File vs BeagleEngrave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File
Easily transfer and manage files between your Apple devices and PCs. This app offers a simple yet powerful interface for seamless file sharing over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, with built-in tools for previewing and organizing your data.
- Cross-device file transfer
- File management
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support
- Multi-type file preview
- Zip/unzip functionality
- In-app photo/video sharing
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BeagleEngrave
Monitor your laser engraver in real-time with HD/SD video and control its status remotely. Automatically generate time-lapse videos of your projects and manage multiple cameras and engravers.
- Real-time HD/SD video monitoring
- Automatic time-lapse video generation
- Laser engraver status control
- Gcode/GRBL file upload
- Process monitoring (percentage, time left)
- Pause/Stop engraving
- Multi-camera and engraver management
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BeagleEngrave is an application with an easy and clean interface to remote monitoring the real-time video of your engraving/cutting and control your laser engraver status. With BeagleEngrave, you would auto-generate pretty cool time-lapse videos without any settings. Furthermore, BeagleEngrave allows you to : - Watch the real-time videos of engraving/cutting at HD / SD resolution - Capture the images of your laser engraver automatically when in engraving/cutting - Connect / Disconnect your laser engraver - Upload the gcode or GRBL files for direct printing - Check the engraving/cutting process by percentage and left time - Pause/Stop the engraving/cutting - Fire the laser engraver to alignment the engraving/cutting job on material - Move the X/Y axis by millimeter units - Adjust the moving speed of X/Y axis or laser power ratio during the engraving/cutting - Download and playback the time-lapse videos to your mobile phone - Support multiple Lasercam cameras and laser engravers for multiple management - Online upgrade of the firmware of the Lasercam camera - Wireless extends the Lasercam camera for smart kits
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: File at 72% against BeagleEngrave's 0%. File also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). BeagleEngrave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. File sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeagleEngrave asks for nothing beyond the download.
File holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of File's written reviews are positive against 0% of BeagleEngrave's.
File ships an update every 2 weeks, BeagleEngrave monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File | BeagleEngrave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 典 熊 | 来昆 吕 |
Customer experience
File
BeagleEngrave
In-app purchases
File
- Remove ADs$0.99
BeagleEngrave
No in-app purchases
