In this app, you can prepare bootable SD cards for your Raspberry Pi by downloading OS images and writing them directly to SD or USB cards. Includes features for downloading OS files and writing images without root access.
AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 3.1. Trustworthiness 81 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 22 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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5 star
38%
4 star
8%
3 star
7%
2 star
5%
1 star
42%
What to know
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Low review manipulation risk
22% review manipulation risk
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Mixed user feedback
Average 3.0★ rating suggests room for improvement
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High negative review ratio
47% of sampled ratings are 1–2 stars
About Pi SD Card Imager
Prepare bootable SD cards for your Raspberry Pi direct on your phone - no storage needed.
- No PC required !
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / LibreELEC (KODI) / Ubuntu SD cards without root
- Can use internal / external SD card or USB card reader
- Write while downloading - doesn't use up GBs of space of phone
- Safe - by default does not delete files on SD
- Read/backup SD card (this feature needs root)
Can automatically download, and install OS to SD/USB
More details:
- Download OS images direct in the app
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / KODI SD cards without root
- Write SD Card direct from custom .img file or zipped .img (root)
- Backup SD card direct to a compressed zip file (root)
No root required for:
-Writing NOOBS based OS to SD Cards (NOOBS / NOOBS Lite / PINN / BerryBoot /LibreLEC KODI )
-Downloading OS files
Root required for:
- Backing up SD card to a zipped .img file
- Writing custom OS .img to SD Cards
Recommended to use an OTG USB cable and a USB card reader.
Twitter: @mikered
- No PC required !
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / LibreELEC (KODI) / Ubuntu SD cards without root
- Can use internal / external SD card or USB card reader
- Write while downloading - doesn't use up GBs of space of phone
- Safe - by default does not delete files on SD
- Read/backup SD card (this feature needs root)
Can automatically download, and install OS to SD/USB
More details:
- Download OS images direct in the app
- Write Raspbian NOOBS / KODI SD cards without root
- Write SD Card direct from custom .img file or zipped .img (root)
- Backup SD card direct to a compressed zip file (root)
No root required for:
-Writing NOOBS based OS to SD Cards (NOOBS / NOOBS Lite / PINN / BerryBoot /LibreLEC KODI )
-Downloading OS files
Root required for:
- Backing up SD card to a zipped .img file
- Writing custom OS .img to SD Cards
Recommended to use an OTG USB cable and a USB card reader.
Twitter: @mikered
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Reviews for Pi SD Card Imager
Carter O'Neill
11/16/2025
App is super outdated, the only OS you can flash successfully is retropie.
Logan
11/3/2025
Can't even image rpi os for rpi 3. Doesn't image properly and always does a flashing pattern.
