Archive Utility vs EasyType Keyboard for Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Archive Utility
This utility app allows users to create ZIP files and decompress a wide variety of archive formats on their iPhone and iPad. It features a document browser for easy file management, including cloud storage integration and drag-and-drop functionality.
- Create ZIP files
- Decompress multiple archive formats
- Document browser view
- Cloud storage integration
- File management (move, delete, rename)
- Drag and drop functionality
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“Archive Utility” is a small and intuitive application to create .zip file and decompress many different kinds of archive files on iPhone and iPad. It supports to unarchive or expand common formats like Zip, RAR, 7-zip, CAB, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2, as well as older formats like StuffIt, Cpio, LZH, ARJ, ARC, DiskDoubler and LBR. It can also expand unusual formats like ISO, BIN, MDF, NRG and CDI, Windows self-extracting EXE files, and can even extract media from Flash SWF files and images from PDF files. Many more archive formats are supported, tap Developer Website to visit product page for the complete list. Your long time wait for computer like compress-uncompress tool on iPhone and iPad is over with "Archive Utility". It integrates Archive and Expand features with Document Browser View to make easy-to-use yet powerful Archive Utility. * How to create a ZIP file? - Use powerful Browser view to select file(s) and folder(s) you want to compress and tap Archive button to create ZIP file beside original items. * How to expand/unarchive/uncompress/extract an archive file? - Navigate to archive file you want to uncompress in Browser view and tap on it to expand. Decompressed file or folder saved in the same folder as the original archive file. - Use "Copy to Archive Utility" to open archive file received as email attachment, downloaded from the the web or contained in another app. You can even add files in the app's Documents folder from your computer through iTunes file sharing. - It lets you preview files and archives that iOS can support. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - "Archive Utility" built upon Document Browser view which allows to access files no matter where they’re located — on your device or in the cloud with Archive Utility. Handles access to iCloud Drive and third-party cloud storage services such as Dropbox and Box within the app. - Browse view to navigate folders, organise your files with tags, move files between folders, search and sort. - Share files using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document and folder. - Drag and drop to select files and organise them into folders. - Inherit tagged and favourite items from Files app and allow to create and change within the app. Note: “Archive Utility” is standalone application running natively to archive files and expand archives securely right on your iOS device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support.
EasyType Keyboard for Watch
This app provides a QWERTY keyboard for Apple Watch, offering faster text messaging than voice dictation. It features swiping shortcuts for deletion and spacing, along with autocorrect and easy access to special characters and emojis.
- QWERTY keyboard layout
- Swiping shortcuts for delete/space
- English autocorrect
- Special character and emoji keyboards
- Message preview and settings menu
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EasyType is an easy to use QWERY style keyboard for the Apple Watch. It allows you to type up messages and send them via the messages app on the Apple Watch. EasyType includes swiping shortcuts to make typing faster on the Apple Watch. To delete a character, just swipe left over the text. To add a space, just swipe right. EasyType now has an autocorrect feature for the English language. Autocorrect is disabled by default. To enable autocorrect, go into the settings menu by deep pressing on the screen (3D press). When you type a misspelled word and press space, autocorrect will attempt to fix the mistake. To select from correction options, spin the Digital Crown. To input a space without making a correction, swipe right on the message text area. Our users find that having a QWERTY keyboard is faster and easier to compose text messages than voice dictation or scribble. EasyType also includes easy to access special characters and emojis with their own keyboards. To access these characters and emojis, press the bottom-left key on the keyboard. Easytype includes a menu to access additional function. To access the menu, long press on the screen. From the menu, you can preview your complete message, change settings, and clear your messages. Please note that EasyType currently only supports the English language keyboard. If you don't see the app on your Apple Watch, please open the App Store on your Apple Watch, search for the app by name, and click the download button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Archive Utility at 3.9 against EasyType Keyboard for Watch's 2.5. EasyType Keyboard for Watch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 45 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Archive Utility costs $2.99 and EasyType Keyboard for Watch $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Archive Utility holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Archive Utility's written reviews are positive against 20% of EasyType Keyboard for Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Archive Utility ships an update every 45 months, EasyType Keyboard for Watch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Archive Utility | EasyType Keyboard for Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better | 2.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 45 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Thomas Backes |
Customer experience
Archive Utility
EasyType Keyboard for Watch
In-app purchases
Archive Utility
No in-app purchases
EasyType Keyboard for Watch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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