Comparison

JRDrive Rclone File Manager vs Airclone

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

Airclone

Features
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Airclone is a modern, easy-to-use file manager for the clouds you already use. It is built on rclone, the open-source engine that can move and sync files across 70+ storage services — Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, SFTP, WebDAV and many more. Airclone gives it a clean, fast interface on your iPhone and iPad, so you can manage all of your storage from one app without ever touching a command line. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse every cloud like a folder. All of your remotes sit side by side, with familiar rows, previews and long-press actions. • Move and copy between clouds directly. Send a file from one cloud to another — the transfer runs as a background job you can watch or cancel, and you can pause the queue so nothing new starts. • Sync and back up folders. Mirror, copy, move or two-way sync, with a dry-run preview that shows exactly what will change before anything happens. • See your photos and videos. Image and video thumbnails load right in the app for any remote. • Stay in control. Nothing is overwritten silently — every collision asks first: skip, replace, or keep both. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS Airclone runs entirely on your device. There are no accounts to create, no tracking and no telemetry. Your files and your cloud credentials never pass through our servers, because we do not have any. BUILT ON RCLONE The rclone engine is built into the app, so there is nothing else to install and no command line to learn. Airclone is an independent companion to rclone and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the rclone project. ABOUT FILES ON THIS DEVICE iOS does not let an app browse your whole device, so Airclone's local side is its own folder — the one the Files app shows under "On My iPhone" as Airclone. Anything you copy down from a cloud lands there, and anything you put there from Files is ready to upload. Mounting a cloud as a drive, and creating or extracting archives, are not available on iOS.

Screenshots

JRDrive Rclone File Manager3 screens
Airclone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JRDrive Rclone File Manager at Free against Airclone's $1.49. Airclone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

JRDrive Rclone File Manager is free to download; Airclone costs $1.49 up front. JRDrive Rclone File Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Airclone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JRDrive Rclone File Manager ships an update every 8 days, Airclone every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
JRDrive Rclone File Manager versus Airclone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJRDrive Rclone File ManagerAirclone
PriceFree — better$1.49
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJay PathakGigaion, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JRDrive Rclone File Manager

One-time1
  • JRDrive Premium$9.99
None

Airclone

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 Airclone free?
Airclone costs $1.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do JRDrive Rclone File Manager or Airclone have ads?
JRDrive Rclone File Manager shows ads; Airclone does not.
Which is updated more often, JRDrive Rclone File Manager or Airclone?
JRDrive Rclone File Manager ships an update every 8 days, and Airclone every 4 days. Most recently, JRDrive Rclone File Manager was updated on October 24, 2026 and Airclone on October 21, 2026.

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