i vs Transcend Smart Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i
Access and manage files on USB drives directly from your Apple device. Stream music, watch videos, and view photos stored on your USB flash drive. It also facilitates photo synchronization.
- Open USB Flash Drive files
- Stream music
- Watch videos
- View photos
- Sync photos
- USB 3.0 card reader compatible
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can open the" USB Flash Drive" Apple USB disk files, such as: music, video, photos, can beUSB3.0_ cardreade Apple USB disk and apple devices, sync photos. Photograph
Transcend Smart Reader
Expand your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch storage with external SD or microSD cards using a compatible card reader. This app provides an all-in-one browser for photos, videos, music, and documents, along with efficient file management and instant camera roll backups.
- Expand iPhone/iPad storage with SD/microSD cards
- All-in-one media and document viewer
- Efficient file management
- Instant Camera Roll backup
- Real-time storage information
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Transcend Smart Reader app is designed to work with RDA2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to expand storage capacity with external SD or microSD card. Features: • Auto-launch app when plugged in RDA2 card reader • All-in-one browser: Photo Viewer, Video Player, Music Player and Document Pre-viewer • Efficient file management between Apple devices and RDA2 card reader • Instant backup of Camera Roll through RDA2 card reader • Real-time storage information display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: i at 80 against Transcend Smart Reader's 8. Transcend Smart Reader's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.1 for i against 2.1 for Transcend Smart Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i has 80 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of i's written reviews are positive against 24% of Transcend Smart Reader's.
i ships an update every 3 months, Transcend Smart Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i | Transcend Smart Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (80 ratings) | 2.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 24.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 裕雨 程 | Transcend Information, Inc. |
Customer experience
i
Transcend Smart Reader
Bugs and requests
i
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to export files
- External storage not detected by app
- Corrupted or lost data after file transfers
- Compatibility issues with iPhone X and newer models
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for landscape mode
- Improve video playback capabilities
- Allow for better file management and organization
- Provide option to change app language
Transcend Smart Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
Transcend Smart Reader
No in-app purchases
