Comparison

i vs PhotoCube AI

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

Head to head
About

i

Expand your iPhone and iPad storage with a portable drive that offers universal content access. Transfer files, back up your camera roll, and manage media with ease, even without an internet connection. Supports a wide range of formats and offers robust security features.

Highlights
  • Bi-directional Lightning and USB connector
  • Universal content access and portability
  • Comprehensive media format support
  • Camera Roll and Contacts backup
  • File encryption
  • Direct saving to flash drive
  • UHD 4K video recording
Features
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Overview The i-Memory features a bi-directional Lightning and USB connector for Apple iOS storage expansion with universal content access and portability. It is fully certified for iPhone, iPad, and iPod, allowing data transfer between them and PCs with plug and play ease. From songs to Ultra HD 4K files, users can move data free from network bandwidth or internet availability limitations. Even today, convenient and spacious physical storage is faster and more reliable than online storage, and works anywhere so you’re always in touch with content. Key Functions: 1. Comprehensive media format support The i-Memory supports nearly 40 popular media formats. For video, these include MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV, RMVB, and MKV, among others. All major audio standards are supported, alongside JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF and other image formats. i-Memory compatibility extends to the RAW file extension, leading to optimal content coverage and seamless access. 2. Camera Roll backup Keep snapping pics and capturing videos with your iPhone without worrying about on-device space running out. Quickly back up your entire Camera Roll to the i-Memory to free up capacity on your iPhone. This is especially useful while on vacation or at special events and whenever uploading to cloud storage isn’t feasible. The spacious i-Memory is there when you need it. 3. Intuitive content management We include the i-Memory app for user friendly management of all content stored on the UE710. The app works on iPhone, iPad, iPod, enabling access to documents, videos, music, and photos. Check available storage, copy, delete, rename, and preview content of videos and photos: all through a simple and fast interface. New Features: 1. One touch backup for Camera Roll / Contacts 2. Single file, multi-file, and folder-wide encryption 3. i-Memory Camera: - Save photos / videos directly to Flash drive - Built in multiple filters effects for photos - Up to UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) video recording 4. Subtitle format support: SRT, ASS, Sub 5. Support lossless Audio format: FLAC, APE, ALAC 6. RAW file preview and copy to device Camera Roll 7. Live Photos backup support on iOS 10 8. Support Chromecast for video / photo cast 9. Support AirPods music playback 10. App Lock: AI920 Flash Drive encryption via App

About

PhotoCube AI

Manage and back up personal files like photos, contacts, and calendar events from iOS devices. Supports over 45 file formats, including documents, images, audio, and video.

Highlights
  • File management
  • Data backup
  • Photo management
  • Contact backup
  • Calendar sync
  • Supports 45+ file formats
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PhotoCube AI is the best total file management solution to backup and manage your personal files (Photos, Contacts and Calendar) for iOS devices. Powered by AI, PhotoCube AI helps you quickly find your memories with intelligent photo search. Search your photos by people, places, or keywords, making it easy to rediscover moments without manually browsing thousands of images. Key Features: • AI-powered photo search • Search photos by People (Face Recognition) • Search photos by Places • Search photos by Keywords and Objects • Automatic backup for Photos, Contacts and Calendar • Restore your data anytime • Supports 50+ file formats • Privacy-first — your data stays under your control Support more than 50 different types of file formats : * File preview and playback availability may vary depending on the iOS version, media codec, file contents, and system decoder support. Image: bmp, cur, dng, gif, heic, heif, ico, jpeg, jpg, png, ppm, tif, tiff, webp, xbm Video: 3gp, avi, flv, m4v (without DRM), mkv, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, rm, ts, vob, wmv Audio: aac, aif, aiff, caf, FLAC, m4a, mp3, wav Document: doc, docx, html, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, pdf, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt (UTF-8), xls, xlsx Compressed: zip It’s the most versatile iOS file management solution for your data. This app is compatible with: PhotoFast PhotoCube AI More information: https://www.photofast.com/

Screenshots

i4 screens
PhotoCube AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhotoCube AI at every 8 days against i's every 5 weeks. i's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update every 5 weeks, PhotoCube AI every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
i versus PhotoCube AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPhotoCube AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB530 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADATA Technology Co., Ltd.i-FlashDrive Inc.

Customer experience

i

All ratings23 ratings
Positive39.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative52.2%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative74.3%

PhotoCube AI

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoCube AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoCube AI free?
PhotoCube AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or PhotoCube AI have ads?
Neither i nor PhotoCube AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or PhotoCube AI?
i ships an update every 5 weeks, and PhotoCube AI every 8 days. Most recently, i was updated on November 6, 2026 and PhotoCube AI on November 2, 2026.

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