EagleView vs File Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EagleView
This utility app allows users to view EagleData databases on iOS and macOS devices. Data can be synced across platforms using iCloud Drive, facilitating quick browsing of your information.
- View EagleData databases
- Cross-platform compatibility (iOS, macOS)
- iCloud Drive synchronization
- Quick data browsing
- Companion to EagleData app
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EagleView is a simple iOS and macOS viewer for EagleData databases (see http://www.eaglesoft.de ). Databases can be shared between both platforms via iCloud drive. Use EagleSoft's EagleData app on macOS to create and edit databases. Use EagleView on iOS and macOS for quickly browsing your data.
File Viewer
Easily open and view over 100 different file types, including documents, images, videos, and archives. Browse files stored on your device or in iCloud Drive. This app also identifies unknown files and displays detailed file information.
- Open 100+ file types
- Browse device and iCloud Drive
- Built-in readers for Office, PDF, and images
- Extract compressed archives
- Identify unknown files
- View file information and metadata
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File Viewer is an easy-to-use file viewer opens over 100 file types, including PDFs, Office documents, images, videos, audio, and compressed archives. Browse and view files on your device or iCloud Drive with ease. Key Features - Open 100+ file types with a single app - Browse files on your device and iCloud Drive - Bookmark favorite locations including iCloud and device storage - View documents with the built-in DOCX reader, DOC reader, PDF viewer, PPTX viewer, PPT viewer, and CSV viewer - Extract compressed archives with the Zip file extractor and Tar Gzip extractor - Identify unknown files with the built-in file identification technology - Show file information including properties and hidden metadata Supported File Types - Documents: PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PAGES - Spreadsheets: XLS, XLSX, NUMBERS - Presentations: PPT, PPTX, PPSX, KEY - Images: JPEG, PNG, AVIF, JXL, HEIC, PSD, SVG - Videos: MP4, MOV, AVI, 3G2, M4V - Audio: M4A, MP3, WAV, AIF, AC3 - Archives: ZIP, GZ, TAR, TGZ - Camera Raw: ARW, CR2, CR3, DNG, NEF - Source Code & Web: HTML, C++, Java, Python, JSON, XML - And many more! File Viewer is brought to you by https://fileinfo.com - a trusted source for file format information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EagleView at 5.0 against File Viewer's 3.4. EagleView also leads on iOS requirement (9.3.5 vs 18.0). File Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
EagleView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Viewer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EagleView ships an update every 7 months, File Viewer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EagleView | File Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 37.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.3.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markus Sigg | Sharpened Productions |
Customer experience
EagleView
File Viewer
In-app purchases
EagleView
No in-app purchases
File Viewer
No in-app purchases
