Newforma Project Teams vs FileBrowser Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newforma Project Teams
This app allows project teams to stay connected and access up-to-date project information directly from their mobile devices. It facilitates easy communication with contacts and ensures all team members have the latest project details.
- Email and message contacts
- Access current project information
- Contacts associated with projects
- Automatic information updates
- Integrates with Newforma software
- Search and sort capabilities
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Requires Newforma Project Center - 10th edition Bring your team with you into the field. The Newforma® Project Team app on your iPhone® smartphone means team members are always easy to reach. • Email and message contacts with ease. • Access automatically updated, current information. • Contacts and companies are already associated with their corresponding projects. • Automatic updates eliminate the need for manual management. • The app integrates with Newforma software for project information management. • Search-and-sort capabilities streamline navigation.
FileBrowser Professional
Manage and edit documents directly from your iOS device. Access files from over 20 network and cloud storage locations, stream media, and perform bulk file operations. Integrates with other apps for seamless on-the-go editing and sharing.
- Access network and cloud storage
- Edit documents in-place
- Bulk file renaming
- Automatic folder sync
- Backup local files
- Stream media files
- Integrates with other apps
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Professional document management for iOS, with bulk rename, backup and sync tasks. Edit your documents in-place, stream your media files and connect to over 20 different network and cloud storage locations. “Maximize the potential of what you can do with files on iOS” - Cult of Mac “FileBrowser remains the best option” - MacStories Direct and secure file access to your computers, servers and other storage devices on home or company networks. Core Features - Access file servers and cloud storage - View documents and optionally store them for offline viewing - Present a video, PowerPoint or Keynote direct from the server - Copy and move between any type of storage, from single files to whole directories - Bi-directional automatic sync of network folders to your iPad/iPhone - Backup local files to a network file server or cloud storage - Integrates with other apps allowing you to edit, save and share files while on the go - Integrates with your existing infrastructure, including Active Directory - Integrates with iOS data protection, utilising hardware-based encryption to secure content - Pro photographer XMP sidecar file support for rating images - VPN on-demand support for third-party VPN clients - Supports Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) - Requires no additional software on company servers Office App Integration - No more duplication of documents between apps - Launch an Office app to edit a network document in-place - Changes are automatically saved to the original document - Scan documents or images direct to multi page PDF - Automatic colour and perspective correction of scanned documents MDM Integration - Centralised distribution of FileBrowser configuration settings - Enforced security lockdown - Conform to corporate Mobile Security Policies - Prevent users from changing local settings - Selectively override any local configuration setting - Distribute file server connection details - Control whether offline viewing/storage is permitted - Control whether content can be shared FileBrowser Professional uses the SMB1, SMB2, and SMB3 network access protocols (also known as CIFS or Windows File Sharing) to connect to: - Macs - PCs - NAS drives - Windows File Servers (including Windows Server Clusters) Access local storage - USB Drives - SD Cards - Folders of other apps - iCloud Drive folders of other apps - iOS Photo Library You can also connect to the following cloud storage - Microsoft OneDrive - Microsoft OneDrive for Business - Microsoft SharePoint 2013 or later - Box.com - Google Drive (including Shared Team Drives) - Dropbox (including Dropbox for Business) - Backblaze B2 - Amazon S3 - Nextcloud - pCloud - Digital Ocean S3 - FileBase S3 - Google Cloud S3 - iDrive Cloud S3 - Storj S3 - Wasabi S3 - WebDAV servers - FTP/FTPS servers - SFTP servers Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. For fast friendly support please email support@stratospherix.com. We are happy to receive support emails in any language, but are only able to reply in English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Newforma Project Teams at Free against FileBrowser Professional's $14.99. Newforma Project Teams also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). FileBrowser Professional's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and device support 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
Newforma Project Teams is free to download; FileBrowser Professional costs $14.99 up front. Newforma Project Teams sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FileBrowser Professional asks for nothing beyond the download.
FileBrowser Professional holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowser Professional has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Newforma Project Teams's written reviews are positive against 75% of FileBrowser Professional's.
Newforma Project Teams ships an update every 5 months, FileBrowser Professional every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newforma Project Teams | FileBrowser Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 74.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #9 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Newforma | Stratospherix Ltd |
Customer experience
Newforma Project Teams
FileBrowser Professional
Bugs and requests
Newforma Project Teams
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FileBrowser Professional
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot access S3 buckets without app running
- Sync functionality not working as expected
- Crashes when opening SharePoint locations
- Loses login credentials for cloud/network devices
- Inability to access OneDrive for Business
Requested features
9 requests- Create document functionality (HTML, PHP, CSS, JS)
- Add support for album cover art
- Longer text support for folders with unlimited characters
- Loop one song option for media player
- Freeform cropping option for images
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- ID3 tag editor
- SSH functionality
- Mega cloud storage support
- Frame.io integration
In-app purchases
Newforma Project Teams
- 1 year$249.99
FileBrowser Professional
No in-app purchases
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