USB Sharp vs My File Explorer
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
My File Explorer
Manage, store, and transfer files on your iOS devices. Access your photo library from your computer wirelessly, and organize documents with various tools. Supports numerous file formats and offers secure folder options.
- File management and storage
- Wi-Fi file transfer
- Photo library access
- Document viewing
- Zip/unzip/unrar support
- Passcode protected folders
- Dropbox integration
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My File Explorer lets you easily view, manage and store files on your iPhone, iPad, iPad mini or iPod touch. You can also easily transfer your Photos from your device to your PC/MAC via Wi-Fi Transfer option. You don't need iTunes anymore. Key Features: • Store, view or manage any documents on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch • Direct access to Photo Library from a PC or Mac via Wi-Fi and batch photo download. • Upload pictures from your PC to your photo library via Wi-Fi. • Easy file transfer via Wi-Fi (Browser or FTP), Bluetooth or iTunes File Sharing • Voice Record • In App File Name Search • In App Browser Support for Internet Downloads • Copy, paste, move, delete and create text files. • Simple and Advanced PDF Reader • Email your files. • Backup & Email in app notes easily. • Open email attachments. • Zip, unzip and unrar support. Also supports password protected zip and rar files. • Dropbox integration • Passcode protected folders • Universal (iPhone & iPad support) • Several file listing and sorting options Supported File Formats - Plain Text Files - Zip and Rar files - Audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, ...) - Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, ...) - Movies (MP4, MOV, ...) - iWorks (Pages, numbers, and Keynote) - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - RTF (Rich Text Format) - PDF Documents - HTML web pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My File Explorer at 4.3 against USB Sharp's 3.1. My File Explorer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and My File Explorer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My File Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of USB Sharp's written reviews are positive against 58% of My File Explorer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USB Sharp | My File Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | GLOBILE BILISIM BILGISAYAR HIZMETLERI ILETISIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI |
Customer experience
USB Sharp
My File Explorer
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
My File Explorer
- Upgrade to PRO$1.99
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