Comparison

Cutria vs EmpiricCommander File Manager

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

Head to head
About

Cutria

Features
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Cutria turns a script into a timeline your editor can actually work from. Write your video scene by scene. Give each scene a duration, a description, the footage and references it needs, and a checklist of what's still missing. Your editor opens the same timeline โ€” no meetings, no "which take did you mean", no folder of expiring links. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture ideas anywhere. Notes on the way to a shoot, unlimited on every plan. 2. Turn an idea into a project. Scenes on a vertical timeline, each with duration, script, assets and to-dos. 3. Hand it over. Your crew works inside the project, or you export the timeline to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro X. FOR TEAMS Invite your crew by email. Authors shape the script and the timeline; crew members attach footage and tick off tasks without changing your creative structure. Separate workspaces keep each client's work apart. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Upload video, images, audio and PDFs straight to a scene. No file size limits โ€” only the total storage of your plan. Changes reach everyone on the project instantly, on web, iPhone and iPad. Sign in with a code sent to your email โ€” there's no password to forget. Terms of Service: https://cutria.com/docs/terms Privacy Policy: https://cutria.com/docs/privacy Refund Policy: https://cutria.com/docs/refund Account deletion: https://cutria.com/docs/account-deletion

About

EmpiricCommander File Manager

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A real file manager for iPad - and for Mac and iPhone. Two panes side by side, drag between them, and move files where they belong without exporting or round-tripping through the Files app. PHOTOS OFF YOUR PHONE The Files app cannot see your photo library. EmpiricCommander can: browse your albums like folders and copy them to a USB-C drive, your NAS, SFTP, S3 - any destination, no account required. Originals are copied byte for byte with EXIF and location intact, a second run copies only what is new, and Free Up Space deletes a photo only after the copy has been read back and verified. THE WHOLE LOOP, NO MAC NEEDED Clone a repository over HTTPS or SSH, open a file in the built-in editor with syntax highlighting, stage your changes, commit, and push - on iPad and iPhone, without a separate terminal app. A commit log with a rendered branch and merge graph shows what happened, per-file diffs show exactly what changed, and merge conflicts are resolved in-app, per file. A REAL SSH TERMINAL An interactive shell to your server, from inside the file manager, on Mac, iPad and iPhone. iOS ships no ssh binary, so this is a full client implementation rather than a wrapper around a system tool. CONNECT TO WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE SMB network shares (your NAS, Mac, or Windows PC), SFTP with key authentication, S3 and S3-compatible storage, FTP, WebDAV, Azure Blob, Dropbox, and more - browsed, copied, and moved like local folders. Your connection list syncs across your devices through iCloud; passwords stay in the Keychain and are never uploaded. BUILT FOR REAL FILE WORK - Dual-pane on Mac and iPad, with a tab bar on iPhone. - Streaming transfers, including remote to remote, with progress that survives leaving the app. - Folder Sync in four modes, and Compare Folders with SHA-256 verification so you can prove a copy is byte-for-byte identical. - Batch rename with regex, numbering and dates, previewed before it runs. - Browse inside ZIP archives like folders; create ZIP and TAR/GZ; read password-protected archives. - Duplicate finder, disk-usage treemap, checksums, permissions editor. - Quick Look plus rich preview for CSV, JSON, Markdown, YAML, TOML and source code. - Full hardware-keyboard support on iPad: arrows, shift-selection, Tab, Esc, Return, Space. SHORTCUTS List, upload, download and sync folders on your saved servers from the Shortcuts app, without opening EmpiricCommander. Save a folder sync as a set and run it when the app launches or from a shortcut. ON-DEVICE AI Describe a batch rename in plain words, or summarize a document, using Apple Intelligence. It runs entirely on your device: no account, no API key, no per-use cost, and your filenames and file contents never leave the device. ONE PURCHASE, THREE PLATFORMS Buy once and use EmpiricCommander on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - one device of each type. Not a subscription. This major version and all of its updates are included. PRIVACY No tracking. Diagnostics are strictly opt-in.

Screenshots

Cutria4 screens
EmpiricCommander File Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cutria at none against EmpiricCommander File Manager's 1. EmpiricCommander File Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. EmpiricCommander File Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cutria asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cutria ships an update every 5 days, EmpiricCommander File Manager every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Cutria versus EmpiricCommander File Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCutriaEmpiricCommander File Manager
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPlotnikov LLCBurlac Mihail

In-app purchases

None

Cutria

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EmpiricCommander File Manager

One-time1
  • EmpiricCommander Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Cutria free?
Cutria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EmpiricCommander File Manager free?
EmpiricCommander File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cutria or EmpiricCommander File Manager have ads?
Neither Cutria nor EmpiricCommander File Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cutria or EmpiricCommander File Manager?
Cutria ships an update every 5 days, and EmpiricCommander File Manager every 2 days. Most recently, Cutria was updated on October 12, 2026 and EmpiricCommander File Manager on October 28, 2026.

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