StuffIt Expander vs AppChoices
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.
AppChoices
Manage your preferences for interest-based advertising on mobile apps. This tool offers transparency into data collection by participating companies and allows you to opt out of cross-app data usage for personalized ads with a single click.
- Control interest-based advertising
- Limit cross-app data collection
- Opt out of personalized ads
- Transparency with participating companies
- Choose all companies with one click
- Device ID-based choice tool
- Token ID-based choice (beta)
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Control interest-based advertising on apps on your mobile device. AppChoices gives you transparency with participating companies, and lets you limit their collection of cross-app data for interest-based ads. Brought to you by the Digital Advertising Alliance, and backed up by the DAA’s independent accountability program, AppChoices lets you opt out from interest-based advertising with a particular company, or “Choose All Companies” with one simple click. Did you know that some of the ads you receive in apps are customized based on predictions about your interests generated from your app usage? This is called interest-based advertising (IBA). AppChoices gives you choices about whether you receive this type of advertising that is based on cross-app data collected over time across different apps and devices. To opt out your device ID out of IBA from a particular company, simply navigate to Device ID-Based Choice tool and set the switch next to the company’s logo from “”ON” to “OFF”. AppChoices lets you decide which, if any, participating companies deliver interest-based advertising to your device. Using the new Token ID-Based Choice (beta) tool, you can opt out or revoke having your data collected or used for IBA linked to the email address you provide. When it comes to ads in your apps based on your interests, it’s your choice. AppChoices también está disponible en español. Solo establece la configuración al idioma español. You may still receive other types of advertising in your apps from participating DAA companies, and these companies (and other apps) may still collect information for other purposes consistent with the DAA Principles. You can learn more about these Principles and the DAA’s enforcement and accountability program by visiting www.aboutads.info/enforcement. v2.2.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StuffIt Expander at 3.1 against AppChoices's 2.4. StuffIt Expander also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). AppChoices's advantage is ratings volume (337 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StuffIt Expander holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppChoices has 337 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 14% of AppChoices's.
StuffIt Expander ships an update every 9 days, AppChoices every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StuffIt Expander | AppChoices |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better | 2.4 (337 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 337 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smith Micro Software, Inc. | Digital Advertising Alliance |
Customer experience
StuffIt Expander
AppChoices
Bugs and requests
StuffIt Expander
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AppChoices
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons/toggles not functional
- App crashes when trying to complete opt-out
- Opt-out requests not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to opt out of all companies with one button
- Clearer instructions and more intuitive UI
- Confirmation that opt-out requests were successful
In-app purchases
StuffIt Expander
No in-app purchases
AppChoices
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is StuffIt Expander free?
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