Comparison

SuperShare vs U

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

Head to head
About

SuperShare

Transform your iOS device into a portable server to easily share photos, videos, and files wirelessly or via Bluetooth. Ideal for presentations and group sharing without complex setups.

Highlights
  • iOS device as a server
  • Wireless network sharing
  • Bluetooth sharing
  • Share photos and videos
  • Share various file types
  • Background operation
Features
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○ Share your Photos, Videos and Files by transforming your iOS device into a server, with or without authentication, accessible by multiple devices on your Wireless Network and BlueTooth®. And it works in the background ○ ●● A FILE SERVER MADE EASY AND PORTABLE ●● SuperShare is the tool any lecturer, meeting organizer or anyone who needs to share files should have. Have you ever wanted to share you slides to a whole audience, without having to spend time collecting email, copying your slides on many USB keys or connect to each individual phone? If the answer is YES, then this tool is for you! ●● HOW DOES IT WORKS ●● > Start the SuperShare fileserver or Photo Library (Photos/Videos) server with or without a passcode. > Let everyone in the audience know they can connect via the app SuperShare (or SuperShare Lite) > They can download every files, photos or videos they need* without you having to touch your device anymore. > You are done! ●● PHOTOS/VIDEOS OPERATIONS ●● > Share your entire photo library with a whole audience in just one click! > Browse the Photos/Videos on an other device running SuperShare with your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch > Select multiple Photos/Videos in multiple albums and queue everything for downloading! ●● FILES OPERATIONS ●● > Share with a whole audience in just one click! > ZIP single files or multiple files > Email multiple files > Print, Preview, Rename, etc. > SuperShare also has the ability to work with many files format. You don't need to plug your device to a computer. Use the "Open with" option on any files from the most popular apps you already have on your device to use them in SuperShare. - iWorks (Pages, numbers, and Keynote) - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - PDF Documents - RTF (Rich Text Format) - RTFD (TextEdit documents with embedded images) - Plain text - Most Audios files (WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF, AIF, AIFF, AAC) - Most Images type (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, ICO, CUR, XBM) - Movies (MP4, MOV, MPV, 3GP, M4V) - iMovieMobile - Source code
- HTML web pages - Web archives > SuperShare can work in the background! If you need to use your device for something else while you are running SuperShare, no problem it will keep the server alive for about 10 minutes. Just reopen SuperShare when you are, no-one will have notice or have been disconnected! You can of course transfer your files from/to your computer via iTunes and it will also let you organize your files as you wish on the device. ●● Check a the quick demo YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/supershare-photo # To use BlueTooth, you need to activate it in the device setting, under -> General -> Bluetooth. * BlueTooth® allow about 4/5 devices at a time and Wireless network up to 16 devices at a time. Devices are automatically disconnect if they do not download anything for 30 sec in a row!

About

U

This mobile tool provides a handheld platform for managing U-NAS devices. It allows for backing up phone albums and contacts, AI-powered photo organization, creating and sharing photo albums, and viewing NAS videos with a poster wall interface. Advanced features like Docker and cloud sync are also supported.

Highlights
  • U-NAS device management
  • Phone album and contact backup
  • AI photo classification
  • Photo album creation and sharing
  • NAS video poster wall
  • Docker support
Features
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U-NAS Mobile OS (UMO)是 U-NAS 设备的手持端平台工具,可以用于访问和管理U-NAS设备。UMO支持备份手机的相册和通讯录,可以对照片进行AI分类管理,并将图片做成影集并分享,UMO 可以将NAS上的视频通过海报墙方式展现,便于管理和观看视频。 UMO还支持Docker、万由云、去重等很多高级功能。(注:U-NAS Mobile必须拥有U-NAS设备并联网使用

Screenshots

SuperShare4 screens
U4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: U at 5.0 against SuperShare's 3.5. SuperShare's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (5.1 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

U holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SuperShare has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SuperShare versus U: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperShareU
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB130 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperiRLMobileNingbo Wanyou Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

Bugs and requests

SuperShare

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when transferring multiple videos
  • App crashes when moving files to Shared Docs folder
  • App hangs and locks up requiring reinstall
  • Bluetooth connection fails to establish
  • WiFi connection fails to establish
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  • Photos not visible to other devices on same network
  • Device discovery not working
  • Files not loading when using 'Open in' feature
  • Photo screen appears empty
  • Push notifications blocking interface
  • Crashes after sharing or connecting
  • App incompatible with iOS 5 and iOS 6/7
  • GIFs display as static images
  • Photos transfer disconnects when app goes to background

Requested features

13 requests
  • Selective file sharing (not all-or-nothing)
  • Ability to delete individual files within app
  • Video tutorial or better help documentation
  • Contacts exchange functionality
  • File search capability
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  • Clipboard exchange feature
  • WiFi drive functionality
  • Photo and video playback with zoom
  • Support for more file types
  • Remove unnecessary location services requirement
  • Disable location services option
  • Bluetooth activation prompt
  • Conference/messaging capabilities

U

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SuperShare

No in-app purchases

None

U

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SuperShare free?
SuperShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is U free?
U is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SuperShare or U?
U is rated higher. SuperShare averages 3.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while U averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SuperShare or U have ads?
Neither SuperShare nor U shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SuperShare or U?
SuperShare ships an update monthly, and U monthly. Most recently, SuperShare was updated on October 16, 2026 and U on October 5, 2026.

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