Backuptrans Android iPhone WhatsApp Transfer +: Take Your Chats With You
You've just unboxed a new phone. Contacts sync, photos come back from the cloud, apps download themselves. Then you open WhatsApp and years of conversations are gone. Family group chats, the voice note from your grandmother, the photos a friend sent from a trip. The reason is simple: WhatsApp's own backups live in Google Drive on Android and iCloud on iPhone, and neither can be restored on the other platform. WhatsApp's official switching tools only work while you're setting up a brand-new phone.
Backuptrans Android iPhone WhatsApp Transfer + is a Windows program that sits in the middle. Connect your old phone and your new phone to your PC, click Transfer, and your WhatsApp chats move across, whether you're going from Android to iPhone, iPhone to Android, or between two phones of the same kind. It also keeps a backup of your chats on your computer, exports them as documents, prints them, and saves every photo, video and voice message to a folder. No root or jailbreak is needed.
Quick facts
- Version: 3.2.184
- Developer: Backuptrans
- Runs on: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP (a Mac version is sold separately)
- Phones: iPhones and Android phones from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony, LG, Huawei and more
- Price: $29.95 USD for the Personal Edition (up to 3 phones, lifetime license)
- Root or jailbreak: not required
- Guarantee: 30-day money-back guarantee
Overview
Backuptrans treats your computer as the hub for all your WhatsApp history. Every phone you connect shows up in a list on the left. Pick one and you see its contacts and group chats, pick a contact and you see the conversation, with photos and voice notes, laid out like it is on the phone. From there you can move it, save it or export it.
The main window: connected iPhones and Android phones on the left, the message list in the middle, and the conversation, with photos and voice messages, on the right.
The "+" in the name means this is the all-in-one edition. Backuptrans also sells single-direction tools, such as Android WhatsApp to iPhone only. This one does every direction, plus backup, restore, export and printing, in one program.
Features
Transfer WhatsApp chats between Android and iPhone
This is the main event. Connect both phones to your PC, choose the chats and click Transfer. Backuptrans moves the messages, and the photos, videos and other attachments in them, directly from one phone to the other. The messages are merged with whatever is already on the new phone rather than replacing it. It works Android to iPhone, iPhone to Android, Android to Android and iPhone to iPhone.
Back up your chats to your own computer
Copy your entire WhatsApp history, attachments included, from any connected phone to your PC. The messages are saved by conversation in a local database, independent of Google Drive or iCloud and their storage limits. It's a backup you actually control.
Restore chats from your PC to any phone
Put a saved backup back onto an Android phone or an iPhone, attachments and all. It doesn't have to be the phone the backup came from, which is exactly what you need after a phone is lost, broken or replaced.
Rescue chats from an old iTunes backup
Lost your old iPhone? If you ever backed it up with iTunes on your computer, Backuptrans can pull the WhatsApp messages out of that backup and copy them to a new iPhone or an Android phone, even though the old phone is gone.
Export chats as TXT, CSV, Word, HTML or PDF
Save conversations as ordinary documents you can open anywhere. Export your whole history, or just the chats with one contact. A PDF of a conversation is easy to archive or share. A CSV can be opened in a spreadsheet to search and sort.
Print conversations the way they look on the phone
Print WhatsApp chats in threaded form, so the printout reads like the conversation on your screen. Print everything or just one contact's messages. A printer needs to be connected to the PC.
Pull out every photo, video and voice note
Click Extract Attachment and Backuptrans saves all the pictures, videos and audio files from your WhatsApp chats into a folder on your PC. It's the quickest way to keep the media people have sent you without scrolling through chats saving them one at a time.
Works with 1,000+ phones, on any carrier
Backuptrans lists support for iPhones and Android phones from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, Huawei and more, across different networks. Neither phone needs to be rooted or jailbroken.
Benefits
Switch phones without starting from scratch
Your conversations come with you, so the new phone feels like yours from day one.
A backup that doesn't depend on the cloud
Your chat history sits on your own computer, not only in Google Drive or iCloud, and it stays there even if you change accounts or platforms.
Keep records in a form you can use
Exported documents and printouts turn chats into something you can file, search or hand to someone else.
Rescue what you thought was gone
An old iTunes backup can still get your messages back after the phone itself is long gone.
One program for every direction
Android to iPhone today and iPhone to Android in three years: the same tool handles both, so you don't have to buy another one.
Real-World Uses
Moving from a Samsung to an iPhone
You're finally switching to iPhone, and WhatsApp's Google Drive backup can't be restored there. Connect the Galaxy and the new iPhone to your PC, transfer the chats, and open WhatsApp on the iPhone to find your conversations waiting.
Keeping a record of an important conversation
A dispute with a landlord, an agreement with a contractor, years of messages with a loved one: export that one contact's chat as a PDF and print it if you need a paper copy.
Saving the family photos in a group chat
The family group has years of baby pictures and holiday videos buried in it. One click on Extract Attachment and they're all in a folder, ready to back up or print.
A household with mixed phones
The Family Edition covers up to 8 phones, so one purchase handles everyone's backups and phone changes, whether they're on iPhone or Android.
Who it's for
- Anyone switching between Android and iPhone who wants to keep their WhatsApp history
- People who want a local backup of their chats, not only a cloud one
- Anyone who needs chat records as documents or printouts
- Families managing several phones on one Windows PC
Usage Guide
- Install and launch Backuptrans on your Windows PC. If you have an iPhone, make sure iTunes is installed too.
- Start the trial or register. When the registration window appears, click Later to try it, or enter your license code to activate the full version.
- Connect your phones to the PC with USB cables. They appear in the device list on the left.
- Browse your chats. Pick a phone, then a contact, to see the conversation with its photos and voice messages.
- Choose what to do: transfer to the other phone, back up to the PC, restore from the PC, export to a document, print, or extract attachments, using the toolbar buttons.
- Check the result on the new phone, or in the exported file or folder, before you reset or give away the old phone.
Before you buy: check your phones
Phone makers update Android and iOS often, and each new version can change how WhatsApp stores its data. The newest versions Backuptrans lists in its update notes are iOS 16 and Android 12, and some recent user reviews report problems with newer Android releases. Use the free trial with your actual phones first. Backuptrans also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Tip: back up first
Before transferring anything to a new phone, back up the old phone's chats to your PC. If anything goes wrong during the transfer, you still have a complete copy.
What Users Say
"Amazing Software" (5 out of 5)
"I was able to transfer all my WhatsApp data from an Android Huawei Mate 10 Pro to my new IPhone 13!"
Clara Willand, Germany (review on Trustpilot)
Comparisons
vs. WhatsApp's own cloud backup
Google Drive backups restore only to Android, and iCloud backups only to iPhone. WhatsApp's own cross-platform move only works during a new phone's first setup. Backuptrans works across both platforms at any time, and also keeps a copy on your PC that you can export, print and search.
vs. emailing chats to yourself
WhatsApp's Export Chat sends one conversation at a time, and the result can't be put back into WhatsApp on another phone. Backuptrans handles all your chats at once and can restore them as real WhatsApp conversations.
Personal vs. Family vs. Business
All three editions have the same features. Personal ($29.95, lifetime) covers up to 3 phones on 1 Windows PC. Family ($49.95, lifetime) covers up to 8 phones across your family's Windows PCs. Business ($169.95, one year) covers unlimited phones on your company's Windows PCs.
Editions and Pricing
- Personal Edition: $29.95 USD. Lifetime license, up to 3 phones, 1 Windows PC.
- Family Edition: $49.95 USD. Lifetime license, up to 8 phones.
- Business Edition: $169.95 USD. One-year license, unlimited phones.
You receive a license code by email. Entering it in the trial version turns it into the full version. All editions carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.
FAQs
Can it move WhatsApp from Android to iPhone?
Yes, and from iPhone to Android, Android to Android, and iPhone to iPhone.
Do I need to root my Android or jailbreak my iPhone?
No.
Are photos and videos transferred too?
Yes. Attachments move with the messages, and you can also extract them all to a folder on your PC.
Will it delete the chats already on my new phone?
No. Transferred messages are merged with the ones already there.
Can I get chats back from an old iPhone I no longer have?
Yes, if you backed that iPhone up with iTunes on your computer. Backuptrans can read the WhatsApp messages from that backup.
What file formats can I export to?
TXT, CSV, Word (DOC), HTML and PDF.
Does it work with WhatsApp Business?
Backuptrans sells a separate program, Backuptrans WhatsApp Business Transfer, for WhatsApp Business chats.
Is there a Mac version?
Yes, sold separately. This listing is the Windows version.
Do I need iTunes?
For iPhones, yes. iTunes should be installed on the PC so the program can talk to the phone.
How much does it cost?
$29.95 USD for the Personal Edition, a one-time payment covering up to 3 phones.
System Requirements
- Operating system: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP
- Processor: 1 GHz Intel or AMD CPU or faster
- Memory: 2 GB RAM or more
- Disk space: 200 MB free for installation
- For iPhones: iTunes installed on the PC
- Connection: USB cables for your phones
- Printing: a printer connected to the PC
Conclusion
Backuptrans Android iPhone WhatsApp Transfer + solves a problem WhatsApp doesn't: moving your chat history between Android and iPhone. Along the way it gives you a local backup, documents and printouts of your conversations, and an easy way to save every photo and voice note. It's a one-time purchase at a modest price. Just test it with your own phones using the free trial before you rely on it, especially if you have a phone on the very latest version of Android.