uDisk vs File Manager
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.
File Manager
This app provides comprehensive file management capabilities, including viewing images, editing text, and previewing office documents. It also offers robust compression/decompression, media playback, scanning, cloud storage integration, and secure file transfer options.
- Image browser
- Text and source code editor
- Office document and PDF reader
- Compression and decompression
- Universal audio/video player
- Cloud storage management
- Network file transfer
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File Manager - The best all-in-one file management app, chosen by over 100,000 users. Main feature list: - Image browser, supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and other image formats - Text editor, supports adjusting text size and offers hundreds of font options - Office document preview, supports Word, PPT, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and other document formats - PDF reader, supports converting PDF pages to images - Epub reader, supports various themes and text switching - Comic reader, supports cbz and cbr file types - Source code editor, supports over 100 programming languages and offers more than 80 selectable themes - Compression and decompression, supports almost all compression file formats such as rar, zip, 7z, lzma, tar, iso, tgz, txz, zstd, and also supports encrypted compression and file decryption, and extract compressed archive by volume. - Universal audio player, supports accelerated and decelerated playback - Universal video player, supports m3u8 online playback, subtitle addition, channel switching, etc. - QR code and barcode scanning and custom QR code generation - Scanner, supports scanning various documents and IDs - Cloud storage management, supports iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Baidu Netdisk and Alibaba Cloud Disk - Network connectivity, supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, NFS and AList - Near-field transmission, allows file transfer between phones without consuming network data - Lock screen feature, supports gesture and PIN code unlocking, and also supports Touch ID and Face ID unlocking. More features will be released gradually, stay tuned.
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Verdict
uDisk and File Manager both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of uDisk's written reviews are positive against 22% of File Manager's. uDisk also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). File Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and File Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for uDisk against 4.3 for File Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 248 and 122 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of uDisk's written reviews are positive against 22% of File Manager's.
uDisk ships an update every 2 months, File Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uDisk | File Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (248 ratings) | 4.3 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 248 — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD | Mirarobot Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
uDisk
File Manager
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
File Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
uDisk
- Pro Version$3.99
File Manager
- Update to Pro$2.99
- Premium$3.99









