USB Sharp vs PhotoFast LIFE
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
PhotoFast LIFE
Expand your device's storage by saving photos and videos directly to an external drive. Easily back up your camera roll and free up valuable space on your iOS device.
- Save photos/videos directly to external drive
- Backup Camera Roll
- Free up iOS device memory
- Supports various image formats
- Supports various video formats
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Never run out of space again! Take photos/videos and save directly to i-FlashDrive, or backup Camera Roll and free up your iOS device memory. Supported File Formats: Image: jpg, png, bmp, gif, tif, tiff, ico, xbm, cur Video: mp4, mov, m4v (without DRM), mkv, avi, flv, rm, rmvb, wmv, vob, 3gp More information: http://photofast.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USB Sharp at 3.1 against PhotoFast LIFE's 2.6. USB Sharp also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 24%) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). PhotoFast LIFE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. PhotoFast LIFE asks for nothing beyond the download.
USB Sharp holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of USB Sharp's written reviews are positive against 24% of PhotoFast LIFE's.
USB Sharp ships an update every 3 weeks, PhotoFast LIFE monthly. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | USB Sharp | PhotoFast LIFE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | i-FlashDrive Inc. |
Customer experience
USB Sharp
PhotoFast LIFE
Bugs and requests
USB Sharp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PhotoFast LIFE
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when accessing files
- Network and Wi-Fi crash until reboot
- Slow transfer speeds
- Does not work with iOS 6 and later
- Inability to create directories
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- Screen rotation disabled when plugged in
- Does not support large files (movies, etc.)
- App crashes when accessing files
- Limited file format support
- Does not work with standard flash drives
- Only allows photo backups
- Freezes when playing music
- Network drops issue
- App stops at different points during backup
- Cannot read files when on the drive
Requested features
8 requests- Update for iOS 6 and later
- Support for more video and document formats
- Sync feature with cloud services
- Support for landscape mode
- Improve file manager sorting and navigation
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- Allow user to choose save location for files
- Add contact backup function
- Better instructions and pictures
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
PhotoFast LIFE
No in-app purchases
