What is the best file transfer app for iPhone?

WeTransfer: Transfer Files, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 79,399 people.

Which file transfer apps are free?

35 of 40 are free to download: WeTransfer: Transfer Files (S), SHAREit: Transfer, Share Files (S), Send Anywhere - File Transfer (S), Blip: Send Files in a Click (S) and more. 21 of them sell in-app purchases. 10 report no in-app purchases.

Which file transfer app has the best App Store rating?

WeTransfer: Transfer Files at 4.8 from 79,399 ratings.

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Best File Transfer Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · Updated 2026-10-19 · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

WeTransfer: Transfer Files is the top-ranked of 40 file transfer apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 79,399 ratings.

1
WeTransfer: Transfer FilesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 79,399 ratings · score 97
2
SHAREit: Transfer, Share FilesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 150,710 ratings · score 96
3
Send Anywhere - File TransferS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 54,547 ratings · score 94
4
Blip: Send Files in a ClickS
Free · ★ 4.8 · 3,525 ratings · score 91
5
LocalSendS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 733 ratings · score 90

What belongs in this list

Move files between the iPhone and another device or server.

Not here: photo transfer only alone; file format conversion alone; a cloud storage app with no transfer to other devices alone; a file manager that only lists local files alone; a chat app that can send attachments alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

Compare every app

1
WeTransfer: Transfer FilesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 79,399 ratings · score 97 · best in class
2
SHAREit: Transfer, Share FilesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 150,710 ratings · score 96 · best in class
3
Send Anywhere - File TransferS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 54,547 ratings · score 94 · best in class
4
Blip: Send Files in a ClickS
Free · ★ 4.8 · 3,525 ratings · score 91 · best in class
5
LocalSendS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 733 ratings · score 90 · best in class
6
FTPManager - FTP, SFTP clientA
Free · ★ 4.5 · 2,619 ratings · score 89 · excellent
7
FE File ExplorerA
$4.99 · ★ 4.7 · 5,792 ratings · score 89 · excellent
8
Xender: Transfer, Share FilesA
Free · ★ 4.1 · 17,690 ratings · score 88 · excellent
9
Zapya - File SharingA
Free · ★ 4.5 · 33,369 ratings · score 86 · excellent
10
Filemail - File Transfer AppA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 10,258 ratings · score 82 · excellent
11
ES File ExplorerB
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 15,320 ratings · score 80 · good
12
File Master - document managerB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 6,893 ratings · score 80 · good
13
File Hub by imoreappsB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 1,056 ratings · score 78 · good
14
FileBrowserGO: File ManagerB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 708 ratings · score 76 · good
15
File transfer & Data SharingB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.0 · 162 ratings · score 75 · good
16
FileBrowser: Documents ManagerC
$7.99 · ★ 4.7 · 5,657 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
17
File Transfer AppC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,449 ratings · score 68 · situational
18
iTransfer - File Transfer ToolC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 214 ratings · score 68 · situational
19
FileBrowser ProfessionalC
$14.99 · ★ 4.7 · 1,556 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
20
Phone Drive Pro: File SyncC
$4.99 + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,265 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
21
Phone Drive: File StorageC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,815 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
22
Quick Share : File SharingC
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,961 ratings · score 64 · situational · provisional
23
Air File Share & DropC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 8,506 ratings · score 62 · situational
24
Secure File ManagerC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 91 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional
25
Copy My DataC
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 2,611 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional
26
FileHub: File ManagerD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 149 ratings · score 61 · weak · provisional
27
AirDroid - File Transfer&ShareD
Free · ★ 4.3 · 1,133 ratings · score 60 · weak
28
FileZen - File ManagerD
Free · ★ 5.0 · 1 ratings · score 60 · weak · provisional
29
AirDisk: File TransferD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 149 ratings · score 59 · weak · provisional
30
eFiles: File ManagerD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 58 ratings · score 59 · weak · provisional
31
FSharing - Files, File ManagerD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 886 ratings · score 57 · weak · provisional
32
Terminal File Manager AdvancedD
$1.99 · ★ 4.3 · 4 ratings · score 56 · weak · provisional
33
FileMaster ProF
Free + IAP · ★ 3.8 · 107 ratings · score 49 · avoid · provisional
34
Filexy-File ManagerF
Free + IAP · ★ 3.0 · 2 ratings · score 46 · avoid · provisional
35
File Manager: File Finder ProF
Free · ★ 5.0 · 2 ratings · score 46 · avoid · provisional
36
The FileTransferF
Free · ★ 4.0 · 4 ratings · score 45 · avoid · provisional
37
File Manager - Exchange filesF
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 98 ratings · score 44 · avoid · provisional
38
ShareMe: Fast File SharingF
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 2,647 ratings · score 39 · avoid · provisional
39
EpzyDrop - File TransferF
Free · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 37 · avoid · provisional
40
WiFi HD Wireless Disk DriveF
Free · ★ 4.3 · 347 ratings · score 36 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best file transfer app for iPhone?: WeTransfer: Transfer Files, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 79,399 people.
Which file transfer apps are free?: 35 of 40 are free to download: WeTransfer: Transfer Files (S), SHAREit: Transfer, Share Files (S), Send Anywhere - File Transfer (S), Blip: Send Files in a Click (S) and more. 21 of them sell in-app purchases. 10 report no in-app purchases.
Which file transfer app has the best App Store rating?: WeTransfer: Transfer Files at 4.8 from 79,399 ratings.
How many file transfer apps reach S or A tier?: 10 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.