FileBrowserGO vs PowerReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileBrowserGO
Access and manage files across your computers, network drives, and cloud storage from your iOS device. Organize, edit, and share files with features like multi-tabbed browsing, in-place editing, and media streaming.
- Connect to computers, NAS, and cloud storage
- Multi-tabbed browsing and split-screen support
- Edit files in-place from network locations
- Stream media with AirPlay and Chromecast
- View and annotate PDFs and images
- Automatic folder syncing and backup
- Create custom file operation tasks
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Try FileBrowserGO and let it change the way you use your iPad or iPhone to connect to your home computers, network drives and cloud storage. *** FileBrowser's setup varies for every device, and the automatic wizards work super-well. Charlie Sorrel - Cult of Mac *** Ultra-fast browsing of your computers. Faster than Windows Explorer or Mac Finder and our users agree! GET ORGANIZED FileBrowserGO gives you everything you need to keep your files effortlessly organized: Move, edit, delete, rename, copy, zip and unzip. Download files from the web and paste them wherever you choose. MULTI-TABBED BROWSING Our FileBrowser apps were the first file management apps to support multiple tabs. Connect to many of your locations at once and switch between them with ease. Use iPadOS split-screen mode to drag & drop between multiple windows. CONNECT TO Windows, Mac, Linux, Time Capsule, NAS drives, portable WiFi drives, SMB, Samba. Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, pCloud, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP, BackBlaze B2, Amazon S3, Digital Ocean, FileBase S3, iDrive Cloud S3, Wasabi S3. Link to the same cloud storage with multiple accounts, if you have more than one Dropbox account, for example. EXTEND THE FILES APP FileBrowserGO allows you to access all your connections from the iOS Files app and other apps. EDIT IN-PLACE No more duplicate documents in apps. Launch an app to edit a network document in-place, such as Word or Pages. Changes are saved to the original document automatically. PHOTO VIEWER Browse your photos wherever they are stored and display them on your TV or projector using AirPlay or Chromecast. Easily flick through holiday snaps or use the built-in slideshow feature. STREAM YOUR MOVIES / MUSIC Stream movie files or listen to music, both with AirPlay™ and Chromecast support. Use our built-in viewers or stream video to other apps. DOCUMENT VIEWER View Microsoft Office, Apple Pages, Numbers, KeyNote, PDF, text files, source code, HTML, and many more using the built-in viewers. ANNOTATE PDFS AND IMAGES Use the built-in annotation tools for PDFs and images, or use the iOS annotation tools to add notes, drawings or highlight text. SYNC FOLDERS AUTOMATICALLY Keep copies of selected network folders available offline. Edit a file and sync the change back to your computer or cloud. BACKUP FOLDERS Backup folders, such as the Camera Roll to a network or cloud folder. Changes are automatically uploaded. SECURITY AND ENCRYPTION FileBrowserGO securely stores your passwords in the iOS keychain and uses iOS file encryption features. CUSTOM TASKS Create custom tasks to perform complex sequences of file & folder operations, saving you time on frequent tasks. CONNECT ANYWHERE Connect to your Mac or PC when away from home. See our website for details: https://www.stratospherix.com/setupvpn TOO MANY FEATURES TO LIST FileBrowserGO has many features that we would like to tell you about. Find details at https://www.stratospherix.com/products/filebrowsergo. You’ll be amazed! When you start your first in-app subscription, you get a 14 day FREE trial period so that you can try all the features. If you cancel your subscription during this 2 week period you won't be charged anything. FIRST CLASS SUPPORT User manuals and help are available at stratospherix.com/support with how-to articles and videos. Email us for fast, friendly support.
PowerReader
Easily view, import, and export files, music, photos, and videos with this app. It integrates seamlessly with external flash drives for iOS devices, allowing quick file transfers and management across Mac, PC, and iOS devices.
- View, import, and export files
- Works with external flash drives
- File management across devices
- Direct import from photo library
- Access from other apps
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View,import and export your files, music, photos and videos more easily with PowerReader. The PowerReader app is designed to work with PowerDrive accessories, the world’s leading external flash drive for iOS devices, certified MFi by Apple. Quicker than quicker - Launch the app with the least time, move or copy to another location or another with the least steps. Your jobs are done in a blink. Access PowerDrive accessories from other app without launching the Lite app. - With the full feature extension embedded with PowerReader.Saving a photo to accessories directly from Apple Photos app, fetching files in accessories directly from Microsoft Office apps,saving movies to accessories from third-party app like Thunder can be done without opening the PowerReader App.That’s astonishing! Import photos and videos from your photo library to your PowerDrive Lite directly. - Choose any of your photos or videos and move them to any location you want. You don’t need to copy to a local device and then move to external storage. Manage files easily between Mac, PC and iOS devices. - PowerDrive accessories are compatible with PC, Mac and iOS. Transferring your files from PC/Mac to your iPhone is now a piece of cake, via Lightning connector.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FileBrowserGO at 4.4 against PowerReader's 1.4. FileBrowserGO also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 13%) and ratings volume (700 vs 13). PowerReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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. FileBrowserGO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PowerReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
FileBrowserGO holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowserGO has 700 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of FileBrowserGO's written reviews are positive against 13% of PowerReader's.
FileBrowserGO ships an update monthly, PowerReader every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | FileBrowserGO | PowerReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (700 ratings) — better | 1.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 700 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stratospherix Ltd | Shenzhen Dianzhui Culture Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
FileBrowserGO
PowerReader
Bugs and requests
FileBrowserGO
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent disconnections from network drives
- Inability to access certain folders on network shares
- Thumbnails not loading for some file types
- Crashes when trying to open large files
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to move and copy multiple files at once
- Improved photo and video browsing experience
- Support for more video and audio codecs
- Integration with iOS Files app
- Automatic file upload/sync to cloud storage
PowerReader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FileBrowserGO
- Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- 6 Monthly14 Days trial$3.996 Months
- Yearly14 Days trial$5.991 Year
PowerReader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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