Comparison

iFiles vs vCard Editor

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

Head to head
About

iFiles

This app is an intuitive file manager for iOS, offering connectivity to numerous cloud services and protocols. It allows for file transfers, viewing various formats, voice recording, web downloading, and text editing.

Highlights
  • Cloud service connectivity
  • File transfer between computer/cloud
  • Multi-format file viewer
  • Web downloader
  • Voice recorder
  • Text file editor
  • ZIP/Extract functionality
Features
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iFiles 2 is now available, this application is here to support legacy users. iFiles is the most intuitive file manager for iOS with features like connectivity to many file cloud services, transferring files between computer or cloud services, ability to view many file formats (PDF viewer now supports annotations, search and more), voice recorder, web downloader, text file editor and more. Supported Online Cloud Services and Protocols: Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Box.net, SkyDrive, SugarSync, AFP (Mac Shares), FTP/FTPS, SFTP, Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, Rackspace CloudFiles, CloudApp, PogoPlug, WebDav, Amazon S3, Ubuntu One Files, ownCloud, 4Shared, also using Amazon S3: DreamObjects and UltiCloud. Key Features: • WEB DOWNLOADER - Download files from the web using the build in Web Browser or Safari using iFiles Bookmarks. (HTML5 Videos are now supported) • EMAIL - Send documents as email attachments directly from iFiles using iPhones email accounts or links to files stored in the cloud. (given service supports this feature) • VOICE RECORDER - Use iFiles build-in voice recorder to create voice notes. • POPUP MENU - Tap and hold on file to display context popup menu with file operations. • PROPERTIES -View and change folder and files properties: color label, icon, and rename. For services with supported API you can edit: comments, description, tags/keywords, privacy, copy/generate links. • SHARE FILES - Share files with other iOS users of iFiles over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. • PDF VIEWER - Viewer now supports annotations, full-text search, bookmarks, highlighting, saving directly to a cloud service and more. • SECURE - If cloud services uses username and password they are stored using iOS Keychain, Remote access to your device can be secured with password, and device can be locked using passcode. (Your information is never send to any outside service) • FILE OPERATIONS - Move, Copy, Rename, Delete, and create New Folders (Operations are supported for all cloud services given that service API supports it) • ZIP/EXTRACT - Create archive files and unarchive many common archive formats: Zip, RAR, 7-zip, Tar, Gzip, and Bzip2. • TRANSFER MANAGER - Download, upload and transfer files directly between services without required to first download then upload files. Transfers support background mode and will resume if application is closed. • EASY UPLOAD - If your creating voice recording, importing photos or creating a text file, iFiles will automatically upload to the current location no matter if its local or remote. • CLIPBOARD PASTE - Paste text and photos/images directly to current folder. • OPEN IN - Open files in apps that support those file types. • PRINT - Print files using AirPrint. • TEXT FILES - Create and edit plain text files. (Locally or directly in the cloud) • PHOTO IMPORT - Take Photos, record movies or import from your Photo Library. (Multiple selection support is coming in next update) • MEDIA PLAYER - Playback audio and video files. • THUMBNAILS - Thumbnails are generated for local files: photos, videos and pdf files, thumbnails are displayed for cloud service if its supported. File Formats • iWorks (Pages, numbers, Keynote) ’08 and ’09 (with or without Preview) • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). • HTML web pages and Web archives (web pages downloaded by Safari) • PDF Documents. • RTF (Rich Text Format) and RTFD. • Plain text with auto-detection of character encoding. Text files can also be edited. • Movies (supported file formats by iPhone: MP4, MOV, MPV, 3GP, M4V) • Audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF, AIF, AIFF, ACC) • Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, ICO, CUR, XBM) Requirements A Wi-Fi connection is required to transfer files between home computer. ------------------ We're always excited to hear form you! If you have any feedback. questions, or concerns, please emails us at: support@imagam.com or visit http://www.ifilesapp.com or follow us on twitter: @ifilesapp

About

vCard Editor

Easily view and edit vCard files received via email or AirDrop. Save modified contacts to your device or iCloud Drive, or use it as a private address book. Export contacts to merge with other vCard files.

Highlights
  • View and edit vCard files
  • Export to Contacts or iCloud Drive
  • Private AddressBook functionality
  • Merge contacts with vCard Extention
  • Receive vCards via Email/AirDrop
Features
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vCard Editor is the application for viewing and editing vCard files. When you receive a vCard via Email or AirDrop etc, you can send it to vCard Editor instead of iOS Contacts app, and check and modify it, then export it to your Contacts or save it in the iCloud Drive as a file. Also you can use vCard Editor not only for viewing and editing vCard but also for a private AddressBook. And using embedded vCard Extention, you can export a contact to merge it to the other vCard file.

Screenshots

iFiles4 screens
vCard Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iFiles at 58% against vCard Editor's 0%. iFiles also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (75 vs 4). vCard Editor's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

iFiles costs $3.99 and vCard Editor $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iFiles holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFiles has 75 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of iFiles's written reviews are positive against 0% of vCard Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFiles ships an update every 6 weeks, vCard Editor every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iFiles versus vCard Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFilesvCard Editor
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.2 (75 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings75 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperImagam.comGoldbug Software

Customer experience

iFiles

All ratings75 ratings
Positive49.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews366 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral11.2%
Negative30.9%

vCard Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

iFiles

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain file types
  • Inability to access device's native file system
  • Sync issues with cloud storage providers
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable web browser and download features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more cloud storage services
  • Improve search functionality
  • Implement better file organization and management tools
  • Add ability to edit and annotate files
  • Improve video playback and streaming capabilities

vCard Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFiles

No in-app purchases

None

vCard Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFiles free?
iFiles costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is vCard Editor free?
vCard Editor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFiles or vCard Editor?
iFiles is rated higher. iFiles averages 3.2 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while vCard Editor averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do iFiles or vCard Editor have ads?
Neither iFiles nor vCard Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFiles or vCard Editor?
iFiles ships an update every 6 weeks, and vCard Editor every 11 months. Most recently, iFiles was updated on October 15, 2026 and vCard Editor on October 9, 2026.

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