# Zip Plus vs Cipher

The clearest difference is price: Zip Plus at Free against Cipher's $0.99. Zip Plus also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Cipher's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Zip Plus is free to download; Cipher costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Cipher holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Zip Plus | Cipher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [3.7 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zip-plus-dzip-unzip-rar-7z-tar/id1106487379/reviews) | **[4.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cipher/id1468669089/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **7** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Paid |
| Size | 14 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [农 葛](https://appshunter.io/developer/591089697) | [loay setrak](https://appshunter.io/developer/923932983) |

## What reviewers say

### Zip Plus

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zip-plus-dzip-unzip-rar-7z-tar/id1106487379)

This app helps you manage, compress, and extract various file archive formats. It allows you to preview contents, search within archives, and edit existing ones. It also functions as a file manager for organizing your documents and media.

**Highlights:** Create ZIP, encrypted ZIP, split ZIP, and 7z archives, Preview archive contents before extraction, Search archives and extract selected items, Edit ZIP/7z archives (add, delete, rename), Convert archives between Zip and 7z, Supports numerous archive formats including RAR, TAR, XZ, ISO, Built-in viewers for PDF, images, audio, video, and ebooks

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Cipher

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cipher/id1468669089)

Easily encrypt and decrypt text messages using various methods. Features a keyboard extension for seamless integration into messaging apps.

**Highlights:** Encrypt and decrypt text, Multiple encryption methods (ROT-X, Vigenere, Letter Numbers), Keyboard extension for messaging, Copy and paste functionality, Simple and easy to use

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Zip Plus free?

Zip Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Cipher free?

Cipher costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Zip Plus or Cipher?

Cipher is rated higher. Zip Plus averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Cipher averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Zip Plus or Cipher have ads?

Zip Plus shows ads; Cipher does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*