PhoneCopy vs G Cloud Backup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhoneCopy
Safely back up and synchronize your contacts, photos, and videos across multiple devices. Access your data anytime from any web browser, ensuring it's always online and secure, even if you lose your phone.
- Contact backup and synchronization
- Photo and video backup
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Real-time web browser access
- Data archiving
- Unlimited synchronization (paid)
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Got a new phone and want to transfer your data from the old one? Ever worried about losing your contacts, photos and videos? PhoneCopy has you covered - back up everything in minutes and access it anytime, from any device. Your data is never sold or used for advertising. Your data stays in Europe. PhoneCopy is an EU-based service, so your privacy is always protected under European law. PHONECOPY ALLOWS YOU TO: - Backup, transfer and restore contacts, photos and videos - Automatic or manual synchronization - Access your data anytime and anywhere from a web browser - Use multiple devices at once - Automatic detection and removal of duplicate contacts - Archiving and restoring of deleted data - Photo galleries to share with friends MULTIPLATFORM PhoneCopy cloud service supports more than 9,000 device models, including iPhone, iPad, Android, KaiOS devices, Mac OS X, Linux, MS Windows, and older Symbian phones. Using our app, you can synchronize data to all these platforms via cloud storage (data support depends on particular platform, though). ALWAYS ONLINE Unlike other backup services or backups to your PC, PhoneCopy is designed as a secure cloud service for instant access anytime, anywhere. Your data is always online and accessible from any device connected to the internet. FREE AND GLOBAL You can sync anytime, anywhere for free*. All you need is a Wi-Fi connection or your regular data plan. EASY MANAGEMENT After logging into your PhoneCopy profile via a web browser, you can see which contacts or media have been successfully synced or changed. If you delete previously backed up contacts or media from your phone, you can easily restore them from your PhoneCopy backup at any time. PHONECOPY GALLERY PhoneCopy Gallery allows you to create galleries from your photos and share them with friends or the whole world. The gallery can either be private and accessible only to certain people, or completely public and listed in our gallery catalogue. CURRENT VERSION NOTES - Only the current photo edit, photo burst representative, or Live Photo still image is synchronized to the cloud. - Only some photo and video formats are supported. - Some features require a premium account. * The FREE service is intended for personal use on up to two devices with a limit of 500 stored contacts and 1 GB of storage for photos and videos. If you have problems with PhoneCopy, please contact our support team at support@phonecopy.com and we will get back to you promptly. You can contact us: www.PhoneCopy.com Email: support@phonecopy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhoneCopy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PhoneCopy Quick guide: https://www.phonecopy.com/pages/how_to_backup_contacts_from_iphone
G Cloud Backup
Securely back up your contacts, photos, videos, and calendars to the cloud. Easily migrate your data to new devices and expand your storage. Offers automatic uploads and advanced scheduling options for continuous protection.
- Automatic backup of contacts, photos, videos, calendars
- 3 GB free storage
- Migrate data to new devices
- Backup multiple devices
- Full resolution photo backup
- Advanced backup scheduling
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Back up your phone in minutes – Get up to 5 GB free. G Cloud backs up your photos, WhatsApp, contacts, and more—so you can switch devices, recover from loss, or restore after damage in just a few taps. What G Cloud backs up: • Photos & Videos: Keep every moment safe in the cloud. • WhatsApp (media): Back up your WhatsApp media in one place. • Contacts: Restore your full contact list instantly. Why 5M+ users choose G Cloud: • Access and restore your data from any device. • One-tap restore – Move to a new phone without losing anything. • Automatic backups – Set it once and let G Cloud run quietly in the background. • Custom backup control – Choose what to back up and when, so you stay in control. • Albums for your memories – Organize photos and videos into albums and find them fast. • Family plans – Protect multiple devices under one account and keep everyone’s data safe. • Strong privacy & encryption – Your content is encrypted and kept private. We never sell your data. Perfect for you if: • You’re upgrading to a new phone and don’t want the hassle of manual transfer. • You’ve lost or broken a phone before and never want to go through that stress again. • You use WhatsApp daily and want a simple way to keep your media and documents safe. • You want one place to protect your family’s phones and memories. Download today and get up to 5 GB of free cloud storage. Upgrade anytime for more space and extra peace of mind. Need help? For any inquiries, contact: support@gcloudbackup.com Privacy Policy & Terms: • Privacy Policy: https://www.genie9.com/gcloud/privacy-policy/ • Terms: https://www.genie9.com/gcloud/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhoneCopy at 96% against G Cloud Backup's 16%. PhoneCopy also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). G Cloud Backup's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PhoneCopy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and G Cloud Backup sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PhoneCopy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of PhoneCopy's written reviews are positive against 16% of G Cloud Backup's.
PhoneCopy ships an update monthly, G Cloud Backup every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhoneCopy | G Cloud Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (75 ratings) — better | 2.2 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better | 15.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e-Fractal s.r.o. | Genie9 LTD |
Customer experience
PhoneCopy
G Cloud Backup
Bugs and requests
PhoneCopy
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes after updates
- Sync issues leading to data loss
Requested features
3 requests- Photo and media backup capabilities
- Improved duplicate contact management
- Calendar and other data sync options
G Cloud Backup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PhoneCopy
- PhoneCopy PREMIUM 1 GB$24.99
- PhoneCopy PREMIUM 10 GB$49.99
G Cloud Backup
- 50 GB Subscription$0.991 Month
- 150GB Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- 300GB Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
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- Unlimited Subscription2 variants$3.991 Month
- Unlimited Subscription$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Monthly$6.991 Month
- 50 GB Subscription$9.991 Year
- 2TB Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- 100 GB Subscription$11.991 Year
- 150GB Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Unlimited Subscription$39.991 Year
- Unlimited Subscription$49.991 Year
- 20TB Monthly Subscription$99.991 Month
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlimited Life Time$99.99
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