Reviews of Explorer

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List of user reviews and ratings for Explorer

Total ratings

4.07 (Rating count: 88,951)

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Review summary

ExplorER is praised for being ad-free, feature-rich, and consistently reliable over years. It shines with cross-storage/multi-tab navigation (USB, cloud, local, SMB), powerful file operations, built-in viewers and scripting, plus bookmarking. Privacy-minded design (no cookies/terms) is also noted. The main recurring drawback is the removal of Google Drive access, which frustrates users who depended on GDrive. Some users also note usability questions around zip/tar creation and occasional lag, but overall it remains a capable power-user file manager.

Pros

Ad-free experience
Powerful cross-storage and multi-tab support (USB, Cloud, Local, SMB)
Rich feature set (built-in viewers, script support, copy/move/rename, favorites/bookmarks)
Long-standing, reliable file manager with privacy focus (no cookies/terms)
Strong SMB/LAN file sharing and network access

Cons

Removal of Google Drive integration (GDrive access) and related frustration for users who relied on it

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.07

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17% (17)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-15	Lu*****	indispensable app, but lately just refuse to work on my phone, says that the file system is read only, previously was working
indispensable app, but lately just refuse to work on my phone, says that the file system is read only, previously was working
2026-08-09	an*****	rubbish application
rubbish application
2026-08-06	Ud*****	great alternative for solid explorer, cx explorer, but there's issue adding box accounts. verification page wouldn't load
great alternative for solid explorer, cx explorer, but there's issue adding box accounts. verification page wouldn't load
2026-08-03	GO*****	OVERLORD GODLIKE
OVERLORD GODLIKE
2026-07-06	Di*****	Thumbnail display support is required for '.heic' image files
Thumbnail display support is required for '.heic' image files
2026-07-06	Iv*****	Cannot bulk-rename files. Text editor can search, but cannot replace all. No built-in audio or video player. Thumbnails of some images are rotated for som reasons...
Cannot bulk-rename files. Text editor can search, but cannot replace all. No built-in audio or video player. Thumbnails of some images are rotated for som reasons...
2026-07-01	Jo*****	it's a basic app. simple to use.
it's a basic app. simple to use.
2026-06-21	Al*****	Took me far too long to find this even existed. So be confident that your search too is now over. It has what the rest seem so obviously missing.
Took me far too long to find this even existed. So be confident that your search too is now over. It has what the rest seem so obviously missing.
2026-06-18	Al*****	could be 5 stars but has a bug. On my ugoos sk1 tv box with android 14 when I open a movie file from my usb drive using Explorer it only runs for several minutes then stops on all players. if i open from any other file manager it plays normally. this wasted a lot of time trouble shooting.
could be 5 stars but has a bug. On my ugoos sk1 tv box with android 14 when I open a movie file from my usb drive using Explorer it only runs for several minutes then stops on all players. if i open from any other file manager it plays normally. this wasted a lot of time trouble shooting.
2026-06-14	Zh*****	2026 and still not ALL FILES ACCESS.
2026 and still not ALL FILES ACCESS.