Parachute Backup Mobile

Parachute Backup Mobile

For iCloud Photos & Drive

71 ratings
68 reviews
#101 in paid Utilities
🔧 Utilities
📷 Photo & Video
$9.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 14, 2025
  • July 16, 2026

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About

This app provides a secure backup solution for your iCloud Photos and iCloud Drive content. It allows you to transfer your photos, videos, and documents to various storage options you control, ensuring you retain full ownership and access to your data.

Backup iCloud Photos and Drive
Multiple storage destinations (external drives, cloud services, NAS)
Preserve original quality and edits
Automated backups via Shortcuts and Schedules
Privacy-first design with no data sent to app servers
Supports Live Photos, RAW, and slow motion
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What's New in Parachute Backup Mobile

1.8.3

July 16, 2026

* Improved logging for technical support.

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Top Paid

📊 101

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The app has maintained its position at 101 recently.

Last updated on July 26, 2026.

User reviews

Einfach, schön und transparent zu nutzen

Die Anwendung ist sehr intuitiv zu bedienen. Die Oberfläche ist sehr ansprechend und die Backup-Aufgaben von sogar großen Datenmengen (>20 GB) funktionieren sehr stabil sowohl über iOS als auch macOS

Excellent UI

Set up my NAS at home ages ago, this was the app that made it easy to backup 15 years of iCloud files

Funktionierende App für iCloud Backup

Tolles, gut funktionierendes Backup für das iCloud Drive. Das Userinterface hat noch Weiterentwicklungspotenzial. Schnelle Antwort des Entwicklers auf Fragen.
Ganz wichtig, kein Abo!

Definitiv eine Kaufempfehlung.

Unusable

Want to use it for backing up photos from iPad to external disk. Played 10€ and it can not even access the photos from iCloud. It only copied 5 local photos and the 32000 from cloud just were ignored. Please do not use this App.

Response from developer

Hi IdleUser12345, here’s Florian, Co-Founder of Leitmotif. I am sorry to read that Parachute Backup does not work for you. Please reach out to us via the Support option inside the app, so we can help find out what the problem is in your specific case. The app works fine for thousands of users, so it can’t be generally ‘unusable’ as you claim.

This won’t work if you have more than 20k photos

The upload to a hard drive really moves at a glacial pace. I spent three days trying to back up my library and then on one of the days my phone died while I was backing up and I lost all of my progress. I tried to restart backing up, but it has to index from the beginning, and I felt so discouraged. If you feel like watching your phone, pausing before it dies, and then resuming, for like a week and a half this might work.

EDIT: Thank you for the response! I did buy 2 TB of Google Drive space and tried to get the library onto Google Photos-it worked for about two days with no issues, but then failed suddenly at about 40% progress — when it was restarted, I’m not sure if it was scanning, but it was just as slow as the actual uploads, so I gave up. This time the phone was on and connected to power the whole time. I really wanted to love this app!
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Response from developer

Hi there, this is Florian, Co-Founder of Leitmotif. Thanks for your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble with Parachute Backup. Feel free to reach out to us directly from within the app at any time. We are humans and provide support for our users. Re your review title, I beg to differ. I agree that it is more challenging to back up a large library on a mobile device, but Parachute Backup will crunch through your library without any issue. The problems are mainly related to keeping your device powered for a long time and to the fact that iOS takes a lot of liberty to slow down or even stop apps in order to save battery and memory. When Parachute Backup is forced to stop by the system, it will restart backing up next time it is run. It will not start again from the beginning, but it will need to re-scan your library and check already backed up files. This is because we want to ensure that you end up with a complete and consistent backup.

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Support for Proton Drive

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FAQ

What does Parachute Backup do?

Parachute Backup acts as a companion app to back up your iCloud Photos library and iCloud Drive folders. It transfers your photos, videos, and documents to storage locations that you control, such as external drives, Google Drive, OneDrive, or network drives.

What are the key features of Parachute Backup?

Key features include backing up entire iCloud Photos libraries and Drive folders, preserving original quality and edits, supporting various backup destinations, and automating backups with Shortcuts and Schedules. It also emphasizes a privacy-first approach, ensuring your credentials are not handled by the app.

How much does Parachute Backup cost?

The application is a one-time purchase, meaning there are no recurring fees or subscriptions. This purchase unlocks all backup functionality.

Can I restore my files without using Parachute Backup?

Yes, you can restore your files without the app. The backups are stored in normal folders on your chosen storage destination, allowing you to browse and copy them back using Finder or other file management tools.

Can Parachute Backup back up folders not in iCloud?

Yes, the app can back up non-iCloud folders. You can add any folder you wish to back up by selecting it through the iOS/iPadOS file picker.