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Best Data Transfer Apps for iPhone (2026)

8 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Copy My Data - Smart Transfer is the top-ranked of 8 data transfer apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.5/5 from 16,242 ratings.

  1. 1
    Copy My Data - Smart TransferS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 16,242 ratings · score 90
  2. 2
    Verizon Content TransferA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 32,694 ratings · score 86
  3. 3
    Copy My DataA
    Free download · ★ 4.2 · 2,611 ratings · score 86
  4. 4
    Smart Transfer AppA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 340 ratings · score 82
  5. 5
    Contacts Sync: Google & MoreC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 14,930 ratings · score 69

What belongs in this list

Move data from one device to another.

Not here: A backup tool alone; A money transfer app alone; A single-file sharing app alone; A photo-only transfer alone; A cloud storage drive alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Copy My Data - Smart Transfer
A
VerizonCopy My DataSmart
B
None at B yet
C
Contacts SyncContacts Mover
D
Easy Backup.Export Contact
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Copy My Data - Smart TransferS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 16,242 ratings · score 90 · best in class
  2. 2
    Verizon Content TransferA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 32,694 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  3. 3
    Copy My DataA
    Free download · ★ 4.2 · 2,611 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  4. 4
    Smart Transfer AppA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 340 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  5. 5
    Contacts Sync: Google & MoreC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 14,930 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  6. 6
    Contacts MoverC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,695 ratings · score 60 · situational · provisional
  7. 7
    Easy Backup.D
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 10,595 ratings · score 58 · weak · provisional
  8. 8
    Export ContactD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,720 ratings · score 56 · weak · provisional

Questions people ask

What is the best data transfer app for iPhone?
Copy My Data - Smart Transfer, S tier, ranked #1 of 8, rated 4.5 by 16,242 people.
Which data transfer apps are free?
8 of 8 are free to download: Copy My Data - Smart Transfer (S), Verizon Content Transfer (A), Copy My Data (A), Smart Transfer App (A) and more. 2 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which data transfer app has the best App Store rating?
Easy Backup. at 4.8 from 10,595 ratings.
How many data transfer apps reach S or A tier?
4 of 8. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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