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 (54 vs 8). 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 54 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 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seafile Pro | learnX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seafile Ltd. | Rui Ying |
Customer experience
Seafile Pro
learnX
Bugs and requests
Seafile Pro
Reported bugs
35 issues- Crashes frequently
- Cannot load folders/libraries
- Logs out when tapping back arrow
- Cannot preview files
- Servers with ports don't work (e.g., 4443)
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- Crash on iOS 18.7.2
- Login issues (cannot log back in)
- Syncing glitches, requires reinstall
- Cannot unlock encrypted library
- Background photo uploads don't work
- Photos do not auto-upload
- Camera roll upload starts uploading all photos
- Dumps photos in a root folder
- Syncing photos stalls when app is inactive
- App freezes during uploads, requires restart
- Photo uploads lock the app
- Cannot view files after upgrade
- Scrolling big folders of images crashes the app
- Cannot view files on latest version
- Photon browser shows X images
- Network errors in app, but browser works
- Stuck on 'connecting to server'
- Auto photo upload doesn't work
- Unable to select upload folder in settings
- Photos uploaded can't keep size unchanged
- Seafile not selectable as destination/source in Files app
- Files out-of-date when browsing libraries in Files app
- Perpetual 'authentication required' for Files app
- Auto upload does not work at all
- Manual upload is unreliable
- UI unusable on iPad
- Sync folders not showing after login
- Cannot download files
- App responds very slowly during camera upload
- Face ID support shows Touch ID instead
Requested features
15 requests- Dark mode
- Better integration with iOS Files app (share menu, saving directly)
- File preview in browser
- Option to upload only new photos
- Upload photos into mm-yy format
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- Shortcuts in Apple shortcut app
- Search functionality
- Background audio playback
- Keep offline files when wiping cache
- Support for custom server ports (e.g., 4443)
- App-level encryption
- iPad split view support
- Reverse order of camera roll when uploading pictures
- Long file names viewable on iPhone app
- Local audio files play in background
learnX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Seafile Pro
No in-app purchases
learnX
No in-app purchases
