USB Sharp vs JetDrive Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USB Sharp
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a portable wireless storage disk for efficient file management. Upload multiple files via Chrome and Firefox, extract encrypted RAR archives, and organize documents, photos, and videos with ease.
- Portable wireless storage
- File management
- Multiple file upload
- Encrypted archive extraction
- Document reader
- Photo viewer
- Video player
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USB Sharp can turn your iPhone, ipad, ipod into a large Capacity, Portable and Wireless storage disk, Facilitate and efficient manage of your files! -------------------------------------------------------- V1.1.1 Updates 1. Chrome and Firefox Supported upload multiple files 2. Extract files from encryption .rar -------------------------------------------------------- V1.1.0 Updates ** Optimization pdf reader ** Support for importing videos/photos to Photo Library ** Support for exporting video from Photo Library -------------------------------------------------------- V1.0.4 Updates ** Search file(folder) name function added ** Picture Viewer Improved ** Unzip type added -------------------------------------------------------- V1.0.3 Updates New Features: ** add authentication for local login ** add authentication for wifi transfer ** Sorting by file size -------------------------------------------------------- V1.0.2 Updates * E-book reader (.epub) * Encryption folder, protect your files * Images thumbnail * Full screen view files Supported -------------------------------------------------------- V1.0.1 Updates * Open files in other applications specifically as follows: **** Facilitate and efficient manage files * Sorting by file name、create time and file type * View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders * Extract all files from a compressed .zip file * Glide deleting function * Select all and DeSelect all * Transferring files by wifi and itunes file sharing * Email multiple files, folder Supported * Photo import Supported * Landscape mode supported * iPad-compatible **** Facilitate and efficient view files * Photo View, Zoom, move * Players, support mp3、m4a、aac and mp4 * Document reader, .pdf .rtf .rtfd .doc .docx etc * Multi-touch Supported, Zoom files * Bookmark supported, fast file location **** Facilitate and efficient edit plain files * Convert plain file encoding (Unicode,UTF-8 etc) * Plain file content copy, cut, paste and replace * External file copy and paste **** Add plain text(default encoding UTF-8), photos(from Camera) and folders **** Support Simplified Chinese and English USBSharp support list of file types: e-book: .epub Plain text: .txt Document: .pdf .csv .rtf .rtfd .doc .docx .xls .xlsx .ppt .pptx (office 2003 or later) Image: .png .jpg .jpeg .gif .bmp .xbm .tif .tiff Audio: .mp3 .m4a .aac Video: .mp4 .mov .m4v .3gp Web: .htm .html .xhtml Compressed: .zip .rar
JetDrive Go
Expand your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch storage with this app. It provides an all-in-one browser for photos, videos, music, and documents, along with efficient file management and instant camera roll backups.
- Expand iPhone/iPad storage
- All-in-one media browser
- Efficient file management
- Instant camera roll backup
- Real-time storage info
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JetDrive Go app is designed to work with Transcend JetDrive Go for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to expand storage capacity in a flash. Features: • Auto-launch app when plugged in JetDriveGo • All-in-one browser: Photo Viewer, Video Player, Music Player and Document Pre-viewer • Efficient file management between Apple devices and JetDrive Go • Instant backup of Camera Roll to JetDrive Go • Real-time storage information display Notes: • Please upgrade your JetDrive Go to the latest firmware version for the better compatibility in iOS devices. Visit for more information: https://us.transcend-info.com/Support/Software-181/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JetDrive Go at 4.7 against USB Sharp's 3.1. JetDrive Go also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). USB Sharp's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 39%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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. USB Sharp sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. JetDrive Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
JetDrive Go holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JetDrive Go has 819 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of USB Sharp's written reviews are positive against 39% of JetDrive Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
USB Sharp ships an update every 3 weeks, JetDrive Go every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | USB Sharp | JetDrive Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (819 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 38.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 819 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | Transcend Information, Inc. |
Customer experience
USB Sharp
JetDrive Go
Bugs and requests
USB Sharp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
JetDrive Go
Reported bugs
5 issues- Drive not detected on iOS 11 and newer
- Crashes when trying to view or transfer certain file types
- Inconsistent file transfer behavior
- Slow file browsing and loading
- Unreliable backup and restore functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Improved integration with iOS Files app
- Support for batch file operations
- Automatic file sync and backup options
- Expanded file format support
- Dark mode and other UI customization options
In-app purchases
USB Sharp
- Remove ads$0.99
- Music Player$0.99
- Dropbox$0.99
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- Video Player$0.99
- SkyDrive$0.99
- Full Version$2.99
JetDrive Go
No in-app purchases
