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appjun

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Hi, I am the developer of Watermelon Backup App, which can help you backup your photos/videos from iPhone/iPad to External Disks/SMB/WebDAV.

App Info:

Watermelon Backup

The app itself is free, with in-app purchases.

App Store Link: itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/id6762260596 or https://apps.apple.com/app/id6762260596

Pros than other backup apps:
  1. Backup files are not compressed and their EXIF data is not modified. Original filenames are preserved as much as possible, unless there are duplicate filenames in the same month.
  2. You can export and re-import your files, and Live Photos will remain intact.
  3. You can back up to an external drive, or to an SMB/WebDAV service on your local network. Support for cloud drives like Google Drive is on the way.
  4. The code is open source, to avoid privacy concerns. ( https://github.com/zizicici/Watermelon )
ScreenShots:

Simulator Screenshot - iPhone 17 Pro Max - 2026-04-19 at 12.45.35.png Simulator Screenshot - iPhone 17 Pro Max - 2026-04-19 at 12.48.30.png

About In-App Purchase

There is only an in-app purchase: Pro membership. It is not a subscription.

Currently, the price is $3.99, it will increase by future functions adding.
Pro User can add multiple remote targets/background backup task/PIP indicator.

Free User can add only add one remote targets, like External Disk/SMB in local network.
 
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