You can now download OnlyFans videos straight to your iPhone, with no computer involved. The Fanripper app runs inside Expo Go, a free app on the App Store: sign in to OnlyFans inside it, tap Save on a post or DM, and the file lands on your phone, protected PPV included, decrypted on the iPhone itself.
It’s one app for five sites (OnlyFans, Fansly, JustForFans, privacy.com.br and Fanfix), on the same Fanripper account and plan as the browser extension. Your phone gets its own device slot, so it never signs out your computer.
One ground rule: Fanripper is a personal backup tool for content you have paid for and have lawful access to. It isn’t affiliated with OnlyFans, Fansly, JustForFans, privacy.com.br or Fanfix, and it isn’t for redistribution.
Quick answer
- Install Expo Go (free) from the App Store.
- Open fanripper.com/app on your iPhone and tap Open Fanripper.
- Sign in with the 6-character code we email you, then sign in to OnlyFans inside the app.
- Tap Save on any post or message, then save the file to Photos or Files.
On an Android phone it’s the same four steps, with Expo Go from Google Play. The Android guide walks through it.
What you need
- An iPhone on iOS 16.4 or later. That’s Expo Go’s minimum.
- Expo Go. Free on the App Store. You don’t need an Expo account.
- A Fanripper account. Free, and created the first time you sign in with your email.
- Your OnlyFans login. You sign in on OnlyFans’s own page, inside the app.
- Basic ($5/month) or higher for protected PPV. Photos and standard video are free.
Step by step
1. Get Expo Go from the App Store
Fanripper opens inside Expo Go, a free App Store app built for running apps like this one. Search “Expo Go” in the App Store, or use the App Store button on fanripper.com/app.
Why not a Fanripper listing of its own? App stores remove apps that download from subscription sites. Expo Go is an ordinary App Store app, so there’s nothing to sideload, and new versions of Fanripper arrive by themselves the next time you open it.
2. Open Fanripper from fanripper.com/app
On your iPhone, open fanripper.com/app in Safari and tap Open Fanripper. On a computer, the same page shows a code instead: scan it with your iPhone’s camera and tap Open Fanripper on the page that opens.
Only ever open Fanripper from fanripper.com. After the first time, you’ll find it in Expo Go under Recently opened.
3. Sign in with the 6-character code we email you
Enter your email and Fanripper sends you a 6-character code. Type or paste it, and you’re in. A new email gets a free account on the spot. If you already use the extension, sign in with the same email and your plan is already there.
4. Sign in to OnlyFans inside the app
Tap OnlyFans and sign in on OnlyFans’s own sign-in page, in the app’s built-in browser, just as you would in Safari. Fanripper never asks you for your OnlyFans password.
5. Tap Save on a post or DM
Browse as normal. Posts and messages with media get a Save button: tap it and the download starts. The Save button at the bottom of the screen lists everything on the page you’re looking at, with Save all to grab it in one go. Progress shows in Downloads.
6. Save to Photos or Files
Finished files go into Fanripper’s Library. Pick one and tap Save to Photos to put it in your camera roll, or Save to Files, then choose a folder in iCloud Drive or On My iPhone. Fanripper can also save to Photos automatically. It asks first, and it stays off unless you say yes.
Get the Fanripper app. It’s free to start, and setup takes about a minute.
Protected PPV and DMs on iPhone
A lot of what you pay for on OnlyFans is protected. Pay-per-view video in posts and DMs often ships with Widevine DRM, which is why a screen recording comes out black and why most iPhone “downloaders” give you nothing.
Fanripper downloads the protected video and decrypts it on your iPhone, then writes a normal, playable file. It needs Basic or higher, the same as the extension. The video never passes through our servers: only the licence request goes through our licence service. Keep about twice the video’s size free while it’s put together. For the full picture, see how protected OnlyFans video downloads work.
DMs work the same way. In the app, open Messages, open the chat, scroll to the photo or video, and tap Save. Standard DM photos and videos are free. Protected DM video needs Basic. Fanripper only saves what you’ve already unlocked; it doesn’t open locked PPV. More in the OnlyFans DM guide.
Backing up a whole profile from your phone
On Pro, you can back up a creator’s whole profile from the iPhone: their posts, the posts you paid for, archived posts, streams and pinned posts. You don’t have to scroll through any of it. Fanripper works through it at a steady pace, one file at a time. Whole-profile backups work on all five sites, with JustForFans, privacy.com.br and Fanfix on Max.
What the phone can’t do yet on OnlyFans: bulk backups of the Vault, DMs, stories or highlights. You can still save DM media one by one, or with Save all (free) on the page in front of you. To back up a whole inbox or the Vault in one pass, use the extension on a computer, on Pro. The whole-profile backup guide covers both.
Where your downloads go
- Fanripper’s Library. Every file, grouped by creator, site and month, with search and sort. Everything plays offline.
- Photos. One tap on Save to Photos adds a file to your camera roll. Automatic saving is optional and off by default.
- Files. Save to Files opens the share sheet: pick Save to Files, then choose a folder.
One thing to know: the iPhone Files app can’t see inside Expo Go, and deleting Expo Go deletes Fanripper’s library with it. Save anything you want to keep to Photos or Files.
Before a big download
- Keep Fanripper open and on screen. iPhones only let it work while it’s in front, and there are no background downloads. The screen stays awake while it downloads. If you switch apps or lock the phone, downloads pause. When you come back, they pick up from the last finished piece.
- Free up space. A protected video needs about twice its size free while it’s put together.
- Use Wi-Fi for long videos and whole-profile backups.
- Plug in for long runs, since the screen stays on.
Why screen recording, Shortcuts and downloader browsers fail on iPhone
If you’ve already tried the usual workarounds, here’s why they stall on paid OnlyFans video:
| Method | What happens | Protected PPV? |
|---|---|---|
| Screen recording (Control Center) | Protected video records as a black screen | No |
| Downloader browsers and file-manager apps | May grab a standard file, but can’t decrypt protected video | No |
| Shortcuts | Can’t use your signed-in OnlyFans session, so paid media is out of reach | No |
| An “OnlyFans downloader APK” | APKs are Android installers. An iPhone can’t run one | No |
| A computer, then AirDrop | Works: save with the extension on a computer and AirDrop it over | Yes, but you need a computer |
| The Fanripper app | Saves and decrypts on the iPhone itself | Yes (Basic and up) |
The black screen isn’t a setting you can switch off. Protected playback deliberately keeps itself out of screen capture. The screen-recording explainer goes into why.
Is it safe?
- No password handover. You sign in to OnlyFans on OnlyFans’s own page, and Fanripper never asks you for that password. Your Fanripper sign-in is a code we email you.
- Your videos stay off our servers. Protected video is decrypted on your iPhone. Only the licence request goes through our licence service; the video itself never does.
- It paces itself. One file at a time, and whole-profile backups run at a steady pace, close to normal browsing. That lowers the risk of your account being flagged. No tool can honestly promise zero risk.
- App Lock. Put Fanripper behind your iPhone passcode (Touch ID on iPhones that have it), and hide its screen in the app switcher. It locks the app. It doesn’t encrypt the files.
- One safe source. Only open Fanripper from fanripper.com/app.
Where personal backups stand legally is covered in is downloading OnlyFans legal and safe.
What it costs
It’s the same account and the same plans as the extension. Phones get their own device slot: one phone and one computer on most plans, two of each on monthly Max, and one of each on Lifetime. Signing in on your phone never signs out your computer.
- Free, $0. Photos and standard video from posts and DMs on OnlyFans and Fansly, plus Save all on the page in front of you.
- Basic, $5/month. Adds protected (DRM) PPV video.
- Pro, $8/month, or Unlimited at $40 for 6 months. Adds whole-profile backups.
- Max, $15/month. Adds JustForFans, privacy.com.br and Fanfix, with two phones and two computers.
- Lifetime, $99 once. Everything in Max, for good.
Buying from your phone. There’s no purchase inside the app. Open app.fanripper.com in your phone’s browser, sign in with your email code, and go to License → Upgrade. You can pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay (through Telegram Stars), or in crypto. You can also buy in our Telegram bot, @fanripperbot. Either way, your plan shows up in the app by itself. Nothing auto-renews, and if it’s not for you, email billing@fanripper.com within 7 days for a refund.
Fansly, JustForFans, privacy.com.br and Fanfix on iPhone
It’s the same app with the same steps: tap the site on the home screen and sign in.
- Fansly. Standard photos, videos and DM media save free. A whole timeline needs Pro. The Fansly on iPhone and Android guide has the details, and the Fansly downloader page has the full feature list.
- JustForFans. Needs Max or Lifetime. See the JustForFans downloader.
- privacy.com.br. Needs Max or Lifetime, and its protected video is decrypted on the phone too. See the privacy.com.br downloader, or the guide in Portuguese.
- Fanfix. Needs Max or Lifetime. Tap Save on posts, chats, your Gallery and collections, or back up a whole creator, a chat or your Gallery from the Fanripper panel, paced to protect your account. See how to download Fanfix videos.
On a Mac instead?
On a Mac, use the Fanripper browser extension in Chrome, Brave or Edge. It doesn’t run in Safari, which uses Apple’s own extension system. On a computer you also get bulk Vault and DM backups, parallel downloads on Pro, and the optional Cloud + Telegram add-on. Setup is in the Chrome, Brave and Edge guide, and the full feature list is on the OnlyFans downloader page. The app and the extension work side by side on one account.
FAQ
Is there an OnlyFans downloader on the App Store? Not as an app of its own, because App Store rules remove apps that download from subscription sites. Fanripper runs inside Expo Go, which is on the App Store, so you never install anything from outside it.
Do I need a computer? No. Installing, signing in, downloading, decrypting protected video and saving to Photos all happen on the iPhone. A computer adds extras, like bulk Vault and DM backups and the Cloud + Telegram add-on, but you don’t need one.
Why do I have to keep the app open? iPhones only let Fanripper work while it’s open and on screen. The screen stays awake while it downloads. If you leave, downloads pause, and they carry on from the last finished piece when you come back.
Ready? Open fanripper.com/app on your iPhone, tap Open Fanripper, and save your first video in minutes. Keep it to content you’ve paid for, and your library stays yours.