BLANBOK+ vs ySky Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLANBOK+
This app functions as a microSD card reader, enabling you to access and manage data on external storage. It allows for reading files, backing up your contacts, and copying pictures directly from your device.
- MicroSD card reader operation
- External storage access
- Read data from storage
- Backup contacts
- Copy pictures
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BLANBOK is an operated software of microSD card reader. Working with external storage, it can be used for reading data, backup contacts and copying pictures etc.
ySky Player
Easily back up, transfer, and manage photos, videos, and files between your iPhone, iPad, computers, and USB-C devices. Stream media directly from external storage and encrypt sensitive files for secure transfer.
- Backup photos and videos
- Transfer files between devices
- Manage files on external drives
- Stream media directly from storage
- Encrypt files for security
- Free up iPhone/iPad space
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When used with the ySky PhotoDrive, the ySky Player makes it easy to back up, transfer and manage photos, videos and files between iPhone ,iPad ,computers and USB-C devices. Easy to Use: Connect the PhotoDrive to your iPhone or iPad to download the ySky Player App. Once the App installed, you can set the App to backup photos and videos from your Album to the hard drive automatically. The App makes easy to watch videos or listen to music directly from the hard drive. The App lets you encrypt files for transfer and storage. Main Function: 1. MFi Certified Drive Built-in battery and three cables for portable using. 2. One touch backup photos and videos from your Album 3. Free up space for your iPhone and iPad 4. Connect to iPhone and iPad with lightning connector; it requires ySky Player App to manage your files, photos, videos, music and contacts. 5. Connect to Windows PC with USB 3.0 port, the photo drive works as a common Drive 6. Connect to USB-C devices with USB-C 3.0 port, the Photo Drive works as a common Drive 7. You can transfer files between the drive and the ySky Player app. 8. You can Transfer files among iPhone ,ipad,Mackbook, windows PC and USB-C Devices easily 9. Watch movies or listen music directly from the hard drive 10. You Can take photo or video by ySky Player App and save to the drive automatically
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ySky Player at 3.7 against BLANBOK+'s 2.1. ySky Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). BLANBOK+'s advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 7) and review sentiment (43% vs 33%). 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.
ySky Player holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLANBOK+ has 158 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of BLANBOK+'s written reviews are positive against 33% of ySky Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BLANBOK+ ships an update every 6 weeks, ySky Player every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | BLANBOK+ | ySky Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (158 ratings) | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen H.D. Technology Co., Ltd. | 海强 王 |
Customer experience
BLANBOK+
ySky Player
Bugs and requests
BLANBOK+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Error codes when transferring files
- Device not recognized by iPhone/iPad
- Corrupted or missing transferred files
- Outdated app version not supporting newer codecs
Requested features
4 requests- Add thumbnail previews for videos
- Display video file length information
- Option to disable auto-resume video playback
- Improve cross-platform compatibility
ySky Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BLANBOK+
No in-app purchases
ySky Player
No in-app purchases
