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Chat Hoarding vs BackupTrans

Name: Chat Hoarding
Brand: Chat Hoarding
Price: 99 USD
Availability: InStock

Cross-platform WhatsApp transfer + extractor (Windows/Mac, since 2014)

BackupTrans is a transfer tool: move WhatsApp from one phone to another, optionally with a Windows or Mac proxy. Chat Hoarding is an archive tool. It pulls the encrypted backup off Android and keeps a permanent, browsable .tarc that outlives the phone.

FeatureChat HoardingBackupTrans

GoalPermanent archive (.tarc)One-shot phone-to-phone transfer

Pricing$99 one-time, 2 Macs$19.95 personal / $29.95 family

DecryptionAES-256-GCM, local, open specClosed-source

Native MacSwiftUI, Apple SiliconCross-platform port

Archive format.tarc (manifest + DB + media)None; copies into app DB

Open companionChat Hoarding for AndroidNone

Auto-updateEdDSA-signed in-app updates (Sparkle 2)Check-for-updates menu

Where BackupTrans shines

Many phone-to-phone transfer paths
Long-running product

Where it falls short for the archive case

Pricing per platform (~$29.95 personal / family)
Mac UI feels Windows-ported
No durable archive format; transfers, then forgets
Closed-source decryption

Verdict

BackupTrans is for the migrate-once user. Chat Hoarding is for the person who wants the conversation to outlive every phone: switching devices, preserving a family chat, keeping a record they may need later.

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