Comparison

ZipApp Lite vs Socode

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

Head to head
About

ZipApp Lite

Easily unarchive various compressed file formats on your iOS device. Manage files, transfer them via Wi-Fi or iTunes, and open documents with other apps. Supports a wide range of file types, including documents, images, and audio/video.

Highlights
  • Unarchive .zip, .rar, .7z, and more
  • Create .zip archives
  • Wi-Fi file transfer (FTP/HTTP)
  • iTunes File Sharing
  • File and folder management
  • Open documents with other apps
Features
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ZipApp is an easy-to-use utility for unarchiving files in .zip, .rar, .7z, .bz2, .tar, .gz and various other formats on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Archiving & Unarchiving: • unarchive files in .zip/.rar/.7z/.bz2/.tar/.gz and various other archive formats • unarchive password-protected .zip and .rar archives • create .zip document from one or more files • compress a whole directory File Management: • Transfer files via Wi-Fi (FTP & HTTP) / iTunes File Sharing • Upload multiple files and folders via FTP • Create/copy/move/rename/delete files and folders • Open document with other Apps • Import document from other Apps • Import document from Email • Send multiple Email attachments • Import / export photos • Browse and manage remote files (FTP/FTPS, SFTP and WebDAV) Supported File Types: • .zip, .rar, .7z, .bz2, .tar, .gz and various other archive file types • .epub (electronic publication) • MS Office - .doc, .ppt., .xls, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx • iWork documents (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) • PDF, HTML, RTF, .mht, Safari webarchives and text files • High resolution images (.jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp, etc.) • Audio and video (.mp3, .acc, .mp4, .mov, .m4v, etc.) • .maff files (Mozilla Archive Format) FAQ Q: What if my archive is identified as an unknown document? A: Please rename the document and change the filename extension to .zip or .rar and try again. Support • https://langui.net/zipapp/

About

Socode

View source code files on your mobile device with syntax highlighting for over 185 programming languages. Offers a wide selection of themes and import options from various sources, including GitHub repositories.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting for 185+ languages
  • Over 88 themes
  • Import from GitHub, AirDrop, iTunes, browser
  • Document outline and preview
  • File and text search
  • Sort files by date, size, name, type
  • View webpage source code in Safari
Features
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# What is Socode? Socode is a source code reader designed for iPhone, iPad devices. You can view the source code on your mobile device anytime, anywhere. # Features - Syntax Highlighting. View source code files, with native colors. - support 185 programming languages. - Over 88 themes to choose from. – Import from / export to other apps. - Import from AirDrop. - Import from iTunes. - Upload from browser. - Import repositories from GitHub. - Document Outline (class, function...). - Common Document Preview Support. - SQLite Database file Preview. - Support file, text search - Sort by file date, size, name, type - View Source Code of a Webpage in Safari # Supported Languages 1C, Abnf, Accesslog, Actionscript, Ada, ArcGIS, AngelScript, Apache, Applescript, Arduino, Armasm, Asciidoc, Aspectj, Autohotkey, Autoit, Avrasm, Awk, Axapta, Bash, Basic, Bnf, Brainfuck, Cal, Capnproto, Ceylon, Clean, Clojure, Clojure Repl, Cmake, Coffeescript, Coq, Cos, Cpp, Crmsh, Crystal, Cs, Csp, Css, D, Dart, Delphi, Diff, Django, Dns, Dockerfile, Dos, Dsconfig, Dts, Dust, Ebnf, Elixir, Elm, Erb, Erlang, Erlang Repl, Excel, Fix, Flix, Fortran, Fsharp, Gams, Gauss, Gcode, Gherkin, Glsl, Go, Golo, Gradle, Groovy, GML, Haml, Handlebars, Haskell, Haxe, Hsp, Htmlbars, Http, Hy, Inform7, isbl, Ini, Irpf90, Java, Javascript, Jboss Cli, Json, Julia, Julia Repl, Kotlin, Lasso, Ldif, Leaf, Less, Lisp, Livecodeserver, Livescript, Llvm, Lsl, Lua, Makefile, Markdown, Mathematica, Matlab, Maxima, Mel, Mercury, Mipsasm, Mizar, Mojolicious, Monkey, Moonscript, N1Ql, Nginx, Nimrod, Nix, Nsis, Objectivec, Ocaml, Openscad, Oxygene, pgSQL, Parser3, Perl, Pf, Php, Pony, Powershell, Processing, Profile, Prolog, Protobuf, Puppet, Purebasic, Python, .Properties, Q, Qml, Plaintext, R, Rib, Roboconf, Routeros, Rsl, Ruby, Ruleslanguage, Rust, ReasonML, Scala, Scheme, Scilab, Scss, Shell, Smali, Smalltalk, Sml, Sqf, Sql, Stan, Stata, Step21, Stylus, Subunit, Swift, SAS, Taggerscript, Tap, Tcl, Tex, Thrift, Tp, Twig, Typescript, Vala, Vbnet, Vbscript, Vbscript Html, Verilog, Vhdl, Vim, X86Asm, Xl, Xml, Xquery, Yaml, Zephir # Supported Themes Agate, Arduino Light, A11y Dark, A11y Light, An old hope, Arta, Ascetic, Atelier Cave Dark, Atelier Cave Light, Atelier Dune Dark, Atelier Dune Light, Atelier Estuary Dark, Atelier Estuary Light, Atelier Forest Dark, Atelier Forest Light, Atelier Heath Dark, Atelier Heath Light, Atelier Lakeside Dark, Atelier Lakeside Light, Atelier Plateau Dark, Atelier Plateau Light, Atelier Savanna Dark, Atelier Savanna Light, Atelier Seaside Dark, Atelier Seaside Light, Atelier Sulphurpool Dark, Atelier Sulphurpool Light, Atom One Dark Reasonable, Atom One Dark, Atom One Light, Brown Paper, Codepen Embed, Color Brewer, Darcula, Dark, Darkula, Default, Docco, Dracula, Far, Foundation, Github, Github Gist, GML, Googlecode, Grayscale, Gruvbox Dark, Gruvbox Light, Hopscotch, Hybrid, Idea, Ir Black, ISBL Editor Dark, ISBL Editor Light, Kimbie Dark, Kimbie Light, Lightfair, Magula, Mono Blue, Monokai, Monokai Sublime, Nord, Obsidian, Ocean, Paraiso Dark, Paraiso Light, Pojoaque, Purebasic, Qtcreator Dark, Qtcreator Light, Railscasts, Rainbow, Routeros, Shades of Purple, School Book, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Sunburst, Tomorrow, Tomorrow Night, Tomorrow Night Blue, Tomorrow Night Bright, Tomorrow Night Eighties, Vs, Vs2015, Xcode, Xt256, Zenburn # Supported document - Microsoft Office documents - .doc, .ppt., .xls, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx - Apple Pages、Numbers、Keynote - PDF、RTF、RTFD、MHT、Markdown - Common media format # Please send to us your feedback at aidevjoe@gmail.com

Screenshots

ZipApp Lite4 screens
Socode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ZipApp Lite at Free against Socode's $4.99. ZipApp Lite also leads on ratings volume (113 vs 15) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Socode's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ZipApp Lite is free to download; Socode costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Socode holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZipApp Lite has 113 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of ZipApp Lite's written reviews are positive against 73% of Socode's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZipApp Lite ships an update every 11 days, Socode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ZipApp Lite versus Socode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZipApp LiteSocode
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (113 ratings)4.4 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer兰桂 吴Huizhou Jiqu Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

ZipApp Lite

All ratings113 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative13.6%

Socode

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative21.2%

In-app purchases

None

ZipApp Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Socode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZipApp Lite free?
ZipApp Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Socode free?
Socode costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZipApp Lite or Socode?
Socode is rated higher. ZipApp Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Socode averages 4.4 from 15 ratings.
Do ZipApp Lite or Socode have ads?
ZipApp Lite shows ads; Socode does not.
Which is updated more often, ZipApp Lite or Socode?
ZipApp Lite ships an update every 11 days, and Socode every 3 weeks. Most recently, ZipApp Lite was updated on September 21, 2026 and Socode on September 20, 2026.

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