Comparison

Storage+ iDisk vs U8

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • External storage device compatibility
  • File exchange across devices/platforms
  • Picture, video, and audio playback
  • Document browser
  • Camera function
  • Contact, calendar, and photo backup
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Zero-flow wireless file transfer
  • Ultra-fast transmission speeds (up to 30MB/s)
  • File backup and management
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Supports various file formats
Features
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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! ;

Screenshots

Storage+ iDisk4 screens
U82 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. U8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Storage+ iDisk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Storage+ iDisk versus U8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorage+ iDiskU8
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.1 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiliconmotionErxiangHeyi Information

Customer experience

Storage+ iDisk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

U8

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Storage+ iDisk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

U8

One-time1
  • LifeTime$3.99

Questions

Is Storage+ iDisk free?
Storage+ iDisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is U8 free?
U8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Storage+ iDisk or U8?
U8 is rated higher. Storage+ iDisk averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while U8 averages 4.1 from 10 ratings.
Do Storage+ iDisk or U8 have ads?
U8 shows ads; Storage+ iDisk does not.
Which is updated more often, Storage+ iDisk or U8?
Storage+ iDisk ships an update every 2 months, and U8 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Storage+ iDisk was updated on September 23, 2026 and U8 on October 10, 2026.

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