Y Disk Pro vs Y
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Y
Manage files on a USB drive directly from your iPhone. Back up photos and contacts, save media taken on your phone to the USB, and play content from the drive on your device. Expand your iPhone's storage capacity easily.
- USB disk management for iPhone
- Back up photos and contacts
- Save photos/videos directly to USB
- Play media from USB on iPhone
- View classified folders
- File management and search
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Y-Disk Designed for you! Y-Disk is the management software for USB disk made for iPhone. With Y-Dish APP, you can back up your photos and contacts from your iPhone easily. Also, your pictures and video taken by the iPhone can be saved to the USB disk directly. And your pictures, video and music saved in the USB Disk can also be played at the iPhone. The limited capacity of the phone is not a problem to you. Functions of the Y-Disk: 1, View classified folders. While check in the APP, you can find the photos, videos, music and folders from your phone or USB Disk. Y-Disk can support different files in different format, like pictures in gif, videos in mkv, audio in m4a, word, PPT ect. 2, File management With Y-Disk APP, you can management your folders from USB Disk. Also, the APP can support different file arrangement and quick search of your folders, so that you can find what you need quickly. Y-Dish App will be the useful tools to your work. 3, Save pictures taken by phone direct in your USB Disk. With Y-Disk App, you can save pictures and video taken by phone, without taken your phone capacity. You can take pictures and videos at any time, even if your phone capacity is limited. 4, Back up photos and contacts With Y-disk App, you can back up your precious photos and contact lists even if insufficient storage space in iCloud. This is safe with your privacy. All your dates are under double protection with our USB Disk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Y at 2.0 against Y Disk Pro's 1.5. Y also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 50) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Y holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Y has 1.7K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Y Disk Pro's written reviews are positive against 9% of Y's.
Y Disk Pro ships an update every 2 months, Y every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y Disk Pro | Y |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (50 ratings) | 2.0 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.5% of reviews | 9.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 军 尹 | Shenzhen Dianzhui Culture Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Y Disk Pro
Y
Bugs and requests
Y Disk Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Y
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not recognizing USB drive
- Corrupted or missing files after transfer
- Incorrect date/time stamps on transferred files
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to select multiple files at once
- Improve video playback functionality
- Provide better support for file formats and codecs
- Allow customization of file/folder structure
In-app purchases
Y Disk Pro
No in-app purchases
Y
No in-app purchases
