Comparison

File Manager for iPhone vs iConverter

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

iConverter

This app offers a comprehensive suite of 99 tools for everyday calculations, unit conversions, and developer utilities. It includes calculators, finance tools, date and time functions, lifestyle aids, and developer utilities, all accessible offline and without ads.

Highlights
  • 99 essential tools in one app
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free experience
  • Multiple calculator modes
  • Extensive unit conversion categories
  • Developer utilities including HTTP requests and JSON formatting
  • Lifestyle tools like BMI and relationship calculators
Features
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iConverter, 102 tools in one pocket. Everyday calculations and conversions, in one app. No ads. A thank-you tip is optional. There is no tracking. Offline work stays on your device. Why keep it on the Home Screen Check BMI, convert a recipe, format JSON, compare a mortgage, then look up a family title. Nine categories, 102 tools, open and ready. Calculators, 3 Standard, Scientific, and Programmer. Standard calculator parentheses are off by default. Tap a line to edit it, or restore a formula from history. Programmer mode covers decimal, hex, octal, and binary, bitwise operations, and 8, 16, 32, or 64 bit word sizes. All three share one history. Finance, 7 Mortgage covers a standard loan, a combined loan, and LPR. Amounts use yuan or 10,000 yuan (Chinese: 10k, English: yuan). Prepayment compares a shorter term with a lower payment. Resale taxes cover deed tax, income tax, and VAT. Date and time, 9 Age, date math, lunar calendar from 1900 to 2100, solar terms, countdown, due date, cycle tracking, world clock, and zodiac. Add a countdown to Calendar. Math, 7 Percentage, fractions that simplify themselves, prime factors with GCD and LCM, quadratic equations, statistics, permutations, combinations, and geometry. Code and utilities, 25 HTTP requests, JSON, JWT, Cron, IP and subnets, regex, passwords, random numbers, Base64, URL encode and decode, hashes, bank card check, QR codes, Roman numerals, timestamps, word count, color and palettes, text case, text diff, Morse, an ASCII table, file download, and a web browser. QR codes can be created or scanned. History stores each text once, up to 100, apart from calculator history. Tap an entry to restore format, style, color, and error correction. Lists omit WiFi passwords and one-time secrets. Saving can be turned off. Life, 15 BMI can use the China adult standard or WHO. Also: BMR, sizes, height, fuel and shipping cost, blood alcohol, kinship, ID parsing, coin flip, dice, draws, a spinner, and video frames. Sensors, 5 Compass shows true and magnetic north and bearing; location is asked only when opened. Level needs no extra permission. Altitude uses location and the barometer, and the current spot can become the baseline. Magnifier uses the rear camera with zoom, flashlight, and freeze frame. Scan & Convert reads units in the camera or a photo; tap one to convert. Chinese, 3 Numbers convert to formal Chinese and back; invoice amounts use a dedicated format. Unit conversion, 27 categories Length, area, volume, weight, temperature, time, speed, pressure, energy, power, force, torque, frequency, angle, data storage, transfer rate, illuminance, magnetic flux density, radioactivity, viscosity, fuel economy, flow rate, density, magnetic flux, absorbed dose, equivalent dose, and amount of substance. Lock Screen and Dynamic Island On iPhone with iOS 17 or later, calculator, unit conversion, countdown, coin flip, dice, and kinship can stay on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Countdown ticks for the last 8 hours. Tap to return with the result. Shortcuts or iconverter://liveactivity/ links can start or end a card without opening the app. On iOS 18, Watch and CarPlay show an icon and one line. Widgets, 21 Fourteen fit the Lock Screen. New small and large sizes keep medium widgets you already placed. World clock, countdown, lunar calendar, BMI, mortgage, compound interest, and temperature gain a small or large size. Discount, tip split, and fuel cost gain small. Date math gains large. Details English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Up to 4 Home Screen quick actions, 12 alternate icons, and 12 accent colors. Search the menu grid. Tap a result to copy it. iOS 15 or later. Widgets and Live Activities need iOS 17. Privacy No ads and no tracking. A thank-you tip is optional. Nearly every tool works offline. Network requests and the browser go online only when you use them. Camera frames stay on device. iConverter is meant to be the tool you open every day.

Screenshots

File Manager for iPhone4 screens
iConverter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: File Manager for iPhone at none against iConverter's 1. File Manager for iPhone also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). iConverter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

File Manager for iPhone costs $0.49 and iConverter $0.99 up front. iConverter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. File Manager for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Manager for iPhone ships an update every 11 days, iConverter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
File Manager for iPhone versus iConverter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile Manager for iPhoneiConverter
Price$0.49 — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergej Kachalo天从 何

Customer experience

File Manager for iPhone

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iConverter

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

File Manager for iPhone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

iConverter

One-time1
  • Reward developers$0.99

Questions

Is File Manager for iPhone free?
File Manager for iPhone costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is iConverter free?
iConverter costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do File Manager for iPhone or iConverter have ads?
Neither File Manager for iPhone nor iConverter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, File Manager for iPhone or iConverter?
File Manager for iPhone ships an update every 11 days, and iConverter every 2 days. Most recently, File Manager for iPhone was updated on October 26, 2026 and iConverter on October 25, 2026.

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