FSharing vs Mach Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Mach Drive
Manage files across all your devices with this iCloud Drive-based file manager. It opens and edits over 40 file formats using intuitive touch gestures and offers offline access.
- iCloud Drive synchronization
- Opens over 40 file formats
- Edits nearly 20 file formats
- Intuitive touch gestures
- PDF editing
- Offline access
- Audio visualizer
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Mach Drive is the iCloud Drive-Based File Manager that you’ve been waiting for! Simply manage your files from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC*, or the Web; and your files will stay in sync no matter where you go. Mach Drive allows you to drag in any file of any type; and knows how to open over 40 file formats, including Office formats, Image formats, Plain Text and Code formats, Audio formats, and even many Video formats! Mach Drive features an innovative Graphical File Manager that allows you to use natural gestures to organize your files: Single Tap to Select a File, Double-Tap to Open a File, Two Finger “Pinch” to Zoom, and Tap and Hold to Drag Files onto Folders. With Mach Drive being the first serious iCloud Drive-based app for iOS, other Cloud services are a thing of the past. Ridiculously Advanced Features! - iCloud Drive-based file manager keeps your files in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows*, and can also be accessed from the Web via iCloud.com; drag in any file! - Opens over 40 formats, with nearly 20 of those formats being editable; those 40 formats include: .JPG, .PNG, .BMP, .TIFF, .GIF, .SVG, M4A, .MP3, .AIF, .WAV, .AU, .DOC, .DOCX, .XLS, .XLSX, .PPT, .PPTX, .MOV, .AVI, .M4V, .MP4, .TXT, .RTF, .RTFD, .PDF, .C, .HTML, .JS, .PHP, .PY, .RB, .PL, .JAVA, .M, .CPP, .MM, and .H - Nearly 20 formats are Editable; those formats include: .TXT, .RTF, .RTFD, .PDF, .C, .HTML, .JS, .PHP, .PY, .RB, .PL, .JAVA, .M, .CPP, .MM, and .H - Innovative Graphical File Manager with Natural Touch Gestures: Single Tap to Select a File, Double-Tap to Open a File, Two Finger “Pinch” to Zoom the File Manager, and Tap and Hold to Drag Files onto Folders - Powerful PDF Editor included; featuring a super easy to use interface as well as photorealistic page swipe animations (swipe the vertical edge of a PDF page to go to the previous or next page) - Innovative 3D Graphical Audio “Spectrum” Visualizer that reacts to Audio (MP3, WAV, M4A, AIF, AU) Works Offline as well - Incredibly Advanced, yet super easy to use! *iCloud Drive for Windows requires iCloud Drive Install, iCloud Drive for OS X requires OS X 10.10 or later
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Verdict
FSharing and Mach Drive both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of FSharing's written reviews are positive against 20% of Mach Drive's. FSharing also leads on ratings volume (887 vs 7). Mach Drive's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 10). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. FSharing sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mach Drive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for FSharing against 4.4 for Mach Drive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSharing has 887 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of FSharing's written reviews are positive against 20% of Mach Drive's.
| Parameter | FSharing | Mach Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (887 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 887 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ngan Tran | Mach Software Design |
Customer experience
FSharing
Mach Drive
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
Mach Drive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FSharing
- Video DownloaderFree
- Photo Duplicate Cleaner$2.99
- Image Optimizer$2.99
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- Image Converter$2.99
- Media Converter$4.99
- PRO Version$9.99
Mach Drive
- Remove Ads$0.99









