# Documents vs My Documents

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Documents at 71% against My Documents's 0%. Documents also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (632K vs 2). My Documents's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Documents sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and My Documents sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Documents holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Documents has 632K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Documents's written reviews are positive against 0% of My Documents's.

Documents ships an update every 6 days, My Documents daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Documents | My Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (632K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/documents-file-manager/id364901807/reviews)** | [2.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-documents-digital-storage/id6742376703/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **632K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | **70.7% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#72** | — |
| Size | 406 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Readdle Technologies Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/285035419) | [Alexander Senin](https://appshunter.io/developer/697788524) |

## What reviewers say

### Documents

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/documents-file-manager/id364901807)

**Currently charting:** #72 Top Grossing · Productivity, #97 Top Free · Productivity (US App Store)

This app is a comprehensive file manager and document editor for mobile devices. It allows users to organize, edit, convert, and annotate various file types, including PDFs, Office documents, and audio/video files. It also features transcription, scanning, and cloud integration.

**Highlights:** Edit PDFs directly, Convert files to PDF, Organize files and folders, Transcribe audio and video, Scan documents, Play audio and video, Transfer files via Wi-Fi

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Documents Plus | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Documents Plus | $9.99 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $9.99 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $9.99 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $9.99 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $12.49 | per month |
| Documents VPN | $12.49 | per month |
| Documents VPN | $12.49 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $14.99 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $14.99 | per month |
| Documents Plus | $49.99 | per year |
| Documents VPN | $89.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 💯 Excellent file management capabilities
- 🚀 Seamless integration with cloud services
- 📚 Versatile document viewer and editor
- 🎵 Reliable offline music player
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Concerns over in-app subscription model
- 🔍 Inconsistent search and file management functionality
- 🔋 High storage consumption
- 🤔 Confusing changes in recent updates

**Reported bugs**

- Disappearing downloaded files and folders
- Unreliable audio playback with skipping and pausing
- Inability to open certain file types after updates
- Syncing issues between local storage and cloud services

**Requested features**

- Customizable volume controls for audio playback
- Improved PDF annotation tools
- Option to expand/collapse all bookmarks in documents
- Ability to permanently delete files
- Faster file transfer and syncing between devices


### My Documents

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-documents-digital-storage/id6742376703)

Securely store and organize essential documents, cards, and passwords. This app offers custom fields, categorization, and multimedia attachments for easy access. Cloud storage ensures your valuable data is always at hand and can be restored anytime.

**Highlights:** Store documents, cards, and passwords, Custom fields for organization, Categorize files, Attach images and files, Secure cloud storage and restore

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tip Developer | $0.99 | one-time |
| Full Version | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Documents free?

Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is My Documents free?

My Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Documents or My Documents?

Documents is rated higher. Documents averages 4.8 out of 5 from 632K ratings, while My Documents averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Documents or My Documents have ads?

Neither Documents nor My Documents shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Documents or My Documents?

Documents ships an update every 6 days, and My Documents daily. Most recently, Documents was updated on October 19, 2026 and My Documents on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*