Seafile Pro vs ServerBox
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.
ServerBox
Manage your Linux servers remotely with SSH and SFTP. Control Docker containers and utilize experimental snippet features. Ping your servers to check connectivity.
- SSH client
- SFTP client
- Docker/Podman management
- Snippet feature (experimental)
- Ping utility
- Open Source
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This project is completely OPEN SOURCE. You can click the "App Support" button near the score below to download other system versions or compile them by yourself. - Status charts for CPU, sensors, GPU, and other metrics; an SSH terminal; SFTP; RDP and VNC; Docker, process, and service management; and S.M.A.R.T. - Platform features include biometric authentication, push notifications, home-screen widgets, a watchOS app, and system color themes. - 16 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ServerBox at 91% against Seafile Pro's 42%. ServerBox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ServerBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Seafile Pro's written reviews are positive against 91% of ServerBox's.
Seafile Pro ships an update monthly, ServerBox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seafile Pro | ServerBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (54 ratings) | 4.9 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seafile Ltd. | 吐司工作室 |
Customer experience
Seafile Pro
ServerBox
User reviews
Seafile Pro
From 54 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast loading and syncing
- 👍 Simple and clean UI
- 🔒 Self-hosted option and security
- 💡 Version control and fine-grained permissions
- 🔄 Works well across devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
- 🚫 No file preview
- ❌ Issues with custom server ports
- 📉 Poor integration with iOS Files app
- 📷 Auto photo upload unreliable/buggy
ServerBox
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Incredible value for free
- 🚀 Powerful and comprehensive features
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Open source and actively developed
- ✨ Great for managing servers and Docker
Room to improve
- 🐛 UI changes in v1719
- 🐛 Unit display errors (GB/MB)
- 🐛 Performance issues after updates
- 🐛 Face ID issues on startup
- 🐛 Difficulty reconnecting after lost connection
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
ServerBox
Reported bugs
11 issues- Server list disk tab unit error (GB displayed as MB, TB as GB)
- App crashes on iPhone 8plus iOS16.X
- App becomes laggy and unresponsive after update
- Adjusting order requires app restart
- App crashes on iOS 12
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- Startup consistently calls Face ID, making it unusable
- Add server button is hidden and cannot be revealed
- Cannot get Debian 12 docker status
- 2FA login to serv00 servers fails
- Cannot reconnect after connection lost
- Auto-capitalization of first letter in code input
Requested features
14 requests- Option to revert to old network/disk tab display
- Fix unit display errors in disk tab
- Support for iPhone 8plus iOS16.X
- Support for iOS 12 crash
- Support for 2FA login on serv00
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- Automatically add current tag when creating new server config
- Support for server jump/intermediate servers
- Option to change app icon
- More diverse color options for UI elements
- Add notes below buttons for clarity
- Support for Windows 10/11
- Web version deployable via Docker
- Focus on network card speed instead of connection count
- Support for IPv6
In-app purchases
Seafile Pro
No in-app purchases
ServerBox
No in-app purchases
