Implement a cross-device playback sync feature

Addons

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Web page sniffing function not working
  • Stopped working after 24 hours
  • Scripts adblocking and downloads sniffer not working
  • Serious bug on iOS 17.4 Dev Beta: blank UI after clearing cookies
  • Member logouts are frequent

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Mac version support
  • Improve sharing and link copying
  • Fix persistent logouts for members

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Filebar

One-time1
  • Filebar Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Addons

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Filebar free?
Filebar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Addons free?
Addons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filebar or Addons?
Addons is rated higher. Filebar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 349 ratings, while Addons averages 4.6 from 350 ratings.
Do Filebar or Addons have ads?
Neither Filebar nor Addons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filebar or Addons?
Filebar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Addons every 5 weeks. Most recently, Filebar was updated on October 23, 2026 and Addons on October 24, 2026.

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