FileBrowserGO vs AVDocuments
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.
AVDocuments
Manage all your media files with this app, including a secure private storage option. It supports importing from cloud services, photo libraries, and the web, and includes a media player and image editor.
- Secure Safe Box for private files
- Import from cloud services
- Import from photo library
- Web file import
- Integrated media player
- Image editor
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AVDocuments is a media file manager for all your media files with a safe box feature which allow you to save and store your files in private location. its allow you to import all your media files, good player for music and video, access to cloud files like google drive, DropBox, OneDrive. using a web browser to download your files. import your photo and videos from camera roll and edit them with a cool image editor in the app. AVDocuments features: + Add your files to Safe Box and protect them by password + Import files from your clouds (google drive, DropBox, OneDrive) + Import files from your photo library + Import files from other apps like Telegram, WhatsApp,... + Import files from the Web + Share files with friends + Connect all cloud services to Documents and access your personal and business files anytime + Listen to music online and offline + Watch movies by importing them from your phone or other sources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FileBrowserGO at 47% against AVDocuments's 0%. FileBrowserGO also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (700 vs 11). AVDocuments's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and AVDocuments sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FileBrowserGO holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowserGO has 700 ratings behind it against 11, 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 0% of AVDocuments's.
FileBrowserGO ships an update monthly, AVDocuments every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileBrowserGO | AVDocuments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (700 ratings) — better | 3.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 700 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stratospherix Ltd | Mohammad Jabbari |
Customer experience
FileBrowserGO
AVDocuments
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
AVDocuments
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
AVDocuments
- Remove All Ads in app$3.99
Questions
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