HexaConverter vs TS File Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side â with what reviewers say about each.
HexaConverter
This app converts various file types directly on your device, ensuring privacy as no data is uploaded. It supports image, PDF, document, audio, video, and archive conversions, with options for resizing, merging, splitting, compressing, and more.
- On-device file conversion
- Supports images, PDFs, documents, audio, video, archives
- Image resizing, cropping, quality adjustment
- PDF merging, splitting, compression, text extraction
- Audio conversion with bitrate selection
- Video container change, trimming, compression
- ZIP, TAR, GZ archive creation and extraction
- Metadata stripping from images
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HexaConverter converts your files entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing touches a server, and there is no account to create. The app declares no internet permission at all â so it is not technically capable of sending your files anywhere. That is not a promise, it is a property you can check. WHAT IT CONVERTS Images â PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF and TIFF, with WebP read as input. Resize to a bound, crop to a shape, and set JPEG quality. PDF â merge several documents, split into single pages, rotate, compress, and extract the text layer to a file. Documents â Markdown, HTML, plain text, CSV and JSON, in the pairs that convert faithfully. Plus text to PDF. Audio â MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and OGG, at a bitrate you choose. Convert a batch and it keeps going while you use the rest of the app. Video â change the container, trim without re-encoding, compress, or pull out the audio track. Archives â create and extract ZIP, TAR and GZ. Protect a ZIP with AES-256, which opens in 7-Zip, WinZip and Keka. Scan â photograph pages one after another and bind them into a single PDF. Reorder by dragging, and add a line of text under any page. Erase metadata â strip EXIF, XMP and IPTC from a JPEG or PNG without recompressing the picture. The pixels are copied across untouched. FREE, AND THAT IS ALL Every feature is free. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no trial. GOOD TO KNOW Some limits are real, and we would rather you read them here than discover them after installing: âĸ Office formats â DOCX, XLSX and PPTX â are not supported. There is no faithful way to convert them on a phone, and doing it properly would mean uploading your file to a server. That would break the one thing this app is for. âĸ Video re-encoding produces WebM. HexaConverter links an LGPL build of FFmpeg, which carries no H.264 encoder, so "compress to MP4" is not something it can honestly offer. âĸ Changing a video container copies the existing streams rather than re-encoding them, so it works only where the target format can carry those codecs. âĸ Trimming a video cuts on keyframes, so the cut may land slightly before the point you set. âĸ Text exported to PDF uses a standard font covering Latin characters only. Files stay on your phone. Convert them there.
TS File Explorer
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TS File Explorer is a complete file toolbox for iPhone and iPad. Everything happens on your device â your files are never uploaded to our servers, and no account is required. ARCHIVES âĸ Create ZIP, 7z, TAR, TAR.GZ and TAR.XZ, and password-protect ZIP or 7z with AES-256 âĸ Extract ZIP, 7z, RAR, TAR, GZ, TGZ, BZ2, TBZ2 and XZ, including encrypted archives âĸ Look inside an archive and preview any file before you extract it FILE MANAGER âĸ Copy, move, rename, multi-select batch actions, Recents, and a Trash that keeps items for 30 days âĸ App Lock with Face ID or Touch ID; archive passwords are stored in the Keychain âĸ Wi-Fi transfer: open the printed address on your computer to upload and download without a cable MEDIA âĸ Compress or convert images between JPEG, PNG, HEIC and WebP, with crop âĸ Video: convert the container, or shrink it with H.264 re-encoding plus resolution, bitrate and frame-rate controls âĸ Audio: convert and compress MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG and Opus âĸ Player for MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI and WebM, plus HLS streams DOCUMENTS AND READING âĸ PDF: highlight, underline, strikethrough, pen, marker, lasso and handwritten signature, plus camera scanning âĸ Reader for TXT, EPUB and MOBI with a chapter list, day/sepia/night themes and text to speech âĸ Connect to WebDAV, Quark, Baidu Netdisk, Google Drive, Dropbox, SMB and FTP PRICING TS File Explorer is free and displays ads; some tools have a daily allowance you can extend by watching a video ad. Pro removes ads and allowance limits with a monthly, yearly or lifetime plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them any time in Settings â Apple ID â Subscriptions on your device. Need something that's missing? Write to support@tonescoop.app â we read every message. Terms of Use: https://tonescoop.app/file-explorer/terms Privacy Policy: https://tonescoop.app/file-explorer/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HexaConverter at none against TS File Explorer's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TS File Explorer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.69 per month. HexaConverter asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | HexaConverter | TS File Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | â |
| Update frequency | Weekly | â |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No â better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | â |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod â better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 â better | 16.0 |
| Further details â not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROSHAN GHANSHYAMBHAI HIRAPARA | åŊåĨ å |
In-app purchases
HexaConverter
No in-app purchases
TS File Explorer
- TS File Explorer$1.691 Month
- TS File Explorer$3.691 Year
- TS File Explorer$6.69





