Transcend Smart Reader vs BoneView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
BoneView
Easily manage all your files on iOS devices. Transfer files between different devices and platforms seamlessly. Backup important data like contacts and photos, and enjoy media playback directly within the app.
- File management for iOS
- Cross-device file exchange
- Contact and camera roll backup
- Video and music playback
- Image and document preview
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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;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Transcend Smart Reader at every 2 months against BoneView's every 8 months. Transcend Smart Reader also leads on rating (2.1 vs 1.9) and review sentiment (24% vs 14%). BoneView's advantage is ratings volume (218 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Transcend Smart Reader holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoneView has 218 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Transcend Smart Reader's written reviews are positive against 14% of BoneView's.
Transcend Smart Reader ships an update every 2 months, BoneView every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transcend Smart Reader | BoneView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (8 ratings) — better | 1.9 (218 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews — better | 14.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 218 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transcend Information, Inc. | 锦才 钟 |
Customer experience
Transcend Smart Reader
BoneView
Bugs and requests
Transcend Smart Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BoneView
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes when deleting multiple pictures
- App crashes mid-photo viewing
- Device goes offline randomly despite active connection
- Pictures fail to load or load error messages
- App crashes when saving photos to camera roll
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- LED indicator not lighting up on device
- Photos display out of chronological order
- Copy and share functions non-functional
- App becomes blurry and unresponsive
- Settings menu unresponsive or inaccessible
- Load content error messages
- Device not detected by app
Requested features
6 requests- Delete photos while viewing individually
- Larger icon options in file mode
- Improved photo ordering by date taken
- Better offline functionality without WiFi
- Regular app updates and maintenance
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- Batch delete functionality
In-app purchases
Transcend Smart Reader
No in-app purchases
BoneView
No in-app purchases
