PhotoShuttle Backup vs OffloadPro

Your photos, your control  Air Backup, Drive Backup, and Cable Backup all work without the cloud. Photos go straight to your own devices—your laptop, a portable SSD, or a USB flash drive. You don’t have to rely on the cloud, but you can still pull full-resolution originals from the cloud during backup and save them locally. Live Photos are supported. Flexible backup options  Back up the last 24 hours, the last 30 days, or everything at once—or pick items yourself. Back up by where a photo was taken, or jump to a past date and back up every photo from that day. Works with your laptop  With Drive Backup, you can browse backed-up photos and videos on the phone, right from the portable drive.  With Air Backup or Cable Backup, download the free PhotoDepot app on your laptop to receive photos faster over peer-to-peer Wi‑Fi or a cable, then play and browse them there. Phone and laptop work together: you can back up, and also browse and manage a local photo library. Smart skip  Every backup mode skips photos and videos that are already backed up, so you don’t copy the same files twice. For a large library, back up in batches; the next run skips what’s already done, saving time and keeping the process flexible. When it fits  Back up quickly without a network or the cloud—handy for travel and business trips when you need photos and videos saved on the go. If you care about privacy, every mode stores files on your own devices, and can even pull cloud originals down to local storage as they are.

OffloadPro frees your iPhone storage by backing up photos and videos to USB-C external drives — or wirelessly to your Mac over Wi-Fi. Plug in any USB-C flash drive or SSD, and OffloadPro automatically backs up your media. No cloud subscriptions. No monthly fees. Your files stay on hardware you own. HOW TO GET STARTED: 1. Plug a USB-C drive into your iPhone 15 or later 2. Open OffloadPro — the drive is detected automatically 3. Tap "Offload Now" on the Dashboard to back up your photos and videos 4. To free space, enable "Delete After Transfer" in Settings HOW TO TRANSFER TO MAC: 1. Install the free OffloadPro companion app on your Mac 2. Make sure both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network 3. Open OffloadPro on iPhone — your Mac appears automatically 4. Pair once with a secure 6-digit PIN 5. Tap "Send to Mac" to transfer wirelessly — no cables needed KEY FEATURES: Smart Offload — Automatically transfer photos and videos to your USB-C drive. Keeps originals or deletes after transfer to free space. Mac Transfer — Discover your Mac on Wi-Fi, pair with a PIN, and send media wirelessly. No iCloud or cables needed. Emergency Free-Up — iPhone full before an iOS update? Panic Mode offloads your largest files first and reclaims space instantly. Direct Capture — Record photos and videos straight to your external drive. Your iPhone storage stays untouched. Restore — Moving to a new iPhone? Import your backed-up media from the drive right back into your photo library. Drive Browser — See exactly what's on your drive with storage breakdowns, folder navigation, and file previews. Full Backup — One tap backs up photos, videos, contacts, and files — the closest thing to an iTunes backup on iOS. ALSO INCLUDES: - Auto-Backup on Connect — plug in and it just works - Battery-smart transfers that pause at low battery - Backup Health score to track protection status - Transfer history with stats - Background backup support - In-app Help & FAQ section - Files app folder integration REQUIREMENTS: - iPhone 15 or later (USB-C) - iOS 17 or later - Any USB-C flash drive, SSD, or hub - Mac companion app requires macOS 14+ (for Wi-Fi transfer)