Comparison

AnyPlay Drive vs Bestcrypt Explorer

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

Head to head
About

AnyPlay Drive

Features
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AnyPlay Drive is your all-in-one file cabinet, media player and notebook. Keep your music, videos, photos, documents and handwritten notes in one place, organize them your way, and open anything with a tap, with no internet connection needed. NEW: NOTES YOU CAN DRAW, WRITE AND TYPE β€’ Create a note in any folder and sketch, handwrite or doodle with your finger or Apple Pencil β€’ Pen, marker, pencil, crayon and watercolor tools in any color, plus eraser, lasso and ruler β€’ Type with the keyboard in text boxes you can move anywhere on the page β€’ Add shapes, lines and arrows for diagrams and quick sketches β€’ Insert pictures from your Photo Library, several at once, or snap one with the camera β€’ Undo and Redo at the top of the screen β€’ Notes save automatically and remember the last pen you used β€’ Find any note by searching for words you typed in it β€’ Thumbnail view shows a preview of every note Notes require iOS 26 or later. PLAY YOUR MUSIC BEAUTIFULLY β€’ A Now Playing screen with your album art, front and center β€’ Choose a player style: Vinyl, Pulse, Spectrum or Classic. Pulse and Spectrum move with the beat of your music β€’ Keeps playing in the background, with controls and cover art on your Lock Screen β€’ Playback speed from 0.5Γ— to 2Γ—, great for podcasts and audiobooks β€’ Shuffle, repeat one, or repeat all WATCH YOUR VIDEOS β€’ Play MP4, MOV and other videos in a clean, full-featured player β€’ Watch full screen with simple controls ORGANIZE EVERYTHING β€’ Create folders inside folders, as deep as you like β€’ Copy, move, rename and delete with a long-press or a swipe β€’ Select several files and move them all at once β€’ Switch between List view and Thumbnail view with photo previews and album art β€’ Color-coded icons with file sizes, dates and item counts at a glance β€’ Search every folder and subfolder instantly OPEN AND VIEW YOUR FILES β€’ View photos with pinch-to-zoom and rotate β€’ Read PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Keynote, Numbers and text files β€’ Swipe left and right to flip through the files in a folder BRING YOUR FILES IN β€’ Import from the Files app and cloud drives such as iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box β€’ Import photos and videos from your Photo Library β€’ Wi-Fi Upload: turn on the built-in upload server and drag files in from any computer's web browser. No cables or extra software needed CONVERT FILES β€’ PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text or images β€’ Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF β€’ Convert images between JPG, PNG, HEIC, GIF, TIFF, WEBP and more, or combine them into a PDF SHARE WITH EASE β€’ AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Save to Files and every option in the iOS share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your files and notes stay on your device. AnyPlay Drive doesn't need an account and doesn't upload your files anywhere. Download AnyPlay Drive and carry your music, videos, documents and notes in one tidy, beautiful place.

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Bestcrypt Explorer

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BestCrypt Explorer is a private, security-first file manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Open and work with encrypted BestCrypt containers, connect your cloud and network storage, and move files between them - all without giving up your privacy. ENCRYPTED CONTAINERS Open, browse, and manage encrypted BCA and JBC containers directly on your device. Your protected files stay encrypted at rest and are only accessible inside the app. ONE PLACE FOR ALL YOUR FILES - Local files and the Files app on iOS, or your Mac - SMB network shares: connect by host, browse, and transfer - Cloud storage: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, and Yandex Disk POWERFUL FILE MANAGEMENT - Copy, move, rename, and delete across local, cloud, SMB, and encrypted containers - Multi-select and bulk operations - Background transfers with clear progress - Sort, search, and show or hide hidden files BUILT-IN VIEWER Preview documents, images, PDFs, text, audio, and video without leaving the app. An optional internal viewer keeps your content inside BestCrypt Explorer. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account required to use the app - No analytics, no tracking, no advertising - No personal data collected by the app - Cloud and SMB credentials are stored only in the system Keychain, and you can clear them at any time MADE FOR APPLE PLATFORMS A native experience on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, built with current Apple technologies and designed to respect your data. Download BestCrypt Explorer and take control of your encrypted files, cloud storage, and network shares - privately.

Screenshots

AnyPlay Drive4 screens
Bestcrypt Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bestcrypt Explorer at Free against AnyPlay Drive's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Bestcrypt Explorer is free to download; AnyPlay Drive costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
AnyPlay Drive versus Bestcrypt Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyPlay DriveBestcrypt Explorer
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLai Kong FungJetico

In-app purchases

None

AnyPlay Drive

No in-app purchases

None

Bestcrypt Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnyPlay Drive free?
AnyPlay Drive costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bestcrypt Explorer free?
Bestcrypt Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnyPlay Drive or Bestcrypt Explorer have ads?
Neither AnyPlay Drive nor Bestcrypt Explorer shows ads.

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