AppSeal vs Filio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppSeal
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AppSeal is a privacy-first utility for iOS developers and teams who need to inspect IPA files and provisioning profiles, understand signing risks, and stay ahead of expiration dates. INSPECT YOUR WAY • Download an IPA from a public HTTPS URL • Open enterprise distribution manifest links • Import IPA and .mobileprovision files from Files, AirDrop, Mail, or Safari • Select the packages you need from manifests containing multiple apps SEE WHAT MATTERS • Review signing status and expiration dates at a glance • Check the app name, Bundle ID, version, build number, minimum OS, supported devices, and IPA size • Inspect certificate and provisioning profile metadata • Review the main app, extensions, Watch apps, App Clips, and other embedded components • Explore key entitlements and detected configuration findings • Organize results in a searchable, sortable local library STAY AHEAD OF EXPIRATION Schedule local reminders for important signing and provisioning profile expiration dates. Reminder content stays private and never includes source URLs or entitlements. BUILT FOR PRIVACY IPA and provisioning profile contents are inspected on your device. AppSeal does not upload them to a server or third-party analysis service. When you inspect an IPA from a URL, your device connects directly to the HTTPS address you provide. Downloaded IPA copies are deleted after inspection by default, and files selected from the Files app are never modified or deleted. NO ACCOUNT OR SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Start with one managed inspection. Optional lifetime upgrades increase your inspection capacity—without an account or recurring subscription. IMPORTANT AppSeal reports locally parsed signing and provisioning metadata. It does not install or re-sign apps, create or renew certificates, or replace Apple’s code-signing validation tools.
Filio
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A file manager built so that one app is enough to handle files on your iPhone. Beyond tidying up what's on your device, you can connect directly to the NAS at home, a rented server, or cloud storage, and work with all of it the same way. No more downloading a file before you can open it. ■ Connect straight to remote servers Supports SMB / SFTP / FTP / WebDAV / Amazon S3 / Cloudflare R2. SMB servers on your network are discovered automatically, so you can connect by picking one from a list even if you don't know its IP address. Usernames and passwords are stored securely in the iOS Keychain. ■ Wi-Fi transfer for your computer Connect from a browser on a computer on the same Wi-Fi network and drag and drop files back and forth. No cable, no extra software. The connection is encrypted with HTTPS and protected by a PIN, and you can stop the server when you're not using it. ■ Compress and extract ZIP, of course, plus tar, gz, bz2, xz, 7z and more. You can create password-protected ZIP files, or look inside an archive without extracting it. ■ View it and edit it in place A VLC-based playback engine handles MKV, AVI and WMV as well as MP4. Videos on a remote server stream right away instead of making you wait for a download. Images, PDFs and Markdown preview in the app, and there's a Hex viewer for binaries. Text files can be edited in the app, with syntax highlighting for 18 languages including Swift, Python and JavaScript. Several encodings, Shift-JIS among them, are detected automatically. ■ The tools you need to stay organized ・7 color tags ・Folder bookmarks ・List, grid and gallery views ・Sort by name, date, size, kind or tag ・File name search and Spotlight integration ・Storage usage breakdown ・Home screen widgets ・Receives files from other apps via the share sheet ・App lock with Face ID ■ Privacy No personal information such as your name, file names or server addresses is collected. Remote connections go directly between your device and your server, never through the developer's servers. Only anonymous usage statistics are collected to improve the app. No ads, no tracking. ■ Completely free Every feature is free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions. Requires iOS 26 or later / iPhone and iPad (iPad gets a two-column layout with a sidebar)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Filio at none against AppSeal's 6. AppSeal's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. AppSeal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Filio asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | AppSeal | Filio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 凤 汪 | Takaya Mochizuki |
In-app purchases
AppSeal
- Plus Lifetime$4.99
- Upgrade Plus to Pro$9.99
- Pro Lifetime$14.99
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- Upgrade Pro to Unlimited$14.99
- Upgrade Plus to Unlimited$24.99
- Unlimited Lifetime$29.99
Filio
No in-app purchases









