AnyDroid (Windows)

Quick facts

• Developer: iMobie
• Version: 7.5.2, released August 29, 2024
• Runs on: Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, 32-bit and 64-bit (a Mac version is sold separately)
• Phones: Android 5.0 and later; iPhones and iPads as a source for moving to Android
• Connects by: USB cable, or Wi-Fi with the AnyDroid app on the phone
• Price: $39.99 one-time for 1 computer, with lifetime free upgrades
• Free version: up to 30 items per category within 3 days; phone-to-phone moves need a license
• Refund period: 60-day money-back guarantee
• Vendor's rating: 4.5 out of 5 from 53 reviews, as shown on iMobie's page

What we checked: the Windows setup file from iMobie (2.9 MB, a small installer that downloads the program), the version history on iMobie's tech specs page, and an order page price of $39.99 for "AnyDroid for Windows - One-Time Purchase", all on November 8, 2026. We didn't connect a phone to it.

Before you buy

Test the connection with your phone first. The free version lets you move 30 items per category for 3 days, which is enough to see whether AnyDroid recognizes your phone and what it asks for. Some users say it never connected to their phone or kept asking for permissions.

Updates are slow. AnyDroid has had two updates since 2020: 7.4.0 in September 2020 and 7.5.2 in August 2024. It still works with current phones by iMobie's account, but don't expect frequent fixes.

Copy your phone's content to the PC by category

AnyDroid's Content to Computer exports whole categories in one go, or you open a category and pick items. Photos keep their albums, and contacts, messages, call logs and calendar can be saved in the format you choose in Settings, along with the export folder. It's a straightforward way to keep a copy of a phone on your PC.

Add, delete and organize from the computer

AnyDroid's Device Manager lets you put music, videos, ringtones and documents on the phone from the PC, delete things in bulk, add photo albums, and edit contacts with a full keyboard. Apps can be installed, uninstalled and backed up in batches, and APK files and zipped files get their own lists. A search box in each category helps on a phone with thousands of photos.

Move to a new Android phone, from Android or iPhone

AnyDroid's Android Mover copies content from an old Android phone or tablet to a new one, across brands. It also switches you from an iPhone: connect both phones, choose iOS to Android, pick the categories, and AnyDroid converts iOS formats to ones Android can play. Content Android has no app for, such as iTunes U or TV shows, lands in the Music or Video app. A "Skip Duplicates" option is on by default, so a second run doesn't double your contacts.

Bring over iTunes and iCloud content

AnyDroid can also pull from an iTunes library, an iTunes backup, iCloud, or an iCloud backup straight to an Android phone. That helps if you've moved from an iPhone you no longer have but kept its backup on the PC.

Wi-Fi connection without USB debugging

AnyDroid doesn't insist on a cable. If you'd rather not switch on USB debugging or install USB drivers, install the AnyDroid app on the phone and scan the QR code on the PC screen to connect over Wi-Fi. The phone app can also share files directly with another phone running AnyDroid.

Where it falls short

• Connection trouble on some phones. Several users report that it wouldn't connect or kept dropping, and the vendor's guide has a troubleshooting page for phones it can't detect.
• Permission prompts. The phone app asks for access to SMS, calls and contacts so it can move them, which some users find too much.
• File dates can change. One user found that transferred files lost their original date and time, which matters if you sort photos by date.
• Old device list. The supported-models list on the tech specs page stops around 2018 phones, though the requirement is simply Android 5.0 or later.
• No recovery. AnyDroid manages and moves what's on the phone; it can't bring back deleted files.

Setapp users (Mac version)

AnyDroid is also sold through Setapp, where Mac users rate it 85% from 213 ratings. The Mac and Windows versions share features, so the comments apply here too:

• "Worked flawlessly for everything I needed while moving to a new phone." (Ishan, February 2026)
• "This does what it says — which is 100% more than similar products I tried." (Ed Bebee, December 2024)
• "Really solid android software. Love it!" (Glen Welch, June 2024)
• "Great app to move my android into the Mac" (Stam Markoglou, October 2024)

The complaints are specific:

• "the app kept asking finger print permission and never connected to my OPPO Reno 12 Pro mobile." (Chanchal Raj, February 2025)
• "It changes the filed date-time info upon transfer (which is a pain when I want that data preserved)." (Jonathan, January 2025)
• "It works sometimes, but obverall very unreliable" (Vitaliy Ivanov, June 2025)
• "Poor UI/UX. Wanted it use it to quickly share files from Mac to Android." (Maxim, August 2024)

Ashampoo store ratings

Ashampoo also resells AnyDroid. Its US store shows 3.7 out of 5 from 119 verified customer ratings since December 2023: 47% five stars, 19% four stars, and 18.5% one star. There are ratings only, no written reviews.

On iMobie's own pages

iMobie shows 4.5 out of 5 from 53 reviews. Comments it shows include:

• "This software works very well for the management of my Huawei data, ultra-fast transfer, simple to use, do not hesitate to use AnyDroid." (Helene)
• "After a bad experience with a competing software, I had some doubts about trying another one but I'm glad I did like the AnyDroid software worked the first time and exactly as described." (Jacky, 5 stars, 2019)

Android Police, quoted on iMobie's page from its review of the product under its old name, wrote: "AnyTrans organizes your data into categories to make it easy to find what you are looking for. You can also download any and all of these things to your desktop computer as a form of backup if you'd like."

The common themes: when AnyDroid connects, people find it easy and it does a phone switch in one go. When it doesn't, it's usually the connection or the phone app's permissions, and that's what the free trial is for. iMobie as a company has a 3.3 TrustScore on Trustpilot from 1,517 reviews, where support gets more praise than the products.

AnyDroid vs AnyTrans

Both are iMobie's. AnyTrans manages iPhones and iPads; AnyDroid manages Android phones. AnyDroid can take content from an iPhone, but only to move it to Android.

AnyDroid vs PhoneTrans

iMobie's PhoneTrans focuses on phone-to-phone moves in every direction, including Android to iPhone, plus WhatsApp transfer. AnyDroid adds day-to-day management of one Android phone from the PC. If you only switch phones, PhoneTrans is the narrower tool; if you also want to manage files, AnyDroid.

AnyDroid vs free tools

Google's own phone setup and Samsung Smart Switch move most data between phones for free, and Windows can copy photos over USB. AnyDroid earns its price when you need messages, call logs and calendar exported to a PC, iTunes or iCloud content moved to Android, or bulk management from a keyboard.

Conclusion

AnyDroid is worth $39.99 if you want one Windows program to back up an Android phone's messages, contacts and media to your PC and to move everything to the next phone, especially from an iPhone. The one reason to buy it is the combination: management and phone switching in one window, paid once. The reason to hesitate is reliability on some phones and a slow update pace. Try the free version with your own phone first; if it connects cleanly and moves your test items, the full version is a fair price.

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