Comparison

AirDrive vs Mach Write

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

Head to head
About

AirDrive

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless external hard drive. Easily transfer, view, and share photos, videos, music, and documents across devices without needing special software or cables. Secure your data with a pass lock and organize files efficiently.

Highlights
  • Wireless external hard drive functionality
  • File transfer without iTunes or software
  • View and share photos, videos, and music
  • Create and organize folders
  • Pass lock for data security
  • Download files from the internet
  • Create notes (drawing, audio, text)
Features
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Finally use your iPhone/iPad/iPod as an external hard drive; view and share your photos, videos, musics and other documents on the go. Connect your iDevices to computers and smart phones without iTunes or other third part software, and share files easily. Download musics, videos and other stuffs on the internet. Protect all your data with a pass lock… AirDrive does it all ! AirDrive combines wifi server features with a powerful file manager; it is now easy to connect your iPhone* to computers and smart phones, and use it as an external hard drive, to share files and view them on the go. No need for iTunes, special cables or other software to connect your iPhone: the only thing required is an internet wifi connection. Simply share photos, videos and musics with your friends when you see them. Import several photos and videos at once from your camera roll and albums and share them with your friends. Import musics from your iPod library and share them too! Your friends can also upload their photos, videos, musics and other files to your iPhone* and you can then view/play them and save the photos in videos all at once in your camera roll. Import files from any other apps that support file sharing (mail attachments, file manager apps, editing apps…): view them and protect them into the app with a pass lock. Download files on the internet and in other files sharing apps; download several files in the background while seeing photos/videos or creating notes. Let your friends download your files with their computers and smart phones. And so many other features that we could continue for hours ..! Main app features: - Connect your iPhone* to computers as an external hard drive and easily transfer files, create folders to organize them, view them and share them on the go. Works with Mac and Windows computers. - Connect your iPhone* to computers and smart phones by simply entering the app server url: let your friends download your files and upload theirs without itunes, special cables or software. - Import several photos and videos into the app to protect them or share them. - Import musics from your iPod library play and share them ! - Organize your files on the go: create folders, rename your files, copy, move them at specific locations, delete and save them. - Create drawing, audio and text notes directly in the app. -Of course you can also transfer file with iTunes and its file sharing feature. - Protect all your data with a pass lock. - Share all your files by email, with other apps and on social networks. If you have issues with the app, write us an email at support@seb-appstore.com. If you report a problem in your review, unfortunately we can not contact you and help you out. Check out many great other apps at www.SEB-AppStore.com iPhone*: iPhone, iPod and iPad devices

About

Mach Write

This app offers robust editing and viewing capabilities for RTF, TXT, and PDF files across iOS and macOS. It features iCloud synchronization, syntax highlighting for code formats, and PDF annotation tools.

Highlights
  • iCloud document synchronization
  • RTF Read/Write support
  • TXT and code format Read/Write with syntax highlighting
  • PDF Creation, Viewing, and Editing
  • Freehand PDF writing on iOS
  • DOC and DOCX viewing on iOS
Features
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**Please visit our website or search for "Mach Write" in the Mac App Store to download the macOS version, only $3.99!** Mach Write is a powerful new RTF, TXT, PDF (Rich Text Format, Plain Text, PDF) Editor and Viewer for iOS and macOS! Featuring full iCloud document synchronization, RTF in multiple styles, sizes, and colors; as well as PDF Viewing/Creating/Annotation; and TXT files in addition to supporting nearly 15 plain text code formats; Mach Write makes it super easy to create in many different formats while still being incredibly powerful! And the best part is Mach Write is free for iOS and only $3.99 (U.S.) on macOS! - iCloud document synchronization; Mach Write keeps all your documents up to date on all your iOS and OS X devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac) - RTF Read/Write support; easily Create and Edit Rich Text with multiple styles, alignment, font sizes, color, shadows, line spacing, and more -- one of the most popular word processor formats widely compatible across OS X, Windows, and Linux - TXT Read/Write support; as well as HTML/JS/PHP/RB/PL/JAVA/C/H/M/CP/MM Read/Write with Syntax Highlighting support for HTML, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, C, C++, Objective-C++ and more - PDF Creation, Viewing, Editing; PDF Free-hand writing on iOS -- Create Blank PDFs super easy and draw diagrams, take notes, etc. (Large PDF documents in iCloud, such as large eBooks, are not recommended) - DOC and DOCX Viewing on iOS (DOC/DOCX Read/Write support on OS X) - Export as PDF makes it easy to annotate PDF's for grading papers, making corrections, or signing documents (iOS only) - Revolutionary PDF Magnifer feature makes it super easy to take Notes and automatically save as PDF (iOS only) - Incredibly advanced, yet super easy to use!

Screenshots

AirDrive4 screens
Mach Write4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mach Write at Free against AirDrive's $4.99. Mach Write also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 26%). AirDrive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Mach Write is free to download; AirDrive costs $4.99 up front. Mach Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AirDrive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for AirDrive against 1.0 for Mach Write. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of AirDrive's written reviews are positive against 46% of Mach Write's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirDrive ships an update every 12 months, Mach Write every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AirDrive versus Mach Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirDriveMach Write
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews45.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETMach Software Design

Customer experience

AirDrive

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative69.6%

Mach Write

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

AirDrive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mach Write

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is AirDrive free?
AirDrive costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mach Write free?
Mach Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AirDrive or Mach Write?
AirDrive and Mach Write are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AirDrive or Mach Write have ads?
Mach Write shows ads; AirDrive does not.
Which is updated more often, AirDrive or Mach Write?
AirDrive ships an update every 12 months, and Mach Write every 10 months. Most recently, AirDrive was updated on October 26, 2026 and Mach Write on October 23, 2026.

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