Parachute Backup for Mobile is here, allows you to backup your entire iCloud Drive & iCloud Photo library to your own storage, NAS, network drives, external drives, etc. I'm here to answer any questions you may have!
Hi r/selfhosted! Super excited to share with this group an iOS I just launched, and use to backup my entire iCloud Drive and Photo library to my own NAS.
Parachute Backup is a set-and-forget backup companion for iOS. It automatically syncs your memories—photos, videos, and documents—from iCloud Photos and iCloud Drive to your own storage -- such as a USB drive, external hard drive, network drive, self-hosted NAS, Google Drive, OneDrive and more. You can manually run backups, or setup scheduled backups to kickoff automatically.
Parachute Backup for Mac has been very well received, but the number one ask was to build a version for iOS -- enabling friends and family without a Mac to backup as well!
Available on the App Store for $3.99, family sharing enabled so only one purchase for your entire household.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parachute-backup-mobile/id6749824842
I use icloudpd for this, but I can view the files, and I’m sure my family wouldn’t want that. Aug 16, 2025 3 likes
Edit - your app is terrific! Super easy to use!
Feature request (if possible) - ability to rename folder file sources.
Easy example is to select “On My iPhone” as a source folder option. The name displayed is “File Provider Storage” - which is its correct path - but not exactly easy to identify that, “yes, this is my local iPhone storage,” when selecting which source files I want to backup when running an ad-hoc backup.
This naming appears to happen with any “app created” file folders as well.
I can shoot you a screenshot or two if what I’m describing makes no sense.
Great job! Aug 16, 2025 3 likes