PQI iCube vs Borg Backup Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
PQI iCube
Easily back up and restore your phone's photos, videos, and contacts. View your media and contact lists directly within the app. Share files from your phone to other applications.
- Photo backup
- Video backup
- Contact backup
- Restore photos
- Restore videos
- Restore contacts
- File sharing
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PQI iCube is an dedicated application that design for PQI iCube Support backup of phone photoοΌvideoοΌand contacts. Support restoring photo, videos and contacts to mobile phones. Support viewing photo, video, contacts in the phone. Support sharing files on the phone to the third-party applications.
Borg Backup Explorer
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Borg Backup Explorer opens the backups you already have. It connects to your own Borg repository over SSH, lists its archives, and lets you walk through them like a file manager - to find the one file you need and get it back, without restoring anything else and without sitting down at a computer. WHAT IT DOES - Browse every archive in a Borg repository, folder by folder - Preview photos and documents before downloading them - Download a single file and open it in any app on your phone - Keep what you downloaded, or delete it when you no longer need it - Show hidden files, or leave them out of the way ON YOUR PHONE, AND NOWHERE ELSE The app talks to your backup host itself, over SSH. Your SSH key and your repository password never leave the phone, and there is no server in between that sees anything. The first time an archive is opened it is read through once to build an index, which takes a while and is best done on Wi-Fi; everything after that is fast. WHAT YOU NEED An existing Borg repository you can reach over SSH, the SSH key for it, and the repository passphrase. This app does not create backups and does not change them - it only reads. Nothing in your repository is ever written to or deleted. PRO The app is free for one repository and for files up to 2 MB, previews included. A pro account downloads files of any size and lets you configure more than one repository. It is a subscription, monthly or yearly. PRIVACY The app holds your SSH key and repository password to connect, and nothing else. There are no accounts to create and no personal data is collected. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.insoso.at/borg-backup-explorer.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PQI iCube at none against Borg Backup Explorer's 3. PQI iCube also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.2). Borg Backup Explorer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Borg Backup Explorer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PQI iCube asks for nothing beyond the download.
PQI iCube ships an update monthly, Borg Backup Explorer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PQI iCube | Borg Backup Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 β better | 17.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. | insoso GmbH |
In-app purchases
PQI iCube
No in-app purchases
Borg Backup Explorer
- Pro Account$3.991 Month
- Pro Account$39.991 Year
- Pro Account$3.99
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