Rakuten Drive vs b.stage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rakuten Drive
Easily send and securely store large files up to 50GB. Protect your data with passwords and set expiration dates for shared links. Collaborate with others by inviting them to shared folders.
- Send files up to 50GB
- Password protection for links
- Set expiration dates for links
- 10GB free cloud storage
- Collaborate with shared folders
- No sign-in required for downloads
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Sendy has new name, Rakuten Drive!! With Rakuten Drive, Transfer large files efficiently by using your work email or messenger and save them securely. You can send files up to 10GB at once for FREE. Any files saves in your device or Rakuten Drive Cloud can share with your work email without any limits. The files you transferred is protected by password. And you can also set the expiration date for a share-link (Max 30 days), which allows the receiver to download the file within that days. No Sign-in or registration required to download the file. Feature • Powerful transfer service : Send any files up to 50GB at once quickly and easily using your own email/messenger. • High security: Set a password to an individual file link to transfer any large files of sensitive nature more securely. And also all the files get deleted from the server once it expires for security reasons. • Manage share-link: Manage the links such as set an expiration date freely within 1 month from create date of share-link or delete the links. • Cloud service: Save files to the Rakuten Drive Cloud at the same time that you send them as a share-link.(10GB for free) • Efficient collaboration: Create invitation links or invite users to a shared folder to collaborate easily. While using the application if an issue or error arises, please let us know. https://support.rakuten-drive.com/hc/en-us For more information about our terms and policies, please visit our site. https://home.rakuten-drive.com/terms?lang=en https://home.rakuten-drive.com/privacy?lang=en
b.stage
Connect directly with your favorite stars through exclusive membership benefits, community features, and direct engagement. Purchase merchandise, tickets, and participate in events. Earn digital rewards for fan activities.
- Exclusive membership benefits
- Official fan community
- Merchandise and ticket shop
- Live show audience applications
- 1:1 artist live chat
- Digital rewards for fan activities
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Connect with your favorite star. Stay with b.stage - Membership Get an unique experience with exclusive membership benefits - Community Become part of the official fan community - Shop and Tickets Purchase official merchandise and tickets! - Surveys Apply to be part of a live show audience and participate in events - b.stage POP Experience new ways to engage with artists through live chat using 1:1 TALK feature - Rewards Earn digital rewards through participating fan activities Discover all the latest news from your favorite stars on b.stage. [App Access Permission] * Optional Access (You may still use the service when you choose not to grant access) - Photo Access: Upload photo and and multimedia file - Camera Access: Enabled for photo or video recording - Microphone Access: Enabled for voice messages and video recording [Terms of Service and Privacy Policy] - Terms of Service: https://bstage.in/terms/ - Privacy Policy: https://bstage.in/privacy-policy/ [Customer Support] https://support.bstage.in/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rakuten Drive at none against b.stage's shown. b.stage's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Rakuten Drive sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $154.99 per year and b.stage sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Rakuten Drive against 3.4 for b.stage. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 48 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 38% and 39% positive.
Rakuten Drive ships an update every 2 months, b.stage every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rakuten Drive | b.stage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) | 3.4 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews | 39.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rakuten Symphony Korea, Inc. | bemyfriends |
Customer experience
Rakuten Drive
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In-app purchases
Rakuten Drive
- Rakuten Drive PRO 12months$154.991 Year
b.stage
- 'POP'subscription Ticket$4.991 Month
- 노매드(NOMAD) 'POP' 구독형 이용권$8.991 Month
- 노매드 라이브 & 채팅 'POP' 구독형 이용권$11.991 Month
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- 노매드 라이브 & 채팅 'POP' 구독형 이용권$14.991 Month
- 노매드 라이브 & 채팅 'POP' 구독형 이용권$19.991 Month
- 영데이 움직이는 스티커 상품$0.49
- Live Chat'POP' Periodic Ticket$3.99
- 화사 라이브 & 채팅 'POP' 기간형 이용권$3.99
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- Live&Chat 'POP' PeriodicTicket$3.99
- T1 Membership (Single)$6.99
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