Comparison

TurtleBackup vs Aetheria Studio

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

Head to head
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.).

About

Aetheria Studio

Design your home data center setup visually with this intuitive app. Drag and drop devices, visualize your infrastructure, and document everything before purchasing hardware. Export your designs for deeper analysis on Mac.

Highlights
  • Visual home lab layout builder
  • 25 photorealistic pre-built devices
  • Detailed equipment specifications
  • Export builds to Mac for advanced analysis
  • Drag and drop interface
Features
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Planning a home lab shouldn’t require a spreadsheet, a whiteboard, and three browser tabs. Aetheria Studio gives you a beautiful, intuitive way to design your home data center setup right from your iPhone or iPad. Drag and drop devices, visualize your entire infrastructure, and document everything before you spend a single dollar on hardware. What you can do: ∙ Build your complete home lab layout visually ∙ Choose from 25 photorealistic pre-built devices ∙ See exact specs for every piece of equipment ∙ Export your build to Aetheria on Mac for deep analysis When you’re ready to go deeper: Export to Aetheria on Mac to unlock port-level mapping, thermal airflow simulation, breaker load testing, and full device intelligence — including virtual machines, drives, and network mapping. Free to download. No subscription. Ever.

Screenshots

TurtleBackup4 screens
Aetheria Studio2 screens

Verdict

The call

TurtleBackup and Aetheria Studio are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TurtleBackup against 5.0 for Aetheria Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TurtleBackup versus Aetheria Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurtleBackupAetheria Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSERGEI SOKOLOVMichael Kistner

Customer experience

TurtleBackup

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aetheria Studio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TurtleBackup

No in-app purchases

None

Aetheria Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TurtleBackup free?
TurtleBackup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aetheria Studio free?
Aetheria Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TurtleBackup or Aetheria Studio?
TurtleBackup and Aetheria Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TurtleBackup or Aetheria Studio have ads?
Neither TurtleBackup nor Aetheria Studio shows ads.

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