File River Lite vs LinkBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ 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.
LinkBox
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Too many bookmarks, saved pages, and links you never find again? LinkBox is a bookmark and link manager for iPhone that helps you save web pages first, then organize them later with tags, search, read later, and simple local rules. Save links from Safari, Chrome, and other apps through the share sheet. You can also copy a web link and manually add it from the clipboard inside LinkBox. When you find an article, document, tool, forum post, or search result, you do not have to file it right away. Save it first, then come back when you are ready. Already have a lot of bookmarks in your browser? Import a Safari or Chrome bookmarks HTML file and move your saved pages into LinkBox. Browser folders can become tags, and duplicate links are merged automatically. Key features: - Save web links quickly - Add copied links from the clipboard - Import Safari and Chrome bookmarks HTML - Organize links with tags and notes - Search titles, domains, tags, and notes - Add links to Read Later and open them when you are ready - Select multiple links and add tags or move them to Read Later - Create local auto rules by domain, URL, or title - Automatically tag new links, add them to Read Later, or mark sensitive items - View frequently opened links, Read Later, recent saves, and links that still need organizing - Review broken links, duplicate saves, and cleanup items - Open saved links with your preferred browser Great for saving: - articles and research - search results - tools and product pages - documentation - forum and community posts - web pages you want to read later or keep long term Your links, tags, notes, and organizing data are stored on your device by default. LinkBox is built for people who save a lot of web pages and want a cleaner way to find and manage them later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LinkBox at weekly against File River Lite's every 5 weeks. File River Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. File River Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LinkBox 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, LinkBox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File River Lite | LinkBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cheolhyun wang | ๅฎๅบท ้ |
In-app purchases
File River Lite
- Buy Full Version$1.99
LinkBox
- LinkBox Pro$7.99









