File Viewer vs DBReader
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.
DBReader
Access and query data within SQLite files directly on your device. Customize searches by specifying tables and columns. Easily share your database results, regardless of file size.
- Fetch SQLite file data
- Customize search by table and column
- Share search results
- Supports any database size
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DBReader is a simple app allows you to fetch SQLite file data. Customize your search by selecting desired search table and column . Sharing result is easier than you think . No matter the size of your database .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: File Viewer at 3.4 against DBReader's 1.0. File Viewer also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). DBReader's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Viewer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of File Viewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of DBReader's.
File Viewer ships an update every 6 months, DBReader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Viewer | DBReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharpened Productions | NAYTEL |
Customer experience
File Viewer
DBReader
In-app purchases
File Viewer
No in-app purchases
DBReader
No in-app purchases
