Comparison

PowerDrive vs SanDisk ibi

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

Head to head
About

PowerDrive

This app allows you to automatically back up photos, videos, calendar, and contacts from your iOS device to external storage. It also enables direct shooting and saving to external drives, sharing to social media, and seamless file management across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic photo and video backup
  • Calendar and contact backup
  • Direct shooting to external drive
  • Social media sharing
  • 4K movie playback
  • Cross-platform file management
Features
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The PowerDrive app is designed to work with Lightning flash drive, card reader and hard drive, the world’s leading external storage for iOS devices, certified MFi by Apple. Simply plug your Lightning flash drive, card reader, Power Drive into your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, the app goes to work. Automatically back up Photos and Videos, Calendar and Contacts. - PowerDrive utilizes incremental backup, so after the first time you back everything up, it will only back up the newly shot photos and videos. 10 copies of Contacts and Calendar are kept for recovery if you lost some data. Restoring your important data with one tap -Backed up items can be restored to a new iPhone or iPad quickly from devices. With just one tap, your photos, calendar and contacts are all in place. Shoot HD videos, take photos and save to external drive instantly. - So long your device has space, you can shoot videos as long as you want until the device is full. Share photos and videos to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Wechat directly from PowerDrive devices. - Choose any of your photos or videos and share to social media you like. You don’t need to copy to iPhone/iPad and then open the apps to share. Browse photos on the external drive like they’re on a local drive. - PowerDrive automatically adjusts the size and thumbnail to fit different devices so your images always look great. Watch 4K Movie with no latency -PowerDrive supports playing multiple formats movies including 3GP,AVI,FLV,TS,RMVB,MKV,MPG,VOB,ASF,F4V,DV,MPEG,RM, MP4,MOV,M4V. Even SWF, AMV, MTV, TRP, MTS videos can be played instantly from your PowerDrive devices by simply renaming the affix. Subtitle and audio track can be selected while watching. Manage files easily between Mac, PC, iOS and iPadOS devices. - PowerDrive accessories are compatible with PC, Mac, iOS and iPadOS devices.. Transferring your files from PC/Mac to your iPhone/iPad is now a piece of cake via USB. Follow us on Facebook.com/hipowerdrive www.hipowerdrive.com

About

SanDisk ibi

This app works with a dedicated device to automatically gather your photos and videos from various sources into a central location. It allows for private sharing of these memories with selected individuals.

Highlights
  • Automatic photo and video collection
  • Centralized storage at home
  • Private sharing of albums and photos
  • Connects to phones, computers, USB drives
  • Integrates with cloud and social media
Features
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****NOTE: This app requires an additional device sold separately. Check out meetibi.com for more information. Meet ibi™, the smart photo manager that automatically collects all of your favorite photos and videos from your phone, computer, USB drives and popular cloud and social media accounts in one place at home. ibi lets you privately share individual photos or entire albums from vacations, birthday parties, weddings and more with only those you choose. GETTING STARTED Just plug in ibi and download this app, which will set up ibi for you. Then you’re ready to collect and privately share all your memories. For more information on Western Digital’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy please visit: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/vulnerability-disclosure-policy

Screenshots

PowerDrive4 screens
SanDisk ibi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SanDisk ibi at 4.7 against PowerDrive's 2.9. SanDisk ibi also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 21%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 13). PowerDrive's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SanDisk ibi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SanDisk ibi has 2.8K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of PowerDrive's written reviews are positive against 48% of SanDisk ibi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerDrive ships an update every 3 weeks, SanDisk ibi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PowerDrive versus SanDisk ibi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerDriveSanDisk ibi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (13 ratings)4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.9% of reviews48.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXinker Technology Co.,LtdWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

PowerDrive

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive20.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative67.3%

SanDisk ibi

All ratings2,762 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%

Bugs and requests

PowerDrive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SanDisk ibi

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing and freezing issues
  • Inability to reset password or connect device
  • Connectivity problems with WiFi and Bluetooth

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to download photos from iCloud
  • Support for horizontal Live Photos
  • Improved duplicate photo management

In-app purchases

None

PowerDrive

No in-app purchases

None

SanDisk ibi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerDrive free?
PowerDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SanDisk ibi free?
SanDisk ibi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerDrive or SanDisk ibi?
SanDisk ibi is rated higher. PowerDrive averages 2.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while SanDisk ibi averages 4.7 from 2.8K ratings.
Do PowerDrive or SanDisk ibi have ads?
Neither PowerDrive nor SanDisk ibi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerDrive or SanDisk ibi?
PowerDrive ships an update every 3 weeks, and SanDisk ibi every 2 months. Most recently, PowerDrive was updated on October 15, 2026 and SanDisk ibi on October 24, 2026.

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