FoneTool provides tools for moving, backing up, and managing data from iOS devices. Its mobile app transfers photos, videos, music, and contacts among iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices. You can preview files and select individual items or transfer everything. After FoneTool is installed on both devices, the mobile app can transfer data without Wi-Fi or cellular access. The Windows desktop app adds file backup and transfer, iPhone switching, WhatsApp management, data erasure, and HEIC conversion. Product pages also list WhatsApp backup and transfer, iCloud management, and separate repair and unlocking products. The free edition backs up or transfers photos, music, videos, contacts, and messages from iPhone to PC. FoneTool is available on Android, iOS, and Windows; its Android app requires Android 7.0 or later. One limitation: the current version does not back up or restore photos, videos, Animoji, or other attachments in SMS.
Who it is for
FoneTool suits people moving files between phones or backing up iPhone data to a PC. Its desktop tools may also suit users managing WhatsApp or iCloud data, or seeking the separately listed repair and unlocking products.
What is good
- Preview files and choose items before transfer.
- Mobile transfers can work without Wi-Fi or cellular data.
- Free edition backs up or transfers files to PC.
- Transferred data is stored locally on the computer.
- Permanent free technical support is advertised.
What to know first
- Current version excludes attachments in SMS backups and restores.
- Android app requires Android 7.0 or later.
- Paid plans are listed from 29.95 USD per year.
Verdict
FoneTool combines phone transfers and backups with desktop management tools, and offers a free edition for specified iPhone-to-PC tasks. Check the SMS attachment limitation and the device and PC allowances on paid plans before choosing one.
FoneTool plans and pricing
All plansCompared on phone transfer software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Mobile OS support
- both
- Phone-to-phone transfer
- Yes
- Phone-to-computer transfer
- Yes
- App transfer
- Yes
- Computer backup
- Yes
