Ferry transfers photo and video originals between the two phones over your local Wi-Fi. No cables, no cloud, no recompression, no accounts. Received media lands straight in your iPhone Photos library.
Download on theApp StoreFor iPhone · Works with any Android phone
Tap Start Receiver. Ferry shows a QR code and a local address on your Wi-Fi network.
Scan the QR code with the Android phone. A transfer page opens in the browser, no install required.
Upload Android photos and videos straight into iPhone Photos, or pick iPhone media for Android to download as originals.
Files are moved without decoding or recompressing, so resolution, quality and capture metadata survive the trip.
Received files are written with PhotoKit, so they appear in your iPhone Photos library immediately.
The transfer happens entirely on your local network. Nothing touches a server, and there is nothing to sign up for.
Optional Ferry for Android saves downloads directly into the Android gallery with location and capture time preserved.
No. Ferry transfers directly between the two phones over your local Wi-Fi network. Nothing is uploaded to any server, and no account is needed.
No. Ferry moves the original files without decoding or recompressing them, so quality, resolution and metadata are preserved.
Not necessarily. The Android phone can use a plain browser: scan the QR code Ferry shows, then upload or download files. The companion Ferry Android app additionally saves downloads straight into the Android gallery with capture date and location metadata preserved.
Directly in your Photos library. Ferry writes received files with PhotoKit, so they appear in the Photos app immediately, not in a separate folder.
Yes. Ferry uses your local network for speed and privacy, so both phones join the same Wi-Fi during the transfer.