Comparison

Jiran SOS vs TurtleBackup

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Jiran SOS

Features
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This app is for the use of Jiran.org.my communities. App Features: Add "SOS Contacts" manually or from the phonebook Send a distress signal via SMS to your SOS Contacts in a single click The SMS contains Jiran user's house address, signal codes and user location: CODE RED for Real Emergency CODE YELLOW for Suspicious Activity

About

TurtleBackup

This utility app allows you to back up files from memory cards to external drives or internal storage, ideal for travelers. It offers options for folder structure, file filtering, and incremental backups, ensuring data integrity and easy review of backup history.

Highlights
  • Backup memory cards to external drives or internal storage
  • Organize backups by original structure, date, or date/type
  • Filter files by creation date
  • Incremental backup support
  • Integrity check with checksum comparison
  • Backup history log
Features
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Easily backup files from memory cards to external drive (like USB flash drive) or to internal storage. Combined with a compatible USB hub / card reader, it’s a simple and lightweight photo backup solution for travel / short trips.  Has 4 main features: Check, Backup, Integrity check, History.  "Check" gives a brief overview / size estimate, and also confirms whether basic conditions (e.g. available space) are met.  "Backup" copies files from source to destination. You have 3 options regarding folder structure on destination: • use original (same as source) folder structure • group files into folders by file creation date (YYYY-MM-DD, example: 2026-02-10/DSC_5555.JPG) or • group files by file creation date and type (YYYY-MM-DD/type, example: 2026-02-10/JPG/DSC_5555.JPG) There's also a filter feature - you can exclude files created before certain date (e.g. if you want to skip files created before the trip, but don't want to delete them from source). Incremental backup is supported as well - matching existing files are skipped, if size (and file creation time, depending on selected setting) is the same. Also, if you're using same backup source / destination each time, app will remember and pre-select them on startup, so in ideal scenario, backup can be performed just by clicking couple of buttons. "Integrity check" is optional, compares checksums of corresponding files from source folder to the ones in the destination folder. "History" is optional (can be enabled via settings) - saves (locally) basic statistics (date, number of files, etc.) about performed backups, which you can review later. App doesn't need a network connection and does not support backup to network locations (cloud etc.).

Screenshots

Jiran SOS4 screens
TurtleBackup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TurtleBackup at every 3 weeks against Jiran SOS's every 2 months. Jiran SOS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jiran SOS ships an update every 2 months, TurtleBackup every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jiran SOS versus TurtleBackup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJiran SOSTurtleBackup
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoft-Skills Sdn BhdSERGEI SOKOLOV

In-app purchases

None

Jiran SOS

No in-app purchases

None

TurtleBackup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jiran SOS free?
Jiran SOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TurtleBackup free?
TurtleBackup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jiran SOS or TurtleBackup have ads?
Neither Jiran SOS nor TurtleBackup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jiran SOS or TurtleBackup?
Jiran SOS ships an update every 2 months, and TurtleBackup every 3 weeks. Most recently, Jiran SOS was updated on October 10, 2026 and TurtleBackup on October 7, 2026.

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