NextHub Remote vs CCC Mobile Backup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextHub Remote
Manage all your NextDNS accounts from a single dashboard on your device. Monitor connection status, view analytics, filter logs, and even control NextDNS settings. Enjoy a private and feature-rich experience with optional tipping.
- Manage multiple NextDNS accounts
- Check NextDNS connection status
- View analytics and query logs
- Live stream query logs
- Control NextDNS settings
- Home screen widgets
- Private and secure
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NextHub is a dashboard for all your NextDNS accounts right on your device. - Add and manage multiple configurations from multiple NextDNS accounts. - Check NextDNS connection status on your device. - View rich analytics. - Filter and search your query logs. - Live Stream your query logs. - Enable or Disable NextDNS from NextHub using Shortcuts. - Widgets: See quick statistics right on your home page. - Manage your configuration’s settings right from NextHub. - Add a note with allow or deny list entries for reference. - See historical ping to NextDNS servers logged right on your device. - Authenticate access to NextHub with a passphrase, Face ID, or Touch ID. - Light and Dark mode support. - Shortcuts to jump right into Configuration Management and Logs from the main view! - 100% Private. Your data does not leave your device. Nobody but you can see it. All features of the app are free to use, and will always be. Tipping is optional and can be done right on NextHub. Tipping does not unlock any additional features.
CCC Mobile Backup
Easily back up your mobile device's photos and files to your Mac, network storage, or external drives. This app integrates with your desktop backup system, handling volume management, encryption, and versioning. It can also help free up space by verifying backups and offering to delete source files.
- Backup photos and files
- Integrates with CCC Desktop
- Supports Mac, network, and external storage
- Handles volume management and encryption
- Verifies backups
- Option to delete source files
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Back up media and files from the Photos and Files applications (that are stored locally on your mobile device) with ease to your Mac, to a network volume, or to storage attached to your iPhone/iPad. Bring your iPhone or iPad files and photos into your CCC Desktop backup ecosystem. Back up files and photos directly from your mobile device to a backup disk attached to your Mac that’s managed by CCC. Just a few taps on your mobile device, then the desktop application handles volume management, encryption, verification, and backup versioning. CCC Mobile can also back up files from your Photos Library and from the Files application (that are stored locally on your mobile device) to an external storage device attached to your iPhone/iPad, or to Network Attached Storage on your local Wi-Fi network. Looking to offload some photos from your mobile device? CCC mobile can verify the files that were backed up, then offer an option to delete those files from the source to free up space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextHub Remote at 100% against CCC Mobile Backup's 56%. NextHub Remote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (115 vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. NextHub Remote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CCC Mobile Backup sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NextHub Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextHub Remote has 115 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NextHub Remote's written reviews are positive against 56% of CCC Mobile Backup's.
NextHub Remote ships an update every 6 weeks, CCC Mobile Backup monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | NextHub Remote | CCC Mobile Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (115 ratings) — better | 4.1 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vishal Vijayashekkar | Bombich Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
NextHub Remote
CCC Mobile Backup
Bugs and requests
NextHub Remote
Reported bugs
5 issues- Shortcuts to disable/enable NextDNS not showing
- Live logs sometimes don't work
- App icon remains white in iOS 18 Dark Mode
- Losing search results from logs when closing app
- Small glitches in new iOS
Requested features
6 requests- Parental controls feature
- App icon compatible with iOS 18 Dark Mode
- iMac support
- Paid features for further development
- Filter out unwanted domains (e.g., Apple/iCloud)
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- Update for new iOS with glitch fixes
CCC Mobile Backup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NextHub Remote
- Small Tip (Coffee)$1.99
- Medium Tip (Lunch)$4.99
- Large Tip (Device Upgrade)$9.99
CCC Mobile Backup
- Unlimited External Storage$2.99
- Unlimited NAS Backups$2.99
- Unlimited CCC Diplomat Backups$2.99
Questions
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