Comparison

File Converter vs Universal Viewer

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

Head to head
About

File Converter

This app converts files between thousands of formats, saving you time and battery. It leverages cloud processing for faster conversions and allows you to continue using your device. Supports video, ebook, document, audio, image, 3D, CAD, and many other file types.

Highlights
  • Supports over 2,000 source formats
  • Cloud-based conversion for speed and battery saving
  • Video, ebook, document, audio, and image conversion
  • 3D, CAD, and scientific file format support
  • Archive compression and extraction
  • Metadata viewing and deletion
  • File repair for common formats
Features
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File Converter will convert from and to almost every file format while saving you time and battery! With support for over 2.000 source formats we're working hard to stay the most complete converter app. The File Converter app converts files in the conversion cloud so your battery isn't wasted, you can continue using your device and your conversions will be much faster. Convert to: • Video converter: convert movies to 3G2, 3GP, AVI, DPG, FLV, GIF, H264, M4V, Matroska MKV, Quicktime MOV, MP4, MPG, OGV, SWF, VOB, WebM VP8, WEBP and WMV. Profiles for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Nintendo, Playstation, Wii, XBOX, more! • Ebook converter: convert to AZW, AZW3, DJVU, DOCX, ePub, FB2, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, MOBI, OEB, PDB, PDF, PML, PRC, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ, more! • Document converter: document to DJVU, Microsoft Word DOC, DOCX, HTML, Open-Office ODT, OTT, PDF, RTF, TEX, TXT, UOT, WPS • Presentation converter: ODP, OTP, PDF, PPS, PPSX, PowerPoint Presentation PPT, PPTX, SWF, UOP • Spreadsheet converter: CSV, DIF, GNM, HTML, ODS, OTS, PDF, SLK, TEX, TXT, UOS, XLSM, XLS, XLSX, XLT, XLTX, XML • Markup converter: DJVU, HTML, INFO, Markdown MD, PDF, TEX, TEXI, TEXT, TEXTILE, TXT, WIKI, more! • Audio converter: convert music to AAC, AC3, AIFF, FLAC, M4A, M4R, MIDI, MMF, MP3, MPA, OGG, OPUS, WAV, WMA • Image converter: convert photos to AI, BMP, EPS, EXR, GIF, HEIC, ICO, JPEG, JPG, PCX, PNG, PS, PSD, SVG, TGA, TIFF, WBMP, WEBP • 3D converter: convert 3d model to 3DS, BRP, CTM, DAE, FBX, IGS, OBJ, STL, STP, STPZ, WRL, X3D, GCODE, SVG, Slicing, more! • CAD converter: convert engineering drawing to DWG, DXF, PDF, Map tiles, more! • LaTeX / ConTeXt converter: research to PDF, TEX, DOCX • Color palette converter: ACO, ASE, CPL, GPL, JCW, JSON, SKP, SOC, TXT, XML, more! • Texture converter: ASTC, DDS, EXR, KTX, TGA • Mesh converter: FEM, MESH, MSH, OBJ, VTK, VTU • Font converter: convert fonts to BIN, CFF, DFONT, EOT, FON, OTF, PFA, PFB, PT3, T11, T42, TTF, TTF.BIN, UFO, WOFF, WOFF2, more! • Embroidery converter: CSD, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCS, PEC, PES, SEW • Statistics converter: Stata DTA, SPSS SAV, SAS SAS7BDAT, SAS XPT • GPS converter: convert gps tracks to CSV, GDB, GPX, HTML, KML, KMZ, LOC, NMEA, SDF, TCX, TRK, TXT, USR, WPT, more! • Gerber converter: CNC, GBR, ISEL, PDF, more! • Subtitle converter: CSV, JSON, LRC, RT, SCC, SMI, SRT, SSA, STL, SUB, TTS, TXT, USF, VTT, XML, XSUBTITLE • Archives: compress 7Z, ARJ, TAR BZ2, CAB, EXE, KGB, LZH, RAR, RUN, SFX, SHAR, TAR, BZ2, TAR GZ, XZ, YZ1, ZIP • Web converter: HAR, HTML, MHTML, more! • Generate Hash: Adler32, HTPasswd, Blowfish, CRC32, DES, MD4, MD5, RIPE, SHA, Tiger, Whirlpool • Metadata: delete / view metadata • Scientific: NC, CDL • Repair: PDF, RAR, STL, ZIP, Audio, Video Examples: • Extract music from video • View hidden metadata • Convert Word to PDF • Video to animated GIF • Text to audio: listen to an ebook / audio book (text to speech, tts) • PDF to Word file to edit • Raster image to vector • Camera RAW file to image • Extract text from image with OCR • Create ringtones and cut audio • XPS to PDF or XLS to PDF • Website URL to image or ebook Some optional settings: • Video conversion: codec, rotate, stabilize, etc • Audio conversion: bitrate, frequency, trim, etc • Ebook conversion: metadata, e-book reader: Amazon Kindle, Sony, Apple iPad, Kobo, Nook, tablet, etc • Images conversion: size, filters, dpi, etc • Documents conversion: OCR (text recognition), etc • CAD drawing: color, scale, margin, etc More! Notes: • Offline conversion is supported for Audio and Video. • We can't convert: password protected files (secured pdf, encrypted) and DRM protected files. • Files get uploaded SECURELY and will be DELETED immediately after the conversion is done or failed. We don't keep any copies or logs!

About

Universal Viewer

This utility app allows you to store and view various file types on your device, including documents, images, and media. It supports common formats like PDF, text, HTML, and popular image and video extensions. Easily transfer files from email, AirDrop, and iTunes File Sharing to organize and access them.

Highlights
  • View PDF, text, HTML, and image files
  • Built-in video and audio player
  • Supports AirDrop and iTunes File Sharing
  • File organizer functionality
  • Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, AVI, MP4, MKV, MP3, WAV formats
Features
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Universal Viewer is a universal application targeted to store and view the different file types in your devices. Universal Viewer includes high-quality viewers and provides excellent support for PDF, Text documents, HTML files, and images. It's built-in video and audio player support different file formats. Documents can be easily stored from email, AirDrop and iTunes File Sharing, This app will serve as a viewer as well as a file organizer. NOTE: This app will not support any download functionalities. Features - View PDF, text, HTML, image, movie, and audio documents - Supports AirDrop and iTunes File Sharing Supported File Formats - PDF, HTML and text documents - Images - jpg, jpeg, png, gif, and bmp - Video - avi, mp4, and mkv extensions - Audio - mp3 and wav

Screenshots

File Converter4 screens
Universal Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: File Converter at 47% against Universal Viewer's 0%. File Converter also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (479 vs 9). Universal Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. File Converter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Universal Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

File Converter holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Converter has 479 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of File Converter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Universal Viewer's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
File Converter versus Universal Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile ConverterUniversal Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (479 ratings) — better1.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings479 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIce Cold AppsTravancore Analytics Pvt. Ltd

Customer experience

File Converter

All ratings479 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative40.0%

Universal Viewer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

File Converter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Conversion errors
  • Saved files disappearing
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Ad/video button not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Increase file size limit
  • Add more file format support
  • Improve sharing/saving options
  • Fix ad/video button

Universal Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

File Converter

Subscriptions9
  • Full Access$1.497 Days
  • Full Access$1.997 Days
  • Full Access2 variants$2.491 Month
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  • Full Access$3.991 Month
  • Full Access$4.991 Month
  • Full Access$30.991 Year
  • Full Access3 Days trial$38.991 Year
  • Full Access$39.991 Year
  • Full Access$49.991 Year
None

Universal Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is File Converter free?
File Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Universal Viewer free?
Universal Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, File Converter or Universal Viewer?
File Converter is rated higher. File Converter averages 3.8 out of 5 from 479 ratings, while Universal Viewer averages 1.9 from 9 ratings.
Do File Converter or Universal Viewer have ads?
File Converter shows ads; Universal Viewer does not.

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