Bluetooth U vs File Transfer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluetooth U
Easily transfer any type of file between your Apple devices using Bluetooth. This app also offers robust local file management, including sharing via Wi-Fi and USB, and a versatile file viewer for documents, photos, and videos.
- Bluetooth file transfer
- No file type restrictions
- Wi-Fi and USB file sharing
- Local file management
- Document and media viewer
- Folder transfers
- Photo library transfers
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Bluetooth U ensure both devices(iPhone&iPod&iPad) transfer files mutually, No file type restrictions. *****specifically as follows: *****Bluetooth Action Looking for other iPad/iPhone/iPod Share files from local document via bluetooth Interrupt and resume downloading at any time Multiple File Transfers (Choose your files and transfer at once) Folder Transfers Photo Library (Multiple Photos/Cameras at once) Transfers Operate history Living progress *****Local File Sharing USB File Sharing via iTunes Http File Sharing via WiFi,Support Safari, chrome, firefox and IE6/7/8/9 Chrome and Firefox Supported upload multiple files Email multiple files/folder Supported Open files using other applications *****Local File Manage New Folder Sorting by file name, create date and file type View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders Glide deleting function Select all and Cancel all Photo import Supported Bookmark supported *****File View New plain text(default encoding UTF-8),Convert plain file encoding (Unicode,UTF-8 etc) [.txt] External file content copy or paste Photo View, Zoom [.png .jpg .jpeg .gif .bmp .xbm .tif .tiff etc]; Document reader [.pdf .rtf .csv .rtfd .doc .docx .xls .xlsx .ppt .pptx (office 2003 or later) etc] Video Player [.mp4] File Compression and Decompression [.zip .rar] Extract files from encryption .rar Multi-touch Supported, Zoom files Landscape mode supported iPad-compatible Transfer file to MacOS using Bluetooth U,Please download File Deliver https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/file-deliver/id1000489896?ls=1&mt=12
File Transfer
Easily share files, photos, and videos between mobile devices or between your phone and computer without an internet connection. Supports a wide range of file formats and compressed archives.
- Offline file transfer
- Mobile-to-mobile sharing
- Mobile-to-computer transfer
- Supports various file formats
- Handles compressed archives
- MP3 and MP4 player
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File Transfer, No need to connect to the Internet, you can send files, photos, videos, etc. between mobile phones and mobile phones and computers. Send from mobile to mobile: - Multiple iOS devices connected to the same router (same LAN). - Support sending photos, videos, and documents in various formats - Support to open multiple file formats: DOC, Excel, PPT, TXT, RTF, Pages, JPG, GIF, PNG - Support opening compressed packages zip, rar, 7z, cbz, cbr, tar, gzip. Mobile phone and computer transfer: - Connect your phone and computer to the same WiFi - Support transfer files, photos, videos in the computer browser.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: File Transfer at 4.3 against Bluetooth U's 2.6. File Transfer also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 48%) and ratings volume (164 vs 16). Bluetooth U's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). 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. Bluetooth U sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and File Transfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
File Transfer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Transfer has 164 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Bluetooth U's written reviews are positive against 79% of File Transfer's.
Bluetooth U ships an update every 2 months, File Transfer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth U | File Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (16 ratings) | 4.3 (164 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 164 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | 云云 唐 |
Customer experience
Bluetooth U
File Transfer
Bugs and requests
Bluetooth U
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on startup
- Cannot connect to devices
- Paid version does not work
- App crashes after update
- Location services required
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- Files transfer as garbled text
- Cannot transfer movies
- Cannot transfer books
- Cannot import photos to system album
- Cannot lock screen during transfer
- App exits unexpectedly
- Does not allow multiple device connections
- Does not support movie transfer
- App crashes on iPad 1 / iOS 5.1
- Cannot attach mobile phone
- Bluetooth does not work on iOS 7 device
- Files are lost during transfer (metadata)
- App does not see devices
- App pairs but won't connect
- App crashes on launch
Requested features
7 requests- Custom file sorting option
- Develop an app to use phone as Bluetooth headset
- Support for remote FTP, media server, and remote folders
- Improve UI layout on iPad
- Allow app to stay connected
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- Add Dropbox feature
- Better help section/instructions
File Transfer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bluetooth U
- Remove ads$0.99
- Sync address book via bluetooth$0.99
- Full Version$1.99
File Transfer
- Professional Version$1.99
