FTPManager Pro Reviews

Since the reviews for the competitor, “FTP Client Pro,” indicated it was superior to all of its competitors, I purchased it. But after comparing it with FTPManagerPro (FTPManager Pro), FTPManagerPro proves to be, hands down, far more intuitive than “FTP Client Pro.” Plus it has greater functionality and it cost less.

As a software developer, I find FTPManager Pro to be very intuitive and full-featured. While I continue to use FileZilla on my Windows devices, FTPManagerPro has the feel and ease of use on my iPad that I am accustomed to with FileZilla. Plus, it provides a WiFi connection to other devices as well as access to nearby devices on the same local network. It is clearly worth far more than the asking price (that’s not a suggestion, just an observation). I highly recommend it.

I am reviewing v7.0.4 of FTPManager Pro. My need is to be able to view and move files quickly across a series of single-board computers, such as various versions of the Raspberry Pi.

I read several reviews from years ago that were very critical of the product but it seemed to have the best balance of rating and review count so I reviewed the developer website. When I saw that it provided the iPad with its own FTP Server, I decided to check the price. I was surprised it was so affordable and gave it a try.

I am more than impressed. To create consistent host profiles is a snail, and I was surfing across a half-dozen RPi computers in minutes. Connection time seems sub-second and anything longer and I know I made a mistake.

The defaults are intelligently set, such as hide hidden files, but easy to switch.

I do wish I could keep the FTP Server running when I switched apps but that probably isn’t a bad idea to terminate it. It just means I cannot test it as easily.

All said, the best utility app investment in a long time. I am not affiliated with this developer nor did I receive compensation for this review.

I’m a web/app developer (not associated with FTPManagerPro) and I use FTPManagerPro all the time for maintaining webpages and scripts while on the go. The keyboard is particularly great, as it provides the ability to tab/indent easily (among other things, but I use tab a lot) without messing around with key combinations. Take a look at the top row of their keyboard to see what I mean, other ftp apps I’ve looked at don’t have that. There’s a couple of only minor things i’d change about FTPManagerPro , but overall it’s a workhorse utility. There are seriously very few apps that I use as much as I use FTPManagerPro, it’s a great purchase!

Finally a way to stream my music from a portable usb drive to my iPad without an internet connection. I have a TP-Link AC750 Wireless Travel Router (TL-WR902AC v1) which has a usb port to attach a portable usb drive. This FTPManager Pro app connects to the usb drive through the router without an internet connection (great for in the car, camping, etc.). FTPManagerPro has a player that has continuous play option for all music files in the same folder (has shuffle option). It works great.
I would give it 5 Stars if FTPManagerPro would search all folders in the drive and then allow shuffle play of all songs on the drive regardless of folder structure. To workaround I have to move all the mp3 files into the same folder. Other than that...good job!

This is not a bad app, it actually works very good as an FTP Client and Editor.

However there is a bug that has been reported to the developer and is yet to be resolved.

The issue is present when opening a document and selecting Text or Browser view.

Once "Text" mode is selected, the choice remains active after the document is closed.

The result is that any subsequent opening of the document will Not prompt for Text or Browser view and will default to Text.

This can be quite frustrating when switching between Text ( Editing ) and Browser to view results of edits.

There is a workaround that entails closing the document in question, then going back one level to another folder or file and then returning to the desired document which then will again prompt for Text or Browser.

The developer/s have been informed of this issue and promised to have it resolved.

There was also mention of having the ability to switch from Text to Browser view, right from an open document.

Resolving this issue and or adding the ability to switch from within an open document would certainly warrant a Five (5) Star review.

Still Waiting.

There are a couple really good “editors” for iPad, but it can be a pain for quick edits. FTPManagerPro connects very easily to sftp and AWS Lightsail instances and lets me very easily find my file and edit that file on the fly. Interface is stupid easy to use. Adding my pass key file was very easy using the Music app file transfer. Overall, just crazy easy to use for those very quick edits. Haven’t really used this for anything else. 2.99 is a steal, I’d pay a lot more.

I have used FTPManagerPro for several years. It was used to view home security camera footage that resided in my home FTP server. About 1 - 2 months ago after an upgrade, FTPManagerPro will fail to sequentially open up video clips periodically (1 in every 5 video clips) and hangs. Time to dump FTPManagerPro and look in the store for something else.

I’m a developer, paid apps like Panic Transmit or FE file manager didn’t worked out. Ftp management is a part of my daily routine, it’s more than a need. The only app that works great, open enough to achieve any task and never crashed or failed is this beast, right here. The King of FTP managers. Hat’s off.

Great app, been mainly sending songs (mp3) recorded on PC to my iPhone for review. Like the retro vinyl image used for the mp3 files. Easy to use..thanks!

Still loving FTPManagerPro...if you’re looking for an FTP manager with all the options and security features, you won’t go wrong with this one. Easy to move/transfer entire folders...nice!

After buying FTPManager Pro and using it for about a week, I am happy that this application is available in FTPManagerPro Store. It takes iTunes aside and provides an SFTP connection that is uncensored and reliable. I would recommend FTPManagerPro to other DIY users, for sure.

I was looking for something that allowed me to stream music directly from dropbox without stopping after each song. I got a lot more than I bargained for with this bad boy, especially being able to connect my own servers with SFTP. Pretty cool, thank you for making this.

I used FTPManagerPro for a long time with no problems. It used to be great until recently it stopped seeing any of my folders in iCloud, where they’ve always been.
Something has changed and support has been no help.

Overall this is a decent FTP client, but needs some fine tuning of several UX bugs (small stuff but I can live with them). It has decent Dropbox and iCloud support, however it lacks support for Google Drive; hence the 3 stars.

they have another app “FE Explorer” that has essentially the same functionality plus lots of extra. Probably worth using that instead :)

Hands down the best client I’ve found supports previews of text, images and can play media files as well!

Ever since I updated my iPhone to OS v12.0 the FTP Manager Pro app has been intermittently not allowing access for accounts that have access. This is very frustrating and it has been hindering that aspect of my company. No one has changed any credentials. Will there be a fix? If so, when will the next version of FTPManagerPro be made available? Once this issue is resolved, I will change my rating, if iTunes allows me to do so.

How can I review what I do not see my website, files, data, but say I am connected ssh. Where is my data, files open folder empty, took about 1 hour before finally it worked connected. But never get anything but spinning wheel whereas I am assuming is downloading my data on brands new iPad Pro 12.9 inch of 512 gigs storage space. So what am I missing here?

Can’t upload files.

I bought pro version. Connected to my ftp server. Wanted to basically copy and paste an image file to another directory. I duplicated the image file. But there is no option to move the file. So I downloaded the file, went to the directory that I wanted the file to be but there is no upload option.

Do not waste your time trying out the others, simply put FTPManagerPro is great, and integrates well with many, many other apps.

Should be easier to choose files to send. Should remember destination folders.

Not sure if this an issue on my end or FTPManagerPro , but when transferring photos on my home network, I will get PHPPhotosErrorDomain error -1 with an Ignore and Stop option. I have to physically tap ignore to continue. I can live with the fact that there are some errors, although I would like to eliminate them altogether. I really wish though, that there was an option to toggle an Ignore all future errors. Having to tap ignore over and over to get through a folder contents is really not fun. Any ideas why I am getting this error? Otherwise FTPManagerPro is the best I have found for IOS’s stifling photo transfer limitations and bugs.

I have to give you guys credit!! This is a great FTP. Client! I am I audio and video production and FTPManagerPro work great uploading/downloading and listening/viewing the files !!! Keep it up!!!