Comparison

StuffIt Expander vs WinZip

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

Head to head
About

StuffIt Expander

Easily open and manage compressed files from various cloud storage services like iCloud, Box, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. View, share, or move expanded content to your preferred cloud provider. It also supports opening archives directly from the Files app.

Highlights
  • Open StuffIt and Zip archives
  • Integrates with iCloud, Box, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive
  • View expanded contents
  • Email and share files
  • Move expanded content to cloud providers
  • Open archives from Files App
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Open StuffIt and Zip archives from iCloud or other Cloud Providers such as Box, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive. View, email, share or move the expanded contents to your favorite cloud provider. You can also open a StuffIt archive from within the Files App.

About

WinZip

This app is a powerful file manager for creating, extracting, and sharing compressed files. It supports various formats and integrates with cloud storage services for easy file management and secure sharing.

Highlights
  • Create and extract Zip and Zipx files
  • Open Zip, Zipx, 7z, RAR, and LHA files
  • Encrypt files with AES encryption
  • Share files via email and social media
  • Integrate with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud
  • View common document and image file types
Features
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Get the world’s #1 zip file opener utility on iOS! Create Zip and Zipx files, extract files, encrypt, open Zip, Zipx, 7z, RAR or LHA files, send large files by email, share to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, Twitter or Facebook. The reviews are unanimous! “Trying to open zip files a zip file on your mobile phone? Good luck -- unless you happen to have this handy tool installed. It launches directly from your inbox to give you a look inside those pesky file packages. “ - Mashable CNET (download.com) gives WinZip for iOS a 5 star rating, saying "We love apps that are simple and straightforward to use. WinZip definitely fits that description. We recommend it for all users." If you frequently use your iOS device to send and receive documents and large image files, you'll find a friend in the new WinZip app for iPhones and iPads, according to CIO.com blogger James A. Martin. From AppPicker: "Why not sink a few dollars into this fantastic full version of WinZip for your iPhone and iPad!" WinZip makes it easy to handle major compressed types of files on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch! Whether you receive a Zip, Zipx, 7z, RAR or LHA file as an email attachment, or want to extract download and view the contents of a Zip, Zipx, 7z, RAR or LHA file from the web, just “Open with WinZip”. Sharing files is safe and simple too, with direct integration with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and iCloud, and support for AirDrop. Now you can: • Connect directly to your Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and iCloud accounts to zip, unzip and share files • Zip your cloud storage files, unzip files to your accounts, and create and save .zip and .zipx files to your accounts • Send or copy links to your files in your cloud storage accounts • Copy files from your cloud storage accounts and save them on your device • Unzip major compressed file types, including .ZIP, .Zipx, .RAR, .7z and LHA with just a tap • Choose Zip or Zipx format to compress and email large files, photos and videos with ease • Zip and share photos and videos from your Camera Roll • Use WinZip to access music files on your device and save them to your cloud accounts • Send files to other iOS users with integrated support for AirDrop • Protect your files before you save and share with powerful 128- or 256-bit AES encryption • Open and save email attachments to your connected cloud storage accounts or My Documents folder on your iPhone or iPad • Easily view all images in a Zip file with the enhanced image viewer • Browse your Photo Album and easily multi-select, zip and share photo collections • Share photos in your zip files to Facebook and Twitter • Download or upload files from/to WinZip through iTunes/iTools • Unzip and view most common file types, including: .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, .pages (including new iWork 13), .numbers (including new iWork 13), .key, .rtf, .pdf, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tif, and more View any of the following types of files within your Zip or RAR file: • Word documents (.doc, .docx) • Excel spreadsheets (.xls, .xlsx) • PowerPoint presentations (.ppt, .pptx) • PDF files (.pdf) • Photos and images (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tif, .tiff, .heic) • Text files (.txt, .ini, .inf, .bat, .js, .log, .xml, .css, .java, .cs, .h, .m, .cpp, .c, .sql) • Web documents (.htm, .html, .jsp, .asp) • Rich Text Format documents (.rtf) • Keynote presentations (.key) • Numbers spreadsheets (.numbers) • Pages documents (.pages) • Media files (.m4a, .mp3, .wav, .mp4, .mov) Would you like to translate WinZip from English into your native language? Please contact help(at)winzip.com using the subject line "Translate WinZip into XXX", replacing XXX with your native language. In recognition of your efforts, your name will be included in the application description.

Screenshots

StuffIt Expander4 screens
WinZip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WinZip at 4.3 against StuffIt Expander's 3.1. WinZip also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 7). StuffIt Expander's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WinZip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. StuffIt Expander asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WinZip holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WinZip has 2.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 20% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StuffIt Expander ships an update every 9 days, WinZip every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StuffIt Expander versus WinZip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStuffIt ExpanderWinZip
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (7 ratings)4.3 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews20.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmith Micro Software, Inc.WinZip Computing LLC

Customer experience

StuffIt Expander

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%

WinZip

All ratings2,351 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive20.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative74.8%

Bugs and requests

StuffIt Expander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WinZip

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open files
  • Unable to unzip files
  • Freezes when accessing certain features
  • Corrupts files during extraction

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow zipping of entire folders
  • Improve integration with cloud storage
  • Add more compression formats support
  • Simplify user interface

In-app purchases

None

StuffIt Expander

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WinZip

Subscriptions1
  • WinZip iOS Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is StuffIt Expander free?
StuffIt Expander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WinZip free?
WinZip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StuffIt Expander or WinZip?
WinZip is rated higher. StuffIt Expander averages 3.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while WinZip averages 4.3 from 2.4K ratings.
Do StuffIt Expander or WinZip have ads?
Neither StuffIt Expander nor WinZip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StuffIt Expander or WinZip?
StuffIt Expander ships an update every 9 days, and WinZip every 3 months. Most recently, StuffIt Expander was updated on October 23, 2026 and WinZip on October 29, 2026.

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