Comparison

Web Explorer vs File Manager & PDF Merge Tool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Web Explorer

This app offers a robust web browsing experience with features like ad blocking, offline page saving, and a powerful downloader. It also includes an integrated media player, FTP client, and file reader for various formats.

Highlights
  • Super fast full screen, tabbed web browser
  • Integrated text and web page translation
  • Download web files and links
  • Save full content web pages for offline use
  • Central media player
  • FTP browser with upload and download
  • ADBLOCKER for automatic ads removal
Read full description

Full featured web browser, Ads Remover, Power Downloader, Complete Webpage Saver, FTP client, ....!!! "Amazing web browsing experience... " Web Explorer feature highlights: >>Super fast full screen, tabbed web browser. --- On all devices and all orientations. >>Integrated text and web page translation. --- Launch translator on a new tab. >>Download web files and links. --- Press and hold on pictures or file links to start download. >>Save full content web pages for offline use. --- Complete web page saver. >>Central media player --- Standard feature. Play all music and videos from one place. All media in App folders including iTunes File Sharing folder, iPod library and Camera Roll videos. >>FTP browser. FTP upload and download. --- Browse FTP sites, upload and download files. >>User Agent (Spoofing). By choosing Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad or other options, you can request different content for the same site. >>Integrated text search. --- Search web with selected text in the web page. >>File reader supports all major file formats. --- View or play saved content from web or PC/MAC. >>Configurable Start Page. --- Edit quick links on Start Page for easy access. >>Power download --- Download multiple files/media/pictures from web page links or FTP directory. (In-App purchase). >>ADBLOCKER for automatic ads removal. --- Block ads from nearly 3000 ads servers.(In-App purchase) >> Document interaction. --- Open files from other apps with Web Explorer. >>iTunes File Sharing with your PC/Mac. --- Exchange content between this app and PC/MAC. >>Optimized for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. --- Customize interface best for different devices. Support file types: .xls,.key.zip,.numbers.zip,.pages.zip, .pdf, .ppt , .doc, .rtf,.rtfd.zip, .key,.numbers,.pages, .txt .m .h .c .js .css .cpp .php ...

About

File Manager & PDF Merge Tool

Easily manage files with a tree view, rename, move, and delete them. Compress files into zip archives or extract them. Combine multiple files into a single PDF document and view PDFs directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Tree view file navigation
  • File renaming and deletion
  • Zip file compression and extraction
  • Merge files into a single PDF
  • In-app PDF viewer
  • Audio/video playback
Features
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Unify and simplify your digital life with a powerful manager that combines file organization and photo editing in one seamless interface. Navigate with an intuitive tree view, then switch to dynamic photo-friendly displays like grid, list, Rotator, or multi select view to browse visually. Core File & Folder Management Navigate files in tree-view style & perform key ops: Rename, Save/Move, Share, Delete, Play media, or open as PDF. Merge multiple documents (Word, Excel, PPT, images, text, HTML) into a single PDF. Compress files into ZIP or extract archives with structure browsing. Backup and restore data easily to/from the cloud across devices. Smart Photo & Album Organization Turn photos into a professional photography-style library. View in multiple layouts: Grid, Rotator, File List, Multi-select. Batch resize, export to PDF/PPT/Word, create animations, and search by title, description. Built-in Editors for PDFs, Images, Text & Cards PDF Editor: Convert multiple formats to PDF, then magnify, navigate, search text, and annotate. Image Editor: Crop, rotate, flip, zoom, add filters, annotate with shapes, text, freehand drawings, and overlay images. Card Editor: Attach extra information to any file or folder. Advanced Multi-Select & Productivity Tools Perform batch operations: compress, delete, duplicate, export, move, resize, or share. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Web Explorer4 screens
File Manager & PDF Merge Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Web Explorer at every 2 months against File Manager & PDF Merge Tool's every 21 months. Web Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). File Manager & PDF Merge Tool's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Web Explorer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and File Manager & PDF Merge Tool sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web Explorer ships an update every 2 months, File Manager & PDF Merge Tool every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Web Explorer versus File Manager & PDF Merge Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb ExplorerFile Manager & PDF Merge Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB227 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZynsoft LLCMaxvision Softech LTD.

Customer experience

Web Explorer

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral10.2%
Negative16.9%

File Manager & PDF Merge Tool

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Web Explorer

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Not compatible with updates
  • Crashes frequently
  • Ad blocker not working properly
  • User agent setting not working
  • Built-in media player has no volume control or seek bar
Show 5 more
  • Download picture functionality bug
  • FTP transfer failed
  • App crashes on opening after update
  • Download 2i is also problematic
  • Unable to change UA to show as standard browser

Requested features

13 requests
  • Update for compatibility with new OS versions
  • Private browsing mode
  • Sync bookmarks with Chrome/Safari
  • Customizable start page
  • Ability to edit start page links
Show 8 more
  • Settings tab for easier navigation
  • Improve download content management
  • Add custom naming for power download
  • Inspect element feature
  • Save tabs to reopen after crash/close
  • Support for Flash
  • Improve ad blocker subscriptions (easylist)
  • Folders within bookmarks

File Manager & PDF Merge Tool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Web Explorer

One-time2
  • ADS BLOCKER$0.99
  • Power Download$0.99
1 purchases

File Manager & PDF Merge Tool

Subscriptions1
  • File Manager Plan A1 Month trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Web Explorer free?
Web Explorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is File Manager & PDF Merge Tool free?
File Manager & PDF Merge Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Web Explorer or File Manager & PDF Merge Tool have ads?
Neither Web Explorer nor File Manager & PDF Merge Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web Explorer or File Manager & PDF Merge Tool?
Web Explorer ships an update every 2 months, and File Manager & PDF Merge Tool every 21 months. Most recently, Web Explorer was updated on October 22, 2026 and File Manager & PDF Merge Tool on October 13, 2026.

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