PhoneTrans Pro 4.2.6

Overview

PhoneTrans Pro is the premium version of the iTunes replacement which lacks the occasional iTunes meltdown that can take all your installed music nicely cataloged with it. Instead, users of PhoneTrans Pro can forget about iTunes forever and just use this software to connect to their iOS device and tranfer files between them. The software supports both USB 3.0 and Lightning connections for faster file transfers between the PC and iOS (and back again). Apps and other data can be transferred in whole across to Windows as a copy for backup purposes. This can protect against upgraded apps where the new version was not to your liking and cannot easily be rolled back afterward. The software can also rebuilt the iTunes library for those times when it gets corrupted.

Installation

The installation of PhoneTrans Pro went smoothly and held no surprises. No malicious software came installed with this utility which was good to see.

Interface

The interface is big and blue with lots of white space and simple, small icons. There are a couple of small tabs at the top of the interface to get access to the iTunes library or to a connected iOS device.

When selecting either the iTunes library or the connected iOS device, the layout displays the contents found therein. Data on an iOS device is grouped into sections like Music and Video which makes it easier to find just the files that are wanted and make a copy of them.

When looking at the iTunes Library, information is broken down by artist, album, genre, and more. The complete iTunes library on the PC can be viewed and accessed.

Pros

• iTunes replacement software to better handle data on an iOS device and in the iTunes library on the PC
• Transfer files between PC and iOS device (and back again)
• See the iTunes library grouped by type
• Filter music results by album, artist, genre and more
• View all data stored on iOS device, grouped by type
• More advanced version of the basic PhoneTrans app
• Requires iTunes 10.0 or later

Cons

None.

Alternatives

PhoneTrans provides some of the same functionality of the more advanced Pro version.

Conclusion

PhoneTrans Pro is a good step up beyond the more basic PhoneTrans software. Take full control of the iTunes data store and the data on an iOS device using this software which breaks down each type of data stored with its own dedicated section.