Comparison

WinZip vs SecureZIP Reader

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

Head to head
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.

About

SecureZIP Reader

Access and view compressed and encrypted files from cloud storage and email. Securely extract sensitive data using passphrases or digital certificates on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Extract and view ZIP files
  • Decrypt encrypted files
  • Integrates with cloud storage
  • Supports passphrases and digital certificates
  • Open files in other apps
  • Browse ZIP file contents
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Now you can extract and view your ZIP and encrypted/secured sensitive files from email, Dropbox, Box.Net or other cloud providers! SecureZIP Reader for iOS combines ZIP decompression and decryption to deliver a data-centric security solution that protects data as it moves from the desktop to the cloud to the mobile device. Ensure security using passphrases or x.509 digital certificates. PKWARE SecureZIP Reader Top Features: •Quickly and securely open and extract files or open with the included viewer, or 3rd party viewer of choice •Simple to use with DropBox, Box.Net, Sugarsync and any other cloud provider for securing content throughout the cloud •Browse and review the contents of your ZIP files •Open SecureZIP files with a passphrase or digital certificate •Open the contents of ZIP files in associated apps •Open ZIP files from Mail •Open ZIP files from the web or cloud •Support for .ZIP .ZIPX and SFX compression SecureZIP allows you to extract the following file types, and more: •Photo and video formats •Text file formats •Office file formats •PDFs and much more As the creator of the ZIP file format, PKZIP and SecureZIP; PKWARE is building on its reputation of continuous innovation with the release of SecureZIP Reader for both personal and enterprise/business use. For enterprise and business customers, the PKWARE SecureZIP Reader is one of the first enterprise apps for iOS that provides the ability to open compressed files (.zip .zipx and many other formats) that are secured using passphrase or certificate-based encryption (PKI, x.509 certificate). This allows you to easily receive enterprise sensitive data on your iPhone or iPad without concern. For personal use, SecureZIP Reader provides a free, fully functional, simple to use app to open and extract your files to use them, on your mobile device. Have a friend sending you sensitive files? The sender can password protect and encrypt them before sending to you, knowing you are able to open and view the files. SecureZIP Reader for iOS was created by PKWARE, a company with a 30-year track record of helping customers compress and secure their corporate data and personal information across mobile, desktop, server and mainframe computing platforms and in physical, virtual and cloud environments. For more information, visit us at www.pkware.com --------------- Keywords: file manager, password, passphrase, certificate, explorer, compress, archive, uncompress, zip, winzip, pkware, tar.gz, send, share, aes, encryption, encrypt, decrypt, decryption, pkzip, androzip, phil katz, zip file, securezip, reader, .509, x.509, .ZIP, zipx, .zipx, sfx, .sfx, digital certificates, file security, cloud security

Screenshots

WinZip4 screens
SecureZIP Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SecureZIP Reader at 69% against WinZip's 20%. SecureZIP Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). WinZip's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 5). On price, 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. SecureZIP Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WinZip holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WinZip has 2.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of WinZip's written reviews are positive against 69% of SecureZIP Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WinZip ships an update every 3 months, SecureZIP Reader every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WinZip versus SecureZIP Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinZipSecureZIP Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.4K ratings) — better3.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWinZip Computing LLCPKWARE, Inc.

Customer experience

WinZip

All ratings2,351 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive20.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative74.8%

SecureZIP Reader

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.0%

Bugs and 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

SecureZIP Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WinZip

Subscriptions1
  • WinZip iOS Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

SecureZIP Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WinZip free?
WinZip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SecureZIP Reader free?
SecureZIP Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WinZip or SecureZIP Reader?
WinZip is rated higher. WinZip averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while SecureZIP Reader averages 3.0 from 5 ratings.
Do WinZip or SecureZIP Reader have ads?
Neither WinZip nor SecureZIP Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WinZip or SecureZIP Reader?
WinZip ships an update every 3 months, and SecureZIP Reader every 7 months. Most recently, WinZip was updated on September 23, 2026 and SecureZIP Reader on September 3, 2026.

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