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CLUSTER FILE-MANAGER-IOS · 82 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2009-10-27

iOS file manager apps

This cluster comprises iOS-centric file managers that handle local, cloud, and network storage, with features like media playback, document viewing, file transfers, and archiving. Entries have appeared steadily since 2009, with a low, consistent trickle of one to three per year and a slight increase in 2020 onward, but no dramatic spike. Traction is led by BackBlaze2Sync with 4 stars, while most other members show minimal activity.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

OCT 2009: 1DEC 2009: 1JAN 2010: 2FEB 2010: 1APR 2010: 1JUL 2010: 1SEP 2010: 1APR 2011: 1MAY 2011: 1OCT 2011: 1DEC 2011: 1MAR 2012: 1APR 2012: 1MAY 2012: 1AUG 2012: 1DEC 2012: 1MAR 2014: 1APR 2014: 2MAY 2014: 2NOV 2014: 1APR 2015: 1AUG 2015: 1FEB 2016: 1APR 2016: 1JUL 2016: 2OCT 2016: 1MAY 2017: 2JUL 2017: 1SEP 2017: 1OCT 2017: 1JAN 2018: 1FEB 2018: 1JUL 2018: 2OCT 2018: 1JAN 2019: 1NOV 2019: 1APR 2020: 3AUG 2020: 1SEP 2020: 3MAY 2021: 1JUL 2021: 1OCT 2021: 1JAN 2022: 1MAR 2022: 1APR 2022: 1JUN 2022: 1JUL 2022: 1DEC 2022: 1JUN 2023: 1AUG 2023: 1JAN 2024: 1MAR 2024: 2JUL 2024: 1NOV 2024: 1AUG 2025: 1DEC 2025: 1FEB 2026: 1MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 2JUN 2026: 1JUL 2026: 4AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 2OCT 2026: 1
OCT 2009OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 15 hand-coded · 5 unlabelled

Operator · 1 indie · 11 commercial · 8 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 61iManager - إدارة ملفاتك0★2 yrabandonedlivecommercialiOS file manager app that allows saving, listening, watching, sharing, and downloading files with background playback.
  2. 62Portable Music Player0★2 yrabandonedliveiOS music player and file manager that acts as a portable storage, with PDF reader, FTP, and file transfer capabilities.
  3. 63Easy Files - Wifi transfer0★2 yrabandonedlivecommercialiOS app that transfers files from laptops to iPhones or iPads over WiFi and manages files with copy, compress, and open features.
  4. 64Filer Lite0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codediOS file manager that downloads files in the background, extracts archives, connects to cloud storage, and syncs files for offline viewing.
  5. 65Mach Drive - Cloud File Manager0★11 yrabandonedlivehand-codedCloud file manager app for iOS that syncs files across devices via iCloud and supports editing and viewing of many formats.
  6. 66TM Filemanager0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedCollaborative file manager with shared team folders, privacy controls, and file management for iOS.
  7. 67File Manager - Folder Plus0★11 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialFile manager app for iOS with multitasking gestures, cloud storage support, media playback, document editing,and file transfer over USB and network servers.
  8. 68File Manager Plus0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedFile manager app for iOS that supports cloud storage, document reader, media player, and file compression.
  9. 69File Manager - File Viewer & More0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codediOS file manager and viewer that copies, moves, renames files, manages cloud storage, and shares as email attachments.
  10. 70QWE0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialiOS app that downloads and browses documents, supports cloud storage, transfers files over Wi-Fi, and protects data with a passcode lock.
  11. 71iFiles0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codediOS file manager that connects to cloud storage services, transfers files between devices and clouds, views many document formats, and records voice notes.
  12. 72Browser and Documents Plus0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialiOS app that combines a web browser with download manager and file manager for downloading and organizing documents and files.
  13. 73Persian IDM فایل منیجر ایرانی0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialFile manager app that fetches and organizes cloud files on iOS, supports offline viewing, sharing, and transferring to other apps and devices.
  14. 74My File Explorer0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedindieFile explorer for iOS that manages documents, transfers photos via Wi-Fi, and supports multiple file formats and compression.
  15. 75Documents Reader and File Manager Pro0★9 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialMobile file manager that lets iPhone users transfer, view, and organize documents, photos, videos, and music across local and cloud storage.
  16. 76WebDAV Navigator0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialMobile file manager that connects to WebDAV servers and cloud storage to download, edit, share, and organize files on iPhone and iPad.
  17. 77ApowerManager - File Manager0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialFile manager app that organizes photos, music, documents, and transfers files between iOS devices and computers via WiFi or USB.
  18. 78File Manager - Files Transfer0★3 yrabandonedliveiOS file manager that lets users search, organize, and wirelessly transfer files between devices.
  19. 79File Manager & Browser0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialFile manager app for iPhone and iPad that lets users browse, organize, and transfer files across local storage, cloud services, and external drives.
  20. 80Files0★26 dayslivecommercialiOS file manager that helps users access, organize, and share files stored on the device, iCloud, and third-party cloud services.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.