iWindowsProg vs FileCentral
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWindowsProg
This app provides a comprehensive client for managing Windows desktops, servers, databases, Team Foundation Server, and Visual Studio instances directly from iOS devices. It allows for exploration, administration, querying, and development tasks remotely.
- Remote Windows desktop and server exploration
- TFS client for work items, builds, and source control
- Database client for MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and more
- Visual Studio client for project management and compilation
- SQL keyword shortcuts and query saving
- Requires a free Windows Bridge Server
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iWindowsProg is the most powerful Windows, Database, Visual Studio & TFS client application for iOS devices. For detailed information please visit http://makeprog.com FEATURES WINDOWS CLIENT (INAPP) • You can easily explore Windows Desktops and Servers from iOS devices. • Available features are Windows Services, Event Logs, IIS, Active Directory, HyperVisor and ESX etc., TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER CLIENT (INAPP) • Connect to TFS Servers from iOS Devices. • Available features are Workitems, Builds, Changesets, Source Control, Workspaces, Pending Changes, Shelvesets, Labels, Branches, Users and Groups etc., • Support for TFS2010, TFS2012 and DevOps DATABASE CLIENTS (INAPP) • Visualize, search & script MySql, Sql Server, Oracle, PostgreSql, DB2 & Microsoft Access database objects. • Database objects can be viewed in Tiles & Table view. • Administer database by scripting. • Sql Server agent support. • Multi tab query runner with asynchronous & parallel query execution. • Send any kind of ad-hoc query and browse the results in table. • Fast access to SQL keywords using special SQL keyboard. • Save queries to iOS device and reuse. • Download queries using iTunes. • Simple GUI Table designer for MySql , Sql Server and Oracle. VISUAL STUDIO CLIENT (INAPP) • Connect to Visual Studio instance in Windows and explore Visual Studio projects. • Available features are Add/Edit/Delete Solution, Project & Project Items, Source Editor, Remote compile, Build & Error Window etc., • Run MS Unit test and visualize the results. • Explore/Reflect/Decompile assemblies using Object Browser. • Needs WindowsProg Bridge Extension to be installed in Visual Studio. • At present supports VB & C# Projects. • Support for Visual Studio 2010, 2012 Pro and above only. WINDOWSPROG BRIDGE SERVER (FREE) • This iOS application requires a Bridge Server to be installed in a Windows Machine to process the requests made by iOS Devices. • The Bridge Server is the one stop communication point for iWindowsProg and Windows, ESX, TFS, MySql, Sql Server, Oracle, PostgreSql, DB2, Microsoft Access & Visual Studio and it can be downloaded for free from http://makeprog.com • Refer to http://makeprog.com/Products/iWindowsProg/WindowsProgBridgeServer.aspx for more info and why it makes your servers stay secure. • Works Over 3G/4G. Privacy Policy : http://makeprog.com/documents/Privacy Policy.pdf Terms & Conditions : http://makeprog.com/documents/Terms and Conditions.pdf If you need any assistance/more information/feedback please contact us at support@makeprog.com
FileCentral
Consolidate all your files from various cloud services, apps, and computers into a single, manageable location. Seamlessly transfer documents, photos, and clipboard content between devices wirelessly or via Bluetooth, even without a network connection.
- Unified cloud storage management
- Cross-device file transfer (WiFi/Bluetooth)
- Clipboard and content sharing
- File viewing, printing, and emailing
- Password and Touch ID security
- Text file creation and editing
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The ONE Place to Manage Files - Access, Print, Email and Transfer files from Cloud Servers, Other Apps & Devices and your Mac or PC. Transfer your clipboard, images, copied text and files to another iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC with one tap - even without a network. Via WiFi or Bluetooth Manage ALL of your Files in One Place • Combine all of your Cloud Servers together to Transfer Files between them and other devices • iCloud & iCloud Drive, DropBox, Evernote, FTP, Google Drive, OneDrive, ShareFile, SugarSync, WebDAV & More • Share and fetch files from your Mac or PC • Send or fetch files from Other Apps to store centrally • Move files into folders and use the powerful search function to find them again • View, Print, Email and Zip Files • Rename, duplicate and change the file type • Play Video and Audio files • Secure your files with an App Password or Finger Touch ID • Password protect folders • Create and edit text files to store notes and ideas, then share with others, print or copy/paste • Sync your local files with another device via iCloud - seamlessly and automatically Transfer Files and Content to other devices • Add a new printer to your Mac from the available list ("Send to Device @ WePrint") and print any document to your iPhone or iPad as a PDF file • Use the built in Bluetooth or WiFi transfer features to quickly and simply send files to another iPad, iPhone, Mac or PC • Bluetooth transfer is as simple as opening FileCentral - no pairing required • Copy text or an image from a Web Page and send to another device with a single tap • Send a phone number, address, photo or other content quickly to a friend • Copy a web page address and with just one tap, send it to your colleague Share and Transfer your Photos and Image Files • Save your Album Photos as files • Move Image Files to your Photo Album • Move Photos & Image Files to and from your Cloud server, Mac/PC or another iPad/iPhone • Print Photos • Select multiple photos to send via email Add even More Power - Expand to Convert and Edit PDFs and Print to ALL Printers, not just AirPrint
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FileCentral at Free against iWindowsProg's $24.99. FileCentral also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (88% vs 50%). iWindowsProg's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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
FileCentral is free to download; iWindowsProg costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FileCentral holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileCentral has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of iWindowsProg's written reviews are positive against 88% of FileCentral's.
iWindowsProg ships an update every 3 months, FileCentral every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWindowsProg | FileCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Balasubramanian Ramanathan | EuroSmartz Ltd |
Customer experience
iWindowsProg
FileCentral
In-app purchases
iWindowsProg
No in-app purchases
FileCentral
No in-app purchases
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