RAR

4.0
AndroidGoogle Play

What it actually doesRAR is an archiver for extracting RAR, ZIP, 7z, ISO and other archive formats on mobile devices, with support for recovering damaged files and basic file management.

60%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability96%Live project

Actually does

  • Archiver80% of reviews
  • File manager15% of reviews
  • Ad-free(bonus)20% of reviews
  • Поддержка множества форматов (RAR5, ZIP, 7z, ISO, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ и др.)30% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Восстановление поврежденных архивов
  • Установка приложений из APK пакетов
  • Создание RAR и ZIP архивов

Common complaints

  • App does not integrate with file manager (does not open archives from file manager)20% of mentions

    «When trying to open a rar file from Samsung file manager, it says there are no apps for rar»

  • Does not see RAR files, does not extract to specified directories, does not show system files20% of mentions

    «The app doesn't see RAR files»

  • Problems with archive creation (archiving not working, incompatibility with Windows)15% of mentions

    «Archiving doesn't start»

  • Complex and unintuitive interface, difficulty creating standard archive15% of mentions

    «Inconvenient to use, very different from what I'm used to in Microsoft»

  • Reviews about playback of recordings (apparently confused with a media player)5% of mentions

    «At some point it stops playing the recording»

What people praise

  • Paid app without ads, supports the developer

    «No ads, and despite the paid content, it's purely to support the developer»

  • Reliable and correct archive extraction

    «Thank you for the excellent app. I've used it many times to extract various files»

  • Time-tested archiver, stable and reliable as a classic tool

    «A classic. Reliable as a tractor»

  • Performs archive functions well

    «Convenient and functional app»

  • Ease of use (for extraction)

    «Just opened and unzipped it, shocking»

Where to install