Comparison

EmpiricCommander File Manager vs Jaz Chat

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

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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.

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Jaz Chat

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Jaz is the companion app for your own Jaz assistant โ€” a remote control surface for the personal AI platform running on your machine. Check in on live agent work, read long transcripts, and respond to threads from your phone, without needing the desktop app or a terminal in front of you. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข See recent threads at a glance, with status, live activity, and pending questions readable in a second. โ€ข Stream sessions in real time as your assistant works. โ€ข Read long, noisy transcripts made mobile-friendly โ€” tool calls and reasoning collapse into useful summaries, while your decisions and the assistant's answers stay front and center. โ€ข Send messages and interactive responses to steer work in progress. โ€ข Answer plan approvals and permission requests on the go. DESIGN A calm, focused companion โ€” not a server dashboard or a generic chat clone. Light and dark themes that track your system, readable typography, and motion that only ever communicates state. REQUIRES A JAZ BACKEND Jaz iOS is a companion client. It does nothing on its own โ€” it connects only to your own remote Jaz backend over a secure connection. You pair the app to your instance by scanning a QR code shown by your Jaz server. Without a running Jaz backend to pair with, the app has no data to display. PRIVACY Jaz talks only to the backend you pair it with. Device credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain on your device.

Screenshots

EmpiricCommander File Manager4 screens
Jaz Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jaz Chat at none against EmpiricCommander File Manager's 1. EmpiricCommander File Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Jaz Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EmpiricCommander File Manager ships an update every 2 days, Jaz Chat every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
EmpiricCommander File Manager versus Jaz Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpiricCommander File ManagerJaz Chat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurlac MihailAugustinas Malinauskas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EmpiricCommander File Manager

One-time1
  • EmpiricCommander Pro$49.99
None

Jaz Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EmpiricCommander File Manager free?
EmpiricCommander File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jaz Chat free?
Jaz Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EmpiricCommander File Manager or Jaz Chat have ads?
Neither EmpiricCommander File Manager nor Jaz Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EmpiricCommander File Manager or Jaz Chat?
EmpiricCommander File Manager ships an update every 2 days, and Jaz Chat every 6 weeks. Most recently, EmpiricCommander File Manager was updated on October 28, 2026 and Jaz Chat on October 28, 2026.

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