AnyTrans for iOS Review

January 11, 2021Ashley Mae

AnyTrans, developed by iMobie, is said to be the most powerful software to manage your iPhone, iPad, iPod, iTunes and iCloud content on both Windows PC and Mac, which can also help you transfer data across devices and back up your iOS devices. Some even say that it is the best alternative to iTunes. Can it really be that good?

Full of curiosity, we downloaded AnyTrans iPhone Manager, AKA AnyTrans for iOS, and evaluated this software in detail.

Here's the AnyTrans review that you need. Keep reading and you will know this iOS manager better.

iMobie AnyTrans Review

Part 1. Is AnyTrans the Best iTunes Alternative?

It's true that AnyTrans and iTunes share a lot of the same functions. However technically, AnyTrans is not exactly a replacement for iTunes, even though it can manage iPhone, iPad and other devices better than iTunes in some respects. There are still some things that only iTunes can do, for example buying your favorite songs and watching the largest movies in up to 4K HDR.

But we have to admit that AnyTrans does a great job on making it easy to manage existing iOS content on PC. Compared with iTunes, its interface is much more intuitive and user-friendly.

AnyTrans Interface

Part 2. What can AnyTrans Do?

1. Handle All Data & Files on iOS Devices

As a great iOS content manager, AnyTrans can help you easily import music, videos, photos and other vital data from PC to your Apple device or, on the contrary, export these files to your computer with one click. You can also transfer content between different iOS devices after you connect them to your computer.

Device Manager

Besides managing your device, you are able to master your iCloud account in a safe and fast way. You allowed to export iCloud content to PC in batch and remove unwanted data from contacts or notes. As long as you have enough storage in your iCloud Drive, you can easily import multiple files from your computer to iCloud. It is also practical for you to integrate data between different iCloud accounts.

iCloud Manager

As for the feature of controlling iTunes library, AnyTrans claims that if you combine it with iTunes, then you will experience a huge increase in the efficiency of operation like never before. It sounds amazing. But if you give it a second thought, you can realize this is also its disadvantage – it can never replace iTunes completely.

iTunes Library

2. Back Up & Transfer Your Data

Transferring data through iOS devices is actually kind of easy. But when you change your Android smart phone, you may worry that the data on your old cellphone cannot be moved to the new iPhone. However, with the help of AnyTrans, you can migrate your photos, music, contacts, messages and anything you want smoothly. You can even transfer content straight from Android device to iCloud.

Phone Switcher

AnyTrans for iOS offers several different backup solutions for you to choose. You can make a full backup or an incremental backup according to your need. You can even back up your social messages from WhatsApp, Line and Viber to the computer as well. It only takes one click to restore the backup to your Apple device.

Backup Manager

Another impressing feature of AnyTrans is Air Backup. Enabling this feature, your data on iPhone will be automatically backed up to your computer, as long as both your iPhone and computer is connected to the same Wi-Fi.

Air Backup

3. Handy Utilities

Besides all the basic features above, AnyTrans also provides you quite a few useful utilities, with which you can download online videos and audio from 1000+ popular websites, create custom ringtones for you iPhone, manage the apps on your iPhone and mirror your iPhone screen to PC for recording or taking screenshots.

Part 3. Is There an Alternative to AnyTrans?

Given the high price of AnyTrans, some readers may wonder if there is a cheaper replacement for AnyTrans. The answer is yes. Let's have a look.

FoneTrans, developed by Aiseesoft, is also a powerful iOS data transfer software, which can be your best choice for AnyTrans alternative. Like AnyTrans, it empowers you to sync and manage all the data from your iPhone. You can transfer files among your iPhone, computer and iTunes as you like. Your photos, contacts, messages, videos, apps, etc. are safe with this professional iOS manager during the transfer.

FoneTrans

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Aiseesoft FoneTrans for iOS

  • Manage all of your iOS data on computer smartly and effortlessly.
  • Transfer files between iOS devices and PC with no data loss.
  • Sync photos, contacts, messages, music, etc. from iPhone/iPad /iPod to computer easily.
  • Create and restore a backup of any content on your Apple device.
  • Work perfectly on both Windows and Mac OS.
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Part 4. FAQs of AnyTrans Review

Q1: How Much does AnyTrans Cost?

AnyTrans offers you a 3-day free version to experience part of its features. If you want to upgrade to a full version, then you need to pay $39.99 per year for a single license (Licensed on 1 computer). If you need a lifetime license, then you have to pay $49.99. As for a family license (Licensed on 5 computers), it will cost you $69.99. By the way, all the prices above do not include sales tax. Considering that both AnyTrans and FoneTrans perform the same basic functionality, the latter obviously owns higher cost performance.

Q2: Is AnyTrans safe and legal?

If you download the latest installer file from the official site directly, then you don't need to worry. AnyTrans is totally safe to use.

Q3: How to fix AnyTrans 'No Device Connected' problem?

1. Please check your USB and reconnect your device.
2. Restart your device and computer.
3. Update your AnyTrans and iTunes to latest version.
4. Trust your computer on your device.
5. Close the anti-virus software on your computer temporally.
6. Update the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver on PC.

Conclusion

In the article above, we have reviewed AnyTrans iPhone Manager's multiple features and its prices for different plans. If you are fine with the high price of AnyTrans iPhone Manager, you can go to its official site to download this software to your computer. But if you are looking for a reliable iOS manager with a reasonable price, then Aiseesoft FoneTrans can definitely suit all of your needs.

If you still have further questions about AnyTrans or FoneTrans, feel free to contact us.

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