My File Explorer vs Files Protection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My File Explorer
Manage, store, and transfer files on your iOS devices. Access your photo library from your computer wirelessly, and organize documents with various tools. Supports numerous file formats and offers secure folder options.
- File management and storage
- Wi-Fi file transfer
- Photo library access
- Document viewing
- Zip/unzip/unrar support
- Passcode protected folders
- Dropbox integration
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My File Explorer lets you easily view, manage and store files on your iPhone, iPad, iPad mini or iPod touch. You can also easily transfer your Photos from your device to your PC/MAC via Wi-Fi Transfer option. You don't need iTunes anymore. Key Features: • Store, view or manage any documents on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch • Direct access to Photo Library from a PC or Mac via Wi-Fi and batch photo download. • Upload pictures from your PC to your photo library via Wi-Fi. • Easy file transfer via Wi-Fi (Browser or FTP), Bluetooth or iTunes File Sharing • Voice Record • In App File Name Search • In App Browser Support for Internet Downloads • Copy, paste, move, delete and create text files. • Simple and Advanced PDF Reader • Email your files. • Backup & Email in app notes easily. • Open email attachments. • Zip, unzip and unrar support. Also supports password protected zip and rar files. • Dropbox integration • Passcode protected folders • Universal (iPhone & iPad support) • Several file listing and sorting options Supported File Formats - Plain Text Files - Zip and Rar files - Audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, ...) - Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, ...) - Movies (MP4, MOV, ...) - iWorks (Pages, numbers, and Keynote) - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - RTF (Rich Text Format) - PDF Documents - HTML web pages.
Files Protection
Securely manage, view, and download files on your iPhone or iPad. Protect your sensitive documents, photos, and videos with a passcode and enjoy a powerful media player and document viewer.
- Secure file management with passcode
- Document viewer for various formats
- Powerful media player
- File downloader with web browser
- Dark mode support
- File sharing via AirDrop
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Files Protection keeps your private photos, videos, music and documents in one place, behind a passcode or Face ID. Your files stay on your device, inside the app. • Passcode lock: 4 or 6 digits, a custom number or letters, with Face ID or Touch ID. The app locks again every time you leave it, and after 10 wrong passcodes it stays locked for a while. • A passcode for any folder, with a security question in case you forget it. • Folders in your own colors, grid or list, sorting and filters, hidden files and folders. • Move, copy, rename, share, unzip, select many items at once, copy and paste with the clipboard. • Add files from Photos, the camera (photos and videos), your music library, other apps ("Open in…") and the built-in browser with downloads, bookmarks and history. • View photos, play videos, listen to music in the background with shuffle, repeat and a mini player, and open PDFs and office documents. • Recent files, and a Trash that keeps deleted items for 30 days. • Light, dark or automatic appearance, on iPhone and iPad. Files Protection is free with ads. One in-app purchase removes the ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: My File Explorer at none against Files Protection's shown. My File Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Files Protection's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (601 vs 32). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. My File Explorer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Files Protection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Files Protection holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Files Protection has 601 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 58% and 58% positive.
My File Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, Files Protection fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My File Explorer | Files Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (601 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 601 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | GLOBILE BILISIM BILGISAYAR HIZMETLERI ILETISIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI | Binh Tran |
Customer experience
My File Explorer
Files Protection
Bugs and requests
My File Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Files Protection
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes 7 seconds after launch
- Passcode authentication not working after updates
- App force closes unexpectedly
- Files disappear from app despite existing in device storage
- Video import from library not functioning
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- Touch ID feature disabled after updates
- App crashes when adding new photos/videos
- Password verification failing
- Files visible in iPhone Settings despite password protection
- App won't open after update notifications
Requested features
8 requests- Backup and restore functionality
- Password recovery option
- Touch ID/Biometric authentication support
- Dark mode
- GIF file support
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- USB transfer capability
- Cloud backup integration
- Ability to change forgotten passwords
In-app purchases
My File Explorer
- Upgrade to PRO$1.99
Files Protection
- Remove Advertisments$1.99
Questions
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