USB Sharp vs i
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
i
Access and manage files stored on your USB flash drive directly from your mobile device. Organize videos, music, documents, and other resources with ease.
- U disk local view
- Storage management
- Store video
- Store music
- Store documents
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U disk local view, storage. Can store video, music, documents and other resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: USB Sharp at 53% against i's 7%. USB Sharp also leads on rating (3.1 vs 1.9). i's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (156 vs 18). On price, update cadence, ads 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. i asks for nothing beyond the download.
USB Sharp holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i has 156 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of USB Sharp's written reviews are positive against 7% of i's.
USB Sharp ships an update every 3 weeks, i monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USB Sharp | i |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) — better | 1.9 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 7.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | Smartchunk Ltd. |
Customer experience
USB Sharp
i
Bugs and requests
USB Sharp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
i
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on launch
- App not opening
- App not recognizing drive
- Incompatible with iOS 13+
- Issues with file transfer
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- Corrupted data
- Deleted user files
Requested features
4 requests- Add Russian language
- Improve file management
- Integrate with iPhone Files app
- Add dark mode
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
i
No in-app purchases
