Comparison

FileBrowser vs File manager

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

Head to head
About

FileBrowser

Access and manage files across your home computers, network drives, and cloud storage. Upload, download, copy, and edit documents directly from your device, with built-in viewers for various file types and streaming capabilities.

Highlights
  • Connect to computers, NAS, and cloud storage
  • Upload, download, copy, and move files
  • Multi-tabbed browsing and split-screen support
  • Edit documents in-place
  • Built-in viewers for documents, photos, and media
  • Stream movies and music with AirPlay/Chromecast
  • Annotate PDFs and images
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Use your iPad or iPhone to connect to your home computers, network drives and cloud storage. Easily upload/download/copy files and folders from one location to another, and browse your content using a variety of built-in viewers. *** FileBrowser remains the best option if you're looking for a file manager that supports a variety of external connections and also integrates deeply with iOS - Federico Viticci - MacStories *** *** 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 FileBrowser 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 suite of apps are 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, WebDAV, FTP and SFTP. Link to the same cloud storage with multiple accounts, if you have more than one Dropbox account, for example. EXTEND THE FILES APP FileBrowser allows you to access all your connections from the iOS Files app and other apps that use this as their document chooser, bringing network access to those apps. EDIT IN-PLACE No more copying of documents between apps. Launch an app to edit a network document in-place, such as Word or Pages or any of the Office and Mac suite. Changes are saved to the original document automatically. BLAZINGLY FAST Create bookmarks to your favorite locations & folders. Use a single tap to connect and browse to a favorite folder. 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. SECURITY AND ENCRYPTION FileBrowser securely stores your passwords in the iOS keychain and uses iOS encryption features to protect your local content. Protect local files using a password, TouchID or FaceID. 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 FileBrowser has many features that we would like to tell you about. Check out our website. You'll be amazed! https://www.stratospherix.com/products/filebrowser FIRST CLASS SUPPORT User manuals and help are available at stratospherix.com/support with how-to articles and videos. You can also email us for fast, friendly support.

About

File manager

Easily manage all files and folders on your device, including internal storage and cloud services. Browse by category, perform essential file actions, and analyze storage usage. Includes bonus process and backup managers.

Highlights
  • File and folder management
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Storage analysis
  • Internal media viewers
  • Dual-pane interface
  • File compression/decompression
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File Manager File explorer Pro is most powerful file Viewer for User. With File Manager You can easily manage your files and folders on your device, Network-attached storage. Main Storage Internal Storage you can manage all files and folders on both your storage and iCloud. You can find how many files & apps you have on your device at a glance immediately after opening File manager. It supports every file management actions File explorer like open, search, navigate directory, copy and paste, cut, delete, rename, compress, decompress, transfer, download. File Manager Plus supports media files and major file formats including app. File Manager File explorer Attractive material Design UI/UX is a Light & smooth, Simple & clean, Multi themes support. Browse files easily by category right from File Manager’s home screen: images, videos, music, applications, downloaded. Manage FIle  is to Easy and Powerful File View/Manage for Devices. you also get a Process Manager and Backup Manager included within as a bonus. File Commander - File Manager - File Viewer, Supports Media Files and Major File Formats. SD File Manager will transfer content between internal storage, usb flash drive, and cloud storage. This is a dual-pane Manager, there are two folders shown at same time, and common operation such as copying files are done from one pane to another and file manager shows folder hierarchy in a tree view for clear orientation and fast switching to other location. File Manager Features Open Source, File explorer Pro light and smooth and based on Material Design guidelines. file management actions (open, search, navigate directory, copy and paste, cut, delete, rename, compress, decompress, transfer, download, bookmark, and organize). File storage supports media files and major file formats Full-Featured File Storage Tool Find powerless to manage tons of files on your mobile device? Try File Manager , see and manage all files, apps, videos and photos downloaded on your local device. Search and erase unused items to free up more space with this document manager tool. Storage analysis : You can analyze local storages to clean up useless files. You can find out which files take up the most space used File storage. • Internal image viewer / Internal music player/ Internal text editor : You can choose to use built-in utilities for faster and better performance. Features - Search and share files - Basic features like cut, copy, delete etc. easily accessible - Images: You can manage image and picture files in your storages. Image preview is available. - Audios: You can manage all music and sound related files. - Videos: You can manage all video files in your device. [File Manager Pro Subscription] - With a File Manager Pro Unlimited subscription, you have access to all features and App Passcode, Keep folder private etc. advertisements will be removed automatically. - File Manager Pro subscription is billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. In addition, a one-time payment will be offered if needed, which is not one of the subscription plan. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. [Terms of Use] https://skyinfotechdeveloper.com/FileManager_TermsOfUse.html [Privacy Policy] https://skyinfotechdeveloper.com/FileManager_PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

FileBrowser4 screens
File manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FileBrowser at 82% against File manager's 30%. FileBrowser also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). File manager's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99). On 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

File manager is free to download; FileBrowser costs $7.99 up front. File manager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. FileBrowser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FileBrowser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowser has 5.6K ratings behind it against 720, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of FileBrowser's written reviews are positive against 30% of File manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileBrowser ships an update every 5 weeks, File manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
FileBrowser versus File manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileBrowserFile manager
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better4.5 (720 ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better720
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStratospherix LtdBhalala Hiren Bharatbai

Customer experience

FileBrowser

All ratings5,642 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,157 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.8%

File manager

All ratings720 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative66.7%

User reviews

FileBrowser

From 5.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great file manager
  • 🚀 Powerful and versatile
  • 🔒 Secure access to files
  • 💡 Excellent integration with iOS Files app
  • 👍 Reliable and stable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 SMB connection issues
  • 🐛 Misleading directory caching
  • 🐛 Video playback problems
  • 🐛 Buggy UI changes
  • 🐛 Inability to rename photos

File manager

From 720 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Perfekter File Manager
  • 👍 Good app
  • 👍 Video recording

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on startup
  • 🐛 Crashes when browsing files
  • 🔋 High battery consumption due to ads
  • 🚫 Useless, doesn't work
  • 🚫 No access to local folders

Bugs and requests

FileBrowser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Copy and paste functionality broken after update
  • Inability to access iCloud files
  • Crashes when accessing large files
  • Thumbnails not generating properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for AV1 video codec
  • Improve audio playback controls
  • Implement a recycle bin/trash feature
  • Add option to loop video playback
  • Improve video scrubbing and seeking

File manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when searching for music files
  • Deletes all photos, even unselected ones
  • Closes automatically when opening
  • Doesn't work on iPhone 13 Pro Max

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add search option
  • Improve file management capabilities

In-app purchases

None

FileBrowser

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

File manager

Subscriptions3
  • File Manager Pro - Weekly$1.997 Days
  • File Manager Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • File Manager Pro - Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • File Manager - Remove Ads$29.99

Questions

Is FileBrowser free?
FileBrowser costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is File manager free?
File manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FileBrowser or File manager?
FileBrowser is rated higher. FileBrowser averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while File manager averages 4.5 from 720 ratings.
Do FileBrowser or File manager have ads?
File manager shows ads; FileBrowser does not.
Which is updated more often, FileBrowser or File manager?
FileBrowser ships an update every 5 weeks, and File manager every 3 months. Most recently, FileBrowser was updated on September 24, 2026 and File manager on August 31, 2026.

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