LUV vs Y Disk Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LUV
Expand your iOS device's storage with this external flash drive. Transfer, view, and manage files between your iOS device and Mac/PC without Wi-Fi or network signals. Play media directly from the drive and back up your contacts.
- Memory expansion for iOS devices
- Two-way storage with Mac/PC
- Wireless file transfer
- Seamless file management
- Direct media playback
- File encryption
- Contacts backup and restore
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The app is the ultimate solution for memory expansion on iOS device. It's provides two-way storage between iOS and MAC/PC without Wi-Fi, network signal. Compatible with virtually all devices featuring a Lightning connector, this ultra-slim and fast flash drive enables users to seamlessly transfer, view and share documents, images, video and audio files between a multitude of gadgets. Organize, edit and manage files across multiple platforms, including iPad, iPhone and more. Play music and videos directly from the freeing up space on your devices. Other features include file encryption, contacts backup-restore.
Y Disk Pro
Manage and transfer files between your iOS device and Windows/Mac computers wirelessly and without internet. This app works with specialized hardware to expand your iPhone or iPad storage and allows direct playback of media files.
- File transfer between iOS and PC/Mac
- Expand iOS device storage
- Direct media playback from storage
- File management (copy, delete, share)
- Password and Touch ID file locking
- Share files to social media/other apps
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Description: The Y Disk Pro App is a strong file manager on iOS device. Storage, manage and exchange files between iOS and Windows/Mac - without Internet connection and cables. The App works with hardware together, it’s like the USB flash drive with standard USB & iOS lightning duo connectors. When the hardware connects to PC/Mac, it will be a standard USB flash drive. And when connect it to iPhone/iPad, the hardware will expand the storage space for iOS device. Features: • Play video/audio on the flash drive directly on iOS device. • Browse local files on flash drive and Y Disk Pro App App. • File management operation such as copy, delete, share etc. • Lock files and App with password and touch ID. • Share files to social media or other App on iOS device Compatibility: • iOS device with lightning connector and iOS 8 system and later version • Windows XP, Windows7, Windows8, Windows10 on PC • Mac OS 10.5 and later version
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Y Disk Pro at free against LUV's paid. Y Disk Pro also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). LUV's advantage is rating (2.0 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (824 vs 50). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LUV holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LUV has 824 ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of LUV's written reviews are positive against 4% of Y Disk Pro's.
LUV ships an update every 3 months, Y Disk Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUV | Y Disk Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (824 ratings) — better | 1.5 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews — better | 3.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 824 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen JIUYIDA Electronics Co., Ltd. | 军 尹 |
Customer experience
LUV
Y Disk Pro
Bugs and requests
LUV
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when transferring files
- External storage not recognized by app
- Folders/files disappearing after transfer
- Corrupted video/image previews
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to access files from Files app
- Support for more file types beyond photos/videos
- Improved organization and sorting of files
- Seamless integration with cloud storage
Y Disk Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LUV
No in-app purchases
Y Disk Pro
No in-app purchases
