Comparison

Fileso vs IDFA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fileso

This app offers comprehensive file management, including importing, viewing, editing, compressing, and converting a vast array of file types. It supports cloud services like WebDAV and Wi-Fi transfers, making it a powerful tool for organizing and manipulating digital assets.

Highlights
  • Import and manage files from various sources
  • View a wide range of image, video, audio, and document formats
  • Compress and decompress various archive types
  • Edit text-based files and images
  • Convert between numerous file formats
  • Support for WebDAV and Wi-Fi file transfer
Features
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Fileso is a file manager built for people who handle files constantly. Import, preview, unzip, compress, edit, and convert files in one app, then manage them through WebDAV, FTP, SMB, S3, NFS, Dropbox, and Wi-Fi transfer. From documents and media to archives, code, eBooks, comics, and 3D assets, Fileso helps you open and process more formats with less friction. ## Import and manage files * Import files or mount folders into the app workspace * Import images and videos from Photos * Batch scan documents with the camera * Upload and download files through a Wi-Fi browser * Manage files stored on WebDAV, FTP, SMB, S3, NFS, and Dropbox * Back up photos to WebDAV, SMB, FTP, S3, or NFS with background uploads * Move, copy, compress, and extract files in the background with progress ## Preview more file types * Images and design assets: common image formats, live photos, HDR, AVIF, WEBP, Sketch, PSD, AI, SVG, SVGA, and Lottie * Video and audio: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MP3, WAV, FLAC, APE, and more, with subtitle and audio track selection * Documents: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Numbers, Keynote, Pages, RTF, CSV, PDF, and CHM * Image viewer: filmstrip, slideshow, and info panel with pinch zoom and drag to dismiss * eBooks and comics: EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PRC, FB2, and TXT with read aloud (cross-chapter, sleep timer), in-book full-text search and TXT novel chapter detection; CBZ and CBR comics with RTL and webtoon modes * Developer and data files: HTML, XML, JSON, Markdown, Plist, Ruby, JavaScript, Rust, Golang, and more with syntax highlighting * Professional files: fonts, 3D models, SQLite databases, certificates, binary plist, strings, mlmodel, XMind, and CRX * HEX view for large files with byte selection and text/HEX search; large text and log files, text diff, and TGS ## PDF editor * Annotate PDFs with text, highlights, shapes, ink, signatures, and stamps * Reorder, rotate, delete, and import PDF pages with multi-select * Edit the PDF table of contents * Undo/redo, full-text search, reading settings, Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, and blank PDFs * Insert audio recordings and file attachments; copy and paste annotations ## Toolbox * Video: speed change, rotate, mirror, reverse, frame extraction, and audio removal * Images: background removal, privacy data stripping, resize, collage, grid split, GIF conversion, and text recognition (OCR); HEIC editing * Audio: merge, speed change, loudness normalization, and text-to-speech * PDF: split, watermark, page numbers, and password removal * Utilities: QR code generation and scanning, file checksums, text diff, and ZIP create and extract ## Unzip, compress, edit, and convert * Extract ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ, Zstandard, LZ4, Brotli, CAB, WIM, SquashFS, DEB, RPM, DMG, ISO, VHDX, QCOW2, VMDK, and more; supports password-protected and multi-volume archives * Create encrypted ZIP archives * Compress images, GIFs, and videos * Edit HTML, XML, JSON, Plist, Ruby, JavaScript, Perl, and other text or code files * Batch rename files with replace, insert, and regular expressions * Convert images, video, audio, text encodings, Markdown, JSON, XML, YAML, SVG, and PDF * Split and merge PDFs, convert live photos, and process MHT, MHTML, TGS, and other utility formats * Convert CAJ, KDH, and NH academic papers to PDF Privacy Policy: https://www.makerneo.com/en/doc/fileso-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

IDFA

Features
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Get your device's Identifier for Advertisers and system info. What is IDFA? The IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) is a unique, random identifier assigned by Apple to your device. It's used to: • Track user behaviour across apps and websites • Measure ad campaign effectiveness • Deliver personalised advertising

Screenshots

Fileso4 screens
IDFA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IDFA at none against Fileso's 3. IDFA also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Fileso's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fileso sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. IDFA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fileso ships an update every 2 weeks, IDFA every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fileso versus IDFA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilesoIDFA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB9 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSpace-Time Transformation Technology Co., Ltd.Paul Thornton

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fileso

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Version$9.99
None

IDFA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fileso free?
Fileso is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IDFA free?
IDFA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fileso or IDFA have ads?
IDFA shows ads; Fileso does not.
Which is updated more often, Fileso or IDFA?
Fileso ships an update every 2 weeks, and IDFA every 3 days. Most recently, Fileso was updated on October 24, 2026 and IDFA on October 14, 2026.

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