File Viewer vs DataShredder
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.
DataShredder
Securely erase personal data from your phone's storage before selling or discarding it. This utility fills free space with meaningless data, ensuring deleted files are unrecoverable. Essential for protecting your privacy when changing devices.
- Fills free storage space
- Prevents data recovery
- Protects personal information
- Ideal for device disposal
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If you're worried about your personal data in your storage when you throw away or sell your phone, this app is for you. Even if you delete files from your phone, your data may still be there in the free space on your storage. This app works by filling the free space with meaningless data so that your personal data is not left behind. Use this app before you get rid of your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DataShredder at 4.1 against File Viewer's 3.4. DataShredder also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). File Viewer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DataShredder holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of File Viewer's written reviews are positive against 75% of DataShredder's.
File Viewer ships an update every 6 months, DataShredder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Viewer | DataShredder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sharpened Productions | SummerSoft |
Customer experience
File Viewer
DataShredder
In-app purchases
File Viewer
No in-app purchases
DataShredder
No in-app purchases
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