Comparison

Qfile Pro vs SmartFM Technician

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

SmartFM Technician

Features
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Seamless integration of Reach with Smart FM Lite, Premium, or ERP products enables secured access to asset information and various maintenance tasks planned and assigned to technicians, supervisors, and inspectors. • Track asset information by browsing in the search panel or by scanning the barcode fixed to an asset. • Receive preventive, breakdown, and daily inspection tasks. • Option to Scan the barcode fixed in the asset before commencing a task. • Option to select material, enter root cause, observation, recommendation, and corrective action taken during breakdown maintenance. • Time-based maintenance activity. • Option to keep a task on standby mode with valid predefined remarks • Perform site inspections. • Take pictures of assets and damaged parts while performing tasks. • Perform tasks in offline mode and upload once connected to the internet. • Request material against a task. • View the SOP, health & safety instructions, sub-assets. • Option to sign after completion of a task. Also, get feedback and signature from the complaint originator. • View status of activity performed. • Approve or reject a completed task through the job inspection module.

Screenshots

Qfile Pro4 screens
SmartFM Technician4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SmartFM Technician at 12.0 against Qfile Pro's 16.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qfile Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, SmartFM Technician monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Qfile Pro versus SmartFM Technician: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQfile ProSmartFM Technician
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (489 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings489 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQNAP Systems, Inc.Nanosoft Engineers India Private Limited

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

SmartFM Technician

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Qfile Pro

No in-app purchases

None

SmartFM Technician

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qfile Pro free?
Qfile Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartFM Technician free?
SmartFM Technician is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Qfile Pro or SmartFM Technician have ads?
Neither Qfile Pro nor SmartFM Technician shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qfile Pro or SmartFM Technician?
Qfile Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and SmartFM Technician monthly. Most recently, Qfile Pro was updated on October 27, 2026 and SmartFM Technician on October 6, 2026.

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