Comparison

Files vs DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server

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

Head to head
About

Files

Manage all your documents, spreadsheets, and media on your iPhone and iPad. This app facilitates downloading, storing, editing, and transferring files across devices and cloud services. It offers seamless integration with other iOS apps for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Download, store, edit, create, and transfer files
  • Cloud synchronization with iCloud
  • Support for Dropbox, Google Drive, FTP, and Wi-Fi transfer
  • Integrated website downloader for videos and music
  • Seamless integration with other iOS apps
  • Organize media into folders
  • Create documents for email and web attachments
Features
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The all-in-one File Manager for iOS. Files allows you to easily download, store, edit, create, transfer, and manage documents, spreadsheets, and media on your iPhone and iPad. File synchronisation and backup can happen automatically across your devices using iCloud. Files support transfer of files using Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, FTP, Wifi, and many other protocols. Integrated downloader allows downloading from any website, including mp3, avi, mp4 and youtube videos. Files is tightly integrated with other iOS apps such as Safari, Mail and Pages so you can easily send files between your Apps. Using Files, you can easily create documents for use in emails, web site attachments, personal reminders. You can also use files to arrange your media files into folders, watch movies, play music, and achieve greater productivity on your iOS device. Files is a essential App for any regular iPhone and iPad user.

About

DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server

This app provides a robust cloud-based FTP, SFTP, and FTPS server solution. It allows for instant setup, secure file sharing with sub-users, and public downloads. Manage accounts and permissions from anywhere for a reliable and cost-effective alternative to in-house servers.

Highlights
  • Instant FTP/SFTP/FTPS server setup
  • Secure file sharing with sub-users
  • Customizable user permissions
  • Public file download hosting
  • Remote account and folder management
  • Integration with DriveHQ services
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DriveHQ is one of the largest FTP/SFTP/FTPS Server Hosting service providers. DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server can be setup instantly. It is a complete FTP/SFTP solution with all standard FTP features and many high-end business FTP features. You can connect to the Cloud FTP Server using any FTP client software. It can completely replace your in-house FTP server or FTP virtual machines for only a fraction of the cost. DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server is fast with virtually unlimited amount of bandwidth, and it is extremely reliable with over 99.99% uptime. It supports secure FTP with FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS/FTPES) and SFTP. DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server allows you to create sub-users. You can create regular FTP accounts for your employees (co-workers) and guest accounts for external clients. Each user will have his (her) own login credential and FTP root folder. You can share different folders to various sub-users with read-only or read-write permissions. It is the most popular way of securely sharing large files with multiple clients. DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server can host large files for public download. The performance and reliability is far superior to any in-house FTP server. You can publish anonymous FTP download URLs or HTTP-based download URLs. DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server App makes it extremely easy to setup and manage your Cloud FTP Server. You can manage your FTP accounts and Folder access rights from anywhere at any time. DriveHQ Cloud FTP server is better than other FTP servers in that it is seamlessly integrated with our very broad Cloud IT service. Users can use DriveHQ FileManager, WebDAV Drive Mapping Tool or DriveHQ.com website to access their cloud files. Founded in 2003 in Silicon Valley, DriveHQ has over 3 million members and over 20 years of solid track record. Please visit www.DriveHQ.com for more details.

Screenshots

Files4 screens
DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server at 5.0 against Files's 4.4. DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Files's advantage is ratings volume (242 vs 3) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Files sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Files has 242 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Files's written reviews are positive against 100% of DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Files ships an update every 3 months, DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Files versus DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilesDriveHQ Cloud FTP Server
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (242 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings242 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty LtdDrive Headquarters, Inc.

Customer experience

Files

All ratings242 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.4%

DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Files

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when launched on certain iOS versions
  • Random deletion of documents without user action
  • Google Drive sync fails with 'Access denied' error
  • Files not displaying or downloading
  • Blank screen when downloading Google Docs
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  • App closes unexpectedly on older devices
  • Storage space warnings causing app deletion consideration

Requested features

10 requests
  • iOS 11 and above compatibility update
  • iPad 1 iOS 5.1.1 support
  • Document signing capability
  • Audio and video downloader functionality
  • Music playback while using other apps
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  • File sharing with other applications
  • MP3 file editing capability
  • Touch-based writing/drawing feature
  • System file access
  • Ability to play music in background

DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Files

One-time3
  • Large Spreadsheets$1.99
  • Enhanced Security$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
4 purchases

DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server

One-time4
  • 1GB storage monthly service$1.99
  • 1GB storage and 5 user licenses monthly service$4.99
  • 1GB storage yearly service$19.99
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  • 1GB storage + 5 user licenses yearly service$44.99

Questions

Is Files free?
Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server free?
DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Files or DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server?
DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server is rated higher. Files averages 4.4 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Files or DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server have ads?
Neither Files nor DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Files or DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server?
Files ships an update every 3 months, and DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server monthly. Most recently, Files was updated on October 7, 2026 and DriveHQ Cloud FTP Server on September 19, 2026.

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