Phone Drive Pro vs Ashampoo Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phone Drive Pro
Transform your iOS device into a wireless flash drive. Effortlessly manage local and cloud files, stream media, and transfer data via WiFi from your computer. Includes a robust file manager, document viewer, and media player.
- Wireless flash drive functionality
- Cloud storage integration
- Multimedia streaming and playback
- Comprehensive file management
- Document viewing and editing
- Secure passcode lock with biometrics
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Introducing Phone Drive - File Manager: Transform your iOS device into a portable Wireless Flash Drive. With Phone Drive, you can effortlessly store, view, and manage local or cloud files on your iPhone or iPad. Seamlessly connect to Phone Drive from any Mac or PC over a WiFi network and transfer files through simple drag and drop from Web Browser, Finder or Windows Explorer. Experience the convenience of managing multiple cloud accounts in a single application. Download, upload, view, and even stream videos or music directly from your cloud drives. Phone Drive boasts a comprehensive set of features including a document viewer, PDF reader, music player, image viewer, voice recorder, text editor, file manager, and support for various file operations such as delete, move, copy, email, share, zip, unzip, and more. *** KEY FEATURES *** • SUPPORT CLOUD STORAGE: Connect to multiple Dropbox, OneDrive, Box Drive, FTP, WebDAV, Yandex Disk, and iCloud Drive storage accounts. (*additional in-app purchase required) • MULTIMEDIA PLAYER: Create custom audio playlists with options like repeat, shuffle, background playback, and multitask remote control. Stream videos and music directly from your cloud storage. • DOCUMENT READER: View MS Office, iWork, Text, and HTML files with ease. • FILE OPERATION: Effortlessly move, copy, rename, delete, zip, unzip, unrar, create files, and folders. • FILE SHARING: Share files with other iPhone/iPad devices via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, with automatic search for nearby available devices. • EASY FILE UPLOAD: Conveniently upload files through drag and drop via your PC/Mac web browser or USB using iTunes. • TEXT EDITOR: Edit text files and source codes directly on your iOS device with the built-in text editor. • IMPORT/ FILES CREATION: Create text files, capture images, record videos or voice memos, and import pictures from your photo library. • PASSCODE LOCK: Protect your files from unauthorized access. Utilize Touch ID and Face ID support for secure unlocking. • UNIVERSALITY: Enjoy the benefits of this app on both iPhone and iPad with a single purchase. *** AUDIO PLAYER *** • Play MP3 files as playlists. • Repeat and shuffle songs. • Background audio playback. • Multitask audio remote control. • Stream music from cloud storage. *** VIEWABLE FORMATS *** Phone Drive supports the following formats: • Audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF, AIF, AIFF, AAC) • Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, ICO) • Movies (MP4, MOV, MPV, M4V) • iWorks (Pages, numbers, and Keynote) • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) • RTF (Rich Text Format) • RTFD (TextEdit with embedded images) • PDF Documents • Plain text • Source code • HTML web pages • Web archives Explore more about Phone Drive at: Website : https://sixbytes.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/SixbytesApp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sixbytesapp For detailed information, please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: • Terms of service: https://sixbytes.io/products/phone-drive/legal/terms • Privacy policy: https://sixbytes.io/products/phone-drive/legal/privacy-policy
Ashampoo Mobile
This app serves as a central hub for all Ashampoo software. It provides access to software updates, license keys, exclusive offers, and direct customer support. Users can also find news, blog articles, and videos related to the company.
- Software updates and license key management
- Exclusive offers and free software
- Direct access to customer service
- News, blog articles, and videos
- Secure data encryption
- Low resource usage
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Ashampoo Mobile is your digital hub to everything Ashampoo! Imagine a service that unlocks and updates all of your software and provides the shortest route to technical support. That's what Ashampoo Mobile is all about–and more! You also get instant access to your license keys, free Ashampoo software and the best prices on the market, always. News, blog articles and videos are now just a few clicks away–for free, now and forever! Experience the future of Ashampoo today! What Ashampoo Mobile can do for you: - Exclusive offers and free software - All updates and license keys under a single roof - Easy buying and unlocking of software - All news around the Ashampoo company - Direct access to customer service, manuals and FAQs - Ashampoo Blog and social network connectivity included! - No more hunting for the best price! - Low on resources - Secure data encryption - Available for all platforms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phone Drive Pro at 68% against Ashampoo Mobile's 0%. Phone Drive Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 15). Ashampoo Mobile's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Ashampoo Mobile is free to download; Phone Drive Pro costs $4.99 up front. Phone Drive Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ashampoo Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phone Drive Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone Drive Pro has 2.3K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Phone Drive Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ashampoo Mobile's.
Phone Drive Pro ships an update fortnightly, Ashampoo Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phone Drive Pro | Ashampoo Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eightythree Technology | Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Phone Drive Pro
Ashampoo Mobile
Bugs and requests
Phone Drive Pro
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch after updates
- Freezes when trying to transfer files
- Inability to access cloud storage
- Corrupted or missing files after sync
- Playback issues with audio and video files
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- Unreliable connection between devices
Requested features
7 requests- Bring back EQ feature
- Improve cloud integration and sync
- Add more cloud storage options
- Enhance audio playback controls
- Improve file transfer speed and reliability
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- Restore removed features like browser
- Provide better organization and navigation
Ashampoo Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phone Drive Pro
- Premium Cloud Service Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Cloud Service Yearly$6.991 Year
- Reset Password$1.99
- Premium Cloud Service Lifetime$49.99
Ashampoo Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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