Comparison

FileBrowser vs Stay for Safari

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
Currently charting
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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

Stay for Safari

Enhance your Safari browsing experience with custom scripts, cross-device bookmark syncing, faster downloads, and robust ad blocking. Enjoy a cleaner, more efficient, and personalized web with features like dark mode for web pages.

Highlights
  • Userscripts for extended functionality
  • Cross-device bookmark synchronization
  • Faster, categorized downloads
  • Ad blocking with popular filter support
  • Dark mode for web pages
  • Custom ad-blocking rules
Features
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# The choice of 2 million Safari users. A Must-Have Extension for Safari.  Stay is a powerful extension designed specifically for Safari, focused on enhancing browsing efficiency, flexibility, and cross-device continuity. Stay supports all Apple platforms and offers a one-time payment that covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. With Stay installed, what new features can you expect in your Safari browser? 【Userscripts】 Give Safari more capabilities. By installing or writing user scripts, Safari can support features such as automatic pagination, immersive translation, redirect blocking, aggregated search, and more. 【Cross-Device Bookmark Sync】 Enhance Safari’s bookmark functionality. With Stay’s multi-platform coverage, your bookmarks are no longer limited to the Apple ecosystem and can be synced across devices. 【Downloads】 Enhance file downloads in Safari. Downloads are faster, and files can be saved into categorized folders, making it easier to manage downloaded resources. 【Ad Blocking】 Enhance Safari’s ad filtering capabilities. Supports AdGuard, uBlock Origin, and AdBlock Plus, compatible with EasyList filtering rules, making your browsing experience cleaner and safer. 【Dark Mode for Web Pages】 Enable dark mode for all web pages browsed in Safari. By purchasing Stay Pro, you can enjoy the following additional benefits: - Supports self-hosted script synchronization - Unlimited custom ad-blocking rules - Ability to mark ads directly on web pages - Download management with privacy mode support Privacy policy: https://www.privacypolicyonline.com/live.php?token=ZPXT0Jfv2diYUfbf5ciLDV9oYRgJ6Evc Terms of service: https://fastclip.app/policy/terms-stay.htm Visit our open-source version address at https://github.com/shenruisi/Stay. For any questions, please follow our official Twitter @stayfork to provide feedback. Join our Telegram group at t.me/fastclipchat.

Screenshots

FileBrowser4 screens
Stay for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stay for Safari at Free against FileBrowser's $7.99. FileBrowser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Stay for Safari is free to download; FileBrowser costs $7.99 up front. Stay for Safari sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FileBrowser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for FileBrowser against 4.7 for Stay for Safari. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.7K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of FileBrowser's written reviews are positive against 76% of Stay for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FileBrowser versus Stay for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileBrowserStay for Safari
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better4.7 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better76.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStratospherix Ltd寅 沈

Customer experience

FileBrowser

All ratings5,657 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,159 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.8%

Stay for Safari

All ratings2,060 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews359 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

FileBrowser

From 5.7K 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

Stay for Safari

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful app for adding userscripts
  • 🚀 Efficient performance
  • 💡 Customizable features
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with some scripts
  • 🌐 Lack of English localization
  • 💰 Paid features could be more affordable

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

Stay for Safari

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when saving downloaded videos
  • Interferes with DarkReader extension
  • Broken login and sync features in recent updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • One-click script update functionality
  • Better integration with Greasy Fork
  • Improved dark mode and theme customization
  • Video download and sniffer capabilities

In-app purchases

None

FileBrowser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stay for Safari

One-time1
  • Lifetime2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is FileBrowser free?
FileBrowser costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stay for Safari free?
Stay for Safari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FileBrowser or Stay for Safari?
FileBrowser is rated higher. FileBrowser averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Stay for Safari averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do FileBrowser or Stay for Safari have ads?
Stay for Safari shows ads; FileBrowser does not.
Which is updated more often, FileBrowser or Stay for Safari?
FileBrowser ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stay for Safari every 5 weeks. Most recently, FileBrowser was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stay for Safari on October 30, 2026.

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