MobileyMe vs Tether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MobileyMe
This app offers seamless contact backup and retrieval across devices. It also provides high-quality internet-based calling and prioritizes user privacy with secure, Canadian-based data storage and no data collection.
- Effortless contact backup
- Crystal-clear VoIP calling
- Secure data storage in Canada
- Privacy-first, no data collection
- Access contacts from any device
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US and Canada numbers only. Back up your contacts on your own phone. Then sign in on a new, spare or friend's phone and your backed up contacts are there. Calls you place show your number on the carriers we have tested. Set it up while you still have your phone. Your phone dies at the airport. It gets stolen at a festival. It breaks on the way to work. Your number still belongs to you, but your contacts and your way of reaching people are stuck on that phone. MobileyMe is the safety net you set up before that day. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Keep your number for calls: verify once on your own phone while you still have it. Calls you place then show your number on the carriers we have tested, even on another phone. Carriers decide how each call is labeled. • Back up your contacts to a private, encrypted cloud account. On your own phone, backup happens automatically once you grant Contacts access. On another phone you sign in on, your backed up contacts are there. • On iPhone, the app walks you through turning on carrier call forwarding from your own phone. It has to be on before your phone is lost. With call forwarding on through a US carrier, calls to your number can ring the iPhone you signed in on. • Text your contacts through the app, from a MobileyMe line. Texts never come from your own number, and login codes sent to your carrier number still go to your SIM. • Message other MobileyMe users in the app, with read receipts. Your MobileyMe messages are there on the phone you sign in on. • See the last place your phone checked in, if you allowed location. • Sign out of a lost phone from another phone. It signs out the next time that phone is online. • When you sign out of MobileyMe on a phone, the app removes your MobileyMe data from that phone. Your contacts and messages stay in your MobileyMe cloud account. • Block a number for calls and texts. • Sign in with Face ID or Touch ID instead of retyping your password. START FREE MobileyMe is free to download, with a monthly allowance of calls and texts. Premium adds unlimited calls and texts in the US and Canada. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription billed to your Apple ID, and you can manage or cancel it in Settings. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Your data is encrypted when it's sent and when it's stored, in a private account protected by your sign-in. Your number, on any phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mobileyme.com/privacy
Tether
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Tether makes it effortless to send photos, videos, documents, and any other files across all your devices. No cables, no complicated workflows, and no more emailing yourself files. Just sign in, link your devices, and transfer instantly with a private, encrypted, peer-to-peer connection. Whether you’re moving files between your phone and laptop or sharing media across different platforms, Tether keeps everything fast, simple, and secure. • Cross-platform by design Works seamlessly across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux devices. • True peer-to-peer transfers Tether helps your devices connect to each other, but every file is sent directly between them. Your files never touch our or any other third party server. • End-to-end encrypted Every transfer is protected with strong encryption, so only your devices can access your files. • Original quality, no limits Send any number of files, any size, always without compression. • Your devices, connected anywhere Signed-in devices on your account can send and receive files whether they’re on the same network or across the world. Built for privacy. Built for speed. Built for you. Tether keeps your files between your devices only, ensuring you’re always in control. Whether you’re transferring work documents, photos, or anything else, Tether makes secure cross-platform sharing easier than ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tether at none against MobileyMe's 4. Tether also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. MobileyMe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tether asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MobileyMe | Tether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobileyMe Inc. | Lucien Kerssens |
In-app purchases
MobileyMe
- MobileyMe Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- MobileyMe Premium (Yearly)$99.991 Year
- Monthly Plan$2.99
- Yearly Plan$28.00
Tether
No in-app purchases









