Phone Drive Pro vs Licence Alert
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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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a wireless file drive. Phone Drive Pro helps you transfer files to your computer, organize documents and media, read PDFs and play music in one app. TRANSFER FILES OVER WI-FI Move files between Phone Drive Pro and your Mac or Windows PC over the same Wi-Fi network. Start the transfer feature in the app and open its address in your computer's web browser. Upload and download files without a USB cable or separate desktop app. ORGANIZE YOUR FILES Create folders for projects, work documents, photos and music. Copy, move, rename, delete and share files. ZIP related files together or unzip an archive you receive. Keep local files in Phone Drive Pro available for offline access. READ DOCUMENTS AND EDIT TEXT Open PDFs and preview supported Microsoft Office and iWork documents, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers and Keynote files. View images, create text files and edit plain text or source code. ENJOY YOUR MUSIC AND VIDEOS Build playlists from your own audio files and listen with shuffle, repeat and background playback. Watch supported videos and stream compatible music or video from connected cloud storage. CONNECT CLOUD ACCOUNTS AND SERVERS Access supported Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, iCloud Drive and Yandex Disk accounts, plus FTP and WebDAV servers. Browse connected storage and move files between supported locations. Cloud connections require additional in-app purchases. PROTECT ACCESS TO THE APP Set a passcode and use Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices to restrict access to Phone Drive Pro. KEEP USEFUL FILES CLOSE Carry reference documents to a meeting, organize photos from your library or keep PDFs and music ready for a trip. Use your iPhone or iPad as a place to store, open and manage the files you need. Phone Drive Pro is the paid edition of Phone Drive. Optional cloud connections are sold separately through in-app purchases. For local Wi-Fi transfers, keep the app open and your device awake until the transfer finishes. Cloud services require an internet connection and a supported account. Learn more: https://sixbytes.io/products/phone-drive Privacy Policy: https://sixbytes.io/products/phone-drive/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sixbytes.io/products/phone-drive/legal/terms
Licence Alert
Manage your Western Australian driver's and vehicle licenses with this free app. Receive SMS and email reminders for renewals, check expiry dates, and view demerit points. Easily link to payment pages when your renewal is due.
- Manage WA driver and vehicle licenses
- SMS and email renewal reminders
- Check expiry dates
- View demerit points
- Add reminder notifications
- Link to payment pages
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The free Licence Alert app allows holders of Western Australian driver’s and vehicle licences to manage SMS and email reminders for their renewal notices. With the Licence Alert app you can easily: • Check your driver’s and vehicle licence (rego) expiry dates as well as your demerit points. • Create, view and update SMS and email notifications. • Add reminder notifications to your device. • Link directly to your account payment page once your licence renewal is due.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phone Drive Pro at 77% against Licence Alert's 28%. Phone Drive Pro also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 2). Licence Alert's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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
Licence Alert 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. Licence Alert asks for nothing beyond the download.
Licence Alert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone Drive Pro has 2.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Phone Drive Pro's written reviews are positive against 28% of Licence Alert's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Phone Drive Pro ships an update fortnightly, Licence Alert every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phone Drive Pro | Licence Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 27.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 8 months |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eightythree Technology | Department of Transport |
Customer experience
Phone Drive Pro
Licence Alert
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
Licence Alert
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
Licence Alert
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phone Drive Pro free?
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