ShareFile® vs Secure Client Portals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShareFile®
Securely share, store, and manage business files from any device. Collaborate with colleagues, control access, and ensure data protection with customizable settings and remote wipe capabilities.
- Secure file sharing and storage
- File syncing across devices
- Customizable access permissions
- Remote account wipe/lock
- File editing capabilities
- Secure file requests
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ShareFile helps people exchange files easily, securely and professionally. Designed for business, ShareFile is a file manager that offers secure data sharing and storage, customizable usage and settings, award-winning customer service and tools that allow you to collaborate more easily and get your work done from any device — anytime, anywhere. With your ShareFile account and app, you can: Share -Access files and folders located in your ShareFile account. -Edit files located in your ShareFile account (not available on all plans, and O365 Licenses is required) -Download and upload files between your ShareFile account and mobile device. -Sync files in your ShareFile account from all of your devices. -Share or sync multiple files with multiple users at once. -Email files from your ShareFile account, mail or Gmail apps on your mobile device. -Request files and provide secure links for recipients to upload files to your ShareFile account. Manage -Set custom access permissions to files and folders for individual users. -Specify a passcode for additional protection for your ShareFile account. -Add users to existing folders in your ShareFile account. -Use your ShareFile account as a secure file manager. -Remotely wipe or lock your ShareFile account in the event of a lost or stolen mobile device. You can access data using corporate credentials, and IT administrators can control and audit access directly from the app. ShareFile will request access to device capabilities or data to enable advanced features, including: Contacts This allows ShareFile to let you choose co-workers among the contacts in your phone address book. Camera This allows ShareFile to let you capture a photo or video for upload. Microphone This allows ShareFile to let you record audio for upload. Photos and Media Library This allows ShareFile to let you choose photos and videos from your Library to upload.
Secure Client Portals
Access your virtual office documents and files on the go. This application provides instant access to uploaded content and other virtual office features from anywhere, at any time.
- On-the-go access
- Virtual office integration
- Document and file access
- Anytime, anywhere availability
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Inroducting Online Client Portal: On-the-go access to your Virtual Office. An instant access to your uploaded documents, files and other VO features anywhere and anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShareFile® at 3.4 against Secure Client Portals's 1.0. ShareFile® also leads on ratings volume (239 vs 1). Secure Client Portals's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShareFile® holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShareFile® has 239 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShareFile® | Secure Client Portals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (239 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progress Software Corporation | Jeff Barnes |
Customer experience
ShareFile®
Secure Client Portals
Bugs and requests
ShareFile®
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when opening files
- Login authentication failures and freezing
- Files not displaying after upload
- Insufficient memory errors on PDFs
- App crashes during file syncing
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- Download functionality not working
- PDF viewing freezes after 3 pages
- Outlook plugin intermittently fails
- Cannot upload files despite reinstalling
- App requires login screen after switching apps
- HEIC format incompatibility with viewing
- Excel file opening errors
- Subdomain login issues after updates
- Recurring 'are you a robot' verification loops
Requested features
15 requests- Multi-page document scanning to PDF
- Background file uploading capability
- Full-screen video playback on mobile
- Sort files by date modified
- Direct upload from iOS Files directory
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- Better PDF editing tools with annotation
- Integration with Microsoft Office apps
- Landscape orientation support
- Document scanning feature like Apple Notes
- Ability to add/remove users within app
- Improved Outlook plugin stability
- Cloaked/masked file upload links
- Better iOS Files app integration
- Support for drag and drop functionality
- Automatic HEIC to PDF conversion
Secure Client Portals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShareFile®
No in-app purchases
Secure Client Portals
No in-app purchases
