Comparison

Qfile Pro vs HIKBOX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

HIKBOX

Securely back up and manage photos, videos, and other files from your smart storage device to your phone. Features auto-backup, intelligent picture recognition, and remote access from any device. Enjoy seamless file viewing, projection, and even video surveillance capabilities.

Highlights
  • Auto Backup and Classification
  • Deep Learning Picture Recognition
  • Remote Access Anytime, Anywhere
  • Offline File Caching
  • One-Touch Multimedia Projection
  • Video Surveillance and Recording
  • Baidu Netdisk Integration
Features
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Hikbox is an app to manage smart storage device. With this app, you can share the information from the smart device to the mobile phone more conveniently, and realize the safe storage for photo, video, contacts, etc. what’s more, you can upload pictures in the camera or USB flash disk to this app automatically, and it is easy to be shared. 1. Auto Backup, Auto Classification It can enable auto backup of phone album quickly to release phone memory. The backup files can be classified automatically. You don’t need to worry about insufficient free space or phone loss. 2. Deep Learning, Picture Recognition Supports smart classification for pictures to People, Thing, Location with deep learning technology. 3. Accessible to You Anytime and Anywhere View or get files via mobile phone or computer anytime and anywhere. The intelligent compression on pictures requires less bandwidth, to provide a better experience. Support online playing with any mainstream multi-media format. 4. Download Offline Resource Control the home device remotely with the app to download blockbusters- no matter where you are. 5. One-Touch Multimedia Projection Support one-touch projection via multiple ways like DLAN/AirPlay, from which you can enjoy a high definition video at home. 6. Video Surveillance, Real-Time Recording Support connecting to the network camera to realize high definition and reliable video surveillance, and recording at home. 7. Connect Baidu Netdisk Support Baidu Netdisk, to which you can transmit local file, such as video, picture to Baidu Netdisk. 8. View Files Online and Offline View files in multiple formats (word, excel, ppt, pdf, text, etc.) online anytime and anywhere. Also you can cache files into your mobile phone and view them offline. 9. Decompress File Online Supports decompressing zip. or tar. format package within 4 GB online. Operating system: iOS 8.0 or above version. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Note: When Auto Background Backup is enabled, the GPS keeps connected even when the app is switched to background. The app will detect and backup latest album automatically if the location is changed. And more battery is consumed.

Screenshots

Qfile Pro4 screens
HIKBOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HIKBOX at 4.5 against Qfile Pro's 4.2. HIKBOX also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 16.0). Qfile Pro's advantage is ratings volume (462 vs 28) and review sentiment (29% vs 17%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HIKBOX holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qfile Pro has 462 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Qfile Pro's written reviews are positive against 17% of HIKBOX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Qfile Pro versus HIKBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQfile ProHIKBOX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (462 ratings)4.5 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.3% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings462 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQNAP Systems, Inc.武汉海康存储技术有限公司

Customer experience

Qfile Pro

All ratings462 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral11.2%
Negative59.5%

HIKBOX

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

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

HIKBOX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Qfile Pro

No in-app purchases

None

HIKBOX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qfile Pro free?
Qfile Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HIKBOX free?
HIKBOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qfile Pro or HIKBOX?
HIKBOX is rated higher. Qfile Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 462 ratings, while HIKBOX averages 4.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Qfile Pro or HIKBOX have ads?
Neither Qfile Pro nor HIKBOX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qfile Pro or HIKBOX?
Qfile Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and HIKBOX every 6 weeks. Most recently, Qfile Pro was updated on October 2, 2026 and HIKBOX on September 23, 2026.

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