Based on our record, Documents by Readdle seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 14 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I use Documents over the files app for most things. I haven't had a problem zipping. But I have never tried to zip files not already on my iPad. Could work for you though. Source: 12 months ago
You can use https://readdle.com/documents. Source: about 1 year ago
Another option is to download an app onto your iPhone that allows for file transfers using iTunes, like Documents by Readdle. Then you can use the instructions from Apple about File Sharing, but you will see Documents in the list instead of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote like in their screenshots. Source: over 1 year ago
Https://readdle.com/documents maybe this one could do the job for you. Source: almost 2 years ago
Android file managers are basically very similar to how they work on Windows and Linux, the way you expect. But, Apple/iOS does have file management. There's an app called Files and it's... mediocre. If you want file management AND you want cloud files (your next point), you absolutely want the app Documents by Readdle. It's a [local] file manager. It's a cloud manager. It's a document reader (PDF/ePub/etc), and... Source: about 2 years ago
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