Comparison

iFiles vs Orphan Care

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

Orphan Care

Features
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The orphan care app is designed with both transparency and user engagement in mind. The app allows you to check out the profiles of the trust team, including trustees, advisory board members, and administrators. It also provides detailed insights into various projects, their progress, and the beneficiaries. Instant in-app and push notifications give real time updates of projects to all stake holders of the trust. The app gives vital statistics and metrics of the trust and its projects which help the management of a trust in making informed decisions and understanding the efficacy of donations. The feedback and testimonials section of the app shares the heartwarming stories and expressions of gratitude from the orphans that benefit from the technological innovation.

Screenshots

iFiles4 screens
Orphan Care4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orphan Care at Free against iFiles's $3.99. Orphan Care also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

Orphan Care is free to download; iFiles costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFiles ships an update every 6 weeks, Orphan Care every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iFiles versus Orphan Care: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFilesOrphan Care
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB60 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperImagam.comApplligent Technologies Private Limited

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

Orphan Care

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFiles

No in-app purchases

None

Orphan Care

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFiles free?
iFiles costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orphan Care free?
Orphan Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iFiles or Orphan Care have ads?
Neither iFiles nor Orphan Care shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFiles or Orphan Care?
iFiles ships an update every 6 weeks, and Orphan Care every 3 weeks. Most recently, iFiles was updated on November 10, 2026 and Orphan Care on November 8, 2026.

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