Comparison

File Converter vs iConverter

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

iConverter

This app is a versatile file conversion tool for iPhone and iPad. It can convert various document types, web pages, images, audio, and video files into different formats, including PDF and ringtones. It also includes a comprehensive file manager for organizing, importing, exporting, and searching your files.

Highlights
  • Convert documents to PDF
  • Convert web pages to PDF
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Convert audio to ringtones
  • Convert video to sound tracks
  • Integrated file manager
  • Cloud storage integration (Dropbox, Google Drive)
Features
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iConverter is a powerful file conversion tool on iPhone/iPad. iConverter currently supports the following file conversion: - Convert text based document files to PDF files, supported file types include: Doc, XLS, PPT, TXT, RTF, XML, HTML and all other plain text files. - Convert web pages to PDF files. - Convert images from your Photo Album or Local Files to a PDF file. - Convert audios to ringtones. - Convert videos to sound tracks. iConverter also has an integrated file manager, which supports the following features: - Import files from Photo Albums, E-mail and other Apps through Open In. - Open files from Document Browser. Share files in many ways. - Download from/upload to Dropbox and Google Drive. - Manage local files including Rename, Delete, Sort, Move and Add Folders. - Search using keywords in your Local Files, Photos and Audios. - View many file types, including DOC, Excel, PPT, image files, audio files, video files, TXT and etc. With its simple though powerful interface, iConverter provides easy conversion of files on your iPhone/iPad. For more information, please visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/iConverter/iConverter_overview.php

Screenshots

File Converter4 screens
iConverter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iConverter at 4.6 against File Converter's 3.8. iConverter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). File Converter's advantage is ratings volume (480 vs 73). On price, update cadence 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. iConverter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iConverter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Converter has 480 ratings behind it against 73, 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 68% of iConverter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Converter ships an update every 3 months, iConverter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
File Converter versus iConverter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile ConverteriConverter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (480 ratings)4.6 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews67.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings480 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIce Cold AppsComcSoft Corporation

Customer experience

File Converter

All ratings479 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative40.2%

iConverter

All ratings73 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative28.0%

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

iConverter

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

iConverter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is File Converter free?
File Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iConverter free?
iConverter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, File Converter or iConverter?
iConverter is rated higher. File Converter averages 3.8 out of 5 from 480 ratings, while iConverter averages 4.6 from 73 ratings.
Do File Converter or iConverter have ads?
File Converter shows ads; iConverter does not.
Which is updated more often, File Converter or iConverter?
File Converter ships an update every 3 months, and iConverter every 5 months. Most recently, File Converter was updated on November 6, 2026 and iConverter on November 1, 2026.

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