# Filebar vs Tampermonkey

The clearest difference is price: Filebar at Free against Tampermonkey's $2.99. Filebar also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Tampermonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Filebar is free to download; Tampermonkey costs $2.99 up front. Filebar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tampermonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

Filebar holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Filebar has 350 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Filebar's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tampermonkey's.

Filebar ships an update every 2 weeks, Tampermonkey every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Filebar | Tampermonkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[4.3 (350 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filebar-media-player/id1558391784/reviews)** | [3.1 (61 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tampermonkey/id6738342400/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **350** | 61 |
| Positive reviews | **66.8% of reviews** | 57.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 5 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#16** |
| Size | 142 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [水峰 徐](https://appshunter.io/developer/1434954330) | [Jan Biniok](https://appshunter.io/developer/1482490088) |

## What reviewers say

### Filebar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filebar-media-player/id1558391784)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Filebar Pro Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Tampermonkey

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tampermonkey/id6738342400)

**Currently charting:** #16 Top Paid · Productivity, #150 Top Paid (US App Store)

Enhance and customize web pages with custom JavaScript programs. This tool allows users to easily create, manage, and run these scripts across all major browsers, adding new features or modifying existing ones on any website.

**Highlights:** Userscript management, Web page customization, JavaScript execution, Cross-browser compatibility, Script creation and editing

**Features:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Well executed
- 👍 Essential plugin/extension for all browsers
- 💡 Sync userscripts across browsers
- 👍 Needed this
- 👍 Good

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bug on iPad
- 🐛 Glitching on iPad
- 🐛 Unable to install scripts
- 🐛 Unusable on iPadOS
- 🐛 No response on iPad

**Reported bugs**

- Plugins cannot be installed properly
- Screen continuously flickers
- Not usable in Chrome
- Features not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Set cookie feature
- Dark mode option


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Filebar free?

Filebar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Tampermonkey free?

Tampermonkey costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Filebar or Tampermonkey?

Filebar is rated higher. Filebar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 350 ratings, while Tampermonkey averages 3.1 from 61 ratings.

### Do Filebar or Tampermonkey have ads?

Neither Filebar nor Tampermonkey shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Filebar or Tampermonkey?

Filebar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tampermonkey every 5 months. Most recently, Filebar was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tampermonkey on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*