Comparison

Maxthon Browser vs File Getter Free

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Maxthon Browser

A mobile web browser designed for a streamlined and personalized experience. It offers a fresh interface, enhanced features like customizable favorites, and tools for privacy and eye comfort.

Highlights
  • New UI design
  • Re-planned homepage layout
  • Optimized feature layout
  • Enhanced favorites with text and images
  • Personalized data treasure chest
  • Incognito mode
  • Night mode
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The world changes every day but our beliefs remain the same. We firmly believe that good interaction is less while good product is neither more nor less, and good experience always comes from the heart. A fresh new Maxthon Browser for iPhone will become the treasure chest for you on mobile Internet. We made great efforts in this revision in a visual sense to get rid of complicated design. According to a large amount of users' feedback, we perfectly combined design and practical features to build a browser that suits you like no one does. Named “The Best Browser” by famous North American and European agencies many times : Download82 2017 Software 5-Star Award DEAL crunch 2017 Editor’s Choice About.com Most Popular Browser Award Share Networks Full-Stars Recommendation Award ...... All Awards can be checked here: http://www.maxthon.com/awards New Features: 【Video Enhancement】Support video speed adjustment, floating pop-up video and background video playback for a better viewing experience. 【Userscript Support】Tampermonkey userscript engine available to customize web pages and unlock more possibilities. 【Webpage Read Aloud】Text-to-speech for web content, free your eyes and listen to articles on the go. 【New design】Global UI interaction、fresh new design style; 【New Homepage】Re-planned page layout from traditional two-stage to three-stage, easily to view. 【New Layout】Optimized on overall features level, which highlighted the often used main features according to users feedback, greatly improved the convenience of operations. 【New Favorites】Breaking the traditional Favorites structure that can only save URL, re-identifying the favorites feature that can conclude pictures and text content. 【Personal Customized】 The new Maxthon Browser will not only be your information access platform, but rather your personal customized treasure chest for data that comes with a powerful edition of notes, password management, and numerous extensions. Others feature: 【Incognito mode】Browsing on the incognito mode will never record your cache, Cookie, history, and download record. 【Night mode】Make adjustments to brightness to reduce the damage to the eyes when browsing at night. More Info: Report Bug: http://www.maxthon.com/mx/bug/post/ Help Center: http://www.maxthon.com/mx5/help/question/ Contact us:contact@maxthon.com Website: http://www.maxthon.com/ Maxthon Community: http://www.maxthon.com/ Facebook:www.facebook.com/maxthon Twitter:www.twitter.com/Maxthon YouTube:www.youtube.com/MaxthonCloudBrowser LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/company/maxthon-international-limited

About

File Getter Free

Easily transfer files from your PC or Mac to your mobile device over Wi-Fi. Browse your computer's files and download them directly without cables or cloud syncing. Share downloaded files with any compatible app on your device.

Highlights
  • Wireless file transfer
  • Browse PC/Mac files
  • Download files to device
  • Share files with other apps
  • Built-in file preview
  • Supports network drives
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File Getter is the easiest way to get files from your PC or Mac. Connect to your home wifi, copy files from your PC or Mac. No cables, no fuss. This is the free version of File Getter. It is identical to the full version - except that you can only download files which are smaller than 10MB. File Getter uses a free helper app which you install on your computer. This lets you browse files, and rapidly download them to your device. No waiting for cloud syncing, no cables, no complex interfaces on your device. Just pick a file, tap and watch it download. Once your file is downloaded, tap share to see a list of all the apps which can open it. One more tap and your file will be sent to your chosen app. Open books with iBooks. Open movies with VLC or VLC Streamer. Open text documents in Notes. And so on, and so forth... Open presentations, spreadsheets, images, movies, documents, or any other file that your device can handle through the OS sharing system. File Getter even includes a built in preview capability to let you quickly view many documents, images and movies. • Features include • - Free helper app lets you access your files, and any network drives that your computer can 'see' - Copy any file from your computer - Send the file to any app on your device which supports file sharing • System Requirements • - Supports Windows, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 - Supports Mac OS 10.5 and above • Response to feedback • -If you do have any problems, then please just check the help instructions in the app. Feel free to drop me an email (my personal mail is in the app) if you need help. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Maxthon Browser4 screens
File Getter Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: File Getter Free at 5.0 against Maxthon Browser's 4.5. File Getter Free also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Maxthon Browser's advantage is ratings volume (702 vs 2). 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

File Getter Free holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maxthon Browser has 702 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Maxthon Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of File Getter Free's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maxthon Browser ships an update every 3 weeks, File Getter Free weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Maxthon Browser versus File Getter Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxthon BrowserFile Getter Free
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (702 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings702 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaxthon Technology LimitedHobbyist Software Limited

Customer experience

Maxthon Browser

All ratings702 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative25.2%

File Getter Free

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Maxthon Browser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness
  • Bookmark and history sync issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Problems with file downloads and attachments

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved tab management
  • Ability to customize homepage and bookmarks
  • Better video/audio playback support

File Getter Free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Maxthon Browser

No in-app purchases

None

File Getter Free

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maxthon Browser free?
Maxthon Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is File Getter Free free?
File Getter Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maxthon Browser or File Getter Free?
File Getter Free is rated higher. Maxthon Browser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 702 ratings, while File Getter Free averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Maxthon Browser or File Getter Free have ads?
Neither Maxthon Browser nor File Getter Free shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maxthon Browser or File Getter Free?
Maxthon Browser ships an update every 3 weeks, and File Getter Free weekly. Most recently, Maxthon Browser was updated on October 15, 2026 and File Getter Free on September 26, 2026.

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