FileNook vs Unzip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileNook
Securely manage and encrypt your private photos, videos, and documents. Access files from cloud drives, play various media formats, and cast videos to your TV. Protect your data with password security.
- Local file management
- Cloud drive integration
- Media playback (video/audio)
- File encryption
- Password security
- Cast videos to TV (DLNA)
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FileNook is a private local file workspace for iPhone and iPad. Organize files, read documents and prepare materials without a cloud-drive account. Files and document processing stay on your device unless you choose to share them. FILE WORKSPACE • Create folders; browse, rename, move, duplicate, sort and search files. • Use favorites, recent files and a recoverable trash. • Import from Files, Photos, AirDrop and the share sheet. • Transfer files from a computer over local Wi-Fi—no account or upload to a cloud service. • Search supported document content and inspect detailed file information. SCAN & RECOGNIZE • Scan ID cards with optional purpose watermarks and image enhancement. • Extract editable text from photos and PDFs. • Extract tables with cell review and export to Excel. • Recognize QR codes without automatically opening links. • Transcribe local audio with selectable ranges and TXT or SRT export. PDF TOOLS • Create searchable or standard PDFs from photos and document scans. • Merge PDFs; organize, reorder, rotate, insert, remove and extract pages. • Split PDFs by page, fixed groups or custom groups. • Crop page margins, compress PDFs and password-protect PDF copies. • Convert PDFs to images or editable Word documents. • Export TXT and Markdown to PDF; add optional covers, contents and page numbers. • Combine photos, scans and selected PDF pages; set a consistent A4 or Letter page size. PHOTO & PRIVACY TOOLS • Convert image formats, crop or resize to exact dimensions, and save reusable material presets. • Compress photos, combine images and stitch long screenshots. • Add text watermarks to images or PDFs. • Permanently redact selected areas of images and PDFs before sharing. VIDEO & AUDIO TOOLS • Compress compatible videos and preview the result before saving. • Extract an audio track or selected time range from a video. READ & PLAY • Read PDF, EPUB, DRM-free MOBI, TXT and Markdown files. • Play local video and audio, including supported HDR video, subtitles, picture in picture and seek-preview thumbnails. LOCAL PROTECTION • Protect app access with an independent passcode and optional biometrics. • Create password-encrypted backups and password-protected ZIP archives. • App Lock protects access to the app; it cannot protect copies after you export or share them. Basic file operations, reading and standard playback are free. Selected recognition, conversion and batch tools share one free use each day. Optional rewarded ads provide two extra uses. Pro is a one-time purchase that removes all ads and daily tool usage limits. File-size, page-count and batch safety limits still apply. No new monthly or annual subscription is offered. Privacy Policy: https://apps.vanto.space/en/app/folder/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://apps.vanto.space/en/app/folder/terms/
Unzip
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Unzip Pro is a powerful file management tool for mobile. Focusing on fast decompression and compression of files, it supports rar, zip, 7z and other formats; at the same time, it has both file transfer and data migration functions, supporting mutual transfer from mobile to mobile and from mobile to computer, with no traffic throughout! File Decompression - Support decompression of rar, zip, 7z and other common file formats. File Compression - Support decompression of rar, zip, 7z and other common file formats. - Support custom setting compression parameters: compression ratio, compression format, split volume size, automatic encoding detection, etc. - Support encrypted compression and split-volume compression. File Transfer & Data Migration - Wi-Fi transfer: Support file transfer and data migration between cell phone and computer. - Face-to-face transfer: Support scanning code for file fast transfer between cell phones. File Management - Support new directory, rename, move, copy, delete, modify extension, sort, classify and other operations. - Built-in multiple file viewers, support Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, TXT, Mp3, Mp4 and other file viewers. - Support importing files from other applications, WeChat, QQ, email, overhead delivery, etc. Term of use: https://privacy.1ts.fun/product/1221226899127834 For more features, please download and experience. If you have any suggestions or questions, you can send an email to our feedback email: customers_feedback@outlook.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FileNook at weekly against Unzip's monthly. Unzip's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. FileNook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Unzip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FileNook ships an update weekly, Unzip monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileNook | Unzip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 荣 周 | 楚娜 黄 |
In-app purchases
FileNook
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly$7.491 Year
- Buyout$9.99
Unzip
- Permanent Membership$6.99








