USB Sharp vs PQIReader
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
PQIReader
This utility app allows users to manage photos and videos on their iOS devices. It supports editing videos, backing up media, and playing music. Users can also share their edited videos directly to social media platforms.
- Video editing
- Photo and video backup
- Music playback
- Social media sharing
- iOS card reader functionality
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A powerful iOS card reader for iPad and iPhone. pqireader is able to edit video, Backup ( Photos and Video), and play music. What is more, you can share after editing video on social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: USB Sharp at 53% against PQIReader's 0%. USB Sharp also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (18 vs 6). PQIReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). 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. PQIReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
USB Sharp holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of USB Sharp's written reviews are positive against 0% of PQIReader's.
USB Sharp ships an update every 3 weeks, PQIReader every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USB Sharp | PQIReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
USB Sharp
PQIReader
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
PQIReader
No in-app purchases
