When comparing Material Files vs Android Assistant, the Slant community recommends Material Files for most people. In the question“What are the best file explorers on Android?” Material Files is ranked 12th while Android Assistant is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose Material Files is:
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Pros
Pro Open Source
On GitHub with GNU General Public License v3.0
Pro App backup and restore
Pro App 2 SD
Get more free internal phone storage space
Pro Batch Install Uninstall
Pro System Clean
Cache, Thumbnail Cache, Temporary File, Log File, Empty Folder, Empty File, Browser History, Clipboard, Market History, Gmail History, Google Earth History, Google Map History
Pro Small Size
But so many tools
Cons
Con Enhancements desired
As this is still relatively new, there are a number of enhancements to make this feature parable with other file managers