Comparison

Phone Drive Pro vs Licence Alert

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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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage WA driver and vehicle licenses
  • SMS and email renewal reminders
  • Check expiry dates
  • View demerit points
  • Add reminder notifications
  • Link to payment pages
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Phone Drive Pro4 screens
Licence Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Phone Drive Pro versus Licence Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhone Drive ProLicence Alert
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better27.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEightythree TechnologyDepartment of Transport

Customer experience

Phone Drive Pro

All ratings2,265 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,599 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.4%

Licence Alert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative59.6%

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

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
None

Licence Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phone Drive Pro free?
Phone Drive Pro costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Licence Alert free?
Licence Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phone Drive Pro or Licence Alert?
Licence Alert is rated higher. Phone Drive Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Licence Alert averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Phone Drive Pro or Licence Alert have ads?
Neither Phone Drive Pro nor Licence Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phone Drive Pro or Licence Alert?
Phone Drive Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Licence Alert every 8 months. Most recently, Phone Drive Pro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Licence Alert on October 2, 2026.

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