uniFile vs TabPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uniFile
Access files, photos, videos, and documents from leading cloud storage providers and personal content sources. Search across multiple providers and access content remotely from your mobile device, with offline capabilities for productivity.
- Access multiple cloud storage providers
- Remote PC content access
- Offline document access
- Searchable content across providers
- Supports major document and media types
- Enterprise solutions for content management
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uniFile is an easy-to-use, convenient and free app which allows you to access your files, photos, videos, music and documents from the leading cloud storage providers, your personal and business content sources. Quickly and easily search for you content across multiple providers from your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Key features: Access content from: •Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, Box, DropBox (Free features) •FTP, SFTP, WebDav, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows share (Premium features – available through in-app purchase) Directly access your pc content remotely from your mobile device Offline and online capabilities - Access to already downloaded documents while offline, allows for productivity even without internet connectivity. Searchable content - Quick and easy access to documents relies on the ability to search for a specific document in a specific provider. Supports all major document types: •Word documents (doc, docx) •Adobe documents (PDF) •PowerPoint documents (ppt, pptx) •Excel documents (xls, xlsx) •Text documents (txt, text) •Web browser files (htm, html) •Music files (mp3) •Multimedia files (mp4, mov, wmv) •Images (png, gif, jpg, jpeg) uniFile in the enterprise: Visit unifile.co.za to explore uniFile enterprise service options, which enable organisations to manage and control specific content to specific uniFile users. Use cases include: •Keep sales teams up to date with the latest collateral, information, inventory or pricelists •Empower conference delegates with all the key information including any presentations •Provide access to automatically updated Health and Safety information in a secure and central location For more information about uniFile visit http://www.unifile.co.za/
TabPad
Organize your notes with a colorful tabbed interface, similar to sticky notes. Pin important notes to the top and quickly find what you need with keyword search. Cloud synchronization is available for seamless access across devices.
- Colorful tabbed note organization
- Pin important notes
- Keyword search functionality
- Cloud synchronization
- Cross-device support
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Colorful tabs like stickies allow you to switch from one note to another -You can pin a specific note to the first tab. - Keyword search - Cloud Synchronization (charged)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: uniFile at 93% against TabPad's 50%. uniFile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). TabPad's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.5). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. uniFile sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and TabPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TabPad holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of uniFile's written reviews are positive against 50% of TabPad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
uniFile ships an update every 5 weeks, TabPad every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uniFile | TabPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gijima Holdings (PTY) LTD | Shigenori Kumagai |
Customer experience
uniFile
TabPad
In-app purchases
uniFile
- FTP Provider Plugin$0.99
- SFTP Provider Plugin$0.99
- uniFile Windows Share(SMB) Provider Plugin$0.99
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- uniFile Sharepoint 2010/2013 Provider Plugin$0.99
- uniFile WebDAV Provider Plugin$0.99
- uniFile Sharepoint Online Provider Plugin$0.99
TabPad
- Upgrade(macOS)$2.99
- Upgrade(iOS)$3.99









