File Viewer vs Universal Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: File Viewer at 3.4 against Universal Viewer's 1.9. File Viewer also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%). Universal Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
File Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of File Viewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Universal Viewer's.
| Parameter | File Viewer | Universal Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharpened Productions | Travancore Analytics Pvt. Ltd |
Customer experience
File Viewer
Universal Viewer
In-app purchases
File Viewer
No in-app purchases
Universal Viewer
No in-app purchases
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