Comparison

unzip + zip & send vs Shift Editor & Quick Lookup

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

Head to head
About

unzip + zip & send

Easily compress and decompress files on your mobile device. Send multiple files in a single email attachment, manage archives, and view various document types. This tool streamlines file sharing and organization.

Highlights
  • Extract .zip and .tar archives
  • Create .zip archives
  • Manage zip archives (add/remove files)
  • Send compressed files via email
  • View various document types
  • File system navigation
Features
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Do you miss WinZip or 7-Zip apps? Do you need to decompress an email attachment (.zip or .tar) or a compressed file (.zip or .tar) that you find on the web or you've saved on dropbox (using "Open In"), to view its contents? Do you want to extract the files contained in a compressed archive .zip or .tar and share them with another program installed in Your device (for example, to edit the shared file) or send them to Your friends? Do you have to compress many files stored in Your device (documents, music, video, pictures, etc…) in only one .zip file and send them with an e-mail, archive them or share with other installed apps, as you normally would when using WinZip or 7-Zip with your MAC or PC? "unzip + zip & send" is the right application for You! "unzip + zip & send" is exactly what was missing in order to send a lot of files with an only one email attachment, using a single compressed file (.zip): - Add to the "NEW ZIP ARCHIVE" all the files you want to send by email by selecting them from the list "LOCAL FILES" and by pressing the button "+" - Compress the added files by pressing the button "Zip" (it will create a single compressed .zip file) - Send the compressed .zip file (containing all the chosen files) with an email attachment This application allows you to: - Send many files (of any type) with a single email - Speed ​​up sending a lot of files - Save data traffic on the Internet - Send many documents in a single file (.zip) - Store your documents organized in compressed archives - Save memory on the device Features: - Extract files from compressed archives .zip and .tar - Compress files and create compressed archives (.zip), that can be sent by e-mail (a compressed file .zip takes up less disk space of their uncompressed files) - "Zip Archive Manager" for managing compressed archives (.zip): add files, remove files, compress the files added in the current zip archive, send them by email, share them with dropbox or with other applications installed, explore/view files - "Files Archive": creates and stores in the file manager of "unzip + zip & send" an endless number of .zip archives and all your files (for example, some not yet compressed files to be added and compressed in a new archive .zip) - "Merge" to create a new zip archive using files compressed and stored in other zip archives - Extract files, folders and subfolders - Navigation of the file system, with the ability to explore files contained in folders and subfolders - Ability to import images from the photo album of the device, compress them (.zip file) and send them by email - "Files viewer" to view MS Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), video (media player + airplay), photos, music, web pages, iWord PRO documents, PDF, RTF, TXT, etc... - folder files slideshow (for each file type): for example you can browse (forward, backward) your photos, documents, videos, music organized into directories and subdirectories UNIVERSAL APP: - You pay it only once and it runs on all Your devices.

About

Shift Editor & Quick Lookup

This app streamlines writing and referencing by integrating a browser with customizable text display. It offers smart Markdown shortcuts, multiple customizable presets for editing and viewing, and robust version control for documents. The app prioritizes a clean, distraction-free writing experience with advanced typography options.

Highlights
  • Integrated browser with custom color schemes
  • Smart Markdown shortcuts
  • Customizable presets for editing and viewing
  • HTML preview sync
  • Dropbox repository browsing
  • Automatic document versioning
  • Advanced typography options
Features
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When we write, we reference the dictionary, Wikipedia, Google, and any number of websites. I made Shift to make writing and referencing both easy to do and especially, easy to read. The integrated browser displays text in your custom color-scheme using gorgeous fonts, so the web can readable at night and during the day. This means that you can quickly open Wikipedia or other text-based website and have the text size & colors match your custom choices without busy clutter. And Shift makes changing between presets easy. You have four customizable presets to choose from, accessible from the editor itself. Two touches, that's it. The MultiMarkdown editor syncs the text with an HTML preview that shows your work with the customizable style of your choice. Tap text to edit, pinch to preview. It's easy. Shift is smart about Markdown. Shift has shortcuts to create lists, emphasis and strong, indentation, headings, and more. All lines selected can be marked at once. For example, if you want to mark a few words to be italic, select at least parts of the words and press the italic button. Shift will insert the markdown where it needs to be. It's smart. Some Markdown documents or some websites are easier to read in landscape. That's no problem in Shift. You can use Shift in landscape view as well as portrait. And Shift can browse your entire Dropbox repository, not just a single folder. Every time you open a document, a copy is saved. Two previous versions are always available for you to revert any mistakes. There will be no tears when using Shift. I care about typography. Shift comes with Concourse, Equity, and Triplicate, three gorgeous fonts by Matthew Butterick (see http://practicaltypography.com). And so font selection and editor layout has been carefully put together. But you are free to change (and restore) text color, background color, highlight colors, and presentation style. You'll find that the keyboard color will follow your background color selection and other parts of the UI adapt to your choices as well. Shift is customizable, but it's simple. It gets out of your way so you can write and read the way you want. If you have any question, go to http://shiftwriter.com and press the "support" link on the bottom of the page. I'll answer as best as I'm able. Thanks for your time. A special thanks to Icons8 at http://iconpharm.com for the use of a number of their icons.

Screenshots

unzip + zip & send4 screens
Shift Editor & Quick Lookup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift Editor & Quick Lookup at 100% against unzip + zip & send's 50%. Shift Editor & Quick Lookup also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). unzip + zip & send's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shift Editor & Quick Lookup is free to download; unzip + zip & send costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

unzip + zip & send holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Editor & Quick Lookup has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of unzip + zip & send's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shift Editor & Quick Lookup's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

unzip + zip & send ships an update every 12 months, Shift Editor & Quick Lookup every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
unzip + zip & send versus Shift Editor & Quick Lookup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterunzip + zip & sendShift Editor & Quick Lookup
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.47.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniJohn Lincoln

Customer experience

unzip + zip & send

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Shift Editor & Quick Lookup

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

unzip + zip & send

No in-app purchases

None

Shift Editor & Quick Lookup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is unzip + zip & send free?
unzip + zip & send costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Editor & Quick Lookup free?
Shift Editor & Quick Lookup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, unzip + zip & send or Shift Editor & Quick Lookup?
unzip + zip & send is rated higher. unzip + zip & send averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shift Editor & Quick Lookup averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do unzip + zip & send or Shift Editor & Quick Lookup have ads?
Neither unzip + zip & send nor Shift Editor & Quick Lookup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, unzip + zip & send or Shift Editor & Quick Lookup?
unzip + zip & send ships an update every 12 months, and Shift Editor & Quick Lookup every 11 months. Most recently, unzip + zip & send was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shift Editor & Quick Lookup on October 21, 2026.

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