IBackup vs Photo Eraser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBackup
Easily back up and restore your mobile data, including contacts, photos, videos, and calendar events, to the cloud with a single tap. Access your backed-up files from any device and share them securely. Automatic uploads and robust encryption ensure your data is safe and accessible.
- Single-tap backup and restore
- Selective file backup
- Cross-device access
- Secure file sharing
- Automatic photo/video upload
- 256-bit AES encryption
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The all new online backup app for iOS makes it possible to backup and restore mobile data with a 'single tap'. Backup your contacts, photos, videos, and calendar events to the cloud. Backup unlimited devices into a single account and access them from anywhere - no matter which IBackup plan you belong to! Features: • Backup and restore contacts, photos, videos, and calendar events with a single tap. • Selectively backup and restore only the files you need. • Browse files and download photos and videos from all your linked devices. • Share files and folders with anyone using a single secure link. • Automatic upload option protects your photos and videos, as soon as they are taken, via wi-fi or cellular data. • View pictures, play video, and more from the Gallery. Security features: • Data is encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption. • With the optional private key encryption, no one but you can access your data. • Lock the app with a passcode.
Photo Eraser
Easily remove unwanted objects, text, or people from your photos and videos. This app offers tools to repair images by cloning or covering, and allows for video editing like watermarking and trimming. Achieve professional-looking edits with a variety of intuitive features.
- Remove unwanted objects by swipe
- Clone tool for photo repair
- Brush tool for single-color backgrounds
- Crop photos and videos
- Watermark videos with text and emojis
- Trim and merge videos
- Video speed changer
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You can remove the unwanted objects without erasing the background. Achieve repair effects by removing or covering.This app provides a variety of photo and video editing tools to achieve this function. - Remove Objects: Automatically delete unwanted objects by swipe to select objects. - Clone Tool:Repair photos by cloning parts of the image and then covering the unwanted parts. - Brush Tool:For pictures with a single color background, use the brush tool to apply the background color to remove objects. - Crop Tool: Cut edges of photos and videos - Watermark Video: Add emoji, pictures, stamps, caption and text to the video. - Trim Video: Trim video to the perfect length. - Other tools:Set Cover, Reverse Video, Rotate Video, Merge Videos, Video Speed Changer. Upgrade to Professional Version #Permanent professional version: * Make a one-time purchase and resume purchases anytime, anywhere. #Annual professional version: * Annual auto-renewable subscription, automatic renewal upon expiration. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy:https://yuntangapps.web.app/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use:https://yuntangapps.web.app/terms.html Contact us:yun_tang_tech@163.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: IBackup at none against Photo Eraser's shown. IBackup also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, 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. IBackup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Photo Eraser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for IBackup against 4.3 for Photo Eraser. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 181 and 56 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of IBackup's written reviews are positive against 50% of Photo Eraser's.
IBackup ships an update every 2 months, Photo Eraser every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | IBackup | Photo Eraser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (181 ratings) — better | 4.3 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IDrive Incorporated | 云云 唐 |
Customer experience
IBackup
Photo Eraser
Bugs and requests
IBackup
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on upload
- Unable to open backed up files
- Login screen shows 'invalid email or password' instantly
- Backup function only saves a fraction of events
- App freezes or crashes during upload
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- Cannot sign up within the app
- App pauses backup if not in foreground
Requested features
6 requests- Allow backup of documents and mp3 files
- Implement password verification during signup
- Enable background backups
- Allow backups with phone locked
- Improve login process
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- Add option to view logs
Photo Eraser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IBackup
- IBackup 500GB Yearly$99.99
Photo Eraser
- Annual professional version$2.991 Year
- Pro Version$4.99
