SELF vs Filie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SELF
Manage your digital identity and data securely and privately. Create multiple profiles, control access, and log in to apps and websites without passwords. Your identity, on your terms.
- Organize digital life
- Own and manage multiple profiles
- Secure with biometrics or password
- Control data sharing
- Passwordless login
- Connect with trusted identities
- Use data across platforms
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The SELF App is your all-in-one identity wallet that gives you full control of your digital life. Built for security, privacy, and simplicity, the SELF App empowers everyone to manage their identity and data on their terms. With the SELF App, you can: Organize your digital life: Manage all your identities and data in one easy-to-use app. Own your identity: Create and manage multiple profiles for different parts of your life — personal, professional, or anything in between. Your identity is yours, and you control who can access it. Stay secure: Protect your wallet with biometric security or a password, ensuring only you can access it. Keep your data private: Choose what data to share, and with whom. Forget passwords: Log in to apps and websites without the hassle of remembering passwords, securely and effortlessly. Connect with confidence: Decide which other identities to trust based on what they share with you and the rest of the network. Take your data anywhere: Use your data across any integrated application or platform, ensuring your identity stays yours, no matter where you choose to interact. Download the SELF App today and experience the freedom of being in control of your digital identity.
Filie
Securely transfer files, photos, and videos between devices with end-to-end encryption. Enjoy seamless sharing from any app and free local wireless transfers. Optional subscriptions unlock cloud transfers and advanced features.
- End-to-end encryption
- Cross-platform transfers
- Seamless sharing from any app
- Free local wireless transfers
- Background transfer support
- Optional cloud transfers
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Filie is a secure, cross-platform file transfer app featuring end-to-end encryption and offering convenient system integration. You can use Filie wherever you see the Share button in iOS, making file transfers a seamless experience from inside practically any app. We use fast but strong encryption to securely transfer files, photos and videos between devices. No sign-up is required, and local Wireless transfers are always free. Wireless (LAN) device discovery is automatic. Favorite your devices to send to them anytime. Our subscription service offers transfers when Wi-Fi isn't available. Filie Pro subscriptions support up to 10 sending devices. Use the cloud service for free up to 5 times a month (up to 1GB); receiving files is free. To use Filie, simply install the app on your devices, launch it, select the files or photos to transfer, and then select the destination device. Once the files transfer you can save photos and videos to Photos using the Share button. Filie stores incoming files to our externally visible Filie folder, available through the Files app. Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Indonesian, Bengali, Persian Features: - Transfer files, photos, and videos - No account, no social media login - Cross-platform: iOS, macOS, and other mobile and desktop platforms - End-to-end encryption - Use Filie directly from the Share tool - Unlimited FREE cross-platform transfers on the same Wi-Fi - Add device by IP address support for free transfers over VPN - Start a transfer and continue it in the background (with progress) - Transfers automatically adapt to network and cellular conditions - Automatically continue transfers, switching between cellular and Wi-Fi - Pro feature: Unlimited cloud transfers with subscription for up to 10 devices - Pro feature: Unlimited number of files per transfer - Pro feature: Folders - send and receive files and folders - Pro feature: Custom icons - Share subscription with Restore Purchase and cross-platform with Link Devices - Push notifications on incoming transfers - QR code and Deep-link support - Automatically receive transfers from favorite devices - Large files? Wake-lock keeps transfers active - No compression - Cryptographically secure Groups with unheard-of capabilities - Free group sends by members when the group owner has a subscription - Integrated file browser and viewer Privacy Policy: https://filie.com/privacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SELF at none against Filie's 2. SELF also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). Filie's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Filie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SELF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Filie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
SELF ships an update every 3 weeks, Filie every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SELF | Filie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.8 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Self ID Inc. | Nettica Corporation |
Customer experience
SELF
Filie
In-app purchases
SELF
No in-app purchases
Filie
- Filie Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Filie Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









