uDisk vs Transcend Smart Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Transcend Smart Reader
Expand your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch storage with external SD or microSD cards using a compatible card reader. This app provides an all-in-one browser for photos, videos, music, and documents, along with efficient file management and instant camera roll backups.
- Expand iPhone/iPad storage with SD/microSD cards
- All-in-one media and document viewer
- Efficient file management
- Instant Camera Roll backup
- Real-time storage information
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Transcend Smart Reader app is designed to work with RDA2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to expand storage capacity with external SD or microSD card. Features: • Auto-launch app when plugged in RDA2 card reader • All-in-one browser: Photo Viewer, Video Player, Music Player and Document Pre-viewer • Efficient file management between Apple devices and RDA2 card reader • Instant backup of Camera Roll through RDA2 card reader • Real-time storage information display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: uDisk at 84% against Transcend Smart Reader's 24%. uDisk also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (233 vs 8). Transcend Smart Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. uDisk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Transcend Smart Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
uDisk holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uDisk has 233 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of uDisk's written reviews are positive against 24% of Transcend Smart Reader's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uDisk | Transcend Smart Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (233 ratings) — better | 2.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better | 24.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 233 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 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 | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD | Transcend Information, Inc. |
Customer experience
uDisk
Transcend Smart Reader
Bugs and requests
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
Transcend Smart Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
uDisk
- Pro Version$3.99
Transcend Smart Reader
No in-app purchases
