Browser and Documents Manager
Browser and Documents Manager, once a highly-rated app for offline media downloads, is now largely unusable due to an overwhelming number of intrusive ads and widespread issues with its core downloading functionality, despite its previous utility for music and video playback.
Browser and Documents Manager, a free utility app, has seen a significant decline in user satisfaction. Recent reviews indicate that while it was once praised for its ability to download and play media offline, it is now plagued by excessive advertising and numerous bugs preventing downloads.
What users like
What users complain about
- Excessive and intrusive ads make the app unusable, often appearing every minute or two and interrupting playbackR12R14R18R19
- Core download functionality is widely reported as broken, with many users unable to download videos or music, often receiving 'URL invalid' or 'copyright restricted' messagesR1R2R3R7
- App often crashes or kicks users out, making it unstableR181R339
- Lacks essential features like dark mode, queue options, or crossfade for musicR60R99R110R136
- New bugs include saving TikToks as HTML instead of video, inability to save movies to the gallery, and issues with background playback controls on iOSR104R208R254
- No option to remove ads via payment, despite user demandR144R146R151R174
- Some users report the app stopped working after recent iOS updatesR211
- Difficulty recovering lost or deleted files, with no recycle bin featureR49R236
- No password reset option, leading to lost data for some usersR305
Latest update · v2.6
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Fixed navigation bar accessibility reported by some users. Performance improvements and new launch screen.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This app is NOT recommended for anyone looking for a reliable browser or document manager, especially if the primary goal is to download videos or music R1R20. It is also not for users who dislike frequent, intrusive ads R19R35.
Evidence note: The recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative, focusing heavily on the excessive ads and broken download functionality. This contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a significant decline in quality over time. The developer's last update was 87.5 months ago, which strongly supports the user reports of an abandoned app and contradicts any implied 'fixed crashes' or 'performance improvements' in the notes, as users still report crashes and performance issues.
Frequently asked
Can I download videos and music with Browser and Documents Manager?
Does this app have a lot of ads?
Is there a way to remove ads by paying?
Is the app still being updated?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R4] So good for music player!!!!: I always play music from this app so easily
- [R6] BEST APP OUT THERE!: I’m gonna go somewhere for a trip and I remember that I don’t have cellular data so what I did was download my music in this app AND IT WORKS EVEN IN AIRPLANE MODE!!! Recommend.
- [R21] App Working Again: Finally the app is working again. Now I can download the music and listen without having to worry about the internet.
- [R23] excellent and simple: Finally, a simple vid downloading app that detects video so I can watch movies offline.
- [R8] AMAZING!!!: I am really loving the ability to be able to save web pages into a pdf file so easily! This app is completely free and has so much storage available! I wish I had discovered it sooner!
- [R5] Good For IPhone: Thank you for countering that downloading failure thing.
- [R9] Perfectly: Out of 5 downloaded, this is the only one that works perfectly without slumps 5+ · translated
- [R13] Download still works!!!: Y’all I was so scared I would have to find a new app but downloads still work just different!!! Copy video address url, hit files, then the three dots top roght then hit download. Paste the url and it still works!!!
- [R117] DOWNLOAD THIS ASAP: I had to change my review. I Love it and works. They update and fix bugs very often in the off chance that the app has one. The media downloaded is absolutely worth it for us Apple users. Or can detect and download just about any video file type. And you can save straight to the phone or cloud. Thanks guys. I’ve had this app for like 4 years straight now. I It is literally an
- [R12] Ads: Know how ads work, but don’t be spamming ads on games I play with false advertising 😂.
- [R14] Useless: Way too many ads. Literally every 2-3 swipes/scrolls. Same annoying ads for stupid games.
- [R18] Used to be good: It is now infested with ads
- [R19] Excessive ads: It hurts to use this app. Ads play every minute. Closing them only takes you through a succession of several more ads. Did I mention EVERY MINUTE!?!?!?
- [R1] Very weak application, I do not recommend downloading: It does not work · translated
- [R2] Doesnt work with stremio: Copyright protection or sum shi
- [R3] ?: Why I can’t download songs????
- [R7] Copyright in your @++: And move it until you +u
- [R181] Needs fixing: I’ve been using this app for a very long time good and is my main source for downloading anything but whenever I enter the app and move around it kicks me out and does the same when I go to download something please fix this problem. It’s basically unusable
- [R339] Changed after update: I would give this app 5 stars as it was great up until the point of which an update was needed. When it needs an update it shuts down randomly during use or refuses to open and even after completing the update has cause restrictions whenever I want to download files. The app doesn’t work at all now.
- [R60] Dark mode: Wish it had dark mode
- [R99] Good app: Good app just needs a queue option to put next song, file or anything else in rotation
- [R110] DARK MODE: Add dark mode for god’s sake
- [R136] Incredibly great app!: Only single problem with it is that there’s no crossfade feature, The feature that allows for songs to satisfyingly perfectly transition into each other, Would love a feature like that.
- [R104] New bug: I can’t save the movies from this app in the gallery This version has many bugs
- [R208] review: i love this app so much. i’ve used it to mainly download videos but still, i’ve had it for a couple years i think. but recently after an update, when i download tiktoks specifically, it saves it as an html files instead of a video like it used to. i don’t know why this is. either if it’s a bug or if it’s something on my end. if someone could help that'd be great.
- [R254] broken: this is an amazing app. i use it for my music and youtube videos offline and it is so good. the only problem i have is when i turn my wifi on and come off the app. the ability to skip/pause/see the song in my accessibility bar when i swipe up from the bottom of my phone disappears. it also won’t go to another song when the song fisnishes unless i click on the app. which is really inconveni
- [R144] Ads...: I absolutely love this app, I can download literally any videos from YouTube and most other websites My only beef is the insane amount of ads I will LITERALLY PAY to get rid of them... if I could Devs please either chill it with the ads or add an option to do a one time payment of like 1.99 or something to remove ads, please! Aside from that, I love this app ^v^
- [R146] I love it I just want to pay for option to have no ads: I use this app for years I just hate how long the ads are I am willing to pay for more options like skipping ads
- [R151] Big suggestion: Make it so that we can remove ads on THIS app, and not the pro version please.
- [R174] Outstanding but wondering if you have ads free for fees: This is one of the best Apps on the App Store. I am wondering if you have a Ads free version for some fees?
- [R211] App stop working: I had this app for years. It stop working recently when I install the last IOS update. What is the problem? I really love the app. Thanks
- [R49] good app but i wish for more: I wish this app had a choice to see deleted files or something because i have lost a couple of things i wish i could recover.
- [R236] Please fix it: Whenever i download some file when i slide to click on action but slider is too sensitive so ky file is deleted.Please give un warning when deleteting files please or there is no recycle bin i download file with size 6.3GB twice but deleted
- [R305] Locked out: HELPPP? Brilliant and easy to use app just forgot my password and there’s ZERO ways of resetting it so now I’ve lost everything that was within :’( 😭😭
- [R10] Can’t Download Videos from YouTube: I had a similar app on my last iPhone and I was able to download any video from YouTube but now it’s not allowing me to download videos or music that I want to use to make edits or videos for my own YouTube channel. This app sucks. I can’t gain access to what I need. if these stupid creators of this app don’t fix this app, I swear I’m gonna delete it in a few mo
- [R20] no longer works: cannot download any videos at all. loser behavior on the developer's end. WEIRD AND DUMB TBH YOURE GONNA LOSE EVERY USER LOL
- [R43] Doesn’t work anymore: You could download YouTube videos. It doesn’t work anymore
- [R29] Used to be good: I use the EQ settings for testing audio mixes and it’s been helpful to boost and cut stuff on the fly but MY GOD what in the ever loving f happened here? There’s constantly ads blocking me from playing/pausing/skipping/rewinding or DOING ANYTHING. then they take me out of the app to Temu etc and right out of my work flow. Ten clicks back and I still can’t even stop the playback th
- [R35] Garbage: Can’t even enter a web address in the browser because full page ads come up on the screen and force you to watch them. When one ends, another instantly pops up. There is no way to get around it since it is full screen. So it makes the download tool and browser completely useless.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store