Comparison

Files 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

Files

This app provides a web browser to save documents for offline viewing on your device. It includes a robust file manager with viewers for various document types, a photo browser, PDF reader, and Dropbox integration.

Highlights
  • Web browser for offline viewing
  • Built-in file manager
  • Advanced PDF reader
  • Photo browser
  • Dropbox integration
  • File transfer via HTTP/FTP
  • Passcode lock
Features
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Files App (formerly known as Downloads Lite) features a Web browser that lets you save documents to your iPhone or iPod touch so that you can work with them offline. It has a built-in file manager, with robust viewer for all iOS supported document types, powerful photo browser, advanced PDF reader, full Dropbox support, and more. NOTE: This app does not support downloading of audio or video content. FEATURES √ Full portrait & landscape mode support √ Passcode lock √ Web browser - Provides a user experience very similar to Mobile Safari - Tabbed browsing - Tap and hold on an image to download it - Tap and hold to force download - Save web pages with images for offline viewing - Full screen mode - Bookmark manager - History support - Address bar auto-completion - HTTP basic authentication - Form-based authentication - Integrated Google or Yahoo! search - Ability to spoof browser's User-Agent string to display web pages like Firefox - Unified smart search field. Type a URL or search term in the unified smart search field, the browser automatically suggests the closest match to what you’re looking for. √ Download manager - Fast downloading speed - Supports resuming of interrupted downloads reliably - Live download progress bar and speed indicator - Active downloads badge number - Add arbitrary download link - Always download with correct filename √ File manager - Full screen document viewer that supports .pdf, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .txt, .html and .rtf file formats - Folders support - Move, rename and delete files - Search by file name - Extract RAR archives - Unzip ZIP files - Remember document scroll position - Attempt to open file of unrecognized format - Import photos from camera roll √ Dropbox integration - Upload, download and manage files - Sync what you want, keep files on your device √ Advanced PDF viewer - Huge PDF files work flawlessly - Text search - Tap PDF links to jump across the file √ Photo viewer - Tap or swipe to move between images in a folder - Zoom in and out with pinch gesture - Ability to save images to photo album - Thumbnails view √ File transfer - Supports HTTP and FTP protocols - Supports iTunes USB File Sharing - Transfer files to and from computer in Wi-Fi network - Send files as email attachments (size under 15MB) √ Mobile Safari Integration - Bookmarklet for Mobile Safari that lets you open any link in Files app √ Multitasking - Background downloading √ Inter-app document interchange - Other apps can save their files to Files app (e.g. Email app can save attachments to Files app) √ Recovery Mode - If the browser caught in an endless loop of pop-up alerts, go to the iOS built-in "Settings" app, find "Files App", turn on "Recovery Mode", then force-quit and relaunch the app. Terms of Use: https://downloadsapp.info/terms Privacy Policy: https://downloadsapp.info/privacy

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

Files4 screens
Zipym Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Files at Free against Zipym Lite's $0.29. Files also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12K vs 23). Zipym Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On review sentiment 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

Files is free to download; Zipym Lite costs $0.29 up front. Files sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Zipym Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Files holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Files has 12K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Files's written reviews are positive against 61% of Zipym Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Files ships an update every 4 months, Zipym Lite every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Files versus Zipym Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilesZipym Lite
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating4.7 (12K ratings) — better4.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB119 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHian Zin Jong北京伊码网络科技有限公司

Customer experience

Files

All ratings12,459 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews566 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative35.5%

Zipym Lite

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

Bugs and requests

Files

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when opening images/videos
  • Download links not working
  • Restore purchases not functioning
  • App not opening on iOS 13+
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching tabs

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add equalizer
  • Improve search functionality
  • Enable background downloads
  • Integrate with native Files app
  • Add playlist management options
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  • Improve video playback controls

Zipym Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Files

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version Upgrade$4.99
None

Zipym Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Files free?
Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zipym Lite free?
Zipym Lite costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Files or Zipym Lite?
Files is rated higher. Files averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Zipym Lite averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Files or Zipym Lite have ads?
Zipym Lite shows ads; Files does not.
Which is updated more often, Files or Zipym Lite?
Files ships an update every 4 months, and Zipym Lite every 10 days. Most recently, Files was updated on September 20, 2026 and Zipym Lite on September 22, 2026.

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