Comparison

Rar Sharp vs Lockdown Privacy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unzip password-protected RAR files
  • Preview files without extraction
  • Selective decompression
  • Wi-Fi and iTunes file transfer
  • Folder encryption
  • Supports multiple archive formats
Features
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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

About

Lockdown Privacy

This app provides comprehensive privacy protection by blocking trackers and badware across all your applications. It offers both an on-device firewall to stop hidden trackers and a secure VPN to keep your data and browsing private.

Highlights
  • On-device firewall
  • Blocks ads and trackers in all apps
  • Secure VPN for private browsing
  • Hides IP address and location
  • Open source and audited
  • Customizable block lists
Features
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Lockdown blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, blocking an estimated 100 million trackers per month for over 300,000 people. — Comprehensive Protection — Lockdown has two privacy features: Firewall and Secure Tunnel VPN. Each feature protects you from different threats, creating the complete solution for protecting your personal data, browsing history, and sensitive connections. FIREWALL — Blocks Hidden Trackers: The world's first on-device, open source blocker that stops ads, trackers, and badware in all your apps. SECURE TUNNEL VPN — Keep Your Data and Browsing Private: It's the no-logs, blazing-fast, privacy-first VPN. The only VPN to prove its Privacy Policy and be fully audited. — BASIC FIREWALL FEATURES — - Simple, one-tap to get protected against thousands of trackers for most users - Fully customizable blocking for advanced users: block any domain / service - Works for all apps, not just the browser - Useful preconfigured block lists that are updated every week - Blocking works "on-device" meaning it does all of its blocking without sending all your data to a third party server, unlike other blocking apps

 —ADVANCED FIREWALL FEATURES— - Import and create your own custom lists - Export your custom lists to share with others and save offline - Block thousands more trackers - Access to advanced curated lists and app specific block lists (e.g. TikTok, iFunny, Junes Journey) — SECURE TUNNEL VPN FEATURES — - Hide your location and unique IP address with one tap - Keeps you safe on public wi-fi hotspots and sites - Stops spying from snoopers and your ISP or cellular provider - Ultrafast with over a dozen regions globally — TRANSPARENCY YOU CAN TRUST — - Other privacy apps lie on their Privacy Policy and secretly sell user data, even if they promise not to - To solve this issue, the Openly Operated certification requires apps to *prove* their Privacy Policy - Lockdown is Openly Operated certified with a public 38-page audit report, and audited multiple times by security professionals — UNPARALLELED PRIVACY — - Open Source: Since firewalls have access to *everything* you do, it's critical that any firewall you use should be open source. Lockdown is 100% open source. - On-Device: Lockdown Firewall doesn’t connect to any servers. No logs of your browsing are sent to third parties or to our servers when using Lockdown Firewall. — PRESS COVERAGE — - The Washington Post - Business Insider - Forbes - FastCompany - MacRumors - 9to5Mac - ZDNet - Cult of Mac - The Mac Observer - iCulture - iClarified - AppAdvice

Screenshots

Rar Sharp2 screens
Lockdown Privacy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lockdown Privacy at 4.3 against Rar Sharp's 3.3. Lockdown Privacy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9.8K vs 64). Rar Sharp's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 32%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Rar Sharp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lockdown Privacy sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lockdown Privacy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockdown Privacy has 9.8K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Rar Sharp's written reviews are positive against 32% of Lockdown Privacy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rar Sharp ships an update every 3 months, Lockdown Privacy monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rar Sharp versus Lockdown Privacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRar SharpLockdown Privacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (64 ratings)4.3 (9.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better32.1% of reviews
Number of ratings649.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锦文 游CELESTIAN GOLDEN APPS

Customer experience

Rar Sharp

All ratings64 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative34.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative35.0%

Lockdown Privacy

All ratings9,794 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews589 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative58.9%

Bugs and requests

Rar Sharp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lockdown Privacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Firewall randomly turns off
  • VPN forces itself to be enabled
  • Blocks essential system apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view/manage blocked connections
  • Custom domain/app whitelisting
  • Import/export of block lists
  • Separate firewall and VPN functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rar Sharp

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
14 purchases

Lockdown Privacy

Subscriptions14
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$0.997 Days
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 variants$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$39.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Lockdown Pro Annual LTO$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Rar Sharp free?
Rar Sharp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockdown Privacy free?
Lockdown Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rar Sharp or Lockdown Privacy?
Lockdown Privacy is rated higher. Rar Sharp averages 3.3 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Lockdown Privacy averages 4.3 from 9.8K ratings.
Do Rar Sharp or Lockdown Privacy have ads?
Rar Sharp shows ads; Lockdown Privacy does not.
Which is updated more often, Rar Sharp or Lockdown Privacy?
Rar Sharp ships an update every 3 months, and Lockdown Privacy monthly. Most recently, Rar Sharp was updated on September 11, 2026 and Lockdown Privacy on September 24, 2026.

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