FileBrowser vs Consenthush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Consenthush
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Consenthush is a focused Safari content blocker for cookie banners, consent-management scripts, newsletter overlays, open-in-app prompts, floating chat widgets and notification nags. SELECTIVE SITE POLICIES When a site needs special treatment, you do not have to turn every filter off. Create a policy that bypasses only the troublesome categories on that site while your other protections stay on. A full-site bypass is available when it is genuinely needed, and policies cover the domain and its subdomains. INSPECT BEFORE YOU APPLY Paste a domain or URL into the on-device Policy Inspector to see which protections stay active there and which categories a site policy bypasses. No page is opened and no browsing activity is collected. TRANSPARENT RULES - Six individually controlled categories - Hides page overlays and prompts with Safari's cosmetic rules - Blocks scripts from 16 widely used third-party consent-management hosts at the network level (the list is shown in the app) - Category-level site compatibility policies - Live counts for rules, selectors, hosts and active categories - Exact preview of the JSON rule list Safari receives - Clear extension status and setup guidance GOOD TO KNOW - After installing, turn on Consenthush under Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions, then tap Apply to Safari in the app. - Consenthush hides banners built with the consent frameworks and common banner markup it lists. A site with its own custom banner may still show it, and hiding a banner does not accept or reject anything on your behalf. - Blocking a consent script can stop a few sites from working properly; a site policy for that site fixes it. PRIVACY Consenthush uses Safari's declarative content-blocker engine. The extension cannot read your browsing history or page contents. Your settings stay on your device in the app's shared container. No account, advertising, analytics, tracking, subscription or developer server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Consenthush at $2.99 against FileBrowser's $7.99. FileBrowser's advantage is chart position (#108 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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
FileBrowser costs $7.99 and Consenthush $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FileBrowser ships an update every 5 weeks, Consenthush monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileBrowser | Consenthush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #108 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stratospherix Ltd | Robert Corbin |
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
Consenthush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FileBrowser
No in-app purchases
Consenthush
No in-app purchases









