Comparison

BackiGo vs Watermelon Backup

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

Head to head
About

BackiGo

Securely back up and restore your photos, videos, and contacts to your own storage like USB drives or NAS. Transfer media across devices without relying on cloud syncing, ensuring your data remains private and fully controlled.

Highlights
  • Complete photo and video backup
  • Full restore functionality
  • iCloud Photos, Drive, and Contacts backup
  • Backup to USB, NAS, and cloud storage
  • Cross-platform photo transfer
  • Offline backup support
  • Scheduled automatic backups
Features
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Photo backup, full restore, and transfer for iPhone, iPad, and Mac BackiGo helps you back up photos, videos, iCloud Drive files, and contacts - then browse, restore, and move them whenever you need. Unlike iCloud, which mainly syncs your data, and other backup apps that only store it, BackiGo creates real, restorable backups in original quality that you can browse, restore, and move across devices anytime. Why BackiGo • Back up iCloud Photos in original quality • Save iCloud Shared Albums • Create versioned backups of iCloud Drive • Back up and export iCloud Contacts • Back up local albums, Live Photos, and ProRAW • Browse backups without restoring • Restore to original or specific albums • Transfer photos and videos across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and more • Back up to USB drives, NAS, or your own cloud storage • Optional backup encryption for extra security • Smart incremental and scheduled backups • Secure web access with PIN and trusted devices • No account required and no tracking BackiGo Pro • Unlimited backup and restore • iCloud Photos, Drive, Contacts, and Shared Albums • Backup encryption • Scheduled automation • One subscription for iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Family Sharing for up to five members Free trial included - back up to 500 photos and videos. Terms of Use: https://backigo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://backigo.app/privacy

About

Watermelon Backup

Securely back up your iPhone photo library to your own storage, not a third-party cloud. Organize and manage your photos by month, with options to back up, download, or sync. It intelligently avoids unnecessary transfers and can access iCloud Photos when needed.

Highlights
  • Backup iPhone photos to personal storage
  • Supports NAS, SFTP, S3, WebDAV, SMB
  • Organize backups by month
  • Intelligent transfer to avoid duplicates
  • Pause and resume backup tasks
  • Restore photos and videos from backup
Features
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Back up your iPhone photo library to computers on the same local network, external drives, SMB, WebDAV, SFTP, S3, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Drop Mode also sends photos, videos, and files directly. Nothing passes through Watermelon Backup’s servers. • BACK UP TO A COMPUTER OR EXTERNAL DRIVES Back up directly to a computer on the same local network without installing a desktop app. Open link.watermelonbackup.com in Chrome or Edge, choose a backup folder, then scan the QR code with Watermelon Backup. Keep both devices on the same local network. You can also back up directly to external drives connected to your iPhone. • DROP PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND FILES Drop Mode sends selected items directly to a computer or storage destination’s Inbox without backup records. Choose original or edited versions, Live Photo MOV videos, or location removal; Photos stays unchanged. It does not deduplicate, so sending an item again keeps another copy. Free users can send up to 3 items at a time; Pro has no per-send limit. • NETWORK AND CLOUD DESTINATIONS Connect to a NAS or server using SMB, WebDAV, or SFTP, or use S3-compatible storage. For OneDrive, sign in with a personal Microsoft account; work or school accounts and SharePoint are not supported. OneDrive backups stay in the app folder. Dropbox backups are stored in Dropbox/Apps/Watermelon, and Watermelon cannot access your other Dropbox files. For Google Drive, provide your own OAuth client ID. Watermelon uses its own folder in My Drive and only requests access to files created by this OAuth app. • BROWSE AND MANAGE MEDIA The built-in media browser covers your full library and selected albums. In the full-library browser, switch among Local, All, and Remote to explore your on-device library, a connected backup, or a combined view. See whether each item is on your device, in the backup, or both. Browse photos, videos, and Live Photos with full-screen previews, then select one or more items to upload, restore, share, or delete from the device or backup. • BACKGROUND AUTO-BACKUP — PRO With Pro, automatically upload the current and previous calendar months to saved SMB, WebDAV, SFTP, S3, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive destinations while your iPhone is charging and online. Configure a minimum interval and Wi-Fi/cellular use for each destination; iOS decides the actual timing. Backup to Computer sessions and external drives are not supported in the background. • PICTURE-IN-PICTURE PROGRESS — PRO View live transfer status and logs in a floating Picture-in-Picture window for Upload, Download, or Complete tasks while the app is in the background. Pro offers monthly and yearly subscriptions or lifetime access. Lifetime owners keep Pro. • BACK UP, DOWNLOAD, OR COMPLETE BY MONTH The Home screen places your iPhone library and backup destination side by side, organized by month. Choose one or more months to back up, download, or complete. Complete first backs up local items missing from the destination, then restores remote-only items to Photos; it does not synchronize deletions. Existing content is recognized to avoid unnecessary transfers, and active tasks can be paused and resumed. • PRESERVE ORIGINALS AND RESTORE Photo and video resources are transferred without recompression. Backups of edited media include the edited version, the unedited original, and adjustment data. Live Photos are stored as a still image and paired video, then rebuilt when restored to Photos. Optional iCloud Photos access can fetch iCloud-only originals when needed; when disabled, only on-device resources are processed. • BUILT-IN TOOL The Duplicates tool finds content-identical items in your local photo library so you can review what to keep before removing selected copies. • OPEN AND REVIEWABLE The source code is open for review, and credentials for saved destinations are stored in the iOS Keychain. --------------- End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BackiGo4 screens
Watermelon Backup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Watermelon Backup at 97% against BackiGo's 62%. Watermelon Backup also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). BackiGo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (16.5 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. BackiGo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Watermelon Backup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BackiGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of BackiGo's written reviews are positive against 97% of Watermelon Backup's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BackiGo ships an update weekly, Watermelon Backup every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BackiGo versus Watermelon Backup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackiGoWatermelon Backup
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews96.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer光琇 林ZIZICICI LIMITED

Customer experience

BackiGo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Watermelon Backup

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BackiGo

Subscriptions2
  • BackiGo Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • BackiGo Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • BackiGo Pro Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

Watermelon Backup

One-time1
  • Watermelon Pro$9.99

Questions

Is BackiGo free?
BackiGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watermelon Backup free?
Watermelon Backup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BackiGo or Watermelon Backup?
BackiGo is rated higher. BackiGo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Watermelon Backup averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do BackiGo or Watermelon Backup have ads?
Neither BackiGo nor Watermelon Backup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BackiGo or Watermelon Backup?
BackiGo ships an update weekly, and Watermelon Backup every 2 days. Most recently, BackiGo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Watermelon Backup on October 25, 2026.

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