Comparison

SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer vs File Explorer & Player [Pro]

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

Head to head
About

SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer

This professional tool helps you tune satellite antennas by displaying available satellites for your location. It includes a comprehensive database of global TV and radio satellite transponders, allowing you to easily find satellite parameters and calculate alignment angles.

Highlights
  • Satellite alignment pointer
  • Transponder database
  • Smart satellite search with sound
  • Azimuth, Elevation, LNB Skew calculation
  • Extensive channel and provider data
  • Push notifications for database updates
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SatFinder PRO HD is a professional tool for tuning your satellite antenna. Description: You no longer need to search for desired satellite, just press "Power" button, point your iOS device towards the sky and watch all available satellites of your location. This program also is a transponders data base of all TV/RADIO satellites in the world. You can easily find a satellite parameters. Features: - Sort by satellite - Search by channel name, radio name, provider name - Sort by frequency - Sort by Ku & C -bands - Displaying the channel name, radio station, a provider with the link to the official site, encoding display - Displaying a frequency, polarization, FEC and Symbol Rate - Azimuth, Elevation, LNB Skew angels for the desired satellite - Smart satellite search with sound indication - Manual compass for iPods - Push notifications about database update every 10 days! - List of favorites - Satellite calculator An enormous data base. More than 12,800 video channels, 3900 radio stations and 180 Internet service providers Usage instructions: - For best accuracy hold your device in portrait position - Tap on "Power" button - Make some device movements for compas calibration if needed - Look at device display and try to get 180° at "Heading" indicator if you are in the northern hemisphere and 0° if you are in the southern hemisphere. All available satellites should be appear - Now you can easily move your device and find desired satellite. It wiil be a real satellite position in the sky Also available lite version without augmented reality feature at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/satellite-transponders-hd/id600003568/

About

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless drive for your Mac, enabling you to stream videos, view photos, and access documents remotely. Transfer files, store content on your iOS device, and even mount it as a drive on your computer.

Highlights
  • Stream video from Mac
  • View photos and documents
  • Transfer files
  • Store files on iOS device
  • Mount iOS device as drive
  • Wireless Mac file access
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into the wireless flash drive for your Mac. Have full access to your Mac files – use your iOS device to stream videos, view photos and documents, from anywhere within your home. AT A GLANCE - Stream any video directly from your Mac; - View photos or documents stored on your Mac; - Transfer files between your Mac and your iOS device; - Store anything on your iOS device and take it with you on the go; - Mount your iOS device as drive on your Mac or Windows machine using WebDAV; - Use the Personal Hotspot of your iOS device to control your Mac when you don’t have access to other networks. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - Mac with macOS 10.10 or above and Helper app installed; - iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 11 or above; - Shared wireless network connection between your computer and iOS device. TERMS OF USE https://cherpake.com/tos Ratings are like gold for indie developers like me, please give the app a quick rating on the App Store.

Screenshots

File Explorer & Player [Pro]4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: File Explorer & Player [Pro] at Free against SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer's $2.99. File Explorer & Player [Pro] also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 54%). SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On 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

File Explorer & Player [Pro] is free to download; SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

File Explorer & Player [Pro] holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Explorer & Player [Pro] has 836 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer's written reviews are positive against 83% of File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer ships an update every 4 months, File Explorer & Player [Pro] fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer versus File Explorer & Player [Pro]: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatFinder Pro HD Dish PointerFile Explorer & Player [Pro]
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.6 (836 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11836 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuriy KvashaRemote Sunrise LTD

Customer experience

SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative39.3%

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

All ratings836 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative13.0%

Bugs and requests

SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Video playback buggy
  • Pause button starts videos over
  • Seized all connections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to sync entire photo libraries directly to the computer
  • Ability to move and delete files from the app
  • Ability to rename files stored on the iPhone and Mac from the app

In-app purchases

None

SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer

No in-app purchases

None

File Explorer & Player [Pro]

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer free?
SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is File Explorer & Player [Pro] free?
File Explorer & Player [Pro] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer or File Explorer & Player [Pro]?
File Explorer & Player [Pro] is rated higher. SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while File Explorer & Player [Pro] averages 4.6 from 836 ratings.
Do SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer or File Explorer & Player [Pro] have ads?
Neither SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer nor File Explorer & Player [Pro] shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer or File Explorer & Player [Pro]?
SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer ships an update every 4 months, and File Explorer & Player [Pro] fortnightly. Most recently, SatFinder Pro HD Dish Pointer was updated on November 1, 2026 and File Explorer & Player [Pro] on November 2, 2026.

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