File Manager vs SmbDAV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Manager
Manage files across cloud services, network drives, and your device. Supports numerous archive formats, media playback, and secure folder protection. Offers Wi-Fi and FTP transfer capabilities for seamless data management.
- Cloud service integration (GoogleDrive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Network service support (SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV)
- Archive format support (Zip, Rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2)
- Media playback for video and audio
- Password protection for folders and files
- Wi-Fi and FTP file transfer
- File and folder management (copy, move, rename, compress)
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Try a file manager that’s unmatched in functionality and reliability. It was created to manage your cloud services like GoogleDrive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk, and network services like SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, DLNA, photo galleries and files on your device. Manage all of your stored data like sub-folders - copy, move, rename or compress to archive your folders and files. It supports all possible archive formats: Zip, Rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2. You can protect your folders and files with a password and view photo, video and audio content, as well as documents. This application will be a great help for everyday tasks. Copy a folder from one cloud service to any other - easy! Quickly move a folder from an archive to a cloud service - easy! Copy your gallery to a network or cloud service - easy! File Manager Features: ■ Compatible with all popular archive formats (rar, zip, 7z, gz, tar ...) ■ Intuitive interface ■ iTunes integration ■ File sorting(by name, by extension, by size, by date) ■ Searching files in subfolders ■ Create, move, copy, rename, pack/unpack, delete file/folder options ■ File/folder search ■ Preview mediafiles cover Player features: ■ Wide range of supported video formats(mkv, avi, mov, wmv, mp4, m4v, mpeg, rmvb, 3gp, divx, ts, flv ...) ■ Wide range of supported audio formats(mp3, m4a, wav, wma, wv, ape, ogg, flac, aiff, aac, au ...) ■ Supports popular playlist formats(cue, m3u, m3u8 ...) ■ Supports popular external and internal subtitle formats ■ 10 bands equalizer with large collection of presets ■ Spectrum analyzer ■ Hight application stability ■ Automatic recovery bad and non standard files ■ User friendly navigation by gestures ■ Brightness control by gestures ■ Opening documents from external applications ■ Wi-Fi transfer ■ FTP transfer Wi-Fi Transfer Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ Create, move, rename, delete file/folder options ■ Downloading/uploading few media files with one click ■ Display upload progress Feel free to ask questions, report bugs or request new features: support@develsoftware.com
SmbDAV
Access and manage files on remote servers using WebDAV, SMB, and NFS protocols. This utility app allows you to connect to various network storage solutions directly from your iPhone.
- WebDAV support
- SMB support
- NFS support
- Remote file management
- iPhone compatibility
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A drive tool support WebDAV, SMB and NFS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmbDAV at none against File Manager's 3. File Manager's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Manager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SmbDAV asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for File Manager against 4.0 for SmbDAV. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: File Manager has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of File Manager's written reviews are positive against 50% of SmbDAV's.
File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, SmbDAV every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | File Manager | SmbDAV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (30 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LTD DevelSoftware | 辉 周 |
Customer experience
File Manager
SmbDAV
In-app purchases
File Manager
- Thank the Developer$0.99
- Appearance Customization$1.99
- Pro Version$4.99
SmbDAV
No in-app purchases









