Comparison

File Manager vs Unzip

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

Unzip

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Unzip Pro is a powerful file management tool for mobile. Focusing on fast decompression and compression of files, it supports rar, zip, 7z and other formats; at the same time, it has both file transfer and data migration functions, supporting mutual transfer from mobile to mobile and from mobile to computer, with no traffic throughout! File Decompression - Support decompression of rar, zip, 7z and other common file formats. File Compression - Support decompression of rar, zip, 7z and other common file formats. - Support custom setting compression parameters: compression ratio, compression format, split volume size, automatic encoding detection, etc. - Support encrypted compression and split-volume compression. File Transfer & Data Migration - Wi-Fi transfer: Support file transfer and data migration between cell phone and computer. - Face-to-face transfer: Support scanning code for file fast transfer between cell phones. File Management - Support new directory, rename, move, copy, delete, modify extension, sort, classify and other operations. - Built-in multiple file viewers, support Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, TXT, Mp3, Mp4 and other file viewers. - Support importing files from other applications, WeChat, QQ, email, overhead delivery, etc. Term of use: https://privacy.1ts.fun/product/1221226899127834 For more features, please download and experience. If you have any suggestions or questions, you can send an email to our feedback email: customers_feedback@outlook.com

Screenshots

File Manager4 screens
Unzip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: File Manager at none against Unzip's shown. Unzip's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Unzip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Unzip monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
File Manager versus Unzip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile ManagerUnzip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (122 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings122 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMirarobot Science & Technology Co., Ltd.楚娜 黄

In-app purchases

2 purchases

File Manager

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

Unzip

One-time1
  • Permanent Membership$6.99

Questions

Is File Manager free?
File Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unzip free?
Unzip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do File Manager or Unzip have ads?
Unzip shows ads; File Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, File Manager or Unzip?
File Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and Unzip monthly. Most recently, File Manager was updated on October 22, 2026 and Unzip on October 27, 2026.

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