Comparison

AirDisk vs Pagira

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

Head to head
About

AirDisk

This app transforms your iOS device into a wireless flash drive, enabling easy file transfers between your computer and phone or tablet via a web browser. It supports photos, documents, music, and videos, with robust file management and security features.

Highlights
  • Wireless file transfer
  • Web browser interface
  • Photo backup
  • Document viewer
  • Music player
  • Cloud integration
  • Password protection
Features
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AirDisk is a wireless file transfer and file manager app that helps you move photos, videos, folders, documents, music, and archives between your phone, tablet, and computer. Use local WiFi transfer to access your phone files from a computer browser. Open AirDisk, connect your computer to the same WiFi network, enter the browser address shown in the app, and start uploading or downloading files. No cable, no iTunes, no desktop software, and no cloud upload required for local WiFi transfer. AirDisk is useful when you want to: • Transfer photos from iPhone or iPad to Windows PC • Move videos from phone to computer • Send documents from computer to phone • Transfer files over WiFi using a browser • Access phone files without installing desktop software • Organize folders, media, documents, and archives • Manage files locally on your mobile device • Use cloud storage when needed Key features: Wireless WiFi File Transfer Transfer files between your phone and computer over the same local WiFi network. Use your computer browser to upload, download, and manage files. Photo and Video Transfer Move photos and videos from your phone to your computer without using a cable. This is helpful for backing up camera roll media, moving large videos, or freeing up phone storage. Browser-Based Transfer Access your files from a Mac, Windows PC, Chromebook, or other computer with a web browser. No desktop companion app is required for local WiFi transfer. File Manager Create folders, rename files, move files, copy files, delete files, organize folders, and manage your local storage from one place. Document Viewer Preview common document formats including PDF, Microsoft Office files, Apple iWork files, images, text files, and more. Archive Tools Zip, unzip, and manage archive files directly inside the app. Music and Video Player Play music and videos stored in AirDisk with built-in media player support. Cloud Storage Support Connect to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, FTP, and WebDAV when you want to access or manage cloud files. Privacy and Local Transfer For local WiFi transfer, your files are transferred through your local network instead of requiring cloud upload. Your phone and computer must be connected to the same WiFi network, and AirDisk should stay open while transferring files. AirDisk is designed for people who want a practical way to transfer files wirelessly, manage documents, move photos and videos, and access phone files from a computer browser. Discover how AirDisk simplifies file management and boosts productivity. • Learn more: https://airdisk.app • Terms of Service: https://airdisk.app/terms-of-service • Privacy Policy: https://airdisk.app/privacy-policy

About

Pagira

This app displays standalone HTML sites, individual HTML pages, PDFs, and EPUB books and comics offline. It renders HTML content like a browser, supporting CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly. Users can highlight, take notes, and search across files and even scanned PDFs.

Highlights
  • Full HTML rendering with CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly
  • Built-in PDF reader with continuous scrolling and scaling
  • EPUB and comic support (CBZ, CBR, etc.) with various reading modes
  • Highlighting, notes, and bookmarks
  • Offline access to all content
  • Search across folders and scanned PDFs
  • iCloud sync for reading progress and notes
Features
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Pagira displays your standalone HTML sites, individual HTML pages and your PDFs directly on your iPhone and iPad, even without a connection, and also reads your EPUB books and comics. Where most readers settle for a rough rendering, Pagira opens a real, complete web folder (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, subfolders) and renders it like a browser, locally. WHO IS IT FOR? Pagira is for anyone who needs to read standalone HTML sites, individual HTML pages, PDFs, books or comics directly on their device, especially offline. Typical uses: - Students whose courses are exported as HTML (medicine, law and other fields), or delivered as e-learning modules. - Technical documentation shipped as a website: electronics, mechanics, engineering manuals, datasheets and reference guides. - Developers and writers previewing static sites and generated documentation (Doxygen, Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, Storybook, Javadoc). - Reports and exports such as Jupyter notebooks, R Markdown or test reports saved as HTML. - Web pages and articles you want to keep and read later, offline. If your content is an HTML folder, a single page, a PDF, a book or a comic, Pagira is built to open it cleanly. FEATURES - Full HTML rendering: CSS, JavaScript, images and subfolders genuinely work. fetch/XHR, ES modules and even WebAssembly are supported, because the content is served through a real local web origin, not a simple file preview. A site in a .zip is uncompressed and opened in one go. - Built-in PDF reader: continuous scrolling and automatic scaling, go to page, contents and thumbnails, for your local or iCloud PDFs. - EPUB books (light, sepia and dark themes) and comics in CBZ, CBR, CB7 and CBT: two-page spreads on iPad, manga, vertical scrolling, and Panel by Panel reading, made for iPhone. Word, Markdown, RTF and text too. - Highlights, notes and bookmarks in your books and PDFs. - Search a whole folder, even scanned PDFs (text recognized on the device), and by file name. Ask: ask a question, Pagira opens the page that answers it. Nothing made up. - 100% offline: once the content is on your device, everything opens without a connection. Perfect on a plane, while travelling or in areas with no network. - Local files and iCloud Drive: open from the Files app, your local storage or iCloud Drive, and also via "Open in Pagira" from other apps. - iCloud on demand: iCloud files are streamed as you go (without downloading everything), or downloaded in one tap for a permanent offline copy. Automatic resume after an interruption. - Home: Currently Reading, Favorites, Recent and Offline, with their covers. - iCloud sync: page, highlights, notes and favorites follow you between iPhone and iPad. - History: find every page you have viewed, including navigation within a site, grouped by day, and reopen it exactly where you left off. - Auto-reopen: pick up your last reading as soon as you launch the app (can be turned off). - Web archives: open a saved .webarchive file, rendered offline as is. - Universal: built for iPhone and iPad, in both orientations. - Multilingual: available in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Portuguese. PRIVACY Pagira collects nothing, tracks no one and requires no account. Your files stay on your device and in your iCloud: nothing is sent to a server. No ads, no tracking. TRIAL AND PURCHASE Try Pagira for free with all its features (up to 20 document openings, opening a folder doesn't count). After that, a single purchase, with no subscription, unlocks the app for good: Pagira Pro, or Pagira Pro Supporter, shared with your whole family.

Screenshots

AirDisk4 screens
Pagira4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pagira at free against AirDisk's free with in-app purchases. AirDisk's advantage is ratings volume (151 vs 2) and review sentiment (12% vs 0%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. AirDisk sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pagira sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for AirDisk against 4.0 for Pagira. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AirDisk has 151 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of AirDisk's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pagira's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirDisk ships an update every 9 days, Pagira weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AirDisk versus Pagira: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirDiskPagira
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (151 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelix YewJimmy DE BRUYNE

Customer experience

AirDisk

All ratings148 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative85.9%

Pagira

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

AirDisk

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Cloud Services$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Photos Transfer$1.991 Month
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  • Yearly Photos Transfer$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Cloud Services$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Reset Password$1.99
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99
  • Pro Upgrade$39.99
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  • Lifetime Photos Transfer$49.99
  • Lifetime Cloud Services$49.99
5 purchases

Pagira

One-time5
  • Buy Me a Coffee$2.99
  • Buy Me a Dessert$4.99
  • Buy Me a Meal$8.99
Show 2 more
  • Pagira Pro$11.99
  • Pagira Pro Supporter$22.99

Questions

Is AirDisk free?
AirDisk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pagira free?
Pagira is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AirDisk or Pagira?
AirDisk is rated higher. AirDisk averages 4.1 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Pagira averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do AirDisk or Pagira have ads?
Neither AirDisk nor Pagira shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirDisk or Pagira?
AirDisk ships an update every 9 days, and Pagira weekly. Most recently, AirDisk was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pagira on October 25, 2026.

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