Comparison

WordOne vs File Explorer & Player [Pro]

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WordOne

This app helps writers track their daily word count progress towards project goals. It provides detailed statistics, visual progress indicators, and social sharing options to foster dedication and discipline. Ideal for personal writing projects and goal-based challenges.

Highlights
  • Daily word count tracking
  • Project goal setting
  • Detailed statistics and progress analysis
  • Visual progress indicators and color-coding
  • Social media sharing of progress
  • History of word counts
Features
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Created by a writer for other writers, WordOne lets writers track their daily writing progress. As most successful writers have noted, becoming a successful author requires dedication and discipline. WordOne aims to provide this dedication and discipline by allowing you to set a goal for your writing project(s) and then letting you track your progress in reaching your goal by entering daily (or multiple times a day) word counts. The app calculates detailed statistics based on your entered data and provides you with useful information such as your current average words per day and the number of words a day you'd need to write in order to reach your set goal. This will allow you to plan your writing and to gain the necessary dedication and mindset necessary for writing daily by setting a word count goal that you'd need to achieve. WordOne also provides you with visual indications of progress on each of your projects. The main project listing not only provides a progress meter which is updated as you add new session word counts, but it also colour codes the items in the project listing based on how close (or far) you are from achieving your set targets. But that's not all! WordOne also lets you share your writing progress with other writers via social media so that you can encourage them by showing how much you'd achieved :) WordOne has full support for iOS 8's share extensions and will allow you to share via any supported extensions/applications. On older iOS versions, WordOne supports the standard sharing options provided by iOS itself. WordOne is also great for NaNoWriMo and other such goal-based writing challenges and contests. Note: The pro version of the app allows you to track as many projects as you want. The Lite version only allows tracking one project - if you want to track more than that, then you need to purchase the Pro version. Features: - Support for as many writing projects as you want (in the Pro version). - Color-coded projects listing to easily indicate current overall progress for each project. - Progress bar indicating percentage completed for each project. - View history for word counts on individual days and be able to see the total word count at that point as well as the session word count. - Ability to share session word counts with others via social media such as Facebook or Twitter. - Built-in feedback for bugs and feature requests.

About

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless drive for your Mac, enabling you to stream videos, view photos, and access documents remotely. Transfer files, store content on your iOS device, and even mount it as a drive on your computer.

Highlights
  • Stream video from Mac
  • View photos and documents
  • Transfer files
  • Store files on iOS device
  • Mount iOS device as drive
  • Wireless Mac file access
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into the wireless flash drive for your Mac. Have full access to your Mac files – use your iOS device to stream videos, view photos and documents, from anywhere within your home. AT A GLANCE - Stream any video directly from your Mac; - View photos or documents stored on your Mac; - Transfer files between your Mac and your iOS device; - Store anything on your iOS device and take it with you on the go; - Mount your iOS device as drive on your Mac or Windows machine using WebDAV; - Use the Personal Hotspot of your iOS device to control your Mac when you don’t have access to other networks. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - Mac with macOS 10.10 or above and Helper app installed; - iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 11 or above; - Shared wireless network connection between your computer and iOS device. TERMS OF USE https://cherpake.com/tos Ratings are like gold for indie developers like me, please give the app a quick rating on the App Store.

Screenshots

WordOne4 screens
File Explorer & Player [Pro]4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: File Explorer & Player [Pro] at 83% against WordOne's 40%. File Explorer & Player [Pro] also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). WordOne's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. WordOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. File Explorer & Player [Pro] asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WordOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Explorer & Player [Pro] has 836 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of WordOne's written reviews are positive against 83% of File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WordOne ships an update every 11 months, File Explorer & Player [Pro] fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WordOne versus File Explorer & Player [Pro]: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordOneFile Explorer & Player [Pro]
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (836 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1836 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.Remote Sunrise LTD

Customer experience

WordOne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

All ratings836 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

WordOne

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Video playback buggy
  • Pause button starts videos over
  • Seized all connections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to sync entire photo libraries directly to the computer
  • Ability to move and delete files from the app
  • Ability to rename files stored on the iPhone and Mac from the app

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WordOne

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
None

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordOne free?
WordOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is File Explorer & Player [Pro] free?
File Explorer & Player [Pro] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WordOne or File Explorer & Player [Pro]?
WordOne is rated higher. WordOne averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while File Explorer & Player [Pro] averages 4.6 from 836 ratings.
Do WordOne or File Explorer & Player [Pro] have ads?
Neither WordOne nor File Explorer & Player [Pro] shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WordOne or File Explorer & Player [Pro]?
WordOne ships an update every 11 months, and File Explorer & Player [Pro] fortnightly. Most recently, WordOne was updated on October 27, 2026 and File Explorer & Player [Pro] on November 1, 2026.

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