Comparison

Static Server vs Porto FTP

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

Head to head
About

Static Server

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a pocket-sized Web runtime environment. This app is more than a local-network file server — it is a mobile server that can run full-featured Web tools. The boundaries of modern Web technology have expanded dramatically: many fully-featured tool applications can ultimately be packaged as a set of local files. This app provides exactly such a runtime, letting you load and run these projects directly on your phone — whether you are coding, preparing lessons, planning, or organizing your thoughts, you can put it to use on your phone anytime. Import a compressed package and start a local HTTP service with one tap, and you can load complete build output or ready-made tools directly on your mobile device. Runtime capabilities: • A standard HTTP runtime that fully supports page routing, WebAssembly, IndexedDB local storage, and single-page applications (SPA). • Compatible with the vast majority of Web software that can be compiled into static assets, moving your results into your phone as-is. Compatibility: • Supports the dist, build, out, and static build output directories of mainstream frameworks such as Vue, React, Vite, and Next. • Compatible with the vast majority of WASM applications, such as JupyterLite, letting you use a browser-based Python runtime directly on your phone. • Supports various Web tools such as open-source whiteboards, mind maps, and drawing editors. Convenience and privacy: • Drag-and-drop upload of packages over the local network, no cable needed, no reliance on any cloud server. • All data is stored on the device, usable offline, and your files and code never leave your device. Who it is for: • Developers: verify how build output actually runs on mobile and catch compatibility issues that only surface on phones. • Programming beginners: no need to set up a complex development environment — import an offline coding environment and start learning anytime, anywhere. • Personal users: put ready-made Web tools such as open-source whiteboards, mind maps, and drawing notes into your phone for studying, lesson prep, planning, and organizing thoughts — no coding required to enjoy the convenience of having them ready at hand on mobile. • Teams: on the same local network, other devices can access the Web tools running on your phone. Demo on the spot without carrying a laptop. Whether you are showing a product prototype to a colleague on the high-speed train, running an offline coding environment in class, or using a whiteboard to sort out the flow of a lesson, as long as you have your phone, your Web tools are ready to run anytime. It is more than a simple web viewer — it is a mobile server that runs full-featured Web tools, where coding environments, canvas editors, and all kinds of interactive tools can run locally on your phone.

About

Porto FTP

Features
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Porto is a dual-pane FTP, SFTP and FTPS client for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. Open a local folder on one side and the server on the other. Upload, download, rename, delete, and create folders without leaving the commander layout. A transfer queue sits at the bottom so you can pause, resume, or cancel jobs. FEATURES • FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (explicit and implicit) • Dual-pane browser — local and remote side by side • Transfer queue with progress, pause, resume, and cancel • New folder, rename, delete, permissions, and file properties • Built-in text editor for remote files • SSH terminal on SFTP connections • Saved sites with passwords and SSH keys in the Keychain • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Site backup export and import between your devices FREE AND PORTO PRO The Free plan is the full client with one saved site. Porto Pro is a one-time purchase (not a subscription) that unlocks unlimited saved sites. WHO IT IS FOR Developers, sysadmins, and anyone who wants a FileZilla / WinSCP-style client on iOS — without a monthly plan. Privacy, support, and terms: https://awenis.com/porto/index.html

Screenshots

Static Server3 screens
Porto FTP4 screens

Verdict

The call

Static Server and Porto FTP are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Static Server versus Porto FTP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatic ServerPorto FTP
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Dazhuo Information Technology Co., Ltd.Awenis Digital LLC

In-app purchases

None

Static Server

No in-app purchases

None

Porto FTP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Static Server free?
Static Server is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Porto FTP free?
Porto FTP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Static Server or Porto FTP have ads?
Neither Static Server nor Porto FTP shows ads.

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