Comparison

PowerDrive vs Ultimate Backup App

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

Head to head
About

PowerDrive

This app allows you to automatically back up photos, videos, calendar, and contacts from your iOS device to external storage. It also enables direct shooting and saving to external drives, sharing to social media, and seamless file management across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic photo and video backup
  • Calendar and contact backup
  • Direct shooting to external drive
  • Social media sharing
  • 4K movie playback
  • Cross-platform file management
Features
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The PowerDrive app is designed to work with Lightning flash drive, card reader and hard drive, the world’s leading external storage for iOS devices, certified MFi by Apple. Simply plug your Lightning flash drive, card reader, Power Drive into your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, the app goes to work. Automatically back up Photos and Videos, Calendar and Contacts. - PowerDrive utilizes incremental backup, so after the first time you back everything up, it will only back up the newly shot photos and videos. 10 copies of Contacts and Calendar are kept for recovery if you lost some data. Restoring your important data with one tap -Backed up items can be restored to a new iPhone or iPad quickly from devices. With just one tap, your photos, calendar and contacts are all in place. Shoot HD videos, take photos and save to external drive instantly. - So long your device has space, you can shoot videos as long as you want until the device is full. Share photos and videos to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Wechat directly from PowerDrive devices. - Choose any of your photos or videos and share to social media you like. You don’t need to copy to iPhone/iPad and then open the apps to share. Browse photos on the external drive like they’re on a local drive. - PowerDrive automatically adjusts the size and thumbnail to fit different devices so your images always look great. Watch 4K Movie with no latency -PowerDrive supports playing multiple formats movies including 3GP,AVI,FLV,TS,RMVB,MKV,MPG,VOB,ASF,F4V,DV,MPEG,RM, MP4,MOV,M4V. Even SWF, AMV, MTV, TRP, MTS videos can be played instantly from your PowerDrive devices by simply renaming the affix. Subtitle and audio track can be selected while watching. Manage files easily between Mac, PC, iOS and iPadOS devices. - PowerDrive accessories are compatible with PC, Mac, iOS and iPadOS devices.. Transferring your files from PC/Mac to your iPhone/iPad is now a piece of cake via USB. Follow us on Facebook.com/hipowerdrive www.hipowerdrive.com

About

Ultimate Backup App

Securely back up photos, videos, music, and contacts from your phone to a portable device. Free up space on your phone while keeping your memories safe and easily accessible for transfer or sharing.

Highlights
  • On-the-go backup
  • Free up device space
  • Easy setup
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Secure and private storage
  • Convenient file viewing and sharing
  • Backup and restore across devices
Features
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Whether you run out of space or get a new phone, backing up your precious memories from your phone is important and makes room to keep creating new ones! Keep your photos, videos, and contacts safe and secure with the Ultimate Backup family of products. • On-The-Go - A must during travel, Ultimate Backup can be used anytime and anywhere. • Free up Space - Backup your current device to Ultimate Backup then delete the photos and videos off your phone to make room for more, knowing they are safe & secure on your Ultimate Backup! • Compatible - Ultimate Backup works on most mobile and desktop platforms. Ultimate Backup recognizes each device and knows where each backup left off making it easy to share with the whole family. • Secure - With a portable backup device, your files are always kept private and protected. • Convenient - Want to show someone pictures from your computer or another device? Just plug your Ultimate Backup drive in to view, manage, and share those files! • Backup & Restore - Do you have an old phone with tons of awesome pictures and videos or maybe your phone broke and you need a new one? Easily transfer your photos, videos and contacts from one device to another with Ultimate Backup. * Some features vary depending on the type of Ultimate backup drive and type of iOS device you own.

Screenshots

PowerDrive4 screens
Ultimate Backup App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Backup App at 4.6 against PowerDrive's 2.9. Ultimate Backup App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). PowerDrive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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. Ultimate Backup App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PowerDrive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Backup App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of PowerDrive's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ultimate Backup App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerDrive ships an update every 3 weeks, Ultimate Backup App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PowerDrive versus Ultimate Backup App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerDriveUltimate Backup App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (13 ratings)4.6 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1359 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXinker Technology Co.,LtdSimplified I.T. Products, LLC

Customer experience

PowerDrive

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive20.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative67.3%

Ultimate Backup App

All ratings59 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

PowerDrive

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ultimate Backup App

Subscriptions4
  • KeepSafe Protection - Special Offer1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • KeepSafe Protection1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • KeepSafe Protection - Special Offer1 Month trial$34.991 Year
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  • KeepSafe Protection1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is PowerDrive free?
PowerDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Backup App free?
Ultimate Backup App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PowerDrive or Ultimate Backup App?
Ultimate Backup App is rated higher. PowerDrive averages 2.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Ultimate Backup App averages 4.6 from 59 ratings.
Do PowerDrive or Ultimate Backup App have ads?
Neither PowerDrive nor Ultimate Backup App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerDrive or Ultimate Backup App?
PowerDrive ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ultimate Backup App every 9 days. Most recently, PowerDrive was updated on October 15, 2026 and Ultimate Backup App on October 24, 2026.

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