File Doctor vs Share Server
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Doctor
This app acts as a comprehensive file manager, document scanner, and converter for your mobile device. It allows you to view, clean, and convert various file types locally and privately, without needing cloud storage.
- Open multiple document types
- Scan to PDF with edge detection
- Convert files between formats
- Merge, split, and compress PDFs
- Create and extract ZIP archives
- Built-in media player
- Compress media and remove duplicates
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File Doctor is your all-in-one file opener, document scanner, cleaner and converter for iPhone and iPad. View, manage, clean and convert documents, archives, media, spreadsheets and PDFs—privately, on device. SUPPORTED FORMATS • PDF, DOC / DOCX, XLS / XLSX / CSV, PPT / PPTX • TXT and RTF • ZIP & RAR archives (view & extract in-app) • MP3 audio, photos and videos from your library KEY FEATURES • Open multiple document types without switching apps • Scan to PDF: fast camera scans with edge detection, auto-crop and multi-page • Convert files: Image → PDF, Word/Excel/PPT → PDF (and more) • PDF tools: merge, split, compress and unlock PDFs you own • Archive tools: create ZIP, extract ZIP/RAR and preview contents in-app • Media tools: built-in player for audio/video and Video → MP3 • Local & private — everything runs on your device (no mandatory cloud) • Quick Access, Favorites, Recents, and powerful file cleaning tools DOCUMENT SCANNER • Turn paper into clean, share-ready PDFs • Auto edge detection & perspective crop • Multi-page capture with reorder and delete • Filters (color, grayscale, B&W) and export to PDF DOC CLEANER • Compress photos & videos to save storage • Auto-detect and remove screenshots • Scan & delete duplicate photos, videos and files • Find and remove large unwanted files • Clean duplicate contacts with missing details NEW TOOLS (More Tools) • PDF → Word (convert PDF to editable Word) • PDF → Excel (convert tables to Excel) • PDF → Text (extract text from PDFs) • Video → MP3 (extract audio from video) • Create PDF (blank editor) • Create ZIP (package files into a ZIP) WHO IS IT FOR • Students — convert notes, compress files and prepare PDFs for submission • Professionals — manage office docs, merge reports and clean device storage • Everyday users — open media, extract archives, delete junk and free up space WHY CHOOSE FILE DOCTOR Powerful document viewing, fast scanning, smart cleaning and reliable conversion tools—all offline and designed to keep your files private and organized. Explore More Tools and tell us what to build in next update.
Share Server
This app allows you to run a local HTTP server on your iPhone to share files. Access and transfer documents between devices on the same network using a web browser, without needing cloud storage or external servers.
- Local HTTP server
- File sharing over Wi-Fi/Ethernet
- Web browser interface
- No cloud storage required
- Upload and download files
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Share Server is a lightweight iOS app that runs a local HTTP server on your iPhone. Access and share files from any device on the same network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) through a simple web interface - no cloud storage, no external servers, just local network file sharing. # Quick Start: 1. Open the app 2. Note the displayed IP address 3. Open that URL in any browser on your network 4. Start uploading and downloading files!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Share Server at 5.0 against File Doctor's 4.0. Share Server also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). File Doctor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price 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. Share Server sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. File Doctor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Share Server holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of File Doctor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Share Server's.
File Doctor ships an update fortnightly, Share Server every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Doctor | Share Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BRINDER SINGH | Wei-Cheng Ling |
Customer experience
File Doctor
Share Server
In-app purchases
File Doctor
No in-app purchases
Share Server
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
