Pacific Block vs Flying Carpet File Transfer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacific Block
Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive images, videos, and audio. This utility speeds up website loading, conserves data, and reduces energy consumption on your Apple devices.
- Blocks website images
- Blocks website video
- Blocks website audio
- Faster website loading
- Reduced data usage
- Reduced energy consumption
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Browse the web in Safari with fewer distractions, faster load times, and less data. Pacific Block works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: • Blocks website images • Blocks website video • Blocks website audio • Helps websites load faster • Reduces data used when loading websites • Reduces energy used when loading websites
Flying Carpet File Transfer
Transfer files directly between devices without needing an internet connection or wireless network. Uses ad hoc WiFi or Bluetooth for close-range transfers across iOS, Android, Linux, and Windows.
- Direct file transfer
- No internet required
- Ad hoc WiFi support
- Bluetooth transfer option
- Cross-platform compatibility (iOS, Android, Linux, Windows)
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Send and receive files between iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows: either over ad hoc WiFi with one device acting as hotspot, or over a network shared by both devices. No internet or cell connection required, just two devices with WiFi or Ethernet chips (and optionally Bluetooth). Other versions available for free at https://flyingcarpet.spiegl.dev.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Flying Carpet File Transfer at #198 against Pacific Block's unranked. Flying Carpet File Transfer also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Pacific Block costs $2.99 and Flying Carpet File Transfer $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pacific Block against 4.4 for Flying Carpet File Transfer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Pacific Block's written reviews are positive against 71% of Flying Carpet File Transfer's.
Pacific Block ships an update every 2 months, Flying Carpet File Transfer every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Pacific Block | Flying Carpet File Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pod 98, LLC | Theron Spiegl |
Customer experience
Pacific Block
Flying Carpet File Transfer
In-app purchases
Pacific Block
No in-app purchases
Flying Carpet File Transfer
No in-app purchases
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