File Viewer vs Unblur Text
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.
Unblur Text
This utility app enhances blurry photos and screenshots to extract readable text. It allows users to upload images or take new photos, then instantly copies the recognized text to their clipboard for easy use.
- Extract text from blurry photos
- Scan screenshots for text
- Upload from photo gallery
- Take new photos with camera
- Copy extracted text to clipboard
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Unblur Text extracts readable text from blurry photos or screenshots—fast and easy. Key Features: - Upload from your photo gallery - Take a new photo with your camera - Scan screenshots and images for text - Copy all extracted text to clipboard instantly Download Unblur Text now and turn blur into usable text. For more, please visit our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AGAfXws_rN7OJ2rKOHpb4aYU6hHoAn5XKHPPKL_D-Hw/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: File Viewer at none against Unblur Text's 2. File Viewer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Unblur Text's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and rating (3.8 vs 3.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Unblur Text sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. File Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unblur Text holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unblur Text has 26 ratings behind it against 5, 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 67% of Unblur Text's.
File Viewer ships an update every 6 months, Unblur Text every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Viewer | Unblur Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 3.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharpened Productions | Mihaly Setalo |
Customer experience
File Viewer
Unblur Text
In-app purchases
File Viewer
No in-app purchases
Unblur Text
- Pro Access$9.991 Month
- Pro Access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
