Acronis Mobile vs IONOS HiDrive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acronis Mobile
Safeguard your mobile data with comprehensive backup solutions. Protect contacts, photos, videos, and more against loss or attacks. Back up to the cloud and your computer simultaneously for complete peace of mind.
- Backup contacts, photos, videos, calendars, reminders
- Simultaneous cloud and local computer backup
- Browse backup files for item recovery
- Encrypt mobile backups for privacy
- Manage backups via user-friendly dashboard
- Continuous backup while charging
- Wi-Fi only backup option
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Acronis Mobile protects your mobile data against accidental deletion, lost devices, and online attacks by delivering easy, reliable and complete backup for all of your iOS smartphones and tablets. With hybrid protection that’s better than the backup that comes with your phone, Acronis Mobile offers reliable data protection for your mobile devices, ensuring your contacts, photos, videos, reminders, and calendars are safe, accessible, and private. You can simultaneously back up your mobile files to the Acronis cloud and a local computer (Mac or PC) – using your Wi-Fi network to save on data charges. Need to retrieve a specific photo or contact? The new Acronis Mobile lets you browse your backup files for the individual item you want, without having to restore everything. \*\*\* Note: This app is not designed to work with business-oriented Acronis Cyber Protect. If you are looking for the mobile backup app for your business, search for “Acronis Cyber Protect” \*\*\* Features • Protect an unlimited number of mobile devices • Back up contacts, photos, videos, calendars, and reminders • Browse back up files to recover a specific item or make a full recovery • Back up to the cloud and a local computer (PC or Mac) at the same time • Access backup files to retrieve data from the current device or your other mobile devices • Ensure greater data privacy by encrypting your mobile backups • “Save Power Mode” helps manage battery usage, stopping continuous backups when power is low • Back Up continuously while charging • Save data charges with the “Use Wi-Fi Only” setting, or back up on-the-go via your cell connection • Access backed up data from any device, anytime, anywhere • Manage all of your backups with an intuitive, user-friendly dashboard The newly redesigned Acronis Mobile delivers backups that are easy, reliable, and complete.
IONOS HiDrive
Access and manage your cloud files from any mobile device. Automatically back up photos and videos, scan documents directly to PDF, and secure your data with end-to-end encryption.
- Mobile file access
- Automatic camera upload
- Integrated document scanner
- Device backup and restore
- End-to-end encryption
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As an IONOS Hosting customer, you can use this application to access all your files in the IONOS HiDrive from your mobile device. The automatic camera upload allows you to automatically back up new recordings and albums from the device to your online storage. Note: The IONOS HiDrive app must be active for this. With the integrated document scanner you can easily scan documents with your iPhone or iPad and save them as PDF in 1&1 IONOS HiDrive. With device backup, you can now store your photos, videos and contacts on a device in IONOS HiDrive. If necessary, you can easily restore these backups. With end-to-end encryption you make your data secure against unauthorized access. The encryption is created on your Windows HiDrive software and can be transferred by simple scanning via QR code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IONOS HiDrive at 4.6 against Acronis Mobile's 4.2. IONOS HiDrive also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 33%). Acronis Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (829 vs 81) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IONOS HiDrive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acronis Mobile has 829 ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Acronis Mobile's written reviews are positive against 44% of IONOS HiDrive's.
Acronis Mobile ships an update every 2 months, IONOS HiDrive every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Acronis Mobile | IONOS HiDrive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (829 ratings) | 4.6 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 44.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 829 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Acronis, Inc. | IONOS SE |
Customer experience
Acronis Mobile
IONOS HiDrive
Bugs and requests
Acronis Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/password issues
- Backup process getting stuck
- Contacts not backed up completely
Requested features
4 requests- Option to specify backup folder location on NAS
- Backup of app data and settings
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Ability to search and browse backed up files
IONOS HiDrive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Acronis Mobile
No in-app purchases
IONOS HiDrive
No in-app purchases









