Comparison

FileBrowserGO vs Flagship Hub

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

Flagship Hub

Transform a spare computer into your personal cloud for apps, files, and backups. Control your data with end-to-end encryption and manage servers from your phone or Apple Watch. Run AI models locally and build custom applications.

Highlights
  • Personal cloud server setup
  • Mobile and Apple Watch control
  • Local AI model execution
  • Custom app building and installation
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging
  • Server backups to mobile devices
  • Privacy-focused encryption
Features
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Flagship turns a spare computer into your own cloud. Your phone holds the keys. Your apps, files and backups live on a server you own: an old PC, a mini PC, or a virtual machine on a computer you already use. Each server gets its own web address with a real green padlock, and the encryption ends on your server, not on ours. Flagship can't read what your apps send. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Set up a server in about ten minutes with Flagship Studio on your computer. • Approve your server's start with Face ID, or let it start on its own if you choose. • Build apps by describing them, or install them from a git repository. • Invite family and friends to one app at a time. They get that app, never your keys. • Back up your servers to your phone or to your other servers. Only your account can open the backups. • Run AI models on your own server. Your prompts and data stay there. • See your servers on Apple Watch, and approve a start from your wrist. NEW IN 0.3 • The first time you approve a new server, your phone keeps that server's own key and checks it every time after. It shows a six-digit code to compare with the server's screen. • Your own page at voi.ci/your-name: a photo, a short bio, your links and posts. People with a Flagship account can send you messages from it, end-to-end encrypted. They appear as visitors, never by name. • Local AI: download a model to your server and use it in your apps and builds. Nothing is sent anywhere. • Apps get their own database, can be made of several parts, and can be small WebAssembly programs. • An app that needs a graphics card waits for your approval. • Choose for each app whether updates wait for you, wait a week, or install at once. • Server updates prove they are healthy, or step back on their own. • The server software was rebuilt for security: it no longer runs as root, keeps its keys in a separate service, and installs only signed packages. • If flagshipserver.com can't be reached, your phone can still find your server on your home Wi-Fi, show its status, start and stop apps, and make a backup. • Choose how long each server keeps serving its apps if no admin opens Flagship: 7 days, 30 days or no time limit. • Check that your server runs the official Node.js from nodejs.org, against a list Flagship signs. • English, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. PRIVACY, PLAINLY • Encryption ends on your server. Our relay passes the encrypted traffic along and sees connection metadata: which server, when, and how much. • No email, no password, no phone number. Your account is a set of keys on your devices. • An AI model never learns who or where you are. • The code is public at github.com/ibisllc/flagship. Flagship is free. There is nothing to buy. You need a server: a spare computer, or a computer that runs Flagship Studio (macOS and Windows; Linux is experimental).

Screenshots

FileBrowserGO4 screens
Flagship Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flagship Hub at 5.0 against FileBrowserGO's 4.4. Flagship Hub also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). FileBrowserGO's advantage is ratings volume (710 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FileBrowserGO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Flagship Hub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flagship Hub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowserGO has 710 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileBrowserGO ships an update every 4 weeks, Flagship Hub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FileBrowserGO versus Flagship Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileBrowserGOFlagship Hub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (710 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings710 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStratospherix LtdHouston Automation Lab

Customer experience

FileBrowserGO

All ratings709 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative45.5%

Flagship Hub

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Flagship Hub

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

Flagship Hub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FileBrowserGO free?
FileBrowserGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flagship Hub free?
Flagship Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FileBrowserGO or Flagship Hub?
Flagship Hub is rated higher. FileBrowserGO averages 4.4 out of 5 from 710 ratings, while Flagship Hub averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FileBrowserGO or Flagship Hub have ads?
Neither FileBrowserGO nor Flagship Hub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FileBrowserGO or Flagship Hub?
FileBrowserGO ships an update every 4 weeks, and Flagship Hub every 2 weeks. Most recently, FileBrowserGO was updated on November 13, 2026 and Flagship Hub on November 9, 2026.

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