Comparison

FileBrowserGO vs Penbeam Teleprompter

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

Penbeam Teleprompter

Features
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Penbeam is a teleprompter and recording app for talking-head video. One straight line from start to finish: write the script, prompt it, record, clean it up, export. READ WITHOUT LOOKING DOWN Your script floats right over the camera view, so your eyes stay on the lens. No more memorising, no more glancing at a sheet of paper next to the phone. PICK THE MODE THAT FITS HOW YOU FILM • Full-screen prompting — the script sits over your own camera view. The everyday choice. • Voice-follow — just read; the current line highlights and scrolls itself. Miss a line? Press and slide sideways to jog the script back to where you actually are. • Floating window — shooting in the system camera app or another app? The prompter floats on top and the camera never sees it. • Second screen — put the script on another device. Nothing on your recording screen at all. • In-ear — keep the screen clean and follow a script you know well. • Livestream — a card-by-card talking-points board that floats over your streaming app. A NOTE ON SCREEN RECORDING A floating prompter stays out of shot only when the camera is filming you — a lens sees a person, not a screen. Screen recording and meeting screen-share WILL capture it: the recorder grabs the composited display output, and the system draws the overlay into that layer. For those, use second-screen or in-ear prompting. TIDY UP IN ONE PASS Dead air at the top and tail, long pauses, retakes, filler words — Penbeam finds them and you remove them in one go. ADJUST WHILE THE CAMERA ROLLS Font size, scroll speed, beauty filter, dual-camera picture-in-picture. Change them mid-take without starting over. KEEP ACCOUNTS APART Scripts and finished videos file into collections, so running several accounts never gets them mixed up. YOUR FOOTAGE STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Recordings are saved locally and are not uploaded to our servers. Cloud sync covers text — scripts and settings — never video. PENBEAM PRO Pro unlocks the full feature set, with monthly and yearly plans. • Penbeam Pro Monthly — auto-renews every month • Penbeam Pro Yearly — auto-renews every year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the current period ends unless cancelled. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings at any time. Terms of Service: https://penbeam.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://penbeam.app/app-privacy

Screenshots

FileBrowserGO4 screens
Penbeam Teleprompter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Penbeam Teleprompter at every 10 days against FileBrowserGO's every 4 weeks. Penbeam Teleprompter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Penbeam Teleprompter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileBrowserGO ships an update every 4 weeks, Penbeam Teleprompter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FileBrowserGO versus Penbeam Teleprompter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileBrowserGOPenbeam Teleprompter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (709 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings709 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStratospherix LtdSichuan future Three Kingdoms Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd

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

Penbeam Teleprompter

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
2 purchases

Penbeam Teleprompter

Subscriptions2
  • 讲笔 Pro 月度会员$3.991 Month
  • 讲笔 Pro 年度会员$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FileBrowserGO free?
FileBrowserGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Penbeam Teleprompter free?
Penbeam Teleprompter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FileBrowserGO or Penbeam Teleprompter have ads?
Neither FileBrowserGO nor Penbeam Teleprompter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FileBrowserGO or Penbeam Teleprompter?
FileBrowserGO ships an update every 4 weeks, and Penbeam Teleprompter every 10 days. Most recently, FileBrowserGO was updated on November 6, 2026 and Penbeam Teleprompter on October 31, 2026.

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