Comparison

FSharing vs ShareDrop

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

Head to head
About

FSharing

This app is a versatile file manager for iOS that allows seamless file transfers between your device and PC/laptops without cables. It also integrates cloud storage and remote servers, offering robust file organization and playback capabilities.

Highlights
  • Wireless file transfer to PC/laptops
  • SMB/CIFS protocol support
  • Cloud storage integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Remote server access (FTP, SFTP, WebDAV)
  • Built-in music and video player
  • ZIP file creation and extraction
  • File sharing via Wi-Fi/hotspot
Features
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FSharing is a unique and exclusive file manager for iOS devices, It's the first app on the App Store to give you flexibilities to transfer files from iOS devices to PC, laptops and vice versa easily. It overcomes the complexities when you want to transfer files with iOS devices, It achieves this flexibility by employing the popular file transfer protocol SMB/CIFS that's is available in most popular operating systems. FSharing changes the way users normally use to transfer files with iOS devices, it removes USB cable completely, with this app installed on devices you don't need to use USB cable any more. FSharing turns your iOS devices into a Wi-Fi shared drive, make it visible and accessible from your local network. Other devices can discover and access it, transfer files is extremely fast. FSharing is a powerful file manager, a unified UI help you easily manage your files offline (on device) or online (cloud or remote drives), manage files in the same way when you access your local files, cloud drives (Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Box) or remote drives (Windows SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV). FSharing has a powerful music player and video player, they can play any music or video formats and supports streaming on any cloud servers. FSharing comes with add-ons, they provide more advanced functionalities. Each add-ons has a different role but they are deeply integrated with the app and they make FSharing more powerful. Let’s explore FSharing main features. FILE SHARING • Share files instantly with other devices via Wi-Fi or in the same hotspot • It doesn't require any third party apps installed on PC or laptops to transfer files • Share Photo Library • Share iPod Library • Share with Readonly mode that don't allow users to change files in your device • Share with Login Account that don't allow anonymous users to access your device • Sharing works in background • Automatically detect shared drives in local network ACCESS CLOUD SERVICES AND REMOTE SERVERS • Access popular remote servers FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and Windows SMB • Access popular cloud services Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Box • Open files directly from cloud or remote servers without downloading them • Copy or move files or folders between cloud or remote servers directly • Show file thumbnails • Search for files and folders FILE MANAGER • Copy/Move/Rename/Delete files • Create ZIP files • Create and organize folders • Send emails with attachments • Export files to other apps • Copy or move files or folders to cloud services and remote servers (FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Windows SMB) • Unzip many formats ZIP, 7Z, A, CPIO, TAR, ISO, XAR, SHAR, USTAR, RAR, CAB, JAR, RPM, GZ, BZ2, Z, XZ • Show file thumbnails • Search for files and folders • View in Grid or List modes • Sorting and Filtering MUSIC PLAYER • Play around 60 audio formats AAC, AIFF, AIF, AIFC, AU, FLAC, M4A, MP2, MP3, OGA, OGG, OPUS, TTA, WAV, WMA, WV, CAF, ADX, AC3, AMR, MMF, etc. • Play music in a playlist • Play music directly on clouds or remote servers • Play music in background • Play with shuttle and no shuttle modes VIDEO PLAYER • Play around 65 video formats MKV, FLV, VOB, OGV, GIF, AVI, MTS, M2TS, MOV, WMV, ASF, MP4, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MXF, SWF, WEBM, 3GP, 3G2, TS, etc. • Play streaming videos on cloud servers • Play back and next videos IMAGE VIEWER • View around 70 image formats AAI, ART, AVS, BMP, CIN, CUR, DDS, DCX, DIB, DPX, FAX, FITS, FTS, G3, etc. • View images directly on clouds or remote servers DOCUMENT VIEWER • View PDF files • View Office documents • View text files • View other iOS compatible files WEB BROWSER AND DOWNLOADER • Surf web easily • Download files on the Internet • Save pages to PDF, WebArchive or HTML • Bookmark favorites sites • Download files in background

About

ShareDrop

Transfer and share image files quickly and easily between iOS devices without cables or pairing. Supports multiple photos, videos, and files for improved efficiency.

Highlights
  • Fast image file transfer
  • Wireless file sharing
  • Transfer photos and videos
  • Support for multiple files
  • High-speed file transfer
  • No data cable required
Features
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If you want to achieve fast image file transfer and sharing, come and have a look! Air Transfer Drop can help you quickly, no matter which device you are currently using, Air Transfer Drop can easily transfer the content you want to transfer or share to your other iOS devices . No data cable or device matching and interconnection is required, and you can easily transfer and share image files by importing files or pictures with one click. Main Feature: - Photo/video transfer, support multiple photo and video files for transfer, improve life efficiency - File transfer, safe and high-speed file transfer, improve work efficiency If you have any questions or suggestions in the process of using, please give us feedback in the app.

Screenshots

FSharing4 screens
ShareDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShareDrop at none against FSharing's 6. FSharing's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (884 vs 21). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FSharing sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ShareDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for FSharing against 4.4 for ShareDrop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSharing has 884 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSharing ships an update weekly, ShareDrop every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FSharing versus ShareDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSharingShareDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (884 ratings)4.4 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings884 — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNgan Tran文凯 卢

Customer experience

FSharing

All ratings882 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative22.3%

ShareDrop

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

Bugs and requests

FSharing

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Server stops unexpectedly
  • Purchased features not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when transferring files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more file formats
  • Improve playlist management for music
  • Integrate with cloud storage services
  • Enhance file explorer functionality

ShareDrop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

FSharing

One-time6
  • Video DownloaderFree
  • Photo Duplicate Cleaner$2.99
  • Image Optimizer$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Image Converter$2.99
  • Media Converter$4.99
  • PRO Version$9.99
None

ShareDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSharing free?
FSharing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShareDrop free?
ShareDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FSharing or ShareDrop?
ShareDrop is rated higher. FSharing averages 4.4 out of 5 from 884 ratings, while ShareDrop averages 4.4 from 21 ratings.
Do FSharing or ShareDrop have ads?
Neither FSharing nor ShareDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSharing or ShareDrop?
FSharing ships an update weekly, and ShareDrop every 5 weeks. Most recently, FSharing was updated on September 23, 2026 and ShareDrop on September 9, 2026.

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