Comparison

ySky Player vs mFlash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

mFlash

Features
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OTG 传输助手是专为 iPhone 打造的外接存储文件管理工具,通过 Lightning/Type-C 转 USB 转接设备连接 U 盘、移动硬盘、读卡器,摆脱电脑束缚,实现手机与外置存储之间高速自由拷贝文件,随时随地备份、转移手机数据。 核心功能 OTG 高速传输 插上转接 U 盘即可自动识别,支持文件复制、剪切、粘贴、删除、重命名,单文件 / 批量文件一键迁移,照片、视频、录音、Word、Excel、PDF、压缩包等全格式兼容。 手机 ↔ U 盘双向互传 手机导出:相册图片、录像、聊天文件、下载资料一键批量拷贝到 U 盘,腾出手机内存; U 盘导入:U 盘中资料直接读取保存至手机,外出办公、拷贝资料无需携带电脑。 内置文件管理器 内置分类视图:图片、视频、文档、音频、压缩包分门别类,支持文件夹新建、排序、搜索,快速查找目标文件,管理 U 盘内部目录更清晰。 离线备份神器 重要工作报表、家庭相册、珍贵视频离线备份至 U 盘,不占用云端流量,无需网络,杜绝云端隐私泄露,数据留存更安全。 多存储兼容 兼容普通 U 盘、固态移动硬盘、TF/SD 读卡器、相机存储卡,适配大部分外接 USB 存储设备,外出拷贝资料、相机导图十分便捷。

Screenshots

ySky Player2 screens
mFlash3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mFlash at weekly against ySky Player's every 3 weeks. ySky Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ySky Player ships an update every 3 weeks, mFlash weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ySky Player versus mFlash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterySky PlayermFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海强 王Huizhou Yayu Technology Service Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

ySky Player

No in-app purchases

None

mFlash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ySky Player free?
ySky Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mFlash free?
mFlash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ySky Player or mFlash have ads?
Neither ySky Player nor mFlash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ySky Player or mFlash?
ySky Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and mFlash weekly. Most recently, ySky Player was updated on November 3, 2026 and mFlash on November 5, 2026.

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