Comparison

Keka vs Archive King

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

Head to head
About

Keka

This app allows you to compress and encrypt files for secure storage and sharing. It also supports browsing and extracting a wide variety of compressed file formats, including encrypted and encoded archives.

Highlights
  • Compress files in multiple formats
  • Encrypt files for secure sharing
  • Extract various archive formats
  • Support for 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, and more
  • Handle encrypted and encoded archives
Features
Currently charting
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Keka is a full featured file archiver, as easy as it can be. With Keka you can compress as many files as you want in a bunch of formats. You can also encrypt them to store and share securely and with privacy. Keka can also browse and extract lots of compressed files, from ZIP and 7Z to RAR archives. Whether they are encrypted or encoded in with old charsets this is not a problem for Keka. Compression formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, TAR, ZSTD, GZIP, BZIP2 and AppleArchive (AAR) Extraction formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, AAR, XZ, ZSTD, ISO, LZMA, EXE, CAB, MSI, PAX, JAR, APK, APPX, XPI, IPA, CPGZ, CPIO, XIP, CPT and many more Terms of Use: https://www.keka.io/termsofuse

About

Archive King

Features
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Archive King is a pure local archive utility. No network, no sign-up — your files never leave your device. FORMATS Extract ZIP, RAR (incl. RAR5), 7Z, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA. Create ZIP, TAR and TAR.GZ. PASSWORD ARCHIVES ARE FREE Encrypted ZIP (ZipCrypto / AES-256) and encrypted 7Z can be opened with a password at no cost. ONE PURCHASE, UNLOCKED FOREVER - Batch extraction / batch compression - Encrypted archive creation (AES-256 or legacy mode) - TAR / TAR.GZ creation - Advanced compression levels (fastest to maximum) - MD5 / SHA-1 / SHA-256 checksums - Pro task queue One-time US$0.99. No subscription, no hidden fees. Works on every device with your Apple Account. LOCAL & PRIVATE Everything runs on your device. Passwords are used for the current task only and are never stored. NICE DETAILS - Quick Look preview before extracting - Extract only the files you pick - Deep Files-app integration, share-in supported - iPhone / iPad / Mac, with sidebar and drag & drop on iPad Free to download, free to extract. Unlock Pro once when you need more.

Screenshots

Keka4 screens
Archive King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Archive King at Free against Keka's $3.99. Archive King also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Keka's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#35 vs unranked). On 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

Archive King is free to download; Keka costs $3.99 up front. Archive King sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Keka asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keka ships an update every 2 months, Archive King every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Keka versus Archive King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKekaArchive King
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (164 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings164 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge Garcia Armerolecoo

Bugs and requests

Keka

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Occasional decryption failures
  • Compression fails when using the share button
  • Background tasks fail when resuming
  • Permission to access files reappears after being revoked
  • Cannot decompress .part files
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  • Cannot decompress .tar.gz files
  • Cannot decompress LZ4 files
  • Windows compatibility issues with character encoding
  • Removal of .7z AES256 encryption support
  • Inability to decompress external split archives
  • Extraction failed errors reported by some users
  • Compression fails for large numbers of files
  • Permission bug: permission reappears after revoking

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add support for .tar.gz decompression
  • Add support for .part files
  • Add option to name archives before compression
  • Add ability to compress multiple folders at once
  • Add ability to add files to existing compressed files
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  • Add option to delete compressed file after compression
  • Add option to view documents without creating a copy
  • Add password confirmation fields
  • Add testing of archives for integrity
  • Add support for LZ4 file decompression
  • Add support for splitting archives on iOS (like macOS)
  • Add Chinese language support
  • Improve German translation quality
  • Clarify location of 'keka folder'

Archive King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Keka

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Archive King

One-time1
  • Archive King Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Keka free?
Keka costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archive King free?
Archive King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Keka or Archive King have ads?
Neither Keka nor Archive King shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keka or Archive King?
Keka ships an update every 2 months, and Archive King every 4 days. Most recently, Keka was updated on October 30, 2026 and Archive King on October 22, 2026.

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