ZipManager vs Extended Rest Operations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZipManager
Easily manage and extract compressed files from various sources like email and web browsers. Supports password-protected archives, multiple folder levels, and a wide range of document and media formats.
- Create and manage folders
- Zip and unzip files
- Password protected zip support
- File search functionality
- Open-in feature for external apps
- View multiple file formats
- Print and sort files
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Open zip files from mail, safari or other apps and unzip it! Features: 1. Multi-level folder supported, you can create folders & subfolders in “Zip Manager”, conveniently manage your files. 2. Supports zip, unzip, rename, copy, cut, paste, delete, mail features 3. Supports password protected zip file. 4. Search feature supported for finding out the files you want. 5. Supports open-in feature: you can open the supported data from Mail, Safari or some other Apps that supported open-in feature; Also allows other Apps to open local files (Just tap and hold the file’s image, then the open-in menu will appear). 6. Supports viewing a large number of file formats (docx, xlsx, pdf, pptx, mp3, mp4 etc.). 7. Supports print feature. 8. Supports file sorting feature.
Extended Rest Operations
Easily calculate inflight rest periods for long-haul flights. Features multiple rest distribution options and flight data input methods. Includes a round-up feature for clear schedules and optional alarms for crew changes.
- Calculate inflight rest periods
- Over 10 rest distributions
- Multiple flight data input methods
- Round-up feature for schedules
- Wake-up alarms for crew changes
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Flying long-haul? Work out the inflight rest periods for the whole crew in a few taps. FOR PILOTS AND CABIN CREW • 3 pilots, 4 pilots or cabin crew with one, two or three services • Pick the rest distribution your crew prefers, drawn to scale so you see it before you choose • Works for every rank: Captain, Cruise Captain, First Officer, Cruise Relief Pilot FAST TO FILL IN • Three ways to enter your flight: choose the one that matches the times you have at hand • Round up to get clean, easy to read times • Adjust the result and add a changeover time DURING THE FLIGHT • Your schedule as a timeline, with the period in progress marked • Wake up calls before each crew change, so nobody oversleeps • Share the schedule with the rest of the crew by Bluetooth MADE FOR THE FLIGHT DECK • Dark design, easy on the eyes at night • Works offline, in airplane mode • No account, no ads, no data collected • iPhone and iPad Built with the input of dozens of pilots and cabin crew.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Extended Rest Operations at 4.4 against ZipManager's 3.0. Extended Rest Operations also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 2). ZipManager's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 74%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, 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
ZipManager costs $0.99 and Extended Rest Operations $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Extended Rest Operations holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extended Rest Operations has 65 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of ZipManager's written reviews are positive against 74% of Extended Rest Operations's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZipManager ships an update every 2 months, Extended Rest Operations every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZipManager | Extended Rest Operations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 73.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 冠兰 姜 | Santiago Borja Lopez |
Customer experience
ZipManager
Extended Rest Operations
In-app purchases
ZipManager
No in-app purchases
Extended Rest Operations
No in-app purchases
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