Backblaze vs CCC Mobile Backup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backblaze
Access and manage your cloud-backed-up files directly from your iOS device. Download, preview, and share files securely, with support for Face ID login. Keep your important data readily available wherever you go.
- Access backed-up files
- Manage cloud storage
- Face ID login
- Search and download files
- Image thumbnail previews
- Share files
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Backblaze Mobile for iOS is a free app to view, download, and share files you have backed up to your Backblaze Personal Backup account. Easily access your files from devices running iOS 15+. Features: * Access files backed up to Backblaze Personal Backup * Manage buckets and files in Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage * Face ID access supported for login * Search for specific files and download to your iOS device * Thumbnail preview of downloaded image files * Share files via text, email, etc About Backblaze: * Founded in 2007 * 2.2+ Exabytes of customer data under storage * Recommended by About.com, The Verge, Lifehacker, re/code, Macworld... and hundreds of thousands of customers across over 175 countries "You will sleep so much better knowing you have Backblaze." - John Gruber "I've used other online backup, Backblaze is my favorite." - Marco Arment "I like and can recommend Backblaze." - Walt Mossberg
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 rating: CCC Mobile Backup at 4.4 against Backblaze's 2.8. CCC Mobile Backup also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 35%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Backblaze's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (27 vs 8). 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. CCC Mobile Backup sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Backblaze asks for nothing beyond the download.
CCC Mobile Backup holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Backblaze's written reviews are positive against 56% of CCC Mobile Backup's.
Backblaze ships an update every 2 months, CCC Mobile Backup monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backblaze | CCC Mobile Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (27 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backblaze | Bombich Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Backblaze
CCC Mobile Backup
Bugs and requests
Backblaze
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch or login
- Inconsistent performance and connectivity
- Unreliable file downloads and restoration
Requested features
4 requests- Thumbnails and previews for media files
- Ability to manage backups and buckets
- Improved search and sorting options
- Sync and upload capabilities from mobile
CCC Mobile Backup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backblaze
No in-app purchases
CCC Mobile Backup
- Unlimited External Storage$2.99
- Unlimited NAS Backups$2.99
- Unlimited CCC Diplomat Backups$2.99
Questions
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