Disk Test by Magic Benchmark vs Samsung Magician
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disk Test by Magic Benchmark
Measure the storage speed of your device and external drives like USBs and memory cards. Identify bottlenecks in your workflow caused by cables, hubs, enclosures, or file systems to optimize data transfer.
- Test internal storage speed
- Measure external drive speed
- Analyze USB flash drive performance
- Evaluate memory card speed
- Detect workflow bottlenecks
- Optimize data transfer
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With Disk Test, you can easily test your device's storage speed and also measure how fast your device will work with all types of external storage such as external drives, USB Flash Drives, memory cards, etc. This clever assistant will help you to effectively detect weak points in your workflow. Both your device and connected storage affect the speed of communication with the data storage. It's not just the technical specification of the storage itself that is important for proper function, but also how it is connected. In particular the quality of the cable used, the characteristics of the connected USB Hub, the parameters of the Hard Drive Enclosure, or even the Adapters used. The File System of your storage device is equally important in the process of achieving the maximum speed. All this can be a bottleneck for your daily work. With Disk Test by Magic Benchmark, copying larger data will never be a nightmare for you again.
Samsung Magician
Easily manage your Samsung Portable SSDs with this powerful software. Monitor drive health, unlock performance, and enhance security with fingerprint and password protection. Receive timely firmware update reminders.
- Real-time drive information
- Drive health monitoring
- Performance unlocking
- S.M.A.R.T. failure detection
- Fingerprint and password security
- Firmware update reminders
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Software that’s so powerful you‘ll wonder if it’s… magic. Quickly and easily manage your Samsung Portable SSDs through Samsung Magician. [App Features] With Samsung Magician, you can, - Access real-time information of your drive anytime, anywhere and keep your drive's health in check. - Unlock the performance that only comes from genuine Samsung memory products by verifying them through remarkably simple steps. - Inspect the health of your drive and detect failures before they happen using S.M.A.R.T check. - Supercharge the security of your drive with an easy fingerprint and password setup. - Receive timely reminders for important updates so as to update the firmware of your drive. [App requirements] - Supports only devices running iPadOS [Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later]. - Exclusively available only on iPads equipped with an M-series chip. - To know whether your iPad is supported, visit https://developer.apple.com/support/required-device-capabilities and select "driverkit" under "Choose a capability" - The app requires Samsung Magician Driver to be enabled. Follow the in-app guide or manually go to the app's settings page to turn it on. [Troubleshooting] [Known Issue - Toggle to enable/disable Samsung Magician Driver does not appear in App Settings] We are aware of an issue where the toggle to enable Samsung Magician Driver may occasionally not appear in the app's Settings page on some iPadOS versions. The driver enable/disable option is provided and managed by iPadOS, and is not controlled by the app. We have reported this behaviour and are investigating into this issue. A potential fix will be identified and released in a future version of the app, where applicable. Meanwhile, here are a few steps you can try currently to restore this option: a. Check and try whether the toggle appears and manually updating it from these locations - On older versions of iPadOS, the option to enable Samsung Magician driver can be found under Settings > Samsung Magician > Drivers. On newer versions, this option is located under Settings > Apps > Samsung Magician. b. Try updating your version of iPadOS or reinstall Samsung Magician and follow the steps again [Known Limitation - P-Series Portable SSD detection over USB4] Samsung Magician v9.0.2 currently supports Samsung P-Series Portable SSD devices over USB3 only. These devices can be detected on iPad models with USB-C ports using either USB-C or USB-4 compatible cables. However, on iPad models with USB4 ports, the device may not be detected when connected using a USB4 cable and so it is advised to use a USB-C cable for the same. USB4 support will be added in a future version of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disk Test by Magic Benchmark at 60% against Samsung Magician's 8%. Disk Test by Magic Benchmark also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Samsung Magician's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Disk Test by Magic Benchmark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Samsung Magician asks for nothing beyond the download.
Disk Test by Magic Benchmark holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disk Test by Magic Benchmark has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Disk Test by Magic Benchmark's written reviews are positive against 8% of Samsung Magician's.
Disk Test by Magic Benchmark ships an update every 2 months, Samsung Magician every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disk Test by Magic Benchmark | Samsung Magician |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (11 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomas Kantor | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Disk Test by Magic Benchmark
Samsung Magician
In-app purchases
Disk Test by Magic Benchmark
- Premium$2.99
Samsung Magician
No in-app purchases
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