Work File vs KDE Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Work File
Access, edit, and share enterprise files securely from your mobile device. Connect to various enterprise resources like SharePoint and Windows File Shares. Offers a robust security layer for mobile content management.
- Native file editing on mobile
- Sync and share across devices
- Connectors for enterprise resources
- Security and policy management
- Hosted or on-premise solution
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Symantec Mobility: Work File solves three distinct use cases for enterprise customers: 1) Native Editing on mobile devices 2) Sync and Share across desktop, mobile and web 3) Provide content connectors access to enterprise resources such as Sharepoint, Windows File Share, and similar services The mobile app comes with a security and policy management layer to provide secure mobile access to content repositories. Work File solution is available as a hosted or an on prem solution to fit customers’ preference.
KDE Connect
Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.
- Shared clipboard
- File and URL sharing
- Virtual touchpad and keyboard
- Remote presentation control
- Remote command execution
- End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KDE Connect at 4.2 against Work File's 1.0. KDE Connect also leads on ratings volume (276 vs 1). Work File's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KDE Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KDE Connect has 276 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Work File ships an update every 4 weeks, KDE Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Work File | KDE Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broadcom Inc | KDE e.V. |
Customer experience
Work File
KDE Connect
Bugs and requests
Work File
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KDE Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clipboard push feature not working
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
- Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for background operation
- Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
- Integrate with system share sheet
- Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
- Add SMS/notification sync features
In-app purchases
Work File
No in-app purchases
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
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