Google Drive vs FileCentral for iPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Drive
Securely store, organize, and access your files from any device. Collaborate with others, scan documents, and search for content with ease. Offers advanced features for businesses and individuals.
- Secure cloud storage
- File organization
- Cross-device access
- Document scanning
- File sharing and permissions
- Offline access
- AI-powered insights (Workspace)
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Google Drive lets you securely store, intelligently organize and collaborate on files and folders from anywhere, on any device. With Drive, you can: • Safely store and access your files anywhere • Edit and store 100+ file types, including PDFs, Office files, videos and more • Scan and upload paper documents using your device’s camera • Quickly access recent and important files • Search for files by name and content • Filter files by type, last modified date and more • Share and set permissions for files and folders • View your content on the go while offline • Receive notifications about important activity on your files Google Workspace subscribers have access to additional Drive functionality, including: • Using AI to summarize information, retrieve quick facts, and surface insights from your files • Security and management controls for admins to help meet data compliance needs • Sharing files and folders directly with groups or teams within your organization • Creating a shared drive to store all of your team’s content • Requesting electronic signatures and manage vendor agreements, customer contracts, and more Learn more about Google Apps update policy: https://support.google.com/a/answer/6288871 Google accounts get 15GB of storage, shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. For additional storage, you can upgrade to Google Workspace or Google One as an in-app purchase. Storage subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes Account, and automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/policies/privacy Google Drive Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/drive/terms-of-service Follow us for more: X: https://x.com/googleworkspace and https://x.com/googledrive LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googleworkspace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googleworkspace/
FileCentral for iPhone
Consolidate all your cloud storage, local files, and content from other apps into a single, organized hub. Seamlessly transfer files, text, and images between devices, even without a network connection, using WiFi or Bluetooth. Secure your data with password protection and fingerprint ID.
- Unified cloud and local file management
- Cross-device file transfer (WiFi/Bluetooth)
- Clipboard and content sharing
- View, print, email, and zip files
- App and folder password protection
- Create and edit text files
- Sync local files with iCloud
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The ONE Place to Manage Files - Access, Print, Email and Transfer files from Cloud Servers, Other Apps & Devices and your Mac or PC. Transfer your clipboard, images, copied text and files to another iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC with one tap - even without a network. Via WiFi or Bluetooth Manage ALL of your Files in One Place • Combine all of your Cloud Servers together to Transfer Files between them and other devices • iCloud & iCloud Drive, DropBox, Evernote, FTP, Google Drive, OneDrive, ShareFile, SugarSync, WebDAV & More • Share and fetch files from your Mac or PC • Send or fetch files from Other Apps to store centrally • Move files into folders and use the powerful search function to find them again • View, Print, Email and Zip Files • Rename, duplicate and change the file type • Play Video and Audio files • Secure your files with an App Password or Finger Touch ID • Password protect folders • Create and edit text files to store notes and ideas, then share with others, print or copy/paste • Sync your local files with another device via iCloud - seamlessly and automatically Transfer Files and Content to other devices • Add a new printer to your Mac from the available list ("Send to Device @ WePrint") and print any document to your iPhone or iPad as a PDF file • Use the built in Bluetooth or WiFi transfer features to quickly and simply send files to another iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC • Bluetooth transfer is as simple as opening FileCentral - no pairing required • Copy text or an image from a Web Page and send to another device with a single tap • Send a phone number, address, photo or other content quickly to a friend • Copy a web page address and with just one tap, send it to your colleague Share and Transfer your Photos and Image Files • Save your Album Photos as files • Move Image Files to your Photo Album • Move Photos & Image Files to and from your Cloud server, Mac/PC or another iPad/iPhone • Print Photos • Select multiple photos to send via email Add even More Power - Expand to Convert and Edit PDFs and Print to ALL Printers, not just AirPrint
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FileCentral for iPhone at none against Google Drive's 14. FileCentral for iPhone also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Google Drive's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7.8M vs 178). On price, rating, ads 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. Google Drive sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FileCentral for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Google Drive against 4.8 for FileCentral for iPhone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Drive has 7.8M ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Google Drive's written reviews are positive against 91% of FileCentral for iPhone's.
Google Drive ships an update weekly, FileCentral for iPhone every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Drive | FileCentral for iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.8M ratings) | 4.8 (178 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.8M — better | 178 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 439 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EuroSmartz Ltd | |
Customer experience
Google Drive
FileCentral for iPhone
User reviews
Google Drive
From 7.8M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient cloud storage
- 🔒 Secure file backup
- 👍 Easy file sharing and collaboration
- 👍 Accessible from any device
- 🚀 Seamless integration with other Google apps
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable uploads and syncing
- 🔍 Difficult file organization and navigation
- 🔍 Limited editing capabilities within the app
- 🔋 High battery drain on mobile devices
FileCentral for iPhone
From 178 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Well organized and easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient file management
- 📂 Everything in one place
- 🔒 Passcode protection for app and private files
- 🔄 Transfer files to any device
Room to improve
- 🐛 Thumbnails won't load
- 🐛 Hardly ever works
- 🐛 Outdated and no longer maintained
- 🐛 Login and authentication issues
- 🐛 WebDAV not working
Bugs and requests
Google Drive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent file upload and download performance
Requested features
4 requests- Allow bulk file/folder management
- Improve offline file access and editing
- Integrate more advanced productivity tools
- Enhance search and file organization features
FileCentral for iPhone
Reported bugs
5 issues- Thumbnails won't load
- App hardly ever works
- App is outdated
- Minor login and authentication issues
- WebDAV not working at all
Requested features
2 requests- Stronger data security
- Developing encryption clarity
In-app purchases
Google Drive
- 100 GB1 Month trial4 variants$1.991 Month
- 100 GB$1.991 Month
- 200 GB2 variants$2.991 Month
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- 200 GB1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Google AI Plus (2 TB)2 variants$9.991 Month
- Google AI Plus (2 TB)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- 100 GB1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- 100 GB$19.991 Year
- 200 GB$29.991 Year
FileCentral for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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