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Best SMS Backup And Restore Tool Apps

246+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.1 avg rating
17 free apps
Updated September 2026

The best sms backup and restore tool apps on iPhone average 4.1★ across 246+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated September 2026.

Compare top SMS Backup And Restore Tool Apps (September 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Google DriveGoogle DriveFree4.8★ (7.8M)NoYesOct 2026
2Text Message Export - MsgKeepText Message Export - MsgKeepFree4.5★ (91)NoYesOct 2026
3SMS ExportSMS Export$4.993.0★ (155)NoNoJul 2026
4TextKeep - Text Message ExportTextKeep - Text Message ExportFree4.4★ (268)NoYesOct 2026
5Text BackupText BackupFree—NoYesJul 2026
6TextPort: Text Message ExportTextPort: Text Message ExportFree4.4★ (1.3K)NoYesOct 2026
7Message Recovery Backup: WAppMessage Recovery Backup: WAppFree4.2★ (51)YesYesOct 2026
8Recover Deleted MessagesRecover Deleted MessagesFree4.2★ (262)YesYesSep 2026

Top Picks for SMS Backup And Restore Tool

Google Drive#1

Google Drive by Google

Store, access and scan files
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(7.8M ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#10in Productivity
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Securely store, organize, and access your files from any device. Collaborate with others, scan documents, and search for content with ease. Offers advanced features for businesses and individuals.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Convenient cloud storage
  • 🔒 Secure file backup
  • 👍 Easy file sharing and collaboration
  • 👍 Accessible from any device
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with other Google apps

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable uploads and syncing
  • 🔍 Difficult file organization and navigation
  • 🔍 Limited editing capabilities within the app
  • 🔋 High battery drain on mobile devices
Text Message Export - MsgKeep#2

Text Message Export - MsgKeep by Alena Zaharova

Print, Export & Backup SMS
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.5(91 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Easily save, edit, and export text messages and chat conversations from your iPhone. This app uses AI to recognize messages, timestamps, and participants, allowing you to export them into various formats like PDF, CSV, and plain text for legal records, personal archives, or safekeeping.

SMS Export#3

SMS Export by Fabrizio Farenga

Worth Considering
🔧 Utilities
3.0😐(157 ratings)
$4.99
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Easily copy SMS and iMessages from your iPhone or iPad to your PC or Mac. Save and print your conversations in various file formats. Requires a free desktop application download.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Reliable & easy
  • 🚀 Works great once it's set up
  • 🚀 Fantastic support
  • 🚀 It still works!
  • 🚀 Great computer App and Customer Service
  • 🚀 Fantastic support for a great product
  • 🚀 This app has never failed me
  • 🚀 Great App To Save SMS Histories
  • 🚀 Perfect!!
  • 🚀 This works!
  • 🚀 Great support and product
  • 🚀 Works as advertised
  • 🚀 This app works a treat and the product support is fantastic
  • 🚀 Reliable & easy
  • 🚀 Fantastic app, did exactly what I wanted
  • 🚀 Works perfectly
  • 🚀 Excellent app and just what I needed
  • 🚀 Excellent!
  • 🚀 Excellent app and great support
  • 🚀 Excellent app! Excellent techical support!
  • 🚀 Great Software
  • 🚀 Wonderful!!!
  • 🚀 Magnifique
  • 🚀 Awesome app, thank you soo much
  • 🚀 Works exactly as I would have hoped

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Pointless
  • 🐛 Waste of money
  • 🐛 No iTunes
  • 🐛 Lazy App Store sneaky developer?
  • 🐛 Fake
  • 🐛 Does not work
  • 🐛 No secret word
  • 🐛 It doesn't work at all and I followed the directions exactly
  • 🐛 Not user friendly
  • 🐛 Does not work without ITUNES
  • 🐛 Waste of money for Mac users
  • 🐛 Simply doesn't work
  • 🐛 WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME
  • 🐛 Must have PC connection
  • 🐛 Doesn't work for newer iPhones!!!
  • 🐛 IT DOESN'T WORK!!!
  • 🐛 Rubbish.. move on.. there are better and free..!
  • 🐛 This Application is not working
  • 🐛 Awful
  • 🐛 False
  • 🐛 Doesn't work anymore
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 Beware this app
  • 🐛 DOES NOT WORK WASTE OF MONEY
  • 🐛 Too difficult
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 Just doesn't work
  • 🐛 Does not work
  • 🐛 Rubbish
  • 🐛 Didn't Use
  • 🐛 Work with iTunes

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FAQ about SMS Backup And Restore Tool

What are the best sms backup and restore tool apps for iPhone?
Google Drive tops our sms backup and restore tool apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.8-star average from 7.8M App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 17 of the top sms backup and restore tool apps we rank are free to download, including Google Drive and Text Message Export - MsgKeep.
Google Drive has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.
We track 246+ sms backup and restore tool apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.