EmpiricCommander File Manager vs LazyWork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LazyWork
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LazyWork A private AI assistant for the web. It reads the page you’re on and helps you interact with it. No Sign-In. No Data Collection. No Ads. • No account, no email, no tracking — open it and start using it immediately. • Everything runs on your device using Apple Intelligence or a downloadable local model. Works offline. • Nothing is uploaded. Your pages, questions, and results stay on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. • Optional: Add your own API key for a cloud AI model if you want better results — disabled by default. Key Features • Summarize any article and get the key points or a structured page outline. • Ask questions about the current page — or let **Research** browse the entire website and answer with cited sources. • Translate full pages or selected text into any language. • Extract tables, facts, dates, and links. Explain difficult sections. Rewrite content or draft replies. • Understand images: recognize text and describe images directly on your device. • Use a floating panel on any page for one-tap actions, or access LazyWork from the toolbar. Agent • Tell it what you want done: “Download the file,” “Find the pricing page and list the plans,” or “Load all the reviews.” It can navigate, click, scroll, and download across pages on its own, with clear confirmation before any irreversible action. • Website allowlists and blocklists, plan review, time limits, and read-only mode keep you in control. Reshape Any Webpage • “Make it dark,” “Reader mode,” “Hide the sidebar,” “Make the article wider” — LazyWork writes the CSS or JavaScript and applies it instantly. • Every script is saved in the **Scripts** tab. Rename it, edit it, enable or disable it, share it, or apply it again on any website. You can also import your own `.css` and `.js` files. More Tools • Run any tool on pasted text or a URL directly from your clipboard. • Keep a history of everything you’ve done, with pinning, notes, search, comparison, and export. • Scheduled runs, per-site memory, usage statistics, and settings backup. EULA Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EmpiricCommander File Manager at every 2 days against LazyWork's every 4 days. EmpiricCommander File Manager also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. EmpiricCommander File Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LazyWork sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EmpiricCommander File Manager ships an update every 2 days, LazyWork every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | EmpiricCommander File Manager | LazyWork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burlac Mihail | Ahmed AlNaboud |
In-app purchases
EmpiricCommander File Manager
- EmpiricCommander Pro$49.99
LazyWork
- LazyWork Monthly$3.991 Month
- LazyWork 6-Month$6.996 Months
- LazyWork Yearly$9.991 Year
- LazyWork Unlock$14.99
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