FileCloud vs Filen
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.
Filen
Securely store photos, videos, and documents with military-grade encryption. Access files on any device, share them easily, and enjoy features like offline access and encrypted notes. Offers a free tier with 10 GB storage.
- 10 GB free storage
- Unlimited pro storage
- Secure client-side encryption
- Offline file access
- Cross-device file access
- Encrypted notes and chats
- Automatic camera upload
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Filen is everything you need for storing your photos, videos and documents secure and encrypted in the cloud. Get 10 GB storage for free when you create an account. Features: - Get 10 GB when you create an account - Get unlimited storage with our pro offerings - Easily share files with family, friends and colleagues, even if they are not Filen users - Military grade client sided AES 256 bit encryption, your files truly belong to you - only you - Make files available offline for easy access wherever, whenever - Stream and preview your photos, documents, images and audio files straight from the cloud - Access your files on every device - Encrypted notes - Encrypted chats - Clean, easy to use interface for easy file management - Dark mode available for those who work at night or just love the darker look! - Automatic camera upload - Share target - Files app integration Terms of service: https://filen.io/terms Privacy policy: https://filen.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FileCloud at 4.7 against Filen's 3.8. FileCloud also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 48%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Filen's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
FileCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 338 and 123 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of FileCloud's written reviews are positive against 48% of Filen's.
FileCloud ships an update every 6 weeks, Filen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileCloud | Filen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (338 ratings) — better | 3.8 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 47.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 123 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CodeLathe Technologies Inc | Filen Cloud Dienste UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
Customer experience
FileCloud
Filen
User reviews
FileCloud
From 338 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy onboarding and setup
- 👍 Great for collaboration
- 👍 Seamless file access and sharing
- 👍 Allows offline file access
- 👍 Supports multiple account logins
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio playback stops when screen sleeps
- 🐛 No search function when sharing
- 🐛 Picture preview thumbnails could be bigger
- 🐛 Phone picture backup status not visible
- 🐛 Crashing on iPhone and iPad
Filen
From 123 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 End-to-end encryption and privacy-focused design
- 💰 Affordable pricing with generous storage tiers
- 🌍 Open-source and transparent service
- 🚀 Fast upload/download speeds
- 👍 Clean and intuitive UI design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes during uploads
- 📸 Photo/video upload failures and inconsistencies
- 🔄 Auto-upload feature unreliable and incomplete
- ⚠️ Data loss issues in Notes feature
- 🔐 Thumbnail cache exposed in Files app (security concern)
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
Filen
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when uploading photos/videos
- Music pauses when app is minimized
- Photo upload stuck at specific file counts (e.g., 42 photos)
- Notes lose data during sync
- Note type conversion deletes text content
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- Video thumbnails not displaying correctly
- Cannot open audio files in app
- App stuck on opening screen
- Login credentials not working on iOS despite working elsewhere
- Upload progress not visible in latest update
- File upload stalls at 'finishing' stage
- Camera upload fails with VPN enabled
- Rich text editor loses data on sync
- Share public link toggle does nothing
- Media not found error when uploading images
- App unable to load albums page
- Password reset link not sending
- Automatic account deletion after inactivity
Requested features
12 requests- Video streaming/playback within app
- Read-only file mode option
- Back-sync feature (delete from phone, delete from cloud)
- Multi-select file upload capability
- iPad split-screen view support
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- Shared folder system like Dropbox/Google Drive
- Album-to-folder mapping for camera uploads
- iOS Files app integration/mounting
- Audio file playback within app
- Dark mode following system settings
- Magnetic link download support
- Better gallery navigation and filtering
In-app purchases
FileCloud
No in-app purchases
Filen
No in-app purchases
