Files HD Pro vs WebFilter Content Blocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Files HD Pro
This app acts as a versatile file manager and web browser, allowing you to download and store documents for offline access. It supports a wide range of file types with robust viewing capabilities, cloud integration, and secure file transfer options.
- Tabbed web browser
- Download manager with resume support
- File manager with folder support
- Dropbox integration
- Advanced PDF viewer
- Photo viewer with swipe navigation
- File transfer via Wi-Fi and FTP
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Files HD (formerly known as Downloads HD - Download Manager for iPad) features a Web browser that lets you save documents to your iPad so that you can work with them offline. It has a built-in file manager, with robust viewer for all iOS supported document types, powerful photo browser, advanced PDF reader, full Dropbox support, and more. FEATURES √ Tabbed browser - Provides a user experience very similar to Safari - Supports unlimited tabs - Tap and hold on a link to open it in new tab or download it - Fully featured bookmark manager - History support - Address bar auto-completion - HTTP basic authentication - Form-based authentication - Integrated Google or Yahoo! search - Ability to spoof browser's User-Agent string to display web pages like Firefox - Unified smart search field. Type a URL or search term in the unified smart search field, the browser automatically suggests the closest match to what you’re looking for. √ Download manager - Fast downloading speed - Save pages with images for offline viewing - Supports resuming of interrupted downloads reliably - Live download progress bar and speed indicator - Active downloads badge number - Add arbitrary download link - Always download with correct filename - Ability to download file of unknown size √ File manager - Folders support - Move, rename and delete files - Search by file name - Document viewer that supports .pdf, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .txt, .html, .webarchive and .rtf file formats - Extract ZIP and RAR archives - Import photos from camera roll √ Dropbox integration - Upload, download and manage files - Sync what you want, keep files on your device √ Advanced PDF viewer - Huge PDF files work flawlessly - Text search - Tap PDF links to jump across the file √ Photo viewer - Swipe to move between images in a folder - Zoom in and out with pinch gesture - Thumbnails view of all images in a folder - Ability to save images to photo album √ File transfer - iTunes USB File Sharing lets you drag and drop files between your iPad and computer - Supports HTTP and FTP protocols - Transfer files to and from computer that is in the same Wi-Fi network - Send files as email attachments √ Passcode lock √ Mobile Safari integration - Bookmarklet that lets you send links from Mobile Safari to Files HD √ Multitasking - Background downloading √ Inter-app document interchange - Other apps can save their files to Files HD (e.g. Email app can save attachments to Files HD) √ Recovery Mode - If the browser caught in an endless loop of pop-up alerts, go to the iOS built-in "Settings" app, find "Files HD Pro", turn on "Recovery Mode", then force-quit and relaunch the app. Terms of Use: https://downloadsapp.info/terms Privacy Policy: https://downloadsapp.info/privacy
WebFilter Content Blocker
This app allows you to block specific web content within Safari, including trackers, ads, and cryptomining scripts. You can also create custom filtering rules using JSON format for advanced control over your browsing experience.
- Block analytics, advertising, and social tracking cookies
- Block analytics, advertising, and social tracking content/scripts
- Block cryptomining scripts
- Block fingerprinting
- Create custom content filtering rules in JSON format
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The web filtering capabilities of WebFrame Pro Kiosk are now available as a standalone content blocker for Safari. Selectively enable or disable blocking of: • Analytics, Advertising, and Social Tracking Cookies • Analytics, Advertising, and Social Tracking Content/Scripts • Cryptomining Scripts • Fingerprinting Create custom rules: • Specify your own content filtering rules in JSON format • See https://webkit.org/blog/3476/content-blockers-first-look/ for details
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Verdict
Files HD Pro and WebFilter Content Blocker both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WebFilter Content Blocker's written reviews are positive against 59% of Files HD Pro's. WebFilter Content Blocker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Files HD Pro's advantage is ratings volume (215 vs 5) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 15 months). On rating and ads 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
Files HD Pro costs $4.99 and WebFilter Content Blocker $0.99 up front. Files HD Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WebFilter Content Blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Files HD Pro against 4.8 for WebFilter Content Blocker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Files HD Pro has 215 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Files HD Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of WebFilter Content Blocker's.
Files HD Pro ships an update every 7 months, WebFilter Content Blocker every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Files HD Pro | WebFilter Content Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (215 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hian Zin Jong | WireFrameRate, LLC |
Customer experience
Files HD Pro
WebFilter Content Blocker
Bugs and requests
Files HD Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when opening media files
- Fails to download files consistently
- Loses browsing session and downloads when app is closed
- Incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Issues with file renaming and organization
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more video/audio formats
- Improve file management features
- Implement a way to resume interrupted downloads
- Add option to adjust video playback speed
- Improve integration with other apps (e.g. iCloud, Dropbox)
WebFilter Content Blocker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Files HD Pro
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
WebFilter Content Blocker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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