Comparison

myIsave vs TurtleBackup

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

Head to head
About

myIsave

Features
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Includes a Slide show option and export to Files. Transfer your photos and videos directly to your PC. With this application you can search for Photos taken between dates or at your favourite spot. With the versatile filter configuration you can search on type, date, location or even filename. You can upload everything or just what is missing. With over 40 different filter types you can be quite picky!! The application supports a Step-By-Stepî mode to walk you through configuring server and filter definitions. It also allows you to access all the parameters of the filter and host definition in a simple edit page for host or filter. With this application and our myInotes application which contains an FTP Server you can transfer your photos and videos from iPhone to iPad. The app will sit happily in the background while you do something else and resume transferring your photos and videos when you return to it. Once you have created and used a host and filter combination it is saved so you can access it quickly and you can start a transfer with just two taps. While transferring to an FTP server two progress bars are displayed, one for overall progress and one for individual file progress. We recommend FileZilla as an FTP server, available from https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server

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.).

Screenshots

myIsave4 screens
TurtleBackup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TurtleBackup at Free against myIsave's $0.99. TurtleBackup also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). myIsave's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

TurtleBackup is free to download; myIsave costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myIsave ships an update every 7 months, TurtleBackup every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
myIsave versus TurtleBackup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyIsaveTurtleBackup
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZippy SystemsSERGEI SOKOLOV

In-app purchases

None

myIsave

No in-app purchases

None

TurtleBackup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myIsave free?
myIsave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TurtleBackup free?
TurtleBackup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do myIsave or TurtleBackup have ads?
Neither myIsave nor TurtleBackup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myIsave or TurtleBackup?
myIsave ships an update every 7 months, and TurtleBackup every 3 weeks. Most recently, myIsave was updated on May 17, 2026 and TurtleBackup on October 7, 2026.

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