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iDownloads Plus app review: download and save thousands of songs and video for free

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Introduction

If your iTunes account is empty but you still want some new music or ringtones, the iDownload app is what you are looking for. With in-app links to all the top free content sites, iDownloading app is a one-stop shop for free audio and video. 

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This download apps makes it simple to download whatever you are looking for. It's a very quick and easy app for downloading and one that we think you should check out.

iDL PLUS FREE - Cloud Storage and File Manager

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There's No Problem When There's No Copyright

The iDownloads Plus app allows you to search for and save music, videos, ringtones, and more, all for free. Every link included in the app is to one of the various public domain sites on the web, so all the content here is free for you to use how you like. 

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The only exceptions to this rule are the links to YouTube. You cannot download and save any video from YouTube to your device via iDownloads Plus. This, coupled with a lot of the content, outside of the ringtones, is extremely old. But that is to be expected when searching through public domain media.

The easy-to-understand interface gets you right to work searching through the content that iDownloads Plus provides. Once you've made your selection you will be thoroughly impressed with how fast iDownloads Plus will receive your file.

There

Now The Confusion Begins

With everything that iDownloads Plus does well, there is one thing it does utterly poorly. For this review I downloaded multiple free domain files. Sure they downloaded extremely fast into the Files folder in iDownloads, but playing them or moving them from that folder became almost impossible. 

Regardless of what I tried to do, the app crashed. It didn't matter if I was playing it, trying to move the file out of the app, or even delete it, iDownloads Plus fought me every step of the way. Actually I shouldn't use the term "fought" as it was more like just packing up and going home. 

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iDL PLUS FREE - Cloud Storage and File Manager

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Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Search and download thousands of songs, videos, and ringtones for free
  • Download speed is very impressive
  • Simple to understand and easy to use

Cons

  • Once file is downloaded you can't open it, play it, or move it
  • Plagued with crashing issues

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Final Thoughts

iDownloads Plus could be a great app, and when I was first starting out it really seemed that way. But as you use it more you find it feels like the developers just sort of gave up when trying to flush out the bugs. 

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Matthew MacCallum

Matthew MacCallum is an award winning filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He is a lifelong Apple products user and has vowed never to seek help for his App addiction.