Comparison

Gigastone i vs i

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

Head to head
About

Gigastone i

Manage, store, and transfer files between your iOS devices and computers. Stream audio and video directly from external storage without using device capacity. Features include a document viewer, file manager, voice recorder, and text editor.

Highlights
  • Direct audio/video playback from external storage
  • File management and transfer
  • Document viewer
  • Voice recorder
  • Text editor
  • Clipboard pasting for text and images
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Features: 1. Play audio files directly from the i-FlashDrive accessory without taking capacity from your iOS devices. 2. Play video files directly from the i-FlashDrive app accessory without taking capacity from your iOS devices. 3. Paste from Clipboard. Select text in Safari or email, copy and paste in i-FlashDrive app into a single text file, or from Camera Roll, copy and paste in i-FlashDrive app as image files. i-FlashDrive allows you to store, view and manage files on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Exchange files between your iOS devices and Mac/PC. i-FlashDrive features document viewer, file manager, voice recorder, text editor and other features. i-FlashDrive also supports many file management operations: i.e. copy, mode, delete, share and more. 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, m4a, aif, aiff, wav, caf, FLAC Video: mp4, mov, m4v (without DRM), mkv, avi, flv, rm, rmvb, wmv, vob, 3gp Other: zip

About

i

Easily manage all your files on iOS devices. Backup contacts and camera roll, play media, and preview documents and images. Supports a wide range of file formats for seamless transfer between devices.

Highlights
  • File management for iOS
  • Backup contacts and camera roll
  • Media playback (video, music)
  • Document and image preview
  • Cross-device file exchange
  • Wide file format support
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The App is the best way to manage all your files on iOS devices,Exchanges files with different devices & platforms with ease. 1.Backup Contacts and Camera Roll. 2.Play Videos,Musics. 3.Preview Images,World. Supported File Formats: Document:DOC,XLS,PPT,TXT,else; Image:JPG,JPEG,BMP,GIF,else; Audio:MP3,AAC,AIF,else; Video:MP4,MOV,MKV,AVI,FLV,RMVB,ELSE;

Screenshots

Gigastone i4 screens
i3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gigastone i at 2.5 against i's 1.0. Gigastone i also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 0%) and ratings volume (39 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gigastone i holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gigastone i has 39 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Gigastone i's written reviews are positive against 0% of i's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gigastone i ships an update every 5 weeks, i every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gigastone i versus i: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGigastone ii
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (39 ratings) — better1.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhotoFast Global Inc.zhong qibiao

Customer experience

Gigastone i

All ratings39 ratings
Positive35.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative59.0%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive18.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative74.3%

i

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gigastone i

No in-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gigastone i free?
Gigastone i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gigastone i or i?
Gigastone i is rated higher. Gigastone i averages 2.5 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while i averages 1.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Gigastone i or i have ads?
Neither Gigastone i nor i shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gigastone i or i?
Gigastone i ships an update every 5 weeks, and i every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gigastone i was updated on October 24, 2026 and i on October 24, 2026.

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