Phone Drive Pro: File Sync
★ 4.6What it actually doesPhone Drive Pro is a file manager and media player for iOS/iPad that enables managing local and cloud files, transferring them via Wi-Fi to a computer, and playing music and video. Recent updates removed key features (equalizer, browser) and reduced stability.
Actually does
- ✓File manager70% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync30% of reviews
- ✓Music player50% of reviews
- ✓Video player10% of reviews
- ✓File sharing20% of reviews
- ✓Document Management30% of reviews
- ✓Archiver30% of reviews
- ✓Password manager10% of reviews
- ✓Data import10% of reviews
- ✓Data export20% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠PDF viewer
- ⚠Audio recorder
- ⚠Rich-text editor
- ⚠Biometric Authentication
- ⚠Multi-account
Common complaints
- ✗Critical regression after updates — app fails to launch, crashes20% of mentions
«Installed the latest update and the app won't load»
- ✗Broken file compression during Wi-Fi transfer — archives corrupted15% of mentions
«When downloading files from iPhone to Mac, the files are packed into a zip archive... This archive is always broken»
- ✗Removal of key features (equalizer, browser, Wi-Fi download) without notice30% of mentions
«Where did the equalizer go in the app?! They removed the equalizer that was worth downloading for»
- ✗Significant slowdowns, freezes, and crashes after updates15% of mentions
«the app is seriously laggy, freezes, then closes»
- ✗Intrusive ads promoting paid features, cannot be disabled10% of mentions
«a promo pops up offering to upgrade it. And there's no way to turn off this "ad"»
What people praise
- ★Multi-year reliability and long-term support (10+ years of use)
«I use it constantly for about ten years now; I've been using it since I got my iPhone in 2013»
- ★Convenient file management, Wi-Fi transfer (worked well in older versions)
«Transfer files from a laptop over Wi-Fi, download music in the built-in browser and listen to music - my favorite»
- ★Good sound quality and convenient player (with equalizer in older versions)
«Equalizer 🥰 sound quality 🥰»
- ★Works on old devices when nothing else launches
«on all old iPhones where nothing else launches anymore, and it works»
- ★Wide support for document, video, and audio formats
«Very good for listening to music, audiobooks, basic work with documents»