LargeFileTransfer vs 1bit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LargeFileTransfer
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LargeFileTransfer is the simplest way to send big files from your iPhone. Photos, videos, design files, documents — drop them in, get a link, and share it anywhere. Your recipients just tap the link to download. No app required on their end. Whether you're sending a 4K video to a client or a folder of raw photos to a friend, LargeFileTransfer handles it without email size limits, compression, or quality loss. SEND ANYTHING, FAST • Transfer files up to 10 GB each • Send up to 100 files in a single transfer • Pick from Files, Photos, or snap a new photo with the camera • Uploads run reliably in the background, so you can keep using your phone SHARE YOUR WAY • Get a clean share link the moment your upload completes • Show a QR code for instant device-to-device sharing • Recipients download straight from the web — no sign-up, no app STAY IN CONTROL • Set how long each transfer stays available — from 1 day up to a year, or never expires • Track every transfer you've sent in one place • Re-share or check the status of past transfers anytime PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Sign in securely with email, Google, or Apple • Your transfers are yours — share only with the people you choose • Links are the only way in, so nothing is public unless you share it BUILT FOR iPHONE • A clean, fast, native experience designed for iOS • Light and dark mode • Thoughtful details throughout, from previews to progress Stop fighting attachment limits and clunky upload sites. LargeFileTransfer makes sending large files feel effortless. Download it free and send your first transfer in seconds. Privacy: https://largefiletransfer.com/legal/privacy Terms of use ( EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
1bit
Experience a distraction-free digital life with a retro-inspired interface. This app offers a minimalist phone experience, focusing on essential tools like music, podcasts, and web browsing without algorithmic distractions. Enjoy a calmer, more focused mobile environment.
- Retro black and white interface
- Distraction-free browsing and news
- Integrated music and podcast player
- Minimalist camera and maps
- Classic phone and text features
- Built-in games and productivity tools
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You know that feeling. Headphones on, lying in the grass, just you and your music with no distractions. Those ten minutes on the bus with the snake game on your T9 keypad. Blocky photos you took with your first digicam. That is 1bit. We think the early 2000s got something right. Not just nostalgia. A clear head. No algorithm waiting when you only meant to check the time. No doomscrolling. We don't block apps, we just give you a more fun one. You keep your banking app and your transit pass, all available when you need them. Get the dumb phone experience without buying a second phone that you will put down as soon as you get tired of its limitations. This is the digital detox you never have to quit. WHAT IT IS A gloriously retro phone experience in two colors. Black and white, one grid, every shade a dither pattern on a screen that never pretends to be anything else. Put the launcher widget on your home screen and each row opens into a quiet world with nothing in it pulling you back. WHAT IS INSIDE • Music. Add files or play from your library. Gapless, a real peak meter, an optional tactile wheel like your favorite mp3 player had. • Podcasts. Search, subscribe, queue, download, sleep timer. Stream them or download them. • Web. Addiction-proof browsing. One page at a time, no tabs. Block ads and scripts. 1bit images or none at all. No videos at all. • News. Old school RSS reader. Only the feeds you picked, in publish order, plus a read-later shelf. • Camera. A 1-bit viewfinder that develops into black and white film when you save to your camera roll. • Maps. A drawn map, search, saved pins, route guidance. No frills. • Phone and text. Classic dial pad. Your contacts, favorites, and a record of every call you made from here. • Calendar and reminders. Your real calendars and lists. • Notes and voice memos. Plain text in a folder over USB. • Clock. Alarms, timer, stopwatch with Live Activities. • Games. Solitaire, minesweeper, snake on a drawn keypad, brick breaker on the wheel. • Widgets. Launcher, clock, today, and a great big shortcut button to any feature you use the most. Switch any section off in settings. It stays off. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT Nothing here makes up reasons to pull you back. No algorithms trying to learn who you are. No notifications to tickle your dopamine. News ends. Music stops when the album ends. The browser will not autoplay video at you. Alerts stay off until you turn them on. Pick a retro font. Pick a size. Day, night, or following the sun. SETTING UP The guide is in the app. Pop our widgets on the home screen, tuck everything else away, black wallpaper, grayscale with a triple-click to bring color back. Ten minutes. YOUR DATA We don't like having our data harvested so we don't collect yours. No account. No server. No analytics. No third-party SDK. Sync uses your own iCloud if you want it. WHAT YOU NEED An iPhone running iOS 18 or later. THE PRICE Free for fourteen days, everything unlocked. Then one purchase, once. No subscription. Nothing else to buy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LargeFileTransfer at every 2 days against 1bit's weekly. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. LargeFileTransfer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and 1bit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LargeFileTransfer ships an update every 2 days, 1bit weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | LargeFileTransfer | 1bit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Curious Objects | Nicholas Counts |
Customer experience
LargeFileTransfer
1bit
In-app purchases
LargeFileTransfer
- plus$4.997 Days
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Weekly Premium$7.997 Days
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- plus$39.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$69.991 Year
1bit
- 1bit: Complete Lifetime Unlock$9.99









