FileViewer USB for iPhone vs Everyday Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileViewer USB for iPhone
This app allows you to view, store, transfer, print, and email a wide variety of file types on your iPhone. It offers robust PDF viewing capabilities, supports numerous document and media formats, and integrates with cloud storage services.
- View over 30 file types
- Robust PDF reader
- File and folder management
- Transfer via USB, Wi-Fi, AirDrop, Email
- Cloud storage integration
- Print documents and images
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OVERVIEW • FileViewer USB is a file viewing, storage, transfer, printing, and email application for the iPhone. It includes one of the best PDF viewers for the iPhone and can also view many other file types. Files are transferred to FileViewer USB, via iTunes (Finder in Mac OS 10.15 Catalina), using a Wi-Fi or USB connection, or via email, AirDrop, the Files app, or connected devices such as thumb drives. FILE VIEWING • Supported file types for direct viewing or listening include portable document format (.pdf), Microsoft Word (.doc & .docx), rich text format (.rtf), plain text files (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls & .xlsx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt & .pptx), iWork files (.pages, .key, & .numbers), HTML documents (.html & .htm), web archives (.webarchive), image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .jp2, single & multipage .tif/.tiff, .gif, .bmp, & .png), audio files (.m4a - Apple Lossless & AAC formats, .mp3, .wav, and .aif), video files (.mp4, .m4v, .mov, and .3gp), and other file types (.h, .m, .c, .java, .js, .csv, & .log). • PDF reader is fast, handles large pdf files, and opens password-protected pdfs. A thumbnail scroll bar feature facilitates viewing of long documents. Pages can be bookmarked. Other features include search, markup functionality, and table of contents view. • Photos from the Photos app on the iPhone can be transferred to and viewed in FileViewer. • Images can be copied from this app to the device's camera roll. Images in a given folder can be viewed as a slide show. • Landscape mode as well as zooming and panning is supported for viewing documents and images. FILE & FOLDER MANAGEMENT • Folders can be created to organize files. • Files and folders can be deleted and renamed as well as moved or copied from one folder to another. • Multiple files can be deleted or moved to a different folder at the same time. • FileViewer files can be opened in other apps on the iPhone. • File and folder lists can be filtered by file type, folders, search phrase, and first letter of name. • Files and folders can be sorted by date, size, and modification date (ascending & descending). • Global file search. • Zip archives can be transferred to and unzipped in FileViewer, providing easy one-step transfer of groups of files and/or folders. Zip archives can be created from files and folders stored in FileViewer USB. • Capability to save many document types as a PDF. • Dragging and dropping of files into folders. AIRDROP • With AirDrop, users can share files directly between supported iOS devices, as well as between an iOS device and computer. SOCIAL MEDIA • Post images and web pages to Facebook and Twitter. EMAIL • Files ≤ 20 MB can be emailed as an attachment. • Email attachments can be transferred from the Mail app to FileViewer USB. PRINTING • Documents and images can be printed to AirPrint/ePrint compatible printers. CLOUD STORAGE • Connectivity to iCloud Drive, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive. AIRPLAY & DISPLAYING FILES ON AN EXTERNAL DISPLAY • Using AirPlay, you can wirelessly stream iPhone screen output, via an Apple TV, to an HDTV. • Audio can be wirelessly streamed using AirPlay, via an Apple TV, to an audio system. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 15 (or higher). • Files are transferred to FileViewer USB, via iTunes (Finder in Mac OS 10.15 Catalina), using a Wi-Fi or USB connection, or via email, AirDrop, the Files app, or connected devices such as thumb drives. SECURITY • Use your fingerprint, Face ID, or a password to protect access to FileViewer USB. • Individual files are protected using iOS data protection. HELP • Help is built into and available from within the FileViewer USB application.
Everyday Notepad
Capture your thoughts with a pressure-sensitive pen, highlighter, or pencil. Choose from 10 realistic paper types and a full color spectrum. Export your notes as PDFs or Word documents, with a safety net for recently deleted pages.
- Pressure-sensitive pen/pencil/highlighter
- 10 realistic paper types
- Full color spectrum
- Two-finger undo
- Page management
- PDF/Word export
- On-device private storage
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Apple Pencil-first with pressure-sensitive pen/pencil/highlighter, 10 real paper types (ruled, legal pad, steno, graph, dot grid, Cornell, checklist, and more), full color spectrum, two-finger-undo, page management, PDF/Word export via Share Sheet, Recently Deleted safety net, everything stored privately on-device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Everyday Notepad at Free against FileViewer USB for iPhone's $3.99. Everyday Notepad also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). FileViewer USB for iPhone's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, 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
Everyday Notepad is free to download; FileViewer USB for iPhone costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Everyday Notepad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of FileViewer USB for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Everyday Notepad's.
FileViewer USB for iPhone ships an update every 4 months, Everyday Notepad every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileViewer USB for iPhone | Everyday Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitchell COHEN | Steven Hankins |
Customer experience
FileViewer USB for iPhone
Everyday Notepad
In-app purchases
FileViewer USB for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Everyday Notepad
No in-app purchases





