File Picker vs Xlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Picker
Access local files and folders directly from supported web applications on your iOS device. This extension enables seamless integration with web apps like VS Code and Photopea, allowing you to read, create, and write to files securely through iOS's built-in permission system.
- File and folder picker for websites
- MIME type and multiple file support
- Create, open, and write to files
- Stream APIs for large files
- Legacy FileReader interface support
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Access your local files and folders on supported web sites including: vscode.dev, photopea.com, and more! File Picker is a Safari App Extension that implements the File System Access API web standard. This allows any website or web app that uses the standard to access any local files and folders stored on your iOS device. Stay secure with iOS's built in permission system which ensures that only files that you explicitly grant access to can be read or written to by the website. Example Uses: * Write code on the go with Microsoft's Visual Studio Code: Just enable the extension for vscode.dev and you can open files and folders directly from the web app. * Edit PSDs with photopea.com: With the extension enabled, you no longer have to download a new PSD when you save your work, you can save to the opened file directly from the web app. Features: * File picker and folder picker on any website that uses the File System Access APIs * Support for limiting MIME types and multiple files * Opening existing files, creating new files, and writing to opened files * Stream APIs (on supported websites): large files can be read in small chunks and at different positions which saves memory and increases performance * Legacy FileReader interface is also supported Attribution: Icons made by Freepik (freepik.com) from flaticon.com
Xlist
Manage and preview files from multiple Alist servers. Supports online viewing of various document and video formats, along with essential file operations like downloading and renaming.
- Manage multiple Alist servers
- Online file previewing
- Video and document format support
- File download, rename, move, copy
- Background download function
- Subtitle plugin support
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Xlist is an Alist client where you can configure multiple Alist servers for file management and previewing, supporting online previewing of multiple video formats and document formats. - Support downloading, renaming, moving and copying of files. - Supports online preview of files in doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf formats. - Supports online preview of most videos such as mp4, mkv, avi, flv, etc. Also supports srt and vtt subtitle plugins. - Support jpg, png, gif and other formats of pictures online preview. - Background download function, you can open the preview file with other apps after the download is completed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xlist at 71% against File Picker's 0%. Xlist also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (39 vs 5). File Picker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Xlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. File Picker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Xlist holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xlist has 39 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of File Picker's written reviews are positive against 71% of Xlist's.
| Parameter | File Picker | Xlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turing Software, LLC | BeiJing Ziyu Technology Company Ltd. |
Customer experience
File Picker
Xlist
In-app purchases
File Picker
No in-app purchases
Xlist
- Xlist Premium$4.99









