Storage+ iDisk vs U8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storage+ iDisk
Expand your iOS device's storage with a compatible external device. Easily transfer and manage photos, videos, music, and documents across different platforms and devices. Includes a camera function and backup capabilities for contacts, calendars, and photos.
- External storage device compatibility
- File exchange across devices/platforms
- Picture, video, and audio playback
- Document browser
- Camera function
- Contact, calendar, and photo backup
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The Application requires using with Storage+ external storage device, and provides iOS device for capacity expansion. Exchange files with different devices and platforms with ease. Features: - Provide picture browser, including iOS photos. - Provide video player, including iOS photos. - Provide audio player, including iTune music. (Doesn't support music downloaded from iTune) - Provide document browser. - Provide camera function. - Provide backup/restore contact, calendar, and photo function. Support File Format: - Picture: BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF - Video: M4V, MOV, MP4 - Audio: M4A, MP3, WAV - Document: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, KEYNOTES, NUMBERS, PAGES, HTML, PDF, RTF, RTFD, TXT
U8
Transfer and back up any file wirelessly between your mobile devices and computers without using mobile data. Experience ultra-fast speeds for seamless file management and sharing across different platforms.
- Zero-flow wireless file transfer
- Ultra-fast transmission speeds (up to 30MB/s)
- File backup and management
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Supports various file formats
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Mobile phone USB flash drive-file transfer and backup artifact Zero-flow transmission of any file, does not consume a trillion traffic, does not cost a penny. Mobile phone USB flash drive is a cross-platform, easy to operate, ultra-fast transmission speed of extremely fast file backup tools. You only need to transfer files in the same LAN through a computer browser -Software features- 1 free flow 2 File transfer speed is ultra-fast: kill Bluetooth 100 times, and the fastest speed can reach 30Mb/s. 3 Backup Files: You can browse and manage all formats supported by iOS and photos, videos, music and other files. 4 Cross-platform transmission: iOS mobile phones and other iOS mobile phones, and desktop device platforms, free transmission. 5 Powerful: Transmit photos, videos, music and other files in various formats in the same LAN. The function of mobile phone USB flash drive is small and powerful, which is a rare tool in your daily life. Come and try it quickly! ;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: U8 at 64% against Storage+ iDisk's 0%. U8 also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Storage+ iDisk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. U8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Storage+ iDisk asks for nothing beyond the download.
U8 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: U8 has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Storage+ iDisk's written reviews are positive against 64% of U8's.
Storage+ iDisk ships an update every 2 months, U8 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storage+ iDisk | U8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Siliconmotion | ErxiangHeyi Information |
Customer experience
Storage+ iDisk
U8
In-app purchases
Storage+ iDisk
No in-app purchases
U8
- LifeTime$3.99






