WebDAV Navigator vs iHost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebDAV Navigator
Access, manage, and edit files on your local server, NAS, or cloud storage directly from your iPhone or iPad. Download, share, and open documents in various formats, stream media, and upload photos with ease.
- Download and store files locally
- Navigate remote files and folders
- Perform file operations (delete, copy, move, rename)
- Open documents in other applications
- View common file formats
- Stream video and music
- Wake-on-LAN support
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With WebDAV Nav you can download, share, store and edit files on your iPhone or iPad when utilising your local server, Network Attached Storage or a cloud storage provider. This free version includes ads. The full version, WebDAV Nav+, includes many more features, contains no ads and is available in the App Store. FEATURES • Download files and store them locally on the iPhone or iPad • Navigate your remote storage files and folders and perform common file and folder operations like Delete, Copy, Move and Rename • Open documents and files in other applications • Supports viewing most common file formats including Microsoft Office formats (.doc .xlsx, .ppt), OpenOffice, PDF, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, RTF and DICOM images • Save attachments from emails to local storage and upload them to your WebDAV Server • Forward downloaded documents by email • Upload images from the photo gallery or camera • Select and upload multiple photos including the embedded EXIF data with the multiple upload purchase • Stream Video and Music straight from supported servers • Wake-on-LAN • Option to logout on going to background SUPPORTED FORMATS Documents (Word, Excel, Pages, Numbers, ODT) Media (MP4, MP3, MOV) Images (JPG, PNG and RAW camera images) Text (Python, PHP, Java, Diff, JavaScript, Perl, CSS and HTML) ePub ebook viewer SUPPORT Please consider contacting support to get help connecting to your servers if you have any problems.
iHost
Create and share webpages directly from your iOS device. Features a built-in code editor with syntax highlighting for multiple languages and easy file sharing to continue your work on a computer. Ideal for developers on the go.
- Local web server
- File sharing
- Built-in code editor
- Syntax highlighting
- Web inspection tools
- HTML Live support
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iHost is a local server on your iOS device! You can easily share files and create a webpage all from your iOS device so that anyone on your network can see your creation. There is a built in code editor with syntax highlighting for multiple languages with a beautiful clean user interface. You can save the files with any extension meaning you can take off where you left on your computer with easy file sharing. iHost can work with HTML Live and Web Inspect to create an array of amazing web tools that will help you code on the go to become a better developer. Localhost was brought to you from: https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iHost at none against WebDAV Navigator's shown. iHost also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). WebDAV Navigator's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 44%) and ratings volume (751 vs 52). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. WebDAV Navigator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and iHost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for WebDAV Navigator against 4.3 for iHost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebDAV Navigator has 751 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of WebDAV Navigator's written reviews are positive against 44% of iHost's.
WebDAV Navigator ships an update every 3 months, iHost every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebDAV Navigator | iHost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (751 ratings) | 4.3 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 751 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schimera Pty Ltd | INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
WebDAV Navigator
iHost
Bugs and requests
WebDAV Navigator
Reported bugs
5 issues- Search not working as expected
- Inability to save files to local device
- Crashes when switching between accounts
- Incompatibility with certain network configurations
- Inconsistent behavior when accessing remote files
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to upload/download multiple files at once
- Support for more file formats (e.g., PDF)
- Improved navigation and folder management
- Customizable interface and shortcuts
- Stronger integration with cloud storage services
iHost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WebDAV Navigator
- Enable playlist support$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- Upload multiple images and videos$0.99
iHost
- iHosts Pro Features$4.99
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