Comparison

Filebar vs eHome Planner

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

eHome Planner

Features
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eHome Planner keeps installation work, finances, documents, and reports together across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Create jobs, add services and purchases, record net, VAT, and gross amounts, monitor payments and completion, and keep notes, photos, and documents with each job. Key features: • Plan installation dates and open saved addresses in Maps • Track services, materials, purchases, budgets, and payments • Automatically calculate net, VAT, and gross amounts for new purchases • Add photos and documents, then create clear PDF reports and invoice-ready summaries • Sync your private workspace through iCloud and create manual backups • Secure access with PIN and Face ID or Touch ID when enabled Built for practical everyday installation work in the field and office.

Screenshots

Filebar4 screens
eHome Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eHome Planner at none against Filebar's 1. Filebar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Filebar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eHome Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filebar ships an update every 2 weeks, eHome Planner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Filebar versus eHome Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilebareHome Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (349 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings349 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer水峰 徐Serhii Tykh

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

eHome Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Filebar

One-time1
  • Filebar Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

eHome Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filebar free?
Filebar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eHome Planner free?
eHome Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Filebar or eHome Planner have ads?
Neither Filebar nor eHome Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filebar or eHome Planner?
Filebar ships an update every 2 weeks, and eHome Planner every 3 months. Most recently, Filebar was updated on October 23, 2026 and eHome Planner on October 24, 2026.

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