As per the vendor, the iRecovery Stick contains specialized investigation software on a USB drive that allows anyone to investigate data on Apple iOS devices such as an iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The iRecovery Stick acquires a user's data directly from the device or from iTunes backup files. The iRecovery Stick also recovers deleted data from SQLite databases and can recover data such as messages, contacts, call history, Internet history, and calendar events. Note that this is not a physical acquisition but is simply acquiring and parsing raw database files logically.

The iRecovery Stick costs $129 and works on Windows platforms. For better recovery, iRecovery Stick recommends turning off the antivirus software running on the computer. For more information, visit http://www.paraben.com/irecovery-stick.html.