Seafile Pro vs learnX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seafile Pro
This professional client provides access to a self-hosted file synchronization and sharing service designed for teams. It enables seamless management of your cloud storage directly from your iOS device.
- Self-hosting capabilities
- Team file synchronization
- Secure file sharing
- Professional iOS client
- Cloud storage management
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The professional iOS client for seafile, a self-hosting dropbox for teams.
learnX
This app provides Tsinghua University students with easy access to course materials, assignments, and notices. It allows for file previews and downloads, assignment tracking, and calendar synchronization. Additional features include course sharing and a global search function.
- Access course notices
- Preview and download course files
- Track assignment deadlines
- Course schedule sync
- Assignment calendar sync
- Dark mode
- Global search
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Note: the App is for Tsinghua University students only. learnX helps students of Tsinghua University access their courses with a few touches. Basics: - Get a glance of the newest notices published by teachers. - Preview or download uploaded files of each course. - See any assignment detail while keeping track of deadlines. You can also enjoy: - Course Information Sharing on the courseX platform - Course schedule calendar sync - Assignment calendar/reminder sync - Archiving read posts - Submitting assignments - Adding to Favorites - Hiding courses - Dark mode - Global search - Switching among semesters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: learnX at 100% against Seafile Pro's 42%. learnX also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs paid). Seafile Pro's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
learnX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seafile Pro has 53 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Seafile Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of learnX's.
Seafile Pro ships an update monthly, learnX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seafile Pro | learnX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seafile Ltd. | Rui Ying |
Customer experience
Seafile Pro
learnX
In-app purchases
Seafile Pro
No in-app purchases
learnX
No in-app purchases
