WA Backup Reader
Your chats, readable & private
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
You exported your chat history and want to actually read it again? WA Backup Reader has you covered – cleanly, searchably, and entirely offline.
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A FAMILIAR CHAT VIEW
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Your exported chat files are displayed exactly the way you expect: your messages on the right, incoming on the left, timestamps, system notices, and media references – everything in the right place. No more digging through raw text files.
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FULL-TEXT SEARCH ACROSS ALL CHATS
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Remember a message but not which chat it was in? The built-in search scans every conversation at once and jumps straight to the result – in a fraction of a second.
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MEDIA GALLERY
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Photos, videos, and voice messages from your chats are gathered in a clean, browsable gallery. Stop scrolling through lines of text to find that one photo – it's right there, sorted and easy to browse.
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ONE-ON-ONE & GROUP CHATS
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Whether it's a private conversation or a busy group chat with many participants – WA Backup Reader renders everything correctly. Sender names, system notices, and shared content are fully preserved.
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FULLY OFFLINE & PRIVACY-FIRST
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Your data never leaves your device. The app works 100 % offline – no sign-up, no account, no connection to any external server. No tracking, no analytics, no sharing. Your chat history stays yours.
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EASY IMPORT
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Import chat exports directly as ZIP or TXT files – via the Files app, AirDrop, or the Share sheet. No computer needed, no complicated setup.
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GERMAN & ENGLISH
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WA Backup Reader is fully available in both German and English.
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WA Backup Reader is an independent third-party app with no affiliation to WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. The app reads the standardised chat export format provided by common messaging apps.
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New:
• Voice messages: playback speed control (1x/1.5x/2x)
• Playing a voice message pauses any other that is playing
• How-to guide for exporting and importing WhatsApp chats
• Chats now open at the last message (changeable in settings)
• Settings grouped into sections
Fixed:
• Errors after voice message playback ended
• Layout overflow in voice message bubbles
The developer, Innervate, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Innervate UG(haftungsbeschraenkt) & Co. KG
- Size
- 32.9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads RM4.90
- Copyright
- © Innervate