Comparison

Phone Drive Pro vs uDisk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless flash drive functionality
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Multimedia streaming and playback
  • Comprehensive file management
  • Document viewing and editing
  • Secure passcode lock with biometrics
Features
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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

About

uDisk

Transform your iOS device into a portable USB drive. Easily transfer files between your device and computer via Wi-Fi or iTunes. Browse, play, and edit various file types directly on your phone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Use iOS device as USB disk
  • Wi-Fi file transfer
  • iTunes File Sharing
  • Browse various file types
  • Play music and video
  • Edit text files
  • Create directories and sort files
Features
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Let your iOS device become a USB disk ! You can use it to transfer files between iOS device and computer by Wifi or iTunes File Sharing. The uDisk support various files browse, music and video play, and text file editing. Tap the toolbar buttons you can view the wifi address, create a directory, sort the files, and change the view mode. Long press the file item, you can move, rename, email and delete the file. Enjoy it ! If any question and suggestion, please contact czh0766@163.com.

Screenshots

Phone Drive Pro4 screens
uDisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: uDisk at Free against Phone Drive Pro's $4.99. uDisk also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Phone Drive Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

uDisk 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 and uDisk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 233, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Phone Drive Pro's written reviews are positive against 84% of uDisk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phone Drive Pro ships an update fortnightly, uDisk every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Phone Drive Pro versus uDisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhone Drive ProuDisk
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better4.3 (233 ratings)
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better233
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEightythree TechnologyShenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD

Customer experience

Phone Drive Pro

All ratings2,265 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews435 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative24.8%

uDisk

All ratings233 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.5%

User reviews

Phone Drive Pro

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy file transfer
  • 🚀 Convenient file organization
  • 🚀 Versatile file management
  • 🚀 Useful for storing and accessing files
  • 🚀 Excellent app for its purpose

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes after updates
  • 🐛 Unreliable cloud integration and sync
  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full functionality
  • 🐛 Issues with file transfer and playback
  • 🐛 Removal of useful features like EQ and browser

uDisk

From 233 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast transfer
  • 👍 Good for organizing files
  • 👍 Useful for freeing up phone space
  • 👍 Versatile and durable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not work for some users
  • 🐛 App requires download to each device
  • 🐛 Cannot rotate screen
  • 🐛 Does not work as a standalone flash drive
  • 🐛 Limited file transfer capability

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

uDisk

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot save files manually
  • Material does not always show
  • Does not work after initial use
  • Cannot rotate screen
  • Does not transfer videos from phone
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  • No permissions requested for file access

Requested features

2 requests
  • App should be pre-loaded on the thumbdrive
  • More clarity on app functionality and safety

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Phone Drive Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Cloud Service Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Cloud Service Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • Reset Password$1.99
  • Premium Cloud Service Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

uDisk

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Phone Drive Pro free?
Phone Drive Pro costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is uDisk free?
uDisk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phone Drive Pro or uDisk?
Phone Drive Pro is rated higher. Phone Drive Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while uDisk averages 4.3 from 233 ratings.
Do Phone Drive Pro or uDisk have ads?
Neither Phone Drive Pro nor uDisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phone Drive Pro or uDisk?
Phone Drive Pro ships an update fortnightly, and uDisk every 2 months. Most recently, Phone Drive Pro was updated on September 25, 2026 and uDisk on September 25, 2026.

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