FileBus vs CleanShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileBus
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FileBus is a powerful cross-platform file transfer application that makes sharing files within your local network simple, fast, and secure. Whether transferring data between different devices or operating systems, FileBus handles it effortlessly, allowing files to flow freely across your devices. Key Features: Cross-Platform Support: Seamless transfers between any devices, breaking down ecosystem barriers with no data usage. Original Quality Transfer: Photos transfer without compression, maintaining original quality. Say goodbye to image and video compression while preserving precious memories intact. Privacy and Security: All data transfers only within your local network without passing through any third-party servers for enhanced peace of mind. Device Pairing: Pair devices through QR code scanning or pairing codes, ensuring transfers only to trusted devices. Transfer Types: Support for sending files, folders, media libraries (photos/videos), plain text messages, and clipboard content. High-Speed Transfer: Point-to-point high-speed transfers over local network, fast and data-free, unaffected by internet speed. Lightning-Fast Experience: Automatically discover nearby devices, send files, folders, or text messages with one tap. Simple and Intuitive: Clean interface with easy file selection, supporting batch selection and share extensions for smooth operation. Download FileBus now and experience more efficient file transfers!
CleanShare
This app allows users to remove sensitive metadata like GPS location, EXIF data, and personal information from images, videos, PDFs, and text files. It processes files locally, ensuring privacy, and generates shareable privacy reports.
- Batch metadata cleaning
- Supports images, videos, PDFs, text files
- Removes GPS, EXIF, author fields
- Redacts personal info from text
- Local device processing
- Share extension integration
- Generates privacy reports
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CleanShare is a private batch metadata cleaner for images, videos, PDFs, and supported text files. Import one file or a batch from Photos or Files, review the hidden data CleanShare can detect, make clean copies, and share every verified clean copy in one handoff. CleanShare keeps the original findings visible after cleaning and shows what was cleared in each clean copy. Create a shareable batch privacy report that summarizes imported, flagged, cleaned, and cleared items. On iPhone and iPad, use the CleanShare share extension to send supported content into the private cleaning workflow from another app. Everything runs on your device. Files are not uploaded, accounts are not required, and no tracking SDK is included. CleanShare can help remove GPS location, camera details, EXIF fields, PDF author fields, document dates, and other embedded metadata where the file format exposes it. Text files can be redacted locally for common emails, phone numbers, IDs, card-like numbers, coordinates, IP addresses, and token-like strings. Audio and unknown file types can be inspected, but CleanShare only creates cleaned copies for supported formats. Use CleanShare before sending documents, receipts, screenshots, social posts, client files, marketplace photos, or any file where hidden details should not travel with the share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FileBus at every 2 weeks against CleanShare's every 2 months. FileBus also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FileBus ships an update every 2 weeks, CleanShare every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileBus | CleanShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Qirat Technology Co., Ltd | KRISHNA PINNAMANENI |
In-app purchases
FileBus
No in-app purchases
CleanShare
No in-app purchases





