AirBox vs File Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirBox
Access and manage files on your iPhone and iPad wirelessly via a web browser. Share photos and documents without cables or extra software. Offers features like file preview, search, and metadata editing.
- Wireless file access via web browser
- Upload/download photos and documents
- File preview and management
- Search by filename, size, date
- Edit photo metadata (Exif)
- Save files from other apps
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Turn your iPhone and iPad into a wireless disk. Share your files and photos over the network without needing a USB cable or extra software. *** Upgrade to AirBox+ + No Ads + Real-time control the access from web browser to safe your privacy. + Improved file management function: Group files control - Copy / Move / Email etc. + Use high quality thumbnail image for web browser access + Use system Passcode or Touch ID to protect your files + Theme support, you can now set your own favorite color. +++ Features: *** [Server] function, 3 steps to access your files. - Easily access your files from any web browser. - Easily upload and download your photo from photo libraries via web browser. 1. Connect to Wi-Fi. 2. Press the top-left menu icon and make sure the service is on. 3. Enter the IP address in any web browser to view your files. 4. If there is no response from the web browser, please try turning the service off and on again in the app. *** [My Files] function - Preview/Delete/Unzip/Rename/Email file on your iPhone & iPad. *** [Search] function - Searching for files based on keywords in the filename, file size, or file modification date. *** [Photos] function - Directly save photos from the Camera Roll to the app. - Show the geographic location of an image. *** [Metadata] function - Batch edit or remove photo metadata, including Exif data. ----- Preview function supported formats ----- ● Image: png, jpg, gif. ● Document: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF. ● Compressed: zip. ● Text-base: txt, html, php, js, css. ● Media: mp3, wav, mp4, mov. ● and Others. - Save Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF files from other apps to AirBox, including Apple's Email app and Safari. - Open all types of files from AirBox in other apps, such as the File app. *** [Settings] function - Customize the Server port Made in HongKong
File Manager
Manage files across cloud services, network drives, and your device. Supports numerous archive formats, media playback, and secure folder protection. Offers Wi-Fi and FTP transfer capabilities for seamless data management.
- Cloud service integration (GoogleDrive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Network service support (SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV)
- Archive format support (Zip, Rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2)
- Media playback for video and audio
- Password protection for folders and files
- Wi-Fi and FTP file transfer
- File and folder management (copy, move, rename, compress)
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Try a file manager that’s unmatched in functionality and reliability. It was created to manage your cloud services like GoogleDrive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk, and network services like SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, DLNA, photo galleries and files on your device. Manage all of your stored data like sub-folders - copy, move, rename or compress to archive your folders and files. It supports all possible archive formats: Zip, Rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2. You can protect your folders and files with a password and view photo, video and audio content, as well as documents. This application will be a great help for everyday tasks. Copy a folder from one cloud service to any other - easy! Quickly move a folder from an archive to a cloud service - easy! Copy your gallery to a network or cloud service - easy! File Manager Features: ■ Compatible with all popular archive formats (rar, zip, 7z, gz, tar ...) ■ Intuitive interface ■ iTunes integration ■ File sorting(by name, by extension, by size, by date) ■ Searching files in subfolders ■ Create, move, copy, rename, pack/unpack, delete file/folder options ■ File/folder search ■ Preview mediafiles cover Player features: ■ Wide range of supported video formats(mkv, avi, mov, wmv, mp4, m4v, mpeg, rmvb, 3gp, divx, ts, flv ...) ■ Wide range of supported audio formats(mp3, m4a, wav, wma, wv, ape, ogg, flac, aiff, aac, au ...) ■ Supports popular playlist formats(cue, m3u, m3u8 ...) ■ Supports popular external and internal subtitle formats ■ 10 bands equalizer with large collection of presets ■ Spectrum analyzer ■ Hight application stability ■ Automatic recovery bad and non standard files ■ User friendly navigation by gestures ■ Brightness control by gestures ■ Opening documents from external applications ■ Wi-Fi transfer ■ FTP transfer Wi-Fi Transfer Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ Create, move, rename, delete file/folder options ■ Downloading/uploading few media files with one click ■ Display upload progress Feel free to ask questions, report bugs or request new features: support@develsoftware.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: File Manager at 4.0 against AirBox's 3.3. File Manager also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). AirBox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. File Manager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AirBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
File Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of AirBox's written reviews are positive against 56% of File Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AirBox ships an update every 2 months, File Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirBox | File Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (15 ratings) | 4.0 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews — better | 55.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Crefit Development | LTD DevelSoftware |
Customer experience
AirBox
File Manager
In-app purchases
AirBox
No in-app purchases
File Manager
- Thank the Developer$0.99
- Appearance Customization$1.99
- Pro Version$4.99









