StuffIt Expander vs RAR Extractor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
RAR Extractor
Easily extract a wide variety of compressed archive files, including RAR, ZIP, and 7z formats. This utility provides a fast and safe way to open and manage your compressed documents and media.
- Extracts RAR, ZIP, Tar, 7z, and more
- Fast and safe extraction
- Supports dozens of compressed formats
- No ads
- Left scrolling to share folders
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RAR Extractor - Unarchiver is a very easy-to-use app which aims at decompress Rar,Zip,Tar,7-zip,Gzip,Bzip2,XZ,Tar.gz,bz2,iso,pkg,swf,exe,jar,xip,dms... and dozens of other compressed files, you can use it to extract archive files conveniently, fast and safely. ● No ads. ● Added left scrolling to share folder. ● the name is also RAR Extractor Lite on the MacOS platform, more powerful and easier to use. ● If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at tzq17888@163.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RAR Extractor at 87% against StuffIt Expander's 20%. RAR Extractor also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (544 vs 7). StuffIt Expander's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. RAR Extractor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StuffIt Expander asks for nothing beyond the download.
RAR Extractor holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RAR Extractor has 544 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of StuffIt Expander's written reviews are positive against 87% of RAR Extractor's.
StuffIt Expander ships an update every 9 days, RAR Extractor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StuffIt Expander | RAR Extractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (544 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 544 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smith Micro Software, Inc. | 青青 余 |
Customer experience
StuffIt Expander
RAR Extractor
Bugs and requests
StuffIt Expander
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RAR Extractor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to extract certain RAR files
- Fails to open password-protected archives
- Extracts files to incorrect locations
Requested features
4 requests- Preview file contents before extraction
- Batch extraction or processing capabilities
- Option to specify extraction output directory
- Support for more archive formats (e.g., 7z, ISO)
In-app purchases
StuffIt Expander
No in-app purchases
RAR Extractor
- Extractor Pro$2.99
Questions
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