Comparison

Strontium vs iXCharger

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Strontium

Easily manage and transfer photos, music, videos, and files between your Apple devices. Offers secure storage, direct media playback, and backup options for contacts and your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Secure data storage
  • Direct media playback
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Lightning transfer between devices
  • Auto file management
  • Supports numerous file formats
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Strontium app is the best way to manage all your photos, music, videos and files to or between your iPhone, iPad and iPod. Features and Benefits: - Secured data storage - Direct playback of videos and songs - Backup and restore contacts and camera roll - Lightning transfer between iPhone, iPad and iPod - Free app for auto file management and security Compatible with Strontium hardware: - Strontium iOS Lightning Card Reader Supported File Formats: Document: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt, html, pdf Image: jpg, png, bmp, gif, tif, tiff, ico, xbm, cur Audio: mp3, aac, aif, aiff, wav, m4a, caf Video: mp4, mov, m4v (without DRM), mkv, avi, flv, rm, rmvb, wmv, vob, 3gp Other: zip (In-App Purchase required) To experience more of our memory products visit www.strontium.biz

About

iXCharger

This app facilitates automatic backup and charging for Apple devices when connected to a compatible charger and storage device. It offers secure access to your data with biometric authentication and allows for intuitive file management and content restoration.

Highlights
  • Automatic backup and charging
  • Secure data access with biometrics
  • Intuitive file management
  • View stored content offline
  • Restore photos and videos
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The iXCharger app works with PIODATA's MFi certified iXCharger charger and storage backup device, which has been certified to work with all Apple “i” Devices (iPhone, iPad). The iXCharger App provides the following useful functions when connected to an iXCharger device: 1. Auto-Backup & Charging: As soon as the iDevice connects to the iXCharger device, the backup process will be initiated automatically, no further action is needed by the user. In addition, the iDevice will be charged at the same time. 2. Trust Circle: Secure Protection using Biometric Authentication or Apple ID log-in to access the iXCharger’s data, to prevent unauthorized use. Content can only be viewed by those devices in the Trust Circle 3. Intuitive File Management: Maintain separate content folders for each iDevice that loaded content onto the iXCharger device 4. View all content stored on the iXCharger APP, stored on your iDevice (Does not require connections to iXCharger device). 5. Restore all videos and photos stored on the iXCharger onto your iDevice(s) 6. View all content stored on the iXCharger

Screenshots

Strontium4 screens
iXCharger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iXCharger at 5.0 against Strontium's 1.8. iXCharger also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Strontium's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strontium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iXCharger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iXCharger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strontium ships an update every 5 months, iXCharger monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Strontium versus iXCharger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrontiumiXCharger
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeri-FlashDrive Inc.Vinpower Inc

Customer experience

Strontium

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative84.2%

iXCharger

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Strontium

One-time2
  • Calendar BackupFree
  • Zip/unzip files support$0.99
None

iXCharger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strontium free?
Strontium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iXCharger free?
iXCharger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strontium or iXCharger?
iXCharger is rated higher. Strontium averages 1.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while iXCharger averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Strontium or iXCharger have ads?
Neither Strontium nor iXCharger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strontium or iXCharger?
Strontium ships an update every 5 months, and iXCharger monthly. Most recently, Strontium was updated on November 6, 2026 and iXCharger on November 3, 2026.

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