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✓ You broke a good appI enjoyed using the file manager. Now every time I open it I get a tap media pop up. Tried the free 7 day subscription but the other apps are rubbish. Best to seperate the useful app from the rubbish..Version: 3.2
✓ Worth its weight in heliumOpposite of intuitive! It really works hard to get you to upgrade to paid version which, as a business owner, I understand. However, from what I’ve read, it then becomes impossible to cancel subscription. Luckily, I did not upgrade to paid subscription so I’m sharing only what I’ve read from other users on that particular topic. The interface, while simple to understand becomes more complex to use and I don’t have the patience to keep trying. Great concept but I’m moving in a different direction..Version: 3.5
✓ Rubbish appDosent work. Forget this one..Version: 3.4
✓ Absolutely terribleIt's not a file manager. It's a folder creator. This is false advertising and should be removed.Version: 2.7.3
✓ File managerI thought it was difficult to use but not a tech nerd.. Wouldn't recommend it...Version: 2.6
✓ Version 2.6 doesn’t work with os 5.1.1 anymoreHow can i get back to 2.5.Version: 2.6
✓ Was great, now crashes oftenWas great, now crashes when I attempt to move some (not all) pdf files to other apps. Please restore its former greatness!.Version: 3.0
✓ Latest update deletes all my private notesThis latest update deletes all my private notes. Why cant you update an app without breaking it? This is very easy to test before updating and you blew it. All my private notes in all the folders i created cannot be seen as in blank white pages. I have been using your app for years now until today. I thought i already found a reliable app but seems i am wrong. Be careful installing this app and backup your private notes or you wont see it again. The only workaround is to download whats in the folders using wifi. Not happy with these and will plan on deleting this app now.Version: 3.2
✓ Gone faultyWas great until latest iOS update but will no longer start up so have lost all my files from the last 2yrs.Version: 3.5
✓ Sort of OKSeems like a good idea but doesn't seem to work with iCloud Drive which is the main cloud service I wanted access to. In descriptions says compatible with iOS8 so I'm a bit confused..Version: 2.3
✓ Doesn’t workPiece of junk.Version: 3.4
✓ Pretty badFirst of all, can't hold and drag to quickly select multiple files or at least have a select all button. When you press play on a video the screen just goes dark and the app becomes unusable..Version: 3.5
✓ Organization & DisplayThis App is great in its display and presentation of folders, files and documents maybe better than Adobe. BUT The Only issue I have is that I can’t get pdf and word documents that are Password Protected to Open and the ability to RENAME FILES / documents/photos. Give me that and I’ll give all stars..Version: 3.6
✓ Outdated pretty much uselessI knew something was up when I saw that it hadn't been updated in 10 months. Clearly replaced by default iOS files app. Full of adverts and not able to access, edit or organize files from the default iOS directories. It's useless.Version: 3.1
✓ Play backgroundCould you play music in background ? You should use flat design.Version: 2.6
✓ No luckJust purchased File Manager. Upon my first try, I couldn't connect via wifi. Tried and tried again. Triple checked everything. Trying to avoid going thru iTunes. Not worth the 1.39$ it cost. Will be asking for a refund..Version: 2.7.3
✓ What's the point apple?Nice app ut there are others like it However cannot get files out of it because apple does not allow it and thus FORCED by apple to use icloud etc.Version: 2.7.3
✓ It’s not saveable.This app is actually very helpful, But one complaint (It’s not as bad as you think) I added a file with my editing clips, named it - VSCO and teasers. I was about to do an edit but it would not let me save the video since I have deleted my clips for storage. I do not know if it is me or can you maybe add a save button? It would be very helpful, and maybe I would consider downloading this app again. I am trying other apps to see if it lets me save my videos, but for now on, I am looking forward to your apps updates..Version: 3.6
✓ File sharing crashes appApp was reliable prior to September 30, 2016. Latest update results in the app crashing when you attempt file share. The bug fix has not fixed the problem..Version: 2.7.2
✓ All my files ...It deleted all my files from the iPad without authorization..Version: 3.5
✓ Idea is thereI really enjoy the idea of organizing all my projects for my business however the execution isn’t there. When I save a photo to a folder the picture never appears, same with saving URLs. So I have to save a note with the URL instead, not as efficient or great as I’d like but I’ll use it until I find something better..Version: 3.6
✓ Money money moneyYou pay to remove adds and the greed shows up after an update and you want more money monthly or adds adds adds, you give companies a bad name.Version: 3.2
✓ Open searched fileIf I search a file Then find it Of course I would like to open it Why does File Manager not do that..Version: 3.6
✓ Will not clear selected files after first use.Once files are found that’s it no way to clear and try again. Gave up uninstalled!.Version: 3.6
✓ Very annoying scrolling advertisments...I’ll be deleting this app after I’ve written this as the very annoyng scrolling ad at the bottom of the screen is way too distracting. There are many other free file managers that do the job perfectly without this visual interference....Version: 3.5
✓ VideosI have used file manager for several years with great success but after the last update of iOS on my iPad file manager has stopped playing my videos it just comes up with a blank screen with a play button in the centre when I press this the screen goes totally blank and nothing happens,I have to close the app to get out of it. I have sent several feedbacks on this to Tapmedia with no response or success, the app is now totally unusable Phil.Version: 3.5
✓ No Thanks.I expect with “free” apps that there will be advertising and offers - many of which are very helpful. However on this one I was hit with an animated pop up for a product called “Docusign” to which I could not decline. It presented a high speed animated pen doing a signature over and over with no way to put an end to the pop up, and no other response to give but to accept. The pop up started to show up on other apps. I deleted app ran my malware app, and found another file file structure app that I am happy with..Version: 3.1
✓ Lost all my infoSince the latest update info in this app has all disappeared. It tells me there is info in the files but it’s not visible so no point keeping this app now as it has either hidden or lost all my data!! What a marvellous update THAT was!!.Version: 3.2
✓ Copies text from clipboardYeah it works and all but why does it need to copy things from the clipboard every time I launch it or switch to it from the Home Screen or another app?.Version: 3.5
✓ Good but major issuesBeen using this for 6yrs. Used to be great, but major issues in last 2 years. ‘Search’ finds docs, but cant go directly to them. Text formatting changes when document is saved. Only has one basic serif font that. So close...again!!.Version: 3.6
✓ UselessWhen opened it cuts out music being played. Also only provides access to a limited portion of folders and files.Version: 3.4
✓ Quite irritated..The app WAS great the way it was before the recent upgrade. Now yes I did want the app updated to support the new iPhones which is super but you now HAVE to pay a subscription service to remove ads & get “pro” features.. I PAID for the last version to have ads removed but immediately after the update my payment apparently is no longer valid & they want more money... Dumb route the dev team is taking, a subscription based system is NOT the way to go, especially for this app in particular. Unfortunately it looks like I’m going to be looking else where for another app unless this new business model gets reverted back. Sorry to be so harsh but this ain’t right....Version: 3.2
✓ Disappointing...Update Dec 2015: No better news. Refuses to connect to my Box drive. My iCloud drive has only very limited access. I cannot understand these positive reviews - this app is seriously defective! Again: not worth the download. Update Aug 2015: Tried this app again. As far as I can tell, this app does nothing whatsoever. It certainly does not manage any files, nor does it allow you to access/work with any file you have. Sad. Update: July 2021 - Reinstalled. When opened, it hung. I closed and reopened. Found no files at all. Six years and still non-functional. These guys are not getting the job done..Version: 3.6
✓ Option to move file keeps crashingThis *was* an excellent app, but recently (maybe after an update?) the menu to move a file just stops appearing. It’s supposed to show at the bottom of the screen when you select a file. The only way I can get it back is to exit the app and come back in, but it disappears again after I open a file. So say I have 100 files to sort: I have to open the file to see what it is and which folder it would go into, exit the app, and then come back in to move it into the folder. I tried restarting my phone and even reinstalling the app but no luck..Version: 3.6
✓ Latest update threatens to charge for useThis was a great free app, but the latest update insists users must update, with ongoing subscription fee.Version: 3.4
✓ Not Sure Why There are Good ReviewsThis file “manager” app doesn’t show you any files on your iPhone so how are you supposed to manage anything? The paid version might do this but it’s hard to see how this is supposed to work when you can’t see or do anything with the “free” app. I deleted it straight away and I’m still searching for a file manager app for my iPhone.Version: 3.6
✓ My Files are missingI’ve had this app for a number of years as it allowed me to view my files like Windows explorer. It was also free which is why I downloaded. Since this app was updated I’ve lost all my files and now have to pay a subscription of £3.99 per month to see them again. I’m going to uninstall this app as It no longer serves a purpose since it’s no longer a free app. I would give it a zero star but the review would not allow me to submit it until I gave it a star..Version: 3.5
✓ Bugs not fixedThis used to be a great app to store copies of files from my Mac. Now I find that excel files are not complete on the iPhone - only a small portion of each file can be read. I contacted the developer via the website but never received a reply. Now looking for a suitable alternative App..Version: 3.6
✓ Quite goodIt's not finder ( why can't anybody write a user-friendly file manager for iOS?) but it's the best of the handful that I've tried so far. It does actually allow me to do pretty everything I want to ( access Dropbox, send files by Bluetooth, access photo library, zip and unzip, etc) but just not in a very intuitive way. I expect once I get used to its idiosyncrasies I'll quite like it..Version: 1.5
✓ Functionality issuesFrequent loss of ability to copy or move a file into a folder within the app, I have to restart the phone to get that functionality back but disappears soon !!!Really dissatisfied..Version: 3.6
✓ Its Ok butYou have to buy the bundle to get rid of adverts. I would like to pay once to unlock just the file manager so will look elsewhere.Version: 3.6
✓ It just doesn’t workI just kept being sent in an endless loop Download file manager to save, I give up the keyboad keeps disappearing while I write this. Not recommendwd.Version: 3.6
✓ Not useful to me - did not do what I wantedI downloaded this so I could move voice memos OFF of my iphone. These are orphaned voice memos. I see them on the phone, but iTunes does not see them when I sync. I was hoping this would let me browse the file system on my phone so I could find the orphaned voice memos and retrieve them. This app does NOT do that. It creates its own space on the phone and you can do whatever you want inside that space, but it DOES NOT see other files. No good to me..Version: 2.7.3
✓ RubbishAfter the most recent update new files could not be added. Add files using Wifi causes the program to crash. NO help from "help". I have deleted it. There should be a no star option..Version: 3.0
✓ Lost all my files!I’ve been using this app for years and have been very happy with it however after buying a new iPhone recently I have now lost all my files! I have changed phones before and it has always reinstalled my files and notes without a problem. I have tried contacting the developer numerous times but I’ve had no reply from them. Very disappointed. Hopefully tapmedia will see this review and get back to me..Version: 3.1
✓ Can’t find any way to transfer documents out of this app.Also a few operations fail with no indication, such as creating a zip file or sharing. Share doesn’t work at all. How are you supposed to keep docs that have been saved in this app?.Version: 3.5
✓ Cannot accees photos/videosApp is weak in that it doesn't bother to request access to photos/videos.Version: 3.6
✓ Keeps crashing when I want to printAfter new update Oct 5,2017, every time I select the option menu so I can print, it crashes..Version: 3.0
✓ NopeNo idea why its even available as a free download. To see what it looks like i guess? Totally useless unless you pay. Greasy devs. Just put it up as a paid app. This was the last free app i was going to try and now im going to buy one. But not this one. Liars..Version: 2.3
✓ Forced upgrade?I’ve been using this app fo a few years and now all of a sudden it has ads and is telling me my app needs to be re-verified! WHY?.Version: 3.4
✓ Do I Need A Tutorial??I downloaded this in a hurry yesterday because I needed the QR reader in a hurry at a class I was taking. This app was recommended with it. So although I use Adobe and another file app routinely with no issues, I find I must need a tutorial for this one! Didn't have trouble setting up the files, just adding them. Took me to Google (which I don't use). I was finally able to add the files by turning them into "Notes", copying to my Photos and adding them that way. TOO much trouble unless I'm missing something??.Version: 2.7.3
✓ Just went from great to uselessAn automatic update early this month (Oct 2017) killed the function for uploading files via wifi. The app crashes when this function is selected. It's the first update in a long time, and it seems conspicuously timed to coincide with what I've heard is a new file management capability in iOS. Anyway, don't bother with this app until you see an announcement that this bug is fixed. (Fwiw, tapmedia has not responded to requests for a target date for the bug fix. My version of app is paid for. A restart didn't help. I'm afraid to do an uninstall/reinstall, because my files may thus be lost, and tapmedia didn't answer my inquiry about that, either.).Version: 3.0
✓ Implementation limits usefulnessTypically when you want to file manager the reason is because either; 1) The file is too large, or 2) You have a large file that is taking all your disk space. This app makes a copy of the file you want to copy to your PC. If you don’t have enough space then it won’t give you the whole file. This limits the usefulness of the app to copy large files off your iPhone when you don’t have at least the file size amount of available storage on your device..Version: 3.1
✓ Lost functionality mid 2022You can still import files but you cannot move them into folders. A few months ago (June21) I asked the developer about this -no response. For a while you could get it to work by shutting down the phone and then moving a file as the first thing you did. Since the ios 15 series, this workaround fails. I fear developer has abandoned this app..Version: 3.6
✓ From love to lukewarmMoving files around is no longer possible? Kind of makes the app worthless. There's some option to subscribe to 21 other apps with the possibility that maybe the move feature will part of that but that's just overkill and silly and not cool.Version: 3.6
✓ Looks like it would be great.It's great as it has so many features like connecting to a cloud.? Unfortunately, I have not been able to move items already in the app into a newly created folder. That should be a pretty simple task, right? I mean you have a bunch of files, do you would create a file to organize them? I clicked on every menu and every option and I could not figure out how to do that. I could not find any detailed instructions on how to use the app..Version: 3.6
✓ TerribleThis was so bad nothing worked yeah.Version: 3.6
✓ Could be betterThere are limited sharing options (email and Airdrop only; no WhatsApp) and some screens use blue on black, which is almost invisible in broad daylight..Version: 3.5
✓ ProblemOn use for me, want to cancel it. Not able too..Version: 3.6
✓ BewareAfter clicking to download this „free“ app, a quick message flashed on my ipad making it look like the app costs money. Sure enough when I opened the app, there was a message that it is free for three days and then I will be charged. No way I can tell to opt out of this, I was just taken to the next screen, so immediately deleted the app. I can‘t say if the app is good or not, but it needs to be clear that the customer will automatically be charged for using the app if it is downloaded and that is not clear. Please do not charge my account. I deleted this before opening..Version: 3.5
✓ Fair to middlingDo not get this if you have a lot of documents stored on your phone only and hope to synchronize them with this app. Apple does not permit this especially for documents created in other apps, so you have to link your documents individually to file manager. Further, the upload ability with respect to dropbox does not function for me however upload capability to iCloud does function. It seems like this would be easier if the developers of the sign up at simply put in functionality to text or email a document to yourself or others..Version: 2.7.3
✓ Yeah....almostTap media usually writes easy to use software, however file manager is a bit of an enigma to me. When I first saw it, my initial response was "great!, now I can create directories and store files of different kinds in them". Very handy for project work. I loaded it, and with quiet confidence set out todo just that. Seems that unless you're download stuff From some cloud account or the like, it's basically a no go? Regrettably, I flagged the idea and deleted it. Verdict: Good for - anyone downloading suitable media from the net Not so good for - 1. PC users generating their own media 2. Those who are used to the easy push button learning that most apps reward you with..Version: 1.5
✓ What Happened?I primarily use this app for copying and pasting song lyrics and chords. All was well and good until a recent update. Now, instead of pasting the content as it originally reads, it all runs together in one long unpunctuated “sentence “ causing me to have break it up etc. Not only that, the size of the print is smaller, not as it was/should be make it difficult to read while playing off of an iPad....Version: 3.4
✓ Ad. covers webpageAdvertisement cover buttons on a webpage prevents clicking on it..Version: 3.5
✓ Not so good anymore.Was good for a short time, now I can’t do search on files or move them to folders. I send request to developer and no respond for more then 9 months. I was going to purchase this program after trying it for free but now I am looking for more reliable app..Version: 3.6
✓ PhotosMy photos won’t appear, just showing the Sunflower.Version: 3.5
✓ Solid, but one major issueOverall, this is a really solid app with a great UI. The only major issue is that I cannot link Google Drive with it. All the other cloud services work just fine, but I consistently get a 403 error when I try to connect my Google Drive. If the developer can fix this, I’d be happy to come back and give a 5-Star rating, but this is a major flaw, as I wish to consolidate all my cloud services under one app..Version: 3.1
✓ Stopped workingLarge files cannot be downloaded onto the iPhone. Is this a file format issue or is there a problem?.Version: 3.6
✓ MrThe app can’t play Videos anymore may need to update it.Version: 3.5
✓ Not ALL audio!!I got this app to try to manage Apple Music files, and I was encouraged by the vendor’s write-up that says it will manage audio files. Well, I guess it will, but NOT files that are part of Apple apps, like mine — those are sandboxed. The app told me that after I downloaded it, signed up for a 3-day free-trial, activated my account for a paid subscription, and checked the online help. Subscription cancelled and app deleted..Version: 3.6
✓ Where are the files?I imported photos from iPhone to PC. Windows can’t open a couple of them, so I went back to the iPhone to see which ones they are. Maybe they’re worth debugging, maybe not. But iOS doesn’t show the file details, only the thumbnail. So I get this app to identify them by file name and then open them, but it opens up to an empty, nameless folder with no way to navigate to the folder containing the photos. It only seems to give access to cloud folders like iCloud. To me, that’s useless..Version: 3.5
✓ Bad search and access to file locationsBad search and access to file locations.Version: 2.7.3
✓ UselessIs this app some kind of a lame joke? Can’t see any of my files or the location of any of my files - not a particularly good thing for a “file manager”. On a related note, Apple, please give the option of assigning zero stars for these kinds of situations..Version: 3.4
✓ If it takes longer than 30 seconds to understand…I need an app to rename and organize files on my iPhone. Open the app, ad, ad, fullscreen prompt to upgrade to pro. Not loving it already and haven’t even gotten to the first functional page. Finally get to what appears to be a file navigation page aaaand it’s blank. No tools to navigate folders, no folders, no files. Check settings— no setting to identify a “home” folder, no setting to add an on-iPhone file source. Either this app is unintuitive, it’s broken or it simply doesn’t do what it advertises. Reader, find yourself an app that respects your time..Version: 3.6
✓ Shithouse supportEmailed twice with a problem saving data but no feedback at all. App is usless for me if i can't save it to icloud.Version: 2.7.3
✓ Can’t transfer files any longerI have been using this app for years and have a variety of files with household bills and the like in them. Now I can no longer transfer my bills into the files. Used to be a great app, but not any longer..Version: 3.6
✓ UnfathomableI was prompted to load this app at the ConnectExpo 2017 in order to access the Showguide. Well, content and app refuse to talk to each other and for the life of me I cannot work out how to navigate to the content from within the app..Version: 2.7.3
✓ How do I revert back to the previous version?New update doesn't work for 5.1.1.... Really disappointed that I've lost access to all my files.Version: 2.6
✓ Slight issueI don't use the app much but really needed it for the wifi sync feature once I switched to wireless charging the only complaint I have is that once I upload files onto the phone I can't see the long file names of what's on the phone. Most of my files are segmented inside folders inside more folders and the file path is really long. When I'm looking at the file list in a browser on my computer a lot of times I can't see the file name because it's cut off. All I can see is the folder name and I can't scroll or resize the column. Please fix this, it's the only good app that has this feature that I've found..Version: 3.1
✓ Locked outBeing using file manger for years , did a great job and today I woke up to find out my passcode doesn’t work anymore and I’ve been locked out . So I deleted the app with ALL MY FILES . Reinstalled the app that I’ve already paid for only to find out that they now want a monthly subscriptions. Truly underhanded ..Version: 3.6
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