Comparison

FileXip vs Hopday

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

Head to head
About

FileXip

This app offers comprehensive file management for iPhone and iPad. It allows local browsing, editing, and previewing of various file types, along with robust compression and network transfer capabilities. Enjoy a clean interface and powerful tools for organizing your digital life.

Highlights
  • Local file browsing and organization
  • Advanced compression and decompression
  • Built-in editor with syntax highlighting
  • Network file transfer (Wi-Fi, FTP, WebDAV, SMB)
  • File preview for images, videos, audio, text, and documents
  • PDF annotation tools
Features
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FileXip is a clean, powerful file manager for iPhone and iPad. Browse, organize, preview, and edit your files locally — with professional archive tools and built-in network transfer. FILE MANAGEMENT • List and grid views with sort by name, date, size, or type • Search files instantly; advanced search with wildcards and content matching • Create folders and text files, rename, delete, share, and import from the Files app • Multi-select to copy, move, compress, or delete in batch • Home dashboard with storage overview, file categories, and recent files ARCHIVES — PROFESSIONAL GRADE • Open ZIP, JAR, TAR, TAR.GZ, GZ, 7z, and RAR archives • Tree-view browser: preview contents before extracting • Extract individual files, folders, or multiple selections at once • Password-protected archives (ZipCrypto & AES-256) • Create encrypted ZIP files with adjustable compression levels • Fix garbled filenames with encoding options (UTF-8, GBK, Big5, Shift-JIS, and more) • Safe extraction with zip-slip protection and background progress PREVIEW & EDIT • Images: pinch-to-zoom and pan • Video & audio: built-in player • Text & code: syntax-highlighted editor with 190+ languages, themes, font size, encoding, find & replace • PDF: draw, highlight, add text, erase — annotations save directly to the file • Office & iWork documents: QuickLook preview NETWORK TRANSFER • Wi‑Fi Transfer: share files via browser on the same network (QR code included) • FTP & WebDAV: connect to servers and NAS, browse, upload, download, and manage remotely • SMB: import files from network shares via the system Files app • Live transfer progress, speed, and history DESIGNED FOR EVERYDAY USE • Minimal, distraction-free interface • Large file operations run in the background — no frozen UI • English and Simplified Chinese supported • Local-first: your files stay on your device unless you choose to transfer them FileXip Pro (optional) Unlock unlimited remote connections, batch encrypted compression, advanced encoding options, and early access to upcoming features. Questions or feedback: vrlinkapp@163.com

About

Hopday

Plan your film festival experience with this tool. Browse lineups, build a custom schedule, and manage tickets. It helps avoid conflicts and travel time between screenings.

Highlights
  • Browse festival lineups and screenings
  • Build custom viewing schedules
  • Flag screening time conflicts
  • Manage movie tickets and seats
  • Add ticket details automatically
  • Sync schedule with Apple Calendar
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Hopday is a screening-schedule and viewing-plan tool built for film-festival audiences. Browse a festival’s lineup and screenings, add the films you want to see to your schedule, and review your plan as a list, a single day, or a three-day calendar. Hopday flags time conflicts and travel time between venues, so back-to-back screenings are easier to plan. Key features: • Browse festival lineups, screenings, cinemas, and ticket prices • Save films and build your own viewing schedule • Check screening conflicts and travel time between venues • Manage movie tickets, seats, and past stubs • Take or choose a ticket photo and read the details automatically • Write your schedule into a dedicated Apple Calendar • Optionally sync your schedule, tickets, and favorites with iCloud Festival lineups, screenings, and prices may change. Please treat the organizer, cinema, or ticketing platform as the source of truth. Hopday is not affiliated with, and does not represent, any related festival, cinema, or ticketing platform. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FileXip4 screens
Hopday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hopday at Free against FileXip's $5.99. Hopday also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). FileXip's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Hopday is free to download; FileXip costs $5.99 up front. FileXip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hopday sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hopday holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of FileXip's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hopday's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileXip ships an update every 2 days, Hopday weekly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FileXip versus Hopday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileXipHopday
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer强 王斌 罗

Customer experience

FileXip

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative14.0%

Hopday

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FileXip

One-time1
  • PROFree
4 purchases

Hopday

Subscriptions2
  • 赶场 Pro 月度订阅$0.991 Month
  • 赶场 Pro 年度订阅$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • 买杯可乐$0.59
  • Hopday Pro$9.99

Questions

Is FileXip free?
FileXip costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hopday free?
Hopday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FileXip or Hopday?
Hopday is rated higher. FileXip averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Hopday averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do FileXip or Hopday have ads?
Neither FileXip nor Hopday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FileXip or Hopday?
FileXip ships an update every 2 days, and Hopday weekly. Most recently, FileXip was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hopday on November 10, 2026.

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