File Manager for iPhone vs MoonSound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Manager for iPhone
This app acts as a versatile file manager, archiver, media player, and document viewer. It supports cloud services, various media formats, and offers robust file management features. Secure your data with passcode or Touch ID protection.
- Cloud service integration (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive)
- Supports various archive formats (RAR, ZIP)
- Built-in music and video players with advanced features
- Document viewing for PDF, Word, and text files
- File syncing via iTunes or Wi-Fi
- Data protection with passcode or Touch ID
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File Manager for iPhone – an app, that combines the functions of the archiver, media player and document manager • Main Features: - Support 3D Touch - Cloud services: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk - Exporting files to: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk - Built-in search - Syncing files via iTunes or Wi-Fi - Import attachments from Mail and Safari - Creating folders, copying, moving, deleting, renaming files - Sort by name, date, type - Import music, photos and videos - Capture photos and videos - Sending archives via Mail - Saving photos and videos - Creating text documents - Build-in voice recorder for creating voice notes - Protecting your data with a passcode or Touch ID • Archiver: - Support rar and zip archives - Creating zip archives: option to set a password, compression method and archive name - Extracting files from the archive to the specified folder • Photo Viewer: - Supported image formats: png, jpg, tif, tiff, gif, bmp - Slideshow support - Share photos to Facebook, Twitter and via Mail • Music Player: - Support various of audio formats: flac, ape, wma, mp3, m4a, aac, ogg, aif - Support background playback, control music from the lock screen or control center - Support metadata and lyrics (available for mp3, m4a and aif formats) - Shuffle and repeat music - Sleep Timer - Saving position of playback • Video Player: - Support audio codec Dolby (AC3, E-AC3) - Hardware acceleration H.264 - Support various video formats: mp4, mov, m4v, avi, wmv, rmvb, flv, f4v, mkv, dat, vob, mts, mpg, 3gp, m2ts, asf, mpeg4, ts, rm - DRM protected videos are not supported - Aspect ratio: default, 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, 16:10, 2.21:1 - AirPlay and TV Out - Support built-in and external subtitles - Support built-in audio tracks - Support gestures - Playback speed: 0.5X to 2.0X - Ability to set brightness, contrast and saturation - Move to next/previous video - Saving position of playback - Orientation lock while watching a video • Document Viewer: - PDF. Including password-protected PDF - Microsoft Word Documents: doc and docx - Text documents: txt, rtf
MoonSound
Transform your device into a stylish desktop clock with multiple display styles and a curated sound mixer. Includes a focus timer with visualizations and customizable soundscapes for relaxation or productivity. Offers dynamic wallpapers and system integrations for a seamless experience.
- 15 unique clock styles
- 107 curated soundscapes
- Customizable sound mixing
- Focus timer with visualizations
- Dynamic wallpaper options
- StandBy mode bedside clock
- Lock Screen Live Activity countdown
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MoonSound turns your iPhone or iPad into a calm clock, focus timer and ambient sound mixer for sleep, reading, work and relaxation. CLOCKS MADE FOR YOUR SPACE Choose from 18 distinctive clock styles, with 12/24-hour time, date, seconds and adjustable interface size. In landscape, MoonSound becomes a large bedside or desk display with dimming, warm glow and OLED-safe position drift. BUILD YOUR SOUNDSCAPE Explore 100+ sounds across rain, nature, sleep, city, ASMR, breathing, meditation, focus and more. • Layer multiple sounds and adjust each volume independently • Start with curated mixes or save and reorder your own presets • Keep favorites and recent sounds close • Set a sleep timer with a gentle fade-out NEW SYSTEM EXPERIENCES • Start, pause and stop focus sessions from Control Center, widgets and Live Activities • AlarmKit keeps focus and break countdowns visible and delivers a reliable alert even when the app is not open • Interactive Siri and Spotlight snippets show current playback and focus status FOCUS WITHOUT CLUTTER Use adjustable Study, Work, Meditation, Nap and custom timers with twelve visual styles. Review progress, show the countdown on the Lock Screen and optionally log completed sessions of at least five minutes as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Clock, Focus and Sound widgets, including Lock Screen accessories • Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and media controls • iCloud sync for mixes, focus history, favorites and recents • Gradient, solid-color, personal-photo and online wallpapers • Light, Dark and System appearance, world clocks and landscape support • VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type and reduced-transparency support No ads, no tracking and no subscriptions. Clock features and downloaded sounds work offline. Online wallpaper sources require an internet connection. Choose your accent color and hide focus and sound presets you do not use. Light screens are clearer, with refreshed day and night icons lit by a soft moon glow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: MoonSound at free against File Manager for iPhone's paid. File Manager for iPhone's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
File Manager for iPhone costs $0.49 and MoonSound $0.69 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
File Manager for iPhone ships an update every 11 days, MoonSound every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Manager for iPhone | MoonSound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 — better | $0.69 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergej Kachalo | 顺飞 邹 |
Customer experience
File Manager for iPhone
MoonSound
In-app purchases
File Manager for iPhone
No in-app purchases
MoonSound
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do File Manager for iPhone or MoonSound have ads?
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