Comparison

USB Mobile Disk vs Archive Utility

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Archive Utility

This utility app allows users to create ZIP files and decompress a wide variety of archive formats on their iPhone and iPad. It features a document browser for easy file management, including cloud storage integration and drag-and-drop functionality.

Highlights
  • Create ZIP files
  • Decompress multiple archive formats
  • Document browser view
  • Cloud storage integration
  • File management (move, delete, rename)
  • Drag and drop functionality
Features
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“Archive Utility” is a small and intuitive application to create .zip file and decompress many different kinds of archive files on iPhone and iPad. It supports to unarchive or expand common formats like Zip, RAR, 7-zip, CAB, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2, as well as older formats like StuffIt, Cpio, LZH, ARJ, ARC, DiskDoubler and LBR. It can also expand unusual formats like ISO, BIN, MDF, NRG and CDI, Windows self-extracting EXE files, and can even extract media from Flash SWF files and images from PDF files. Many more archive formats are supported, tap Developer Website to visit product page for the complete list. Your long time wait for computer like compress-uncompress tool on iPhone and iPad is over with "Archive Utility". It integrates Archive and Expand features with Document Browser View to make easy-to-use yet powerful Archive Utility. * How to create a ZIP file? - Use powerful Browser view to select file(s) and folder(s) you want to compress and tap Archive button to create ZIP file beside original items. * How to expand/unarchive/uncompress/extract an archive file? - Navigate to archive file you want to uncompress in Browser view and tap on it to expand. Decompressed file or folder saved in the same folder as the original archive file. - Use "Copy to Archive Utility" to open archive file received as email attachment, downloaded from the the web or contained in another app. You can even add files in the app's Documents folder from your computer through iTunes file sharing. - It lets you preview files and archives that iOS can support. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - "Archive Utility" built upon Document Browser view which allows to access files no matter where they’re located — on your device or in the cloud with Archive Utility. Handles access to iCloud Drive and third-party cloud storage services such as Dropbox and Box within the app. - Browse view to navigate folders, organise your files with tags, move files between folders, search and sort. - Share files using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document and folder. - Drag and drop to select files and organise them into folders. - Inherit tagged and favourite items from Files app and allow to create and change within the app. Note: “Archive Utility” is standalone application running natively to archive files and expand archives securely right on your iOS device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support.

Screenshots

USB Mobile Disk4 screens
Archive Utility4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: USB Mobile Disk at 63% against Archive Utility's 0%. USB Mobile Disk also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 45 months) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). Archive Utility's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

USB Mobile Disk costs $0.99 and Archive Utility $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of USB Mobile Disk's written reviews are positive against 0% of Archive Utility's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USB Mobile Disk ships an update every 3 months, Archive Utility every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
USB Mobile Disk versus Archive Utility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSB Mobile DiskArchive Utility
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better3.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 45 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaphael OdermattRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Customer experience

USB Mobile Disk

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%

Archive Utility

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

USB Mobile Disk

No in-app purchases

None

Archive Utility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USB Mobile Disk free?
USB Mobile Disk costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archive Utility free?
Archive Utility costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USB Mobile Disk or Archive Utility?
USB Mobile Disk is rated higher. USB Mobile Disk averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Archive Utility averages 3.9 from 8 ratings.
Do USB Mobile Disk or Archive Utility have ads?
USB Mobile Disk shows ads; Archive Utility does not.
Which is updated more often, USB Mobile Disk or Archive Utility?
USB Mobile Disk ships an update every 3 months, and Archive Utility every 45 months. Most recently, USB Mobile Disk was updated on August 1, 2026 and Archive Utility on September 20, 2026.

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