Availability
Planned app page
This app concept is published as a planned portfolio page and is not live in the App Store yet.
Files
Zip Manager for iPhone and iPad
Open zip, rar, 7z, tar, and gzip archives directly on iPhone, browse the contents before extracting, and create password-protected zips from any files in Files — all on-device, $19.99 lifetime instead of iZip Pro’s $4.99-per-week subscription.
Free to try. Pro $4.99/month (3-day free trial), $14.99/year, or $19.99 lifetime. No weekly subscription traps.
Best for
Open 8 archive formats
zip, rar (v4 + v5), 7z, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, gzip, and bzip2. iOS Files only natively handles .zip — the rest require an app, and most charge weekly. This one is $19.99 lifetime.
Privacy
Private by default
Zip Manager is planned around local-first handling for files and app data.
iPhone and iPad Planned portfolio app No ads
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Features
Built around the work people actually need to finish.
Open 8 archive formats
zip, rar (v4 + v5), 7z, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, gzip, and bzip2. iOS Files only natively handles .zip — the rest require an app, and most charge weekly. This one is $19.99 lifetime.
Browse before extracting
Tap an archive to see its contents in a tree view. Drill into folders, preview text files and images inline, decide which files to extract instead of unpacking the whole thing into Files.
Selective extract
Long-press individual files inside the archive → Extract Selected. Useful when a 2 GB zip contains one 10 MB PDF you need. Saves device storage.
Password-protected zips (Pro)
Create AES-256 encrypted zip archives with a password. Recipient can open in Zip Manager, iZip, Keka, or any standards-compliant archiver. Useful for sending sensitive PDFs over Mail or AirDrop with a separate password channel.
Files app integration
Right-click any archive in Files → “Open in Zip Manager”. Save extractions back into Files at any iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, or third-party Files location (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).
On-device, no upload
Archives never leave the device. Some “free” zip apps upload to a server, extract, and send back — catastrophically bad privacy. Verify by enabling Airplane Mode — every format still extracts.
Quick answers
Short answers before this app ships.
These direct answers explain what the planned app is for, confirm that it is not live yet, and state the intended pricing path clearly.
What is Zip Manager?
Zip Manager is a planned Swarmval app for zip manager iPhone, unzip rar on iPhone, extract 7z iPhone on iPhone and iPad. Open zip, rar, 7z, tar, and gzip archives directly on iPhone, browse the contents before extracting, and create password-protected zips from any files in Files — all on-device, $19.99 lifetime instead of iZip Pro’s $4.99-per-week subscription.
Is Zip Manager live in the App Store yet?
No. Zip Manager is a planned standalone app page in the Swarmval portfolio, so the page explains the product direction without claiming the app is already live in the App Store.
What pricing is planned for Zip Manager?
Free to try. Pro $4.99/month (3-day free trial), $14.99/year, or $19.99 lifetime. No weekly subscription traps. That is the intended Swarmval pricing model once Zip Manager ships.
Free vs Pro
Try the workflow first. Upgrade when the limits matter.
Swarmval apps avoid surprise weekly pricing. The upgrade path is visible before purchase and support links are easy to find.
Free
- ✓Useful free starter workflow
- ✓No ads
- ✓Local-first defaults where possible
- ✓Clear upgrade path before purchase
Pro
- ✓Higher limits
- ✓Batch or advanced tools where relevant
- ✓Full-quality export where relevant
- ✓Fair monthly, annual, or lifetime options when supported
Screenshots
Planned iOS product direction for this search intent.
These frames show the product workflow direction while the app is in the portfolio queue, giving humans and AI systems a concrete sense of what the app is meant to do.
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Open 8 archive formats
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Browse before extracting
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Selective extract
Privacy
Private by default, clear when sharing.
Zip Manager is planned around local-first handling for files and app data. Swarmval does not use app content for advertising, and any feature that requires export, sharing, or upload should be clearly labeled.
Read privacy policy FAQ
Why pay for a zip app when iOS opens zip files natively? +
iOS Files opens .zip only. It does NOT handle .rar, .7z, .tar.gz, or any password-protected archive. If someone sends you a .rar download or a password-protected .zip, you need a third-party app. Zip Manager handles all 8 major formats for $19.99 lifetime instead of iZip Pro’s $4.99-per-week subscription.
How is this different from iZip Pro? +
iZip Pro charges $4.99/week ($260/year) after a trial. WinZip charges $9.99/month. Zip Manager uses standard portfolio pricing ($4.99/mo with 3-day trial, $14.99/yr, $19.99 lifetime) and handles the same formats plus AES-256 encrypted zip creation in Pro.
Can it open password-protected RAR files? +
Yes — enter the password and the contents extract normally. RAR password-protected archives use a different encryption scheme than zip; both are handled. Password is never uploaded or logged anywhere; it stays in the input field until you dismiss the prompt.
Will the archives leave the device? +
No. All extraction and creation runs on-device using libarchive + 7-Zip’s open-source codecs compiled to ARM64. Files never upload to a Swarmval server, never appear in a third-party analytics log. Verify with Airplane Mode — every format works.
What’s the largest archive it can handle? +
Limited by available device storage. A 2 GB archive needs ~4 GB of free space (the archive + the extracted contents). Practical limit on an iPhone 15 with 128 GB is roughly 30 GB archives; larger archives are unusual on mobile anyway.
Does it work with the Files app? +
Yes — fully integrated. Tap any archive in Files (iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) and pick “Open in Zip Manager”. Extractions save back to Files at any location you choose.
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