WebDAV Navigator vs WebDAV Manager
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.
WebDAV Manager
Access and manage files stored on your own WebDAV servers, including cloud storage and NAS devices. Browse, organize, and upload files directly from your device. Offers premium features like offline access and ad-free experience.
- Connect to various WebDAV servers
- Browse and preview files
- Organize files and folders
- Upload files from device
- Pin favorite folders and files
- App lock with Face ID/Touch ID
- Offline file access (Premium)
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WebDAV Manager opens the files on your own server: Nextcloud, ownCloud, a Synology or QNAP NAS, Apache, IIS, rclone, dufs and any other WebDAV server, over HTTPS or HTTP. No account to create. BROWSE AND PREVIEW Photos, videos, PDFs, Office documents, text and audio open right in the app. Search a folder, sort by name, date or size, and tap the title to go back to a parent folder. ORGANIZE Create folders, rename, move and delete. Select several files to share, move or delete them at once. Touch and hold a file for its menu. UPLOAD Send files and photos from your library, with their progress shown. On iPad and Mac, drop files on a folder to upload them. FAVORITES Pin the folders and files you use most, on every server. FACE ID AND TOUCH ID Lock the app so only you can open it. IPAD AND MAC Your servers in a sidebar next to their files, keyboard shortcuts, and drag and drop. On a Mac with Apple silicon, the app runs in its own window. PRIVATE Your files and passwords never go through us. The free version shows an ad banner (Google AdMob, Unity Ads). Passwords stay in the Keychain on your device and are only sent to your server. PREMIUM A one-time purchase, yours for life. No subscription. No ads. Your servers in the Files app, and in the Finder on a Mac. Open and save from any app. Offline files, kept on the device and updated when they change on the server. A text editor for txt, Markdown, JSON and configuration files. An accent color and an app icon of your choice. Restore it on all your devices signed in with the same Apple Account. ADD YOUR SERVER Paste its address, for example https://cloud.example.com/remote.php/dav/files/yourname/, then check it with Test connection. Questions or suggestions: contact@webdavman.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WebDAV Navigator at 752 against WebDAV Manager's 37. WebDAV Navigator also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). WebDAV Manager's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 76%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. WebDAV Navigator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and WebDAV Manager 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 WebDAV Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebDAV Navigator has 752 ratings behind it against 37, 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 91% of WebDAV Manager's.
WebDAV Navigator ships an update every 3 months, WebDAV Manager every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebDAV Navigator | WebDAV Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (752 ratings) | 4.3 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 752 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schimera Pty Ltd | Adam Taguirov |
Customer experience
WebDAV Navigator
WebDAV Manager
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
WebDAV Manager
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
WebDAV Manager
- Premium$4.99
Questions
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