File River Lite vs Form Extractor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File River Lite
Manage various file types including documents, media, and archives. Organize photos, record audio and video, and share files via email. Offers folder management with color customization and a private folder option.
- File and folder management
- Media playback
- Note writing
- Zip decompression
- Photo management
- Private folder with passcode
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File River is a file management application which manages iWork, Excel, Word, Power Point, PDF, Text, RTF, MOV, M4V, MP4, MP3, CAF, ZIP and so on. It supports copying, moving, renaming and deleting files and creating, deleting folders, setting colour of folders, etc. You can take pictures or get photos from your albums and also manage them with various folders. It also supports Video recording, sound recording, playback sound and movies, writing notes, decompressing zip files. *** Key Features * Record Video and Sound * Playback video / sound files * Send email with a file attached * Write to Facebook * Write to Twitter * Write notes * Decompress Zip files * File Viewer for office files, pdf, images * Copying, moving, deleting, renaming files * Copying, moving, deleting, renaming folders * Changing folder colours * Get photos from your albums * Take pictures * Managing a private folder and setting passcode ** File River Lite is the free version of File River Pro for checking the features so it has a limitation of video and sound recording by 2 times respectively.
Form Extractor
Scan documents, extract specific data, and build a database. Export your compiled information into multiple formats, including CSV for spreadsheet viewing. This app works offline, prioritizing your data privacy.
- Scan images and extract data
- Create custom data templates
- Build a local database
- Export data in multiple formats (CSV)
- Offline functionality
- Data privacy focused
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Did you ever need to manually type a compilation of data into a spreadsheet? Form Extractor allows you to scan images, extract specific data, build a database and export in multiple formats, including CSV to be viewed as a spreadsheet on compatible office programs. -- Easy to use Just create a template, specify the location and name of each data field and you're ready to scan -- Build your database & export Each time you scan images, captured data is added to a local database that can be easily exported in multiple formats -- Works offline Form Extractor works offline, using your device's capabilities to scan, store and export data without the need of an internet server in respect to your data privacy. Form Extractor is now available for all iOS devices!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: File River Lite at 57% against Form Extractor's 0%. File River Lite also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Form Extractor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). 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. File River Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Form Extractor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
File River Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, Form Extractor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File River Lite | Form Extractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cheolhyun wang | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
File River Lite
Form Extractor
In-app purchases
File River Lite
- Buy Full Version$1.99
Form Extractor
- Form Extractor Premium$3.99
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