FileCloud vs Scan Boss for Dropbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileCloud
Securely share, sync, and access company files from any device. Manage and protect your data with robust features like remote access, file versioning, and offline capabilities. Ideal for businesses needing a controlled content collaboration platform.
- Secure file sharing
- Remote file access
- File management
- Offline access
- File versioning
- Mobile access
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FileCloud is the best content collaboration platform. It offers secure file sharing, sync and mobile access for small businesses, enterprises, universities, and hosting companies. With FileCloud, easily secure, protect, and manage your company's data and intellectual property. FileCloud works on your own infrastructure or on-premises. It can be installed on your server, or with a trusted hosting partner. This gives you complete control over your data. FileCloud provides seamless mobile access to your existing network shares. Instantly open files, folders, and documents stored in your Enterprise FileCloud. Access company files quickly and securely with iOS devices. Key Features Remote File Access – Browse files and documents locally, save them, edit them, then re-upload them. File Management - Create and delete folders and files, and search for documents from any location. Sharing - With one click, share selected files and documents to colleagues or business partners. Preview - Preview PDFs and documents. Offline Access – Download files directly onto your iOS device to access them offline. App support - Download files and open them using other applications. File Versioning - Collaborate effectively using unlimited automatic file versioning. Note: This app requires a FileCloud server to function. Your company provides this and an account for you. No user data is collected.
Scan Boss for Dropbox
Effortlessly scan documents and save them as PDFs directly to your Dropbox. This app automates cropping, skew correction, and naming, with multi-page support and the option to choose between standard or searchable PDFs. Save time for both business and personal use.
- Single tap scanning
- Automatic PDF naming with timestamp
- Automatic document detection and cropping
- Multi-page scanning
- Choice of standard or searchable PDF
- Multiple Dropbox folder support
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Scan any document and save PDF in your chosen Dropbox folder automatically. • Single tap operation • Link to Dropbox and specify folder just once • Ultrafast PDF conversion and upload • Multi-page scanning. • Automatically names the PDF with time-stamp • Automatically detects document and keeps tracking it as the camera moves. • Automatically crops the document to edges. • Automatically fixes skewed documents in the scan. • Choice to turn off automatic mode. • Choose multiple dropbox folders and switch between them on the fly as you scan. • Option to save standard or searchable PDF. Scan Boss is the only app of its kind and saves tonnes of time for your business or personal use. See our terms of use at http://techpositive.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FileCloud at 80% against Scan Boss for Dropbox's 25%. FileCloud also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scan Boss for Dropbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FileCloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
FileCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileCloud has 338 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of FileCloud's written reviews are positive against 25% of Scan Boss for Dropbox's.
FileCloud ships an update every 6 weeks, Scan Boss for Dropbox every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileCloud | Scan Boss for Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (338 ratings) — better | 4.1 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CodeLathe Technologies Inc | Tech Positive |
Customer experience
FileCloud
Scan Boss for Dropbox
Bugs and requests
FileCloud
Reported bugs
7 issues- Audio playback stops when screen turns off
- Crashes on iPhone and iPad
- Crashing on iPhone 11
- PDF documents are blank
- App crashes when using 'open with' option
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- Not connecting to server since iOS 10 update
- Sync doesn't work properly
Requested features
5 requests- Restore background audio playback
- Implement search function when sharing
- Increase size of picture preview thumbnails
- Display phone picture backup status
- Improve file upload process to match Dropbox functionality
Scan Boss for Dropbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FileCloud
No in-app purchases
Scan Boss for Dropbox
- All Access$2.991 Month
- All Access$29.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$9.99
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