iExpand vs Storage Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iExpand
This utility allows users to read data from microSD cards using a Lightning connector. It offers traditional data reading capabilities along with features for backing up contacts and copying pictures.
- microSD card reader
- Lightning connector compatible
- External device operation
- Traditional data reading
- Contact backup
- Picture copying
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iExpand is an operated software of microSD card reader,which is made for Lightning connector.Working with external device,except traditional data reading function，it also can be used for reading data,backup contacts and copying pictures etc.
Storage Cards
Easily track your storage cards across various devices like cameras, smartphones, and TV boxes. This straightforward application helps you manage your SD cards and other storage media.
- Track storage cards
- Supports cameras
- Supports smartphones
- Supports TV-Boxes
- Supports Raspberry Pi
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Camera, Smartphone, TV-Box, Raspberry Pi - storage cards everywhere? Keep track of your cards with this simple app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Storage Cards at 3.0 against iExpand's 2.3. Storage Cards also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). iExpand's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Storage Cards holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iExpand has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of iExpand's written reviews are positive against 0% of Storage Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iExpand ships an update every 3 months, Storage Cards weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iExpand | Storage Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (32 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Reflying Electronic Co., Ltd | Philipp HOEHNE |
Customer experience
iExpand
Storage Cards
Bugs and requests
iExpand
Reported bugs
31 issues- App crashes
- Errors during file transfer
- Cannot save or move files to external drive
- App not showing in device settings
- Drive not recognized after app update
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- Cannot find SD card storage
- Extremely slow performance
- Device storage issues (nothing shown to transfer)
- No video playback on newer iOS versions
- Uploaded photos come out of order
- Freezes and crashes during photo loading
- Some GIFs and photos uploaded are blank
- File names get corrupted during transfer
- Cannot preview videos on newer iOS versions
- Photos lost
- SD card media files not read
- SD card option remains greyed out
- Edited photo also copies original photo
- Files copied from iPad to card are deleted from SD card when deleted from iPad
- Files renamed to long hex numbers
- No audio on media videos
- Cannot copy files or save contacts
- Computer doesn't recognize the device
- Won't recognize SD card
- Only a fraction of photos are loaded
- Contact backup option is greyed out
- Does not work with Micro SD cards above 4GB
- Cannot see SD card
- Audio issue with iOS 13 fixed
- Video issue with iOS 13 fixed
- App doesn't list on save-to options from Safari
Requested features
13 requests- Add ability to send files to iExpand from other apps
- Improve file transfer reliability for large amounts of photos/videos
- Fix issue with other file types not being savable to U盘
- Add ability to play music outside of the app
- Fix video playback issues on newer iOS versions
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- Allow users to play music outside of the app
- Fix issue with edited photos also copying original
- Add ability to password lock folders or encrypt SD card
- Add ability to send data to iCloud or other apps
- Add ability to read epub books and comic books
- Fix dark theme issues and swiping between photos
- Fix file name corruption during transfer
- Allow playback of music outside the app
Storage Cards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iExpand
No in-app purchases
Storage Cards
No in-app purchases
