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Most comparison tables online list features without saying which direction they apply to. This one separates them, because a tool that is perfect for Android to Android can be useless for iPhone to Android.
| Tool | Price | Setup | Android → Android |
Android → iPhone |
iPhone → Android |
iPhone → iPhone |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolmuster Mobile Transfer | $25.95/yr · $35.95 lifetime | Desktop app + USB cable | Full | Contacts + books | Full, no apps | Contacts + calendars | No — use a dedicated tool |
| Wondershare MobileTrans | $29.95/yr · $39.95 lifetime | Desktop app or mobile app | Full | Full | Full | Full | Yes — WhatsApp + Business |
| iReaShare Phone Transfer | $19.95/mo · $39.95 lifetime | Desktop app + USB or Wi-Fi | Full | Full | Full | Full | No — separate WhatsApp module |
| MobiKin Transfer for Mobile | $29.95 (list $49.95) | Desktop app + USB cable | Full | Full | Full | Full | No — separate module |
| Wondershare Dr.Fone – Phone Transfer | $29.95/mo · permanent tiers | Desktop app + USB cable | Full | Full | Full | Full | Yes, separate module |
| Aiseesoft MobieSync | $15.60/mo · $49.96 lifetime | Desktop app + USB cable | Full | Contacts + media | Full | Contacts + media | No — separate product |
| iMobie AnyTrans | $35.99/mo · $39.99/yr | Desktop app + USB cable | No | No | Partial | Full | Partial — via iOS backup |
| Tenorshare iCareFone | $29.95/mo · $59.95 lifetime | Desktop app + USB cable | No | No | No | Full iOS management | Separate iCareFone Transfer licence |
| EaseUS MobiMover | $23.95/mo · $69.95 lifetime | Desktop app + USB cable | No | No | Partial | Full | No |
| Jihosoft Phone Transfer | $29 (list $39) | Desktop app + USB cable | Full | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
| ApowerTrans | $19.95, tiers to $59.99 | Desktop app or phone app over Wi-Fi | Documented | Documented | Documented | Documented | Not documented |
| Aiseesoft FoneCopy | $15/mo · $49 lifetime | Desktop app + USB cable | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Separate product |
| Syncios Data Transfer | $29.95 (list $39.95) | Desktop suite (Ultimate tier) | Full (Ultimate) | Partial (Ultimate) | Partial (Ultimate) | Partial (Ultimate) | No |
| Move to iOS | Free | Built into iOS setup | No | Full, except local files | No | No | Yes — WhatsApp moves its own chats |
| Samsung Smart Switch | Free | App or PC/Mac program | Full | Partial | Full | Partial | Chats only via device backup |
| Huawei Phone Clone | Free | App on both phones | Full | No | Partial | No | Chats only via device backup |
| Xiaomi Mi Mover | Free | Built into MIUI/HyperOS | Full | Partial | No | No | Chats only via device backup |
| Quick Share | Free | Built into Android and Windows | Files only | Files only | Files only | No | No |
| Google backup + restore | Free | Built into Android | Full, app data limited | No | No | No | Chats via Google Drive backup |
| iCloud + Quick Start | Free | Built into iOS | No | No | No | Full | Chats via iCloud backup |
Reading the table
"Full" means the vendor documents the main categories — contacts, messages, photos, videos, music and call logs — for that direction. "Partial" means at least one major category is missing or requires a workaround. "Files only" means media and documents move, but nothing that makes the new phone feel like the old one.
WhatsApp deserves its own column because chat history is the one dataset most people care about and most tools treat as a separate product. Meta's own end-to-end encrypted chat transfer handles the actual messages; what third-party tools do is move the local backup database. If your chats must survive, check that column before anything else.
What the table cannot tell you
Three things matter and none of them fit in a cell:
- Whether the new phone must be erased first. Some routes only work during initial setup. If you have already been using the new phone for a week, half of the free options are closed to you.
- What happens on a failed transfer. A tool that stops halfway and leaves the source phone untouched is very different from one that writes over existing data first.
- How the licence renews. Several "one year" licences auto-renew at full price. The number in the price column is the first payment, not necessarily the only one.
We cover those in each individual review, and the free routes are explained on the free tools page.