Comparison

USB Sharp vs i

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Portable wireless storage
  • File management
  • Multiple file upload
  • Encrypted archive extraction
  • Document reader
  • Photo viewer
  • Video player
Features
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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

About

i

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The i-Encrypted Pro is the best way to manage all your files on iOS devices,Exchanges files with different devices & platforms with ease. 1.Backup Contacts and Camera Roll. 2.Play Videos,Musics. 3.Preview Images,World. Supported File Formats: Document:DOC,XLS,PPT,TXT,else; Image:JPG,JPEG,BMP,GIF,else; Audio:MP3,AAC,AIF,else; Video:MP4,MOV,MKV,AVI,FLV,RMVB,ELSE;

Screenshots

USB Sharp2 screens
i2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: i at none against USB Sharp's 6. i also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. USB Sharp sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. i asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USB Sharp ships an update every 3 weeks, i every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
USB Sharp versus i: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSB Sharpi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锦文 游锦才 钟

In-app purchases

6 purchases

USB Sharp

One-time6
  • 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
None

i

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USB Sharp free?
USB Sharp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do USB Sharp or i have ads?
USB Sharp shows ads; i does not.
Which is updated more often, USB Sharp or i?
USB Sharp ships an update every 3 weeks, and i every 6 weeks. Most recently, USB Sharp was updated on September 21, 2026 and i on September 14, 2026.

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