USB Sharp vs iFileBridge
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
iFileBridge
Manage media and documents stored on a compatible USB drive. Organize files with common operations like copy, cut, and rename, and view photos and play music directly from the drive.
- Media thumbnail display (video, photo, music)
- List/thumbnail view with sharing
- Copy, cut, delete, create, rename files
- Local/iFileBridge data transfer
- Photo slideshow mode
- Music playback with artwork and timeline
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“iFileBridge” is an application software for Apacer AH190 iOS USB Drive. •The main interface displays Media thumbnails :video, photo, music •Supports list / thumbnail view, support sharing operation for photos, music and documents •Support copy/cut/delete/create/rename operation and support local/iFileBridge data transmission in /between •Support to play the photos by slideshow mode •Support music artwork shows, repeat mode setting, time line drag operation •Document: Support formats of .keynote、.numbers、.page、.xls/.xlsx, .doc/docx、pdf、txt、ppt/pptx
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iFileBridge at 3.6 against USB Sharp's 3.1. iFileBridge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). USB Sharp's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume 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. iFileBridge asks for nothing beyond the download.
iFileBridge holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of USB Sharp's written reviews are positive against 21% of iFileBridge'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, iFileBridge every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USB Sharp | iFileBridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) | 3.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | Apacer Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
USB Sharp
iFileBridge
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
iFileBridge
No in-app purchases
