Parachute Backup Mobile

Name: Parachute Backup Mobile
Price: 7.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (72 reviews)
Author: Leitmotif GmbH

by Leitmotif GmbH

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $7.99

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Utilities
Photo & Video

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $7.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.4 72 ratings · App Store

5/5Simple, Secure and Reliable
I’ve been really enjoying Parachute Backup. The app is super easy to use and the interface feels clean and straightforward, without any unnecessary clutter. It’s also great to see that the developer actually cares about privacy, which is rare these days. Updates come regularly with useful new features, and the developer is clearly active and engaged.

Nespax_ · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Great App, just needs some tweaks.
App is great, straight forward and easy to use. However, there are a couple of bugs I noticed. 1. The progress bar does not progress when locked or in the dynamic view, the % just stays the same unless you open the app. 2. If i close the app completely, it does not keep the last backup results.

Smoked-67 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Concept great, Current state not so much
I have a large iCloud photo and video library of about 250 gigs and I am backing up to a Ubiquiti UNAS Pro. Unfortunately after a couple of weeks of trying, I ran into several errors and cases where the backup had to start over again. In addition, the app running all the time was causing my phone to become super slow, I had to uninstall it. I did get an initial response from the developer, but haven’t heard back in awhile. I’ll try again in a few months.

cao-2000 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Custom S3 Endpoint
This app WILL ALLOW you to define a custom endpoint for an S3 bucket to backup to. I didn’t see that mentioned in the description, and it was the most important feature for me. Apple family purchase sharing also works with this app so you only need to buy it once for the whole family. And beyond that it backups up real conveniently just like the description states. It’s not automatic like Google Photos or similar apps, but you can automate it with the shortcuts app which this app walks you through how to do. Really happy I found this and can use the S3 I already pay for instead of having to pay a monthly fee for a bloated cloud tool.

Ashy Taters · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Too many limitations and issues
1. Parachute uses four levels of sub-folders (MM-DD-YY date structure) for backed-up photos. 2. Because the Files/Parachute app cannot write to network drives that are exFat formatted, Parachute can’t back up to them. 3. You cannot back up photos and files at same time (without automation). 4. The number of photos, videos and files selected for backup does not update on the Home Screen. 5. You cannot choose/select which photos to back up—the entire Library is backed up (although you can set switches to avoid videos). 6. It takes an inordinate amount of time to back up even a five second video. Worthless In that regard. 7. You can only select folders (not individual files) to back up 8. There is no way to manually clear the History.

mmarcus999 · 31 Jul 2026

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Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Developer’s Advertising or Marketing — Contact Info — Email Address Developer declared
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Versions

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1.0
1.1
Microsoft OneDrive support! Backup your data to OneDrive. Faster backup resuming when background tasks are paused Better labeling for photo backup settings Better detection of incompatible backup destinations Better labeling for local storage destinations Other improvements and fixes
1.1.1
Improvements to photo settings persistence & shared albums More accurate export counts for photo exports Disabling live photos now still exports the non-live photo Faster preparation phase when using default photo export settings
1.1.2
Scheduled destination picker now also shows the folder name for easier reference Improvements to the Google Drive authentication process when being signed out Improvements to background processing wake and schedule triggering Additional performance improvements
1.2
Automate With Shortcuts! Create custom schedules and automate backups with Shortcuts integration. Trigger backups when you arrive home, run backups on triggered by custom automations, and more! Improvements to percentage reporting and progress states Fix for schedule being lost after repeated force-closing Fix for background processing not continuing in some scenarios
1.2.1
Keep track of your backup progress with subtle audio progress to check back on your backup and take action if needed You can now more easily pause and resume backups, and failed backups are now resumable Improvements for backups being triggered from Shortcuts New Shortcut option to check the current backup status Remove the unnecessary GoogleDrive folder that gets created inside of your Google Drive destination Improvements for iCloud Drive file downloads Fix issue where large Google Drive files were loaded into memory Fix issue where destinations may not be available when a Shortcut triggered a backup, Parachute will now attempt to reconnect prior to running backup Fix issue where shortcuts to start files backup may not always prompt for the source folder Fix for background notification label
1.2.2
Bug fixes for background processing request creation
1.2.3
Start notifications when triggered via Shortcuts New counts for files, photos and videos on home screen Scheduling is now done through Shortcuts & Automation Better handling for Shortcuts being called while app is not active
1.2.4
AWS S3 Bucket Support - back up your files & photos to your S3 buckets OneDrive authentication refresh fixes Other bug fixes and improvements
1.3
Live activities and dynamic island progression are now updated throughout the backup process Improved background backup continuation Other bug fixes and improvements
1.3.1
S3 buckets now support custom, non AWS endpoints Improvements to Shortcut-triggered backups Other fixes and improvements
1.3.2
S3 buckets now support custom, non-AWS endpoints Real-time progress updates, improved background resuming, and longer background execution. Improvements to Shortcut-triggered backups Other fixes and improvements
1.3.3
Improve formatting of progress when dynamic island is expanded
1.3.4
Minor improvements and fixes
1.5.1
Bug fixes and improvements. If you like Parachute Backup, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thanks!
1.5.2
- Improved many aspects of the Run Backup screen. - Error messages during backup are now more informative. - Parachute Backup no longer asks for notification permissions on first launch. - Fixed an issue where multiple app windows could be opened on iPad. If you like Parachute Backup, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thanks!
1.5.3
- Fixed a potential crash when iCloud Photos does not provide a file name. - Incremental backups no longer re-download photo data that has already been backed up. - Now uses the device time zone to determine the correct destination folder for photos If you like Parachute Backup, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thanks!
1.6
* New Quiet Mode, similar to Parachute Backup for Mac. Errors during a backup are now collected and reported once at the end. * Improved error messages and options when not using Quiet Mode. * Filenames containing a percent sign are now correctly backed up to S3-compatible storage. * Fixed a crash when entering a custom S3 URL containing whitespace. * Various improvements to the Parachute Backup Live Activity. Enjoying Parachute Backup? A quick review on the App Store helps a lot.
1.7
This release includes major improvements to Destinations * Completely redesigned setup flow for S3 and S3-compatible destinations * Added support for optional S3 path prefixes * S3 Storage Class settings are now correctly applied * Fixed OneDrive authentication persistence * Additional improvements and bug fixes
1.7.1
* Fixed an issue that prevented some users from completing onboarding * Avoids processing original photo and video data when only metadata has changed * Improved the efficiency of iCloud Photos backups to cloud destinations * Reduced memory usage during iCloud Photos backups * Additional performance improvements when preparing and resuming iCloud Photos backups
1.8
* The Photos backup engine has been completely rewritten for improved reliability and compatibility. * Photos Backup Settings have been redesigned to make advanced options easier to understand. You can now always see exactly how many items will be backed up. * Photos Backup Settings and backup results are now identical between Parachute Backup for Mac and Parachute Backup Mobile. * Added a one-time migration notice explaining the new Photos backup layout. * Redesigned iCloud Drive Settings: Source Folders for iCloud Drive backups have been completely redesigned for improved usability. Always see exactly what will be backed up, and how many items there are in each group. * iCloud Drive backups no longer stall on folders ending in “nosync”. * The Live Activity now updates correctly during the Preparing phase. * Corrected backup sizes shown in History.
1.8.2
* Backups now start immediately. We’ve eliminated an expensive duplicate filename scan before each backup. * We removed unnecessary verification steps after writing files, resulting in much faster backups to slow storage such as SMB shares and NAS devices. * Note: on iOS/iPadOS 26.5 and later we’ve noticed that the modification date of photos and videos changes unexpectedly. For example, simply viewing a photo in the Photos app updates its modification date. As a result, Parachute Backup backs it up again the next time it runs. We have not yet found a workaround for this iOS issue. * Added a workaround for an issue that could cause files backed up to NAS devices to be marked as invisible. * Smaller fixes and improvements.
1.8.3 · 16 Jul 2026
* Improved logging for technical support.

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