xZip vs Zipda
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xZip
This utility app allows users to easily decompress and extract files from various archive formats like zip, rar, and 7z. It supports previewing file information within compressed packages and offers separate extraction of individual files.
- Decompress various archive formats (zip, rar, 7z, xz)
- Extract files from compressed packages
- Preview archive file information
- Free and ad-free experience
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xZip is a lightweight archive viewer and extractor for iOS and iPadOS. Browse what's inside before you extract, pull out only the files you need, and move on — no ads, no account, no fuss. FREE FEATURES • Open ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, XZ, GZ, TGZ archives • Browse file trees and folder structures • Extract all files with one tap • Basic compression (ZIP, 7z) • Password-protected archives supported PRO UNLOCK (one-time purchase) • Preview images, PDFs, and text without extracting • Extract individual files on demand • Encrypt compressed files with a password (ZIP & 7z) • Low-memory compression mode for large files • Split multiple files into separate or chunked archives • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a single purchase FORMATS SUPPORTED • Full preview: ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR • Quick extract: XZ, GZ, TGZ, TAR.GZ DESIGNED FOR iPad & iPhone • Optimized for iPad multitasking and larger screens • Open archives from Files, Mail, Safari, or AirDrop PRIVACY & PERFORMANCE • Zero ads — not now, not ever • No account, no personal data collected • All processing happens on-device • Lightweight and fast — under 30 MB • VoiceOver supported Built for people who just want to open their files and move on. Privacy Policy: https://blabla-yy.github.io/privacy/xzip-en.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Zipda
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Zipda is a light, fast archive app. Open, browse and preview ZIP, RAR, 7z and TAR archives, and unzip ZIP and TAR in one step. Big archives stream straight to storage, so there is no waiting. Everything happens on your iPhone: no account, no tracking, no advertising SDKs. WHY FILENAMES BREAK, AND HOW ZIPDA FIXES IT Archives made on Windows often store filenames in a regional code page instead of Unicode, so on an iPhone they arrive looking like "ÇѱÛ.txt". Zipda works out the original encoding right on your iPhone — CP949/EUC-KR, Shift_JIS, GB18030, Big5 and more — and shows the most likely original name. A banner tells you which encoding was detected, and one tap lets you override it if you disagree. Already extracted a folder full of mangled names somewhere else? The Repair File Names tool renames the whole folder back in one pass, shows you a before-and-after preview first, and never touches file contents. FORMATS • Extract: .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz; .rar, .7z, .lzh, .alz (Pro) • Create: .zip; AES-256 encryption (Pro) • Password-protected .zip opens whether it uses legacy ZipCrypto or AES (Pro) • Multi-part sets extract in one pass — pick the first part and Zipda finds the rest (Pro) BUILT FOR BIG ARCHIVES Zip64 archives past 4 GB, tens of thousands of entries, split volumes: Zipda streams them instead of loading them into memory. The progress view shows real bytes, real entry counts and a time estimate that matches reality. Cancel stops immediately and cleans up the half-written files it made. WHEN AN ARCHIVE IS DAMAGED A truncated download or one bad sector usually means the whole archive fails to open. Zipda extracts every entry it can still read, then tells you exactly which entries it skipped and why — so you get the 900 photos back instead of nothing. MADE FOR IPHONE • Got an archive in Mail, a messaging app or the Files app? Share it to Zipda and it opens • Choose where the files go in the Files app, or look inside first and pull out just the one file you need • Select photos, videos or files in Photos or the Files app and compress them right from the share sheet • Follow a long extraction on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Move files between your iPhone and a computer on the same Wi-Fi, using the computer's browser and a PIN • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver labels throughout • 12 languages, switchable inside the app without restarting PRIVACY Nothing leaves your iPhone. No account, no analytics, no advertising SDKs, and the app makes no network requests of its own. Zipda's App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected" — because there is nothing to collect. Zipda Pro (optional) Zipda Pro is optional and comes in three plans: a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. All plans unlock the same features on iPhone, iPad and Mac and can be shared with your family through Family Sharing. Pro unlocks extracting RAR, 7z, ALZ and LZH archives, split archives and password-protected archives; extracting Korean, Japanese and Chinese filenames with their original names; the filename repair tool; and creating 7z, password-protected and split archives. Opening, browsing and previewing any archive, plus everyday zip and tar work, do not need Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. If a subscription ends, Pro features lock again; the lifetime purchase does not expire. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://juki-j.github.io/privacy-policy/zipda-en.html
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Verdict
xZip and Zipda are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. xZip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zipda sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
xZip ships an update every 8 days, Zipda every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xZip | Zipda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 跃洋 王 | JUKI JUNG |
In-app purchases
xZip
- Pro Unlock$2.99
Zipda
- Zipda Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Zipda Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Zipda Pro$44.99









