TinyServer

Name: TinyServer
Rating: 4.7 (28 reviews)
Author: Christian Lobach

by Christian Lobach

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $3.99

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Developer Tools
Utilities

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Price: $3.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.7 28 ratings · App Store

5/5Great app
This app creates a website on your phone/tablet that lists files on the device and lets you download them. It’s a relatively simple way to make the files on your device available to other computers. For my use, the other computers were Garmin GPS units and the files were routes downloaded from websites to the phone. The developer updated TinyServer so it would also work for this use. Very cool.

syzygyman · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Useful - Once I was able to select a folder
I was trying to use this to copy some files over from my iPad to my laptop and had some difficulty getting it to work (probably due to my own inexperience with iOS) so I'm sharing the steps I had to take in case it saves anyone else some trouble: I was unable to select a folder from within the app, the "Open" button in the files popup was disabled for any folder I navigated to. Instead I had to open the Files app and use the "Share" option for the folder I was interested in serving with Tiny Server. Also, this is almost certainly an issue with my router but I had to switch to the 2.4 GHz network for my connection to go through (however connecting the device to itself in Safari was never a problem) otherwise the connection would hang and eventually time out.

creallf · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Best Web Server Possible on an iPhone
This is very simple to use and takes in what other web server apps on the AppStore and simplifies it to something that isn’t a hassle to work with and it works well! Also I love the choice between the 2 URL’s that can be used to find the device that the server is being hosted on so you don’t have to send someone that you know your LAN IP like if they are next to you.

Damien_Martin · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Excellent web server/browser combo
Use it to run a webapp with html, css, and javaScript. The server serves the directory in the background and the browser connects to it.

iWalk · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Will Not Start
Was happy to pay the reasonable amount requested but was disappointed that I could not start the server. Selected a folder on an attached USB flash drive. Several seconds after clicking the “Start Server” button the app crashes. Downloaded on my iPhone running iOS 15.6.1.

Howard Parr · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

Data Not Collected Developer declared

Accessibility

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Versions

App Store

1.0
1.0.1
Bugfixes
1.0.2
Bug fixes
1.1
- iOS 14 support - You can now use the default port 80
1.2
If you enable the "Directory Listing" option, you can now access it as JSON or plain text, in addition to HTML. Just send the `Accept: application/json` or `Accept: text/plain` headers when requesting a folder.
1.2.1
- The app now remembers the last folder you selected to serve - Changed the JSON response of a directory listing
1.2.2
- Changed the JSON response of a directory listing
1.3
added an in-app browser
1.4
It is now possible to start the server when not connected to WiFi. You can use the built in browser for iPhone, or split view multitasking on iPad. It is also possible to access the server from your Mac when the iPhone is used as a personal hotspot.
1.5
- Basic Auth: protect your served website with a username and password - Access Log: see which files are being accessed
1.5.1
Bug fixes
1.5.2 · 9 Jul 2025
Bugfixes

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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