Comparison

Qfile Pro vs Textory

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

Textory

A fast, clean, and modern text editor for iPhone and iPad. It provides a simple workspace for notes, drafts, snippets, and quick code edits without the clutter of larger applications. Save work locally or sync across devices with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Fast and lightweight editing
  • Clean iOS-style interface
  • iPhone and iPad support
  • Local and iCloud document storage
  • Supports numerous text and code file types
  • Simple file-based workflow
Features
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Textory is a fast, clean, and modern text editor for iPhone and iPad. Built for notes, drafts, snippets, plain text, and quick code edits, Textory gives you a simple workspace without the clutter of oversized writing apps or complicated developer tools. Create and edit documents quickly, save your work locally, or use iCloud to keep files available across your Apple devices. Whether you are writing quick notes, organizing ideas, editing plain text, saving reference material, or making light changes to code snippets, Textory is designed to stay out of your way. Textory supports multiple file types, including plain text, Markdown, JSON, XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, C#, VB.NET, Python, and more. Switch file types quickly and use Textory as a lightweight editor when you just need to open something, make a change, and keep moving. Textory is not trying to replace a full development environment. It is made for fast, lightweight text editing when you need a simple place to write, edit, save, and organize text. Why Textory? • Fast and lightweight • Clean iOS-style interface • Works on iPhone and iPad • Local and iCloud document storage • Great for notes, plain text, drafts, lists, and snippets • Useful for lightweight code editing and quick text changes • Supports common text and code file types • Simple file-based workflow • No clutter, no complicated setup Textory is the everyday text editor for people who want a simple, reliable place to write, edit, save, and organize text on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Qfile Pro4 screens
Textory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Textory at 5.0 against Qfile Pro's 4.2. Textory also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Qfile Pro's advantage is ratings volume (462 vs 1). 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

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

Textory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qfile Pro has 462 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qfile Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Textory weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Qfile Pro versus Textory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQfile ProTextory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (462 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings462 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQNAP Systems, Inc.Fare Brothers

Customer experience

Qfile Pro

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

Textory

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Textory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Qfile Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Textory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qfile Pro free?
Qfile Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Textory free?
Textory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qfile Pro or Textory?
Textory is rated higher. Qfile Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 462 ratings, while Textory averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Qfile Pro or Textory have ads?
Neither Qfile Pro nor Textory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qfile Pro or Textory?
Qfile Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Textory weekly. Most recently, Qfile Pro was updated on September 27, 2026 and Textory on September 13, 2026.

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