Rar Sharp vs CPU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rar Sharp
This app efficiently extracts various compressed file formats with a user-friendly interface. It allows for previewing files within archives, selective decompression, and secure folder encryption. Transfer files via Wi-Fi or iTunes file sharing.
- Unzip password-protected RAR files
- Preview files without extraction
- Selective decompression
- Wi-Fi and iTunes file transfer
- Folder encryption
- Supports multiple archive formats
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Rar Sharp is a simple, practical decompression software, can fast, simple and efficient extracting file its easy-to-use interface, personalized settings let you easily office. Features * Supports to unzip password protected RAR files. * Click to BROWSE images and PREVIEW files inside an archive without extracting. * Supports to decompress selected certain files or parts of one given compressed file * Supports automatic encoding and select the file encoding (default auto-coding) * Supported unzip formats: rar, zip. * Built In-App Purchases supported formats:gzip, tar, cbz, cbr, gz, tgz, bz, bz2 ,tgz2 ,tbz,7z. * Supported compression formats: zip * Transferring files by wifi and iTunes file sharing * Sorting by file name、create time and file type * View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders * Encryption folder, protect your files * Glide deleting function * Select all and Cancel all operate * Email multiple files, folder Supported * Open email attachments * Photo import Supported * Open files in other applications * Landscape mode supported Rar Sharp for OS X https://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/rar-sharp/id668609870?l=en&mt=12
CPU
This app provides detailed information about your phone's hardware and system. It offers real-time CPU frequency, network details, memory usage, and device specifications. Discover more about your mobile device's capabilities and performance.
- Real-time CPU frequency calculation
- System hardware information
- Operating system details
- Network and carrier support
- Memory and storage usage
- Phone screen and camera details
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CPU-x is a tool that can query phone hardware and system information Not the best, only better, not the most convenient, only more convenient Special feature: - Accurate CPU real-time frequency calculation, the algorithm occupies few system resources - View system hardware information, operating system information - View network and carrier support - Real-time network speed and traffic, WiFi hotspot information - See phone screen details - View camera details - Check memory and storage usage information - More features to be discovered by you The user experience is good, the interaction is simple and the functions are rich. If you want to know more about your phone, download me! If you want to know more about the details of various mobile phones, download me now! It should be noted that if you select the health widget, they will need to read the steps, distance and calories data from your "health" APP in order to display the data of the day and the current month on the widget. Finally, support iPhone17 series and iPad Air 8 model
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CPU at 4.6 against Rar Sharp's 3.3. CPU also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 51%) and ratings volume (23K vs 65). Rar Sharp's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Rar Sharp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CPU sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CPU holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CPU has 23K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rar Sharp's written reviews are positive against 80% of CPU's.
Rar Sharp ships an update every 3 months, CPU monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rar Sharp | CPU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (65 ratings) | 4.6 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | 永刚 陈 |
Customer experience
Rar Sharp
CPU
Bugs and requests
Rar Sharp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CPU
Reported bugs
3 issues- Temporary Pro not working as expected
- Widgets not displaying correct information
- App crashing when accessing certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Support for iPhone 15 series
- Battery temperature monitoring
- Customizable widgets
- Dark mode
In-app purchases
Rar Sharp
- Full Version$0.99
CPU
- Donate$0.99
- Pro Feature Pack$2.99
- Donate$3.99
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- Donate$14.99
