TuneAid Review, Software to Transfer Music from iPod to Computer

While TuneAid transfers the contents of iTunes libraries reasonably quickly, it lacks many of the more advanced features common to its competitors.

Developer
DigiDNA

Version
3.76

Works With
All iPhones
All iPods
Original iPad

The Transfer

While TuneAid isn't the fastest software to transfer music from iPod to computer that I've tested, it's solid. It moved my standard test--590 songs/2.41 GB--in 22 minutes. While not as speedy as, say, Bigasoft iPod Transfer, it's nowhere near as slow as iPod 2 iPod.

In making the transfer, it was able to move album art, ratings, and playcounts. The problem with TuneAid is, though, that this was all it moved.

The Missing Features

While TuneAid does a competent job moving the contents of the iPod app to a desktop computer (though its lack of any simple way to see what songs are in iTunes, and thus shoudln't be transferred, is a frustration), it really doesn't do anything else. It's got no way to move address books, calendars, ringtones, photos, or videos, all features many of its competitors offer. When you consider that many of the programs that offer this larger feature set cost the same as TuneAid, of just $5-$10 more, the omission of these features is all the more frustrating.

Conclusions

TuneAid's core feature set is solid, but it doesn't seem to have kept up with the time. As iPods and iPhones have gotten more complex, and have more data to transfer, TuneAid hasn't added features that its competition has. Until it does, I'd look for a more full-featured program.

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