iTransfer vs File Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTransfer
Securely transfer files between your device, cloud storage, and FTP servers. Manage, view, and share documents and photos with ease. Offers robust security features for business professionals.
- Cloud drive integration (iCloud, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, GoogleDrive)
- FTP, FTPS, SFTP support
- Private key authentication for SFTP
- File management (add, search, rename, move, delete)
- View and play various file types
- Email and print documents
- Password protection
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No. 1 App for file upload/download on iPhone/iPad! Most secure file download/upload tool for business and professional users. Supported features include: 1. Download files from your iCloud Drive. Save local files to iCloud Drive. 2. Upload/download files to/from FTP/SFTP/FTPS servers. 3. Upload/download files to/from DropBox, Box, OneDrive, and GoogleDrive. 4. Support both user name/password and Private Key authentication for SFTP. Support both PPK and PEM keys. Support importing keys from/exporting keys to iCloud Drive under iTransfer/keys folder. 5. Email files. 6. Manage files, including adding a folder, searching, renaming, moving or deleting files. 7. View supported files, including: PDF, DOC, EXCEL, PPT, image files, TXT, etc. 8. Open files using other Apps through “Open in”. 9. Play photo slideshows. 10. Support launching with a password. 11. Print documents. 12. Share photos on Facebook, Twitter and Weibo. With its simple interfaces, iTransfer provides the easiest way to transfer files on iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions, please visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/iTransfer/iTransfer_overview.php.
File Manager
This app provides comprehensive file management capabilities, including viewing images, editing text, and previewing office documents. It also offers robust compression/decompression, media playback, scanning, cloud storage integration, and secure file transfer options.
- Image browser
- Text and source code editor
- Office document and PDF reader
- Compression and decompression
- Universal audio/video player
- Cloud storage management
- Network file transfer
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File Manager - The best all-in-one file management app, chosen by over 100,000 users. Main feature list: - Image browser, supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and other image formats - Text editor, supports adjusting text size and offers hundreds of font options - Office document preview, supports Word, PPT, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and other document formats - PDF reader, supports converting PDF pages to images - Epub reader, supports various themes and text switching - Comic reader, supports cbz and cbr file types - Source code editor, supports over 100 programming languages and offers more than 80 selectable themes - Compression and decompression, supports almost all compression file formats such as rar, zip, 7z, lzma, tar, iso, tgz, txz, zstd, and also supports encrypted compression and file decryption, and extract compressed archive by volume. - Universal audio player, supports accelerated and decelerated playback - Universal video player, supports m3u8 online playback, subtitle addition, channel switching, etc. - QR code and barcode scanning and custom QR code generation - Scanner, supports scanning various documents and IDs - Cloud storage management, supports iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Baidu Netdisk and Alibaba Cloud Disk - Network connectivity, supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, NFS and AList - Near-field transmission, allows file transfer between phones without consuming network data - Lock screen feature, supports gesture and PIN code unlocking, and also supports Touch ID and Face ID unlocking. More features will be released gradually, stay tuned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: File Manager at none against iTransfer's shown. File Manager also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). iTransfer's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 22%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. iTransfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and File Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
File Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 215 and 122 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of iTransfer's written reviews are positive against 22% of File Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iTransfer ships an update every 4 months, File Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTransfer | File Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (215 ratings) | 4.3 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ComcSoft Corporation | Mirarobot Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
iTransfer
File Manager
Bugs and requests
iTransfer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to add SFTP/FTP servers
- Uploads/downloads fail randomly
- Incompatible with certain file types
- Crashes when trying to access servers
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- Ability to edit server configurations
- Background upload/download support
- Improved file browsing and selection
File Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iTransfer
- Premium$4.99
File Manager
- Update to Pro$2.99
- Premium$3.99









