Comparison

LANDrop vs Zipym Lite

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

Head to head
About

LANDrop

Easily transfer photos, videos, files, and text between devices on the same local network. Enjoy ultra-fast, secure, and uncompressed transfers without relying on internet data.

Highlights
  • Ultra-fast local network transfers
  • Secure file sharing with cryptography
  • No cellular data usage
  • No compression for photos/videos
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Discover devices on the same network
Features
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LANDrop is a cross-platform tool that you can use to conveniently transfer photos, videos, other types of files, and text to other devices on the same local network. Features - Ultra Fast: Uses your local network for transferring. Internet speed is not a limit. - Easy to Use: Intuitive UI. You know how to use it when you see it. - Secure: Uses state-of-the-art cryptography algorithm. No one else can see your files. - No Celluar Data: Outside? No problem. LANDrop can work on your personal hotspot, without consuming celluar data. - No Compression: Doesn't compress your photos and videos when sending. Detailed Features - You can change your display name on other devices. - You can set whether you are discoverable by other devices. - LANDrop discovers devices in the same local network. - Received photos and videos are automatically saved to your gallery. - Received files can be accessed in the Files app.

About

Zipym Lite

This app is a versatile tool for managing files, browsing the web, and playing media. It supports a wide range of archive formats for compression and extraction, includes a built-in music and video player, and offers Wi-Fi file sharing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Archive compression and extraction
  • Password protection for archives
  • Multi-part archive support
  • Built-in music and video player
  • Web browser with source viewing
  • Wi-Fi file sharing
  • IPTV and M3U8 playback
Features
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Zipym Lite app is a quick compression program, web browser ,archiver, extractor, unarchiver and even a file manager tool. Zipym lite also supports accessibility VoiceOver. - Safari Web Extension: Zipym Video Helper Lite • Link Play, Play the video link on new Tab • Picture in Picture (PiP) • Full screen mode • 0.5~16 x play rate • Send video to Zipym Lite - Uncompress • Support archive formats: RAR ,7z ,Zip ,Zipx ,Tar ,Gzip ,Bzip2 ,Tgz ,Tar.gz ,Lzh,GZ, BZ2, XZ,ISO, ARJ, BZIP, TBZ, DEB, CAB, JAR, RPM, CBS,CBZ,CBR,LZMA,MSI,NSIS and other archive formats • Support multi-part archives • Support archives protected by a password - Compress • You can password protect any file to zip or 7z • You can split a any format archive to multi-part archives - Music player Most music formats mp3,m4a,aac,flac,ogg,wma,wav,aiff,opus, etc. - Video player • Most video formats rmvb、avi、mkv、mp4、flv、wmv、3gp、mov、vob、dvd、swf、rm、 ts, etc. • Picture in Picture for mp4 / mov videos - IPTV Support m3u and txt formats - M3U8 file player You can view / play / merge /merge and convert the m3u8 file content - Wi-Fi Sharing Transfer files from other devices(pc or other phone) over Wifi - Browser • View Page Source • View Video Source • View Image Source • View JavaScript Source • Images of websites • Videos of websites • M3U8 files of websites • User Scripts • Support Wi-Fi Sharing, download files of another device (pc or other phone) - URL scheme • Startup zipymlite:// • Open URL zipymlite:// followed by link to open. • Download a zip file zipymlite://download/ followed by zip link to download.

Screenshots

LANDrop4 screens
Zipym Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LANDrop at Free against Zipym Lite's $0.29. LANDrop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (123 vs 23). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

LANDrop is free to download; Zipym Lite costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for LANDrop against 4.4 for Zipym Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LANDrop has 123 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of LANDrop's written reviews are positive against 61% of Zipym Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LANDrop ships an update every 5 days, Zipym Lite every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LANDrop versus Zipym Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLANDropZipym Lite
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating4.4 (123 ratings)4.4 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better60.9% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB119 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSkyArc LLC北京伊码网络科技有限公司

Customer experience

LANDrop

All ratings123 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative22.9%

Zipym Lite

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative34.8%

Bugs and requests

LANDrop

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Cannot transfer files from iPhone to PC (Socket Exception errors)
  • Device detection fails after app updates
  • App freezes on photo selection screen
  • Version 2.2.0 breaks device discovery
  • Incompatibility with iOS 18 and iOS 26
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  • PDF files transfer as 0KB (corrupted)
  • Multiple file selection only sends one file
  • Welcome screen hangs on app launch
  • Keyboard doesn't hide after text input on iPad
  • App crashes when sharing PDFs from Notes app
  • Antivirus quarantines desktop client
  • Incompatible with macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Port binding errors when multiple instances run

Requested features

13 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Manual cache/file clearing option
  • Batch file selection and transfer
  • Live photo support
  • Transfer pause/resume functionality
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  • Peer-to-peer transfer without WiFi requirement
  • Transfer history/log feature
  • Clipboard sharing capability
  • Automatic image format conversion (HEIC to JPG)
  • Browser-based transfer option
  • Device favoriting/saving for seamless reconnection
  • Multiple file selection review before sending
  • Support for older Windows versions (Win7)

Zipym Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LANDrop

No in-app purchases

None

Zipym Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LANDrop free?
LANDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zipym Lite free?
Zipym Lite costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LANDrop or Zipym Lite?
Zipym Lite is rated higher. LANDrop averages 4.4 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Zipym Lite averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do LANDrop or Zipym Lite have ads?
Zipym Lite shows ads; LANDrop does not.
Which is updated more often, LANDrop or Zipym Lite?
LANDrop ships an update every 5 days, and Zipym Lite every 10 days. Most recently, LANDrop was updated on October 15, 2026 and Zipym Lite on October 16, 2026.

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