# CRATE: Archive Inspector — RAR, 7Z & ZIP Unpacker Utility

> RAR, 7Z & ZIP Unpacker Utility (iPhone/iPad app by Yahya Gonder.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crate-archive-inspector/id6830393197 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yahya Gonder](https://appshunter.io/developer/6810389958)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish, Turkish
- Released: 2026-11-06
- Data updated: 2026-11-08

## What is CRATE?

CRATE is an archive inspector and packer that never leaves your device. Open an archive to see every file inside it, preview what matters, and extract only what you need. Or stage your own files and seal them into a clean, private archive. No account, no cloud, no network — CRATE has no way to send your files anywhere.

INSPECT & EXTRACT
• Opens ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.XZ, TAR.BZ2, GZ, XZ and BZ2.
• See the full file index with real sizes, compression ratio, format, codec and encryption at a glance.
• Filter the index by name and hide system junk such as .DS_Store and __MACOSX with one switch.
• PEEK: preview text files and images straight from the archive. Nothing is written to disk.
• Extract everything, or only the files you select, into any folder you choose.
• Unlock password-protected ZIP, 7Z and RAR archives — including 7Z and RAR archives whose file list is encrypted too.
• Load several archives at once and switch between them.

PACK & SEAL
• Create .ZIP, .7Z and .TAR.GZ archives from files and folders.
• Four compression levels, from STORE to ULTRA, with an output-size estimate before you seal.
• AES-256 password protection for ZIP and 7Z.
• Strip macOS junk: .DS_Store files and __MACOSX folders never make it into the archive.
• Scrub metadata: reset timestamps and owners so the archive says nothing about your machine.
• Every sealed archive is read back and its checksums verified before CRATE calls it done.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Zero telemetry, zero analytics, zero ads.
• No account and no sign-in.
• No network access: archives are read, decoded and written on this device only.
• Passwords stay in memory while you work and are never saved or sent anywhere.
• CRATE only sees the files you pick or drop into it.

BUILT LIKE A PIECE OF HARDWARE
A mechanical, monospaced interface with tactile haptics, an operation console that shows every step as it happens, and two themes: the bright Studio and the dark Silent Stage.

ABOUT RAR
RAR archives are read and extracted with RARLAB's UnRAR. Its license forbids re-creating the RAR compressor, so CRATE opens and extracts RAR files but never creates them.

Open-source components: libarchive (BSD 2-Clause), PLzmaSDK (MIT, LZMA SDK public domain) and UnRAR (UnRAR license). Full license texts are in the app.

## Is CRATE safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess CRATE.

## Is CRATE legit?

CRATE: Archive Inspector appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for CRATE is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-06

No release notes.

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All apps by Yahya Gonder: https://appshunter.io/developer/6810389958

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