# ShadowCat Album vs Watermelon Backup

The clearest difference is update cadence: Watermelon Backup at every 2 days against ShadowCat Album's every 11 days. Watermelon Backup also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 4). ShadowCat Album's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. ShadowCat Album 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.

ShadowCat Album holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ShadowCat Album's written reviews are positive against 97% of Watermelon Backup's.

ShadowCat Album ships an update every 11 days, Watermelon Backup every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ShadowCat Album | Watermelon Backup |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowcat-album/id6760586113/reviews)** | [4.5 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watermelon-backup/id6762260596/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **13** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 96.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 9 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [斌 胡](https://appshunter.io/developer/1852165846) | [ZIZICICI LIMITED](https://appshunter.io/developer/1564555697) |

## What reviewers say

### ShadowCat Album

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowcat-album/id6760586113)

Manage your photo library locally without uploading to the cloud. Organize with albums and tags, automatically sort new photos, and create collages. Offers cleanup tools and a trash feature for easy recovery.

**Highlights:** Organize with albums and tags, Auto-organize new photos, Home screen widgets, Photo cleanup tools, Collage creation, Trash for recovery

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $0.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $3.99 | per year |
| lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |


### Watermelon Backup

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watermelon-backup/id6762260596)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Watermelon Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ShadowCat Album free?

ShadowCat Album 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, ShadowCat Album or Watermelon Backup?

ShadowCat Album is rated higher. ShadowCat Album averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Watermelon Backup averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.

### Do ShadowCat Album or Watermelon Backup have ads?

Neither ShadowCat Album nor Watermelon Backup shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, ShadowCat Album or Watermelon Backup?

ShadowCat Album ships an update every 11 days, and Watermelon Backup every 2 days. Most recently, ShadowCat Album was updated on October 23, 2026 and Watermelon Backup on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*