USB Mobile Disk vs A&A Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USB Mobile Disk
This app turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable storage device, allowing you to carry documents, music, and videos. It features a built-in file manager, music player, PDF reader, and supports various file transfer methods.
- Portable storage for iPhone/iPad
- Advanced file manager
- Background music player
- PDF reader
- Gallery import/export
- FTP and HTTP file access
- ZIP file creation/extraction
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Carry all your documents, music, videos and any other data always with you. Store all your precious information in one secure place! This app transforms your iPhone & iPad to an advanced USB stick, full featured music player and even more: ▶ Use your iPhone and iPad as portable storage ▶ Advanced built-in file manager (rename, copy & paste, add folder, ...) ▶ Advanced background capable music player ▶ Advanced PDF reader ▶ Gallery import (photo and video) ▶ Gallery export (photo and video) ▶ Transfer downloaded files to your computer with iTunes ▶ Full FTP access to your files ▶ Full HTTP access to your downloads with your browser ▶ Send files by e-mail ▶ Receive files from other apps (e.g. e-mail attachments) ▶ Open files with other apps (e.g. Dropbox) ▶ Watch movies offline and listen to your music ▶ Preview and read documents (PDF Viewer) ▶ Create and extract ZIP-files ▶ Print documents using AirPrint ▶ Universal iPad / iPhone app ▶ HD / Retina support ▶▶▶ Have your USB stick always with you! The following file types are compatible with the built-in viewer. MOVIE FORMATS: Apple QuickTime (.mov), MPEG-4 (.mp4), m4v, 3GPP (.3gp) AUDIO FORMATS: MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (.aac), Apple Lossless (.m4a) MPEG-1 audio layer 3 (.mp3), Waveform (.wav) DOCUMENT FORMATS: Excel (.xls), Keynote (.key.zip), Keynote '09 (.key), Numbers (.numbers.zip), Numbers '09 (.numbers), Pages (.pages.zip), Pages '09 (.pages), PDF (.pdf), Powerpoint (.ppt), Word (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Rich Text Format Directory (.rtfd.zip), Text (.txt), HTML (.htm/.html) IMAGE FORMATS: JPEG (.jpg/jpeg), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
A&A Utility
Enhance your Axis & Allies board game experience with this companion app. Track Industrial Production Certificates (IPCs), manage turn timers, and calculate battles and unit purchases. Supports numerous game editions.
- IPC Tracker
- Turn Timer
- Battle Calculator
- Unit Purchase Calculator
- Hit Counter
- Graph Turn Times and IPCs
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Use this app as a companion to your favorite Axis & Allies board game. Features: - Full IPC tracker - Turn Timer - Battle Calculator - Unit Purchase Calculator - Hit Counter - Track IPCs Collected each turn - Graph the Turn Times and IPCs Collected Versions Supported: - Classic - Revised - 50th Anniversary Edition: 1941 - 50th Anniversary Edition: 1942 - Spring 1942 - 1940: Global - 1940: Europe - 1940: Pacific - 1942 2nd Edition - 1941 - WWI 1914 ____ This unofficial app has no affiliation with the official Axis & Allies board game. No rights infringement is intended with this app which contains completely original artwork.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: A&A Utility at none against USB Mobile Disk's shown. A&A Utility also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 12.0). USB Mobile Disk's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (63% vs 40%). On ratings volume, 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
USB Mobile Disk costs $0.99 and A&A Utility $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
USB Mobile Disk holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of USB Mobile Disk's written reviews are positive against 40% of A&A Utility's.
USB Mobile Disk ships an update every 3 months, A&A Utility fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | USB Mobile Disk | A&A Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raphael Odermatt | Make It So Studios |
Customer experience
USB Mobile Disk
A&A Utility
In-app purchases
USB Mobile Disk
No in-app purchases
A&A Utility
No in-app purchases
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