Comparison

iChecker vs File Transfer

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

Head to head
About

iChecker

Monitor your iOS device's RAM and disk space usage. It also helps manage your contacts by detecting and merging duplicates, and cleaning up empty entries. The app can also find and remove duplicate photos to free up storage.

Highlights
  • Check RAM usage percentage
  • View free disk space
  • Detect and merge duplicate contacts
  • Remove contacts without name/email
  • Analyze and clean duplicate photos
  • Refresh data button
Features
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This app will check your iOS devices by it's RAM usage status, indicates the RAM in percentage. Also, this app will check your iOS devices Disk Size to let you know how much free disk space is available in your Phone. Cool Design, simply open the app to check your FREE RAM & Disk Space! For your convenience, we have added Refresh button to make sure you're having the correct data. The APP analyzes duplicate similar pictures in the album, displays them in groups and can be cleaned in one click, saving your phone space. Your contacts are the most important data in your phone which easily becomes messy if not consistently updated. This app easily helps you detect and merge duplicate contacts, remove contacts without name or email. Your contacts will not be uploaded to a third-party server.

About

File Transfer

Easily share files, photos, and videos between mobile devices or between your phone and computer without an internet connection. Supports a wide range of file formats and compressed archives.

Highlights
  • Offline file transfer
  • Mobile-to-mobile sharing
  • Mobile-to-computer transfer
  • Supports various file formats
  • Handles compressed archives
  • MP3 and MP4 player
Features
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File Transfer, No need to connect to the Internet, you can send files, photos, videos, etc. between mobile phones and mobile phones and computers. Send from mobile to mobile: - Multiple iOS devices connected to the same router (same LAN). - Support sending photos, videos, and documents in various formats - Support to open multiple file formats: DOC, Excel, PPT, TXT, RTF, Pages, JPG, GIF, PNG - Support opening compressed packages zip, rar, 7z, cbz, cbr, tar, gzip. Mobile phone and computer transfer: - Connect your phone and computer to the same WiFi - Support transfer files, photos, videos in the computer browser.

Screenshots

iChecker4 screens
File Transfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: File Transfer at 79% against iChecker's 25%. File Transfer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (164 vs 54). iChecker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iChecker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and File Transfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

File Transfer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 164 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of iChecker's written reviews are positive against 79% of File Transfer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iChecker ships an update every 2 months, File Transfer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iChecker versus File Transfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCheckerFile Transfer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (54 ratings)4.3 (164 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54164 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer泽辉 王云云 唐

Customer experience

iChecker

All ratings54 ratings
Positive59.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative31.5%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

File Transfer

All ratings163 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

iChecker

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes at completion percentage
  • App fills up entire storage
  • App ate 20 GB of storage
  • Phone stuck in a loop, hard reset needed
  • App shows inconsistent storage readings
Show 7 more
  • App grows and crushes iPad system
  • App freezes upon opening
  • App freezes on iOS 10.1
  • App redirects to Chinese app
  • App installs hidden Chinese app
  • Ad covers analysis button, page bounces
  • App crashes while deleting/merging contacts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Optimize memory
  • Reinstate previous icon
  • Support iOS 11.3

File Transfer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iChecker

One-time1
  • Permanently Remove ads$1.99
1 purchases

File Transfer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$1.99

Questions

Is iChecker free?
iChecker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is File Transfer free?
File Transfer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iChecker or File Transfer?
File Transfer is rated higher. iChecker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while File Transfer averages 4.3 from 164 ratings.
Do iChecker or File Transfer have ads?
Both iChecker and File Transfer show ads.
Which is updated more often, iChecker or File Transfer?
iChecker ships an update every 2 months, and File Transfer every 9 months. Most recently, iChecker was updated on October 20, 2026 and File Transfer on October 27, 2026.

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