RarExtractor vs EZgateway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RarExtractor
Easily extract RAR and ZIP files from various sources like email and Safari. Manage your files with multi-level folders, and perform common operations like renaming, copying, and deleting. View a wide range of document and media formats directly within the app.
- Extract RAR, ZIP, CBR files
- Supports password protected and multi-volume RAR
- Multi-level folder management
- File operations: rename, copy, cut, paste, delete
- View multiple file formats
- Search and sort files
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Features: 1. You can open the RAR, Zip, CBR files from mail, safari or some other apps that support open-in feature, and extract it(Supports extracting password protected RAR file, multi-volume RAR files); Also allows other apps to open local files (Just tap and hold the file’s icon, then the “Open-in” menu will appear). 2. Multi-level folder supported, you can create folders & subfolders in “RarExtractor”, conveniently manage your files. 3. Supports rename, copy, cut, paste, delete, mail features 4. Search feature supported for finding out the files you want. 5. Supports viewing a large number of file formats (doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pdf, ppt, pptx, mp3, mp4 etc.). 6. Supports print feature. 7. Supports file sorting feature.
EZgateway
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Before using the EzGateway device for the first time, please set Wi-Fi using the EzGateway app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EZgateway at Free against RarExtractor's $0.99. EZgateway also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). RarExtractor's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On 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
EZgateway is free to download; RarExtractor costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RarExtractor ships an update every 6 weeks, EZgateway every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RarExtractor | EZgateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 冠兰 姜 | Wei-Cheng Liao |
Bugs and requests
RarExtractor
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when trying to extract files
- Cannot open files from email
- Filename issues (garbled characters)
- App does not open passworded RAR files
- App becomes unresponsive after update
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- Files become unfindable after extraction
- App crashes after the first file extraction
- App does not work on specific devices (e.g., iPad 3)
- App becomes unusable after update
- App takes over file associations incorrectly
Requested features
9 requests- Add Russian language support
- Improve user interface/layout
- Add password protection for the app
- Make Office documents editable
- Integrate multiple compression formats (ZIP, RAR, etc.) into one app
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- Add a status indicator for extraction progress
- Allow transferring photos to iPad albums
- Update app icon
- Support more archive types
EZgateway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RarExtractor
No in-app purchases
EZgateway
No in-app purchases
