Comparison

File Aid vs Lines & Points

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

Head to head
About

File Aid

This utility app allows users to create, store, and share various file types including pictures, movies, sounds, text, and drawings. It offers different compression and quality settings for efficient sharing or maximum fidelity. Users can also add descriptions to their images within the app.

Highlights
  • Create and store various file types
  • Adjustable compression and quality settings
  • Share files via AirDrop, Email, iTunes
  • Add descriptions to images
  • Supports pictures, movies, sound, text, drawings
Features
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File Aid is a handy tool for creating, storing and sharing your pictures, movies, sound, text and drawings. Store your documents using various quality/compression methods and file formats. Use low qaulity/high compression for easier sharing (AirDrop, Email, iTunes, etc.), or high quality/low compression for maximum quality, when file size isn't an issue. Additionally, a small description can be added to your images, which is automatically displayed when viewing them inside File Aid. Feedback and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

About

Lines & Points

Features
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Lines & Points helps in collecting data

Screenshots

File Aid4 screens
Lines & Points3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: File Aid at every 4 months against Lines & Points's every 15 months. File Aid also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Aid ships an update every 4 months, Lines & Points every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
File Aid versus Lines & Points: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile AidLines & Points
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter de BoerKumar Navulur

In-app purchases

None

File Aid

No in-app purchases

None

Lines & Points

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is File Aid free?
File Aid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lines & Points free?
Lines & Points is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do File Aid or Lines & Points have ads?
Neither File Aid nor Lines & Points shows ads.
Which is updated more often, File Aid or Lines & Points?
File Aid ships an update every 4 months, and Lines & Points every 15 months. Most recently, File Aid was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lines & Points on October 25, 2026.

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