Comparison

File Manager vs Zip Extractor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

File Manager

This app provides comprehensive file management capabilities, including viewing images, editing text, and previewing office documents. It also offers robust compression/decompression, media playback, scanning, cloud storage integration, and secure file transfer options.

Highlights
  • Image browser
  • Text and source code editor
  • Office document and PDF reader
  • Compression and decompression
  • Universal audio/video player
  • Cloud storage management
  • Network file transfer
Features
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File Manager - The best all-in-one file management app, chosen by over 100,000 users. Main feature list: - Image browser, supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and other image formats - Text editor, supports adjusting text size and offers hundreds of font options - Office document preview, supports Word, PPT, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and other document formats - PDF reader, supports converting PDF pages to images - Epub reader, supports various themes and text switching - Comic reader, supports cbz and cbr file types - Source code editor, supports over 100 programming languages and offers more than 80 selectable themes - Compression and decompression, supports almost all compression file formats such as rar, zip, 7z, lzma, tar, iso, tgz, txz, zstd, and also supports encrypted compression and file decryption, and extract compressed archive by volume. - Universal audio player, supports accelerated and decelerated playback - Universal video player, supports m3u8 online playback, subtitle addition, channel switching, etc. - QR code and barcode scanning and custom QR code generation - Scanner, supports scanning various documents and IDs - Cloud storage management, supports iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Baidu Netdisk and Alibaba Cloud Disk - Network connectivity, supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, NFS and AList - Near-field transmission, allows file transfer between phones without consuming network data - Lock screen feature, supports gesture and PIN code unlocking, and also supports Touch ID and Face ID unlocking. More features will be released gradually, stay tuned.

About

Zip Extractor

Manage your local and network files with this powerful tool. It supports document preview and editing, as well as comprehensive compression, decompression, and file sharing.

Highlights
  • File management
  • Document preview and editing
  • Compression and decompression
  • File sharing and transmission
  • Network file management
Features
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File manager is a free and powerful local and network file management tool, which can help you manage files easily The simple, convenient and easy-to-use local resource file management tool not only supports the preview and editing of daily office, entertainment, learning and other documents, but also supports all-round compression & decompression & file sharing and transmission management, so as to improve your entertainment, work and learning efficiency Premium Features subscription - You can subscribe for new dairy updates and premium features. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to use all available premium features for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one month"/"one year" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/e900a1fb-98f0-42c8-a391-5de88abdb3fe Terms of Use: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/954a9886-0d26-4ba2-8631-fc6a00319809

Screenshots

File Manager4 screens
Zip Extractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: File Manager at every 3 weeks against Zip Extractor's every 6 months. Zip Extractor's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 22%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. File Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Zip Extractor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for File Manager against 4.4 for Zip Extractor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 305 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of File Manager's written reviews are positive against 33% of Zip Extractor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Zip Extractor every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
File Manager versus Zip Extractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile ManagerZip Extractor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (124 ratings)4.4 (305 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124305 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMirarobot Science & Technology Co., Ltd.Retouch Photo Editor Technology Limited

Customer experience

File Manager

All ratings124 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Zip Extractor

All ratings305 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

File Manager

One-time2
  • Update to Pro$2.99
  • Premium$3.99
6 purchases

Zip Extractor

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly VIP$6.491 Month
  • Monthly VIP3 Days trial$6.491 Month
  • Monthly VIP1 Month trial2 variants$6.491 Month
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  • Yearly VIP3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly VIP1 Year trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • VIP Forever$19.99

Questions

Is File Manager free?
File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zip Extractor free?
Zip Extractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, File Manager or Zip Extractor?
Zip Extractor is rated higher. File Manager averages 4.3 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Zip Extractor averages 4.4 from 305 ratings.
Do File Manager or Zip Extractor have ads?
Neither File Manager nor Zip Extractor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, File Manager or Zip Extractor?
File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and Zip Extractor every 6 months. Most recently, File Manager was updated on August 21, 2026 and Zip Extractor on September 19, 2026.

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