When comparing iGetter vs Folx GO +, the Slant community recommends iGetter for most people. In the question“What is the best download manager for Mac OSX?” iGetter is ranked 7th while Folx GO + is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose iGetter is:
You can pay $20 for an iGetter license to help the developers, but it won't unlock any additional features - all of the pro features are available in the free version.
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Pros
Pro Free version is fully featured
You can pay $20 for an iGetter license to help the developers, but it won't unlock any additional features - all of the pro features are available in the free version.
Pro Resumable downloads
iGetter will automatically resume downloads when possible (some sites prevent this). This means that you can put your Mac to sleep half way through a download, and when you turn your Mac back on it will resume where it left off instead of going back to the start.
Pro Schedule downloads for off-peak hours
Downloading stuff while you are on your computer can tax the internet connection. With iGetter, you can schedule downloads for the wee hours of the morning when you (probably) aren't using your Mac.
This can also help with data-caps, as some providers have unlimited times early in the morning during off-peak times.
Pro Great organization for downloads
You can add tags to your downloads to make them easier to find down the road, and you can also add a description to help jog your memory.
Pro Works with all major Mac OS browsers
There are extensions for Safari, Chrome, Forefox, and Opera. This lets you continue using your preferred browser without needing to jump through any hoops to use Folx GO.
Pro Pro features available, but not required
Folx GO is the free version, but it includes all the major features required for a good download manager. If you want the pro features, it will cost $4.99 but it will allow you to schedule your downloads when there is less load on your network, automatically add downloaded songs to iTunes, and other features that let you download quicker and optimize the download speed to your liking.
Pro Automatically resumes downloads
If a website or your internet goes down, the download will pause. Once it's available again, the download will continue where it left off so you don't need to start back at the start again.
Pro Torrent client integrated
Both downloading and uploading torrent files are supported.
Cons
Con Not very intuitive
Everything is a bit more confusing and takes a bit longer to do than with other download managers.
Con Free version has a dialogue box
Unless you pay $20 for the license, every day you will have a dialogue box pop up for 15 seconds.
Con Not optimized for 64 bit
Con Quit on Download Completion Intrusive
When downloads complete a counter begins that counts down from 30. There's no way to make this counter to go away except to toggle the feature off (to not quit on completion of downloads).