iOS Why is No One Talking About This? Free Alternatives for WhatsApp Transfer?

Zork

Contributor
I'm trying to transfer my WhatsApp data from Android to iOS using Move to iOS, but the estimated time 9+ hours .Why is no one talking about how slow this is for someone with large backup?

I found an app called iCareFone Transfer, but it's paid ($19), and I haven’t found any free alternatives. Did you guys find any completely free way to do this, or did you just pay for a third-party app?

Would appreciate any help!
 
Move to iOS is buggy and slow but it will work. I used it to move around 5-6 GB of WhatsApp data after a few attempts. Also, iPhone to iPhone transfer is buggy. I faced issues where it failed at the last step and I had to start from the beginning, but it worked after a few tries. Previously when there was no free app for WhatsApp transfer, I used iCareFone. It works well but it's a subscription model, and I forgot to stop it before it renewed.