Work Folders vs Creative Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Work Folders
Securely store and access work files across all your devices, even offline. Files are encrypted and protected by a passcode for enhanced security. Requires workplace enablement to set up.
- Access work files on iPad and other devices
- Pin files for offline viewing
- Encrypted file storage
- App passcode protection
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Work Folders is a location where you can store work files and access them from all of your PCs and devices, even when you’re offline. To use Work Folders, your workplace has to enable your account first. After your account is enabled, you can set up the Work Folders app. Features • Access your work files and folders on your iPad and other devices. • Pin files so that you can view them while you're offline. • Files are encrypted and protected by an app passcode, keeping others out.
Creative Preview
Test mobile ads directly on your smartphone or tablet before they go live. Scan QR codes or enter creative URLs to preview display and video ads. Review reporting metrics within the app's console.
- Preview display and video creatives
- Test ads on smartphone or tablet
- Scan QR codes for preview
- Manually add creative URLs
- Review reporting metrics
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Make sure you know how consumers will experience your ad when it goes live. Creative Preview helps you test mobile ads directly on a smartphone or tablet. Scan a QR code from a Google Marketing Platform product to preview an ad on your device, or manually add a creative URL. Test on your device using the supported mobile ad SDKs or in any mobile browser, and review reporting metrics in the app's console. Use Creative Preview to: * Preview and test display and video creatives directly on your mobile device. Supported mobile ad SDKs: * Google Mobile Ads * Interactive Media Ads (IMA) Permissions Notice: * Camera: Needed to scan QR codes. * Microphone: Needed to preview creatives using mobile ads SDKs that support audio recording. * Storage: Needed to attach photos, videos, and local files for submitting app feedback. It's also needed to save your preview list and app settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Creative Preview at 4.3 against Work Folders's 2.8. Creative Preview also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 26%). Work Folders's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Creative Preview holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Work Folders's written reviews are positive against 40% of Creative Preview's.
Work Folders ships an update every 2 months, Creative Preview every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Work Folders | Creative Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (22 ratings) | 4.3 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | |
Customer experience
Work Folders
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In-app purchases
Work Folders
No in-app purchases
Creative Preview
No in-app purchases
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