Comparison

FileBrowserGO vs Convert To

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Convert To

This app is a versatile file converter that supports over 2000 formats across various categories like audio, video, documents, and 3D models. It offers fast conversion speeds, with some processes handled locally and others via the cloud.

Highlights
  • Supports over 2000 source formats
  • Converts audio, video, documents, 3D models, and more
  • Local and cloud-based conversion options
  • Fast conversion speeds
  • File sharing capabilities
  • Metadata deletion and viewing
Features
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Convert To... everything! From almost every format to Archives, Audio, Documents, Ebooks, Images, 3D models, CAD drawings, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Fonts, LaTeX, Markup, Subtitles, Markdown or Videos! And after the conversion you can use multiple ways of sharing them! You don't need any other conversion app besides Convert To! It's the File Converter you need! Convert To is faster than other file converter apps! For audio and video conversions, conversions can be accomplished on your device. For other conversions your file will be uploaded to the cloud where the converting will be done. You can continue using your phone while we handle the heavy work. After the conversion the file is downloaded back to your phone and deleted from the cloud. Convert Videos: convert to 3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, GIF, H264, M4V, Matroska MKV, Quicktime MOV, MP4, MPG, OGV, SWF, VOB, WebM VP8 and WMV. Profiles for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Nintendo DS DPG, Playstation 3 PS3, PSP, Nintendo WII, XBOX 360 or convert for webservices like Dailymotion, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Twitch, Twitter, Viber, Vimeo, Whatsapp or Youtube. Convert Documents: convert to DJVU, Microsoft Word DOC, DOCX, HTML, Open-Office ODT, OTT, PDF, RTF, TEX, TXT, UOT, WPS Convert 3D model: convert to 3DS, BRP, CTM, DAE, FBX, IGS, OBJ, STL, STP, STPZ, WRL, X3D, GCODE, Slicing, Images, more! Convert Audio: convert to AAC, AC3, AIFF, FLAC, M4A, M4R, MIDI, MMF, MP3, MPA, OGG, OPUS, WAV, WMA Convert Font: convert to BIN, CFF, DFONT, EOT, FON, OTF, PFA, PFB, PT3, T11, T42, TTF, TTF.BIN, UFO, WOFF, WOFF2, more! Convert CAD engineering drawing: convert to DWG, DXF, PDF, Map tiles, Images, more! Convert Ebooks: convert to AZW, AZW3, DJVU, DOCX, ePub, FB2, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, MOBI, OEB, PDB, PDF, PML, PRC, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ, more! Convert Images: convert to AI, BMP, EPS, EXR, GIF, ICO, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PS, SVG, TGA, TIFF, WBMP, WEBP Convert markup: convert to DJVU, HTML, INFO, Markdown MD, PDF, LaTeX TEX, TEXI, TEXT, TEXTILE, TXT, WIKI, more! Convert Archives: convert to 7Z, ARJ, TAR BZ2, CAB, EXE, KGB, LZH, RAR, RUN, SFX, SHAR, TAR, BZ2, TAR GZ, XZ, YZ1, ZIP Convert GPS track: convert to CSV, GDB, GPX, HTML, KML, KMZ, LOC, NMEA, SDF, TCX, TRK, TXT, USR, WPT, more! Convert Gerber: CNC, GBR, ISEL, PDF, more! Convert LaTeX / ConTeXt research paper: convert to PDF, DOCX, TEX Convert Scientific data: NC, CDL Convert presentations: ODP, OTP, PDF, PPS, PPSX, PowerPoint Presentation PPT, PPTX, SWF, UOP Convert spreadsheets: CSV, DIF, GNM, HTML, ODS, OTS, PDF, SLK, TEX, TXT, UOS, XLSM, XLS, XLT, XLTX, XML Convert subtitles: CSV, JSON, LRC, RT, SCC, SMI, SRT, SSA, STL, SUB, TTS, TXT, USF, VTT, XML, XSUBTITLE Convert web: HTML, MHTML, websites, URLs! Repair: PDF, RAR, STL, ZIP, Audio, Video Metadata: delete / view metadata Other features: - Over 2000 source formats are supported - Use the 'Open with' option to load files - Use the gallery to load an image or video - Change the theme Extra features for file types: - Video conversion: codec, bitrate, rotate, trim, stabilize, etc - Audio conversion: bitrate, frequency, channels, trim, etc - Ebook conversion: metadata, e-book reader: Amazon Kindle, Sony, Apple iPad, Kobo, Nook, tablet, etc - Images conversion: size, filters, dpi, etc - Documents conversion: OCR (text recognition), etc - Markup conversion: table of contents, math engine, highlight style, etc - CAD drawing: color, scale, margin, etc - LaTeX conversion: line spacing, font, list of figures, etc More! Note, we might not be able to convert the following files: - Password protected files (secured pdf, etc) - DRM protected files (audio, video, etc)

Screenshots

FileBrowserGO4 screens
Convert To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Convert To at 5.0 against FileBrowserGO's 4.4. Convert To also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). FileBrowserGO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment 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. FileBrowserGO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Convert To asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Convert To holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowserGO has 708 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of FileBrowserGO's written reviews are positive against 50% of Convert To's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileBrowserGO ships an update monthly, Convert To every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FileBrowserGO versus Convert To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileBrowserGOConvert To
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (708 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings708 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStratospherix LtdIce Cold Apps

Customer experience

FileBrowserGO

All ratings708 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative45.5%

Convert To

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Convert To

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FileBrowserGO

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 6 Monthly14 Days trial$3.996 Months
  • Yearly14 Days trial$5.991 Year
None

Convert To

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FileBrowserGO free?
FileBrowserGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Convert To free?
Convert To is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FileBrowserGO or Convert To?
Convert To is rated higher. FileBrowserGO averages 4.4 out of 5 from 708 ratings, while Convert To averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FileBrowserGO or Convert To have ads?
Convert To shows ads; FileBrowserGO does not.
Which is updated more often, FileBrowserGO or Convert To?
FileBrowserGO ships an update monthly, and Convert To every 11 months. Most recently, FileBrowserGO was updated on October 18, 2026 and Convert To on October 19, 2026.

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