Comparison

FSharing vs Mail Docs

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

Mail Docs

Effortlessly send documents from your device or cloud storage via email with a single tap. Streamline your workflow by quickly emailing files to yourself or others without needing to open separate mail or file management apps.

Highlights
  • Single-tap document emailing
  • Cloud storage integration (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • Share extension for sending from any app
  • Support for multiple email addresses
  • Option to send as compressed zip file
  • Clean and streamlined interface
Features
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Tired of manually emailing documents to yourself? Like to email documents to yourself? or want to email documents to someone regularly? Mail Docs makes it super fast and super easy with our single-tap technology. Just launch the app and tap to select documents from your device or the Cloud. Access documents from the device, iCloud, Dropbox and all other sources. Tap Open to email automatically right away. No need to open Files, Mail or individual apps. If you have multiple emails you like to send documents to, it just takes a single tap to change the email address. • Simply add your email address once. No passwords required. • Next time, just open the app and start emailing. • Documents you choose get emailed instantaneously. • Use our share extension to send files from any other app directly to email without opening our app. • Send original files or opt for one compressed zip file for faster transmission and reduced file size. • Clean, streamlined and to-the-point interface. • Unlimited email addresses • Email under 1 second*. Mail Docs is the only app which takes the pain away of opening the Files app, sending document to Mail app, then typing email address every time you need to email a document to yourself. *Emailing larger media may take longer. Please see our Terms of Use at http://techpositive.co/terms

Screenshots

FSharing4 screens
Mail Docs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mail Docs at 5.0 against FSharing's 4.4. FSharing's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (884 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FSharing sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mail Docs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mail Docs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSharing has 884 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSharing ships an update weekly, Mail Docs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FSharing versus Mail Docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSharingMail Docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (884 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings884 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNgan TranTech Positive Inc.

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

Mail Docs

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
2 purchases

Mail Docs

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FSharing free?
FSharing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mail Docs free?
Mail Docs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FSharing or Mail Docs?
Mail Docs is rated higher. FSharing averages 4.4 out of 5 from 884 ratings, while Mail Docs averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FSharing or Mail Docs have ads?
Neither FSharing nor Mail Docs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSharing or Mail Docs?
FSharing ships an update weekly, and Mail Docs every 2 months. Most recently, FSharing was updated on September 23, 2026 and Mail Docs on June 26, 2026.

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