Comparison

JRDrive Rclone File Manager vs AgePony

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

Head to head
About

JRDrive Rclone File Manager

Manage files across multiple cloud storage services with this Rclone-based file manager. It offers efficient streaming for various media types and supports numerous remote configurations, with more cloud services planned.

Highlights
  • Rclone-based file management
  • Multiple remote storage support
  • Efficient streaming access
  • Audio/video/image/document streaming
  • Cloud storage integration
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Rclone based file manager which supports access for multiple remote types and (soon to be added) cloud storage remotes. Supports efficient streaming access for audio/video/image/documents and support for selected rclone remote types (more coming soon)!

About

AgePony

Securely encrypt, sign, and manage files using advanced post-quantum cryptography. Protect your data with robust encryption methods, verify file authenticity, and keep sensitive information private on your device without relying on servers or accounts.

Highlights
  • Post-quantum encryption (ML-KEM-768)
  • File signing and verification
  • Encrypt to various recipients
  • Support for any file size
  • Passphrase-locked notes
  • Biometric and PIN app lock
  • Local-first, zero-backend design
Features
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Modern file encryption and signing for iPhone, built on the age protocol. Encrypt anything to anyone, sign files so others can verify they came from you, and keep every byte on your device. No accounts, no servers, no key-management headaches. POST-QUANTUM Hybrid ML-KEM-768 + X25519 recipients, so a file captured today stays private even if X25519 falls to a quantum computer years from now. Interoperable with the age CLI 1.3 and newer. Files already on a classical key? The re-encrypt tool moves them across. ANY SIZE Encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify files of any size. Nothing is held in memory, so a 1 GB video behaves like a text file. ENCRYPT TO ANYONE A GitHub username. AgePony fetches their published SSH keys Any age public key, classical (X25519) or post-quantum A YubiKey, through age-plugin-yubikey recipients (age1yubikey1...) Any SSH public key (ed25519 or RSA) A passphrase, when you don't need recipient keys at all Exchange keys in person without typing: show yours as a QR code, or scan theirs. SIGN FILES Prove a file came from you and hasn't been altered. Sign on its own for a detached signature anyone can check without AgePony, or sign and encrypt in one step so the signature is sealed inside the ciphertext. Signatures verify automatically as a file decrypts. An in-app SSH key (ed25519 or RSA) A Secure Enclave key, generated in hardware and never exportable An external security key over NFC: tap a YubiKey or Token2, including keys behind a FIDO PIN Standard SSHSIG (ssh-keygen -Y sign), verifiable anywhere OpenSSH runs BUILT ON AGE A clean-room implementation of the age v1 format, the modern alternative to PGP: X25519 key agreement, ChaCha20-Poly1305, scrypt for passphrases. Bit-perfect with the reference age CLI. Encrypt on your phone, decrypt on your laptop, and back again. ENCRYPTED NOTES Passphrase-locked notes for secrets that never leave your device: recovery phrases, API keys, credentials. Each note has its own passphrase, stretched through scrypt. Forget it and the body is gone for good. That is the point. LOCK IT DOWN Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID, or set an app password or PIN, with or without biometrics. Choose how long AgePony waits before it locks. An optional duress password looks exactly like a normal unlock but silently wipes the vault, for the moment you are made to open the app. Delete an identity by mistake and Recently Deleted holds it for 30 days. EVERY KIND OF DATA Files: encrypt anything from the Files app Several at once: one archive, or one file each Text: armored age blocks for paste-into-email use Keys: share yours as a QR code, or scan someone else's Inspect: see what any age file is encrypted to, without decrypting it LOCAL-FIRST, ZERO BACKEND No accounts. No cloud. No telemetry. No analytics. No ads. No third-party SDKs. Your vault stays on your device, encrypted at rest with a master key in the iOS Keychain, unlocked by Face ID, Touch ID, or an app password you set. The only network request AgePony ever makes is fetching a GitHub user's public keys, when you ask, and you can route even that through an HTTP proxy. OPEN SOURCE Apache 2.0. Every line at github.com/norsehorse-dev/AgePonyiOS. COMPATIBILITY Any age v1 implementation (FiloSottile/age, str4d/rage, and more) Post-quantum recipients need age CLI 1.3 or newer YubiKey recipients through age-plugin-yubikey SSH-ed25519 and SSH-RSA public keys Binary and PEM-armored age files Detached signatures verify with ssh-keygen -Y verify Requires iPhone with iOS 18.6 or later PRIVACY AgePony collects nothing and there is no server. Your data never leaves your device unless you export it. Policy: agepony.com/privacy. SUPPORT Docs, FAQ, and contact: agepony.com/support. Email: NorseHorse@norsehor.se Built quietly in Alabama by NorseHorse. Sibling to PGPony, the same idea for OpenPGP keys.

Screenshots

JRDrive Rclone File Manager3 screens
AgePony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: JRDrive Rclone File Manager at 5.0 against AgePony's 3.3. JRDrive Rclone File Manager also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 1). AgePony's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. JRDrive Rclone File Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AgePony asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JRDrive Rclone File Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JRDrive Rclone File Manager ships an update every 8 days, AgePony every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
JRDrive Rclone File Manager versus AgePony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJRDrive Rclone File ManagerAgePony
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJay PathakKevin Stewart

Customer experience

JRDrive Rclone File Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AgePony

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JRDrive Rclone File Manager

One-time1
  • JRDrive Premium$9.99
None

AgePony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JRDrive Rclone File Manager free?
JRDrive Rclone File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AgePony free?
AgePony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JRDrive Rclone File Manager or AgePony?
JRDrive Rclone File Manager is rated higher. JRDrive Rclone File Manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AgePony averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do JRDrive Rclone File Manager or AgePony have ads?
Neither JRDrive Rclone File Manager nor AgePony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JRDrive Rclone File Manager or AgePony?
JRDrive Rclone File Manager ships an update every 8 days, and AgePony every 3 weeks. Most recently, JRDrive Rclone File Manager was updated on October 10, 2026 and AgePony on October 12, 2026.

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