Swift Backup
The short list
We make Swift Backup, and it's one of the four. To keep this fair, we picked the apps with a fixed method and list them in alphabetical order. Every fact about the other apps comes from the sources at the end, read on 14 November 2026.
| App | Best for | What it needs | Where backups go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google One backup | Restoring a new phone during setup | A Google account and Android 8 or higher | Your Google account |
| SMS Backup & Restore | SMS, MMS and call logs | Access to your messages and call logs | Your phone, with uploads to Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive |
| Swift Backup | Apps and app data, plus messages, call logs, Wi-Fi networks and folders | Android 8.0 or later. Root for app data. A Google account for cloud backups. | Your phone, an SD card, a USB drive, cloud drives or your own server |
| Titanium Backup | Restoring old Titanium backups on phones it supports | Root. It's no longer on Google Play. | Storage on the phone. The PRO key adds Dropbox, Box and Google Drive. |
How we picked
On 14 November 2026 we searched Google Play in the US for “android backup”, signed out. Of the top five results, three back up the phone itself: Google One, Swift Backup and SMS Backup & Restore. We left out Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive, which back up files and photos to their own cloud.
We also added Titanium Backup. It isn't in those results, because its Google Play page no longer loads.
We left out ratings and download counts, for Swift Backup too.
One limit for each
- Google One backup: App data, settings and messages restore only while you set up a phone. How it compares.
- SMS Backup & Restore: It backs up only messages and call logs.
- Swift Backup: App data needs root. Shizuku can't back it up.
- Titanium Backup: Its last update came in November 2019. How it compares.
Which one to use
No root: Keep Google's backup on. For messages and call logs you keep on your own storage, add SMS Backup & Restore or Swift Backup. Swift Backup also keeps APKs, wallpapers and folders without root.
Rooted phone: Swift Backup backs up apps with their data. With Premium, it can also upload app backups to cloud drives and your own server.
Old Titanium backups: Restore them with Titanium Backup on a phone it supports, then back up again with an app that is still updated.
Sources
- Google Play search for “android backup” (US, signed out)Read 14 November 2026
- Google One on Google PlayRead 14 November 2026
- Dropbox on Google PlayRead 14 November 2026
- Microsoft OneDrive on Google PlayRead 14 November 2026
- Android Help, Back up or restore data on your Android deviceRead 14 November 2026
- Google One Help, Back up your device (Android)Read 14 November 2026
- SMS Backup & Restore on Google PlayRead 14 November 2026
- Titanium Track, Titanium Backup page and feature listRead 14 November 2026
- Titanium Backup on Google Play, archived copy from 22 July 2026Read 14 November 2026
- Titanium Backup on Google Play (page not found)Read 14 November 2026