Qfile Pro vs NAS Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qfile Pro
Access and manage your QNAP NAS files remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Upload photos and documents, share files via links, and manage files directly from your mobile device. Download files for offline access and sync them with your NAS.
- Remote NAS file access
- Direct photo and document upload
- Easy file sharing via links
- Mobile file management (move, copy, rename, delete)
- Offline file reading
- Automatic photo upload
- File synchronization with NAS
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Qfile Pro is a free companion app for QNAP NAS that allows you to browse and manage the files on your NAS using your iPhone or iPad. Prerequisites: - iOS 16 or later - QNAP NAS running QTS 4.0 or later, QuTS hero 4.5.0 or later Major features of Qfile Pro: - Access files on your QNAP NAS anytime, anywhere. - Directly upload photos and documents from your iOS devices to your NAS. - Easy sharing: Create download links to easily share files via email or SMS, or simply email the file as an attachment. - Easy management: Move, copy, rename, and delete files on your NAS using your mobile device. No computer required. - Offline file reading: Download files from your NAS to your iOS device for convenient access when you do not have an Internet connection. - Auto upload: Automatically upload photos from your device's photo gallery to the NAS. (To ensure that Qfile Pro can continually provide this background service, you must allow the location service - please note that this may noticeably decrease battery life.) - Qysnc integration: Synchronize files between your mobile device and your QNAP NAS. (Requires QTS 4.3.4/QuTS hero 4.5.0 or later, and Qsync Central to be installed on your QNAP NAS device.) Other features: 1. Support for displaying files thumbnail. 2. Supports control playback from QNAP NAS to DLNA devices. (requires QNAP Media Server, and QTS 4.0/QuTS hero 4.5.0 or later) 3. Support for file compression. (QTS 4.0/QuTS hero 4.5.0 or later) Supported Formats: Photos: BMP, JPG, JPE, PNG, TGA, GIF Music: MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, AIF, AIFF Videos: AVI, MP4
NAS Reader
Access and view files from network-attached storage (NAS), Dropbox, and FTP servers. Supports common file types like PDFs and images, with options to open files in other applications. Quickly find and access your documents with a clear file and folder listing.
- View files from NAS, Dropbox, and FTP
- Supports PDF and image files
- Quick file and folder access
- Open files in other apps
- Supports SMB2 protocol
- Reads photo library
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The NASReader is a viewer that allows you to view files in NAS (Windows shared folders), Dropbox and FTP server. The NASReader has the following features: - Supports to a file that can be viewed with iOS standard viewer, such as PDF files and image files. - Listed separately, files and folders. Enable quick access to the desired file. - Other than built-in viewer, Supports to "open in other apps" - Supports SMB2 protocol - Supports reading of photo library * It does not correspond to the streaming play of video and music
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qfile Pro at 4.2 against NAS Reader's 2.5. Qfile Pro also leads on ratings volume (462 vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). NAS Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Qfile Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qfile Pro has 462 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Qfile Pro's written reviews are positive against 31% of NAS Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Qfile Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, NAS Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qfile Pro | NAS Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (462 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.3% of reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 462 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QNAP Systems, Inc. | DigitalArtCorp |
Customer experience
Qfile Pro
NAS Reader
Bugs and requests
Qfile Pro
Reported bugs
13 issues- Auto upload doesn't work on iPhone 14
- Background upload doesn't work
- Uploading files from iPad issues
- Download resumption issues
- iPhone overheating and random crashes
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- Crashes when configuring auto upload
- Storing downloaded files in inaccessible location
- Crashes after firmware update
- Crashes on startup after update
- Login issues after iOS upgrade
- Incompatible with iOS 11 Files app
- Music playback issues after update
- Fails to upload large files
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode icon
- Offline viewing of cached files
- Ability to edit Word and Excel documents
- Extract files from compressed archives
- Dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
NAS Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Qfile Pro
No in-app purchases
NAS Reader
No in-app purchases
