B1 Archiver vs RAR for Android
B1 Archiver
b1.orgRAR for Android
rarlab.comSide by side
| Figure | B1 Archiver | RAR for Android |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Compression Software | 8.3 (#3) | 7.2 (#24) |
| Archive creation | The desktop application can create b1 and zip archives. | The app creates RAR and ZIP archives, including multivolume archives. |
| Encryption | The b1 format supports password protection using 256-bit AES encryption. | The product page states that archives can be password-protected with AES 256-bit encryption. |
| File management | The Android version works as both a file manager and an archiver. | File management functions include copying, deleting, moving and renaming files and folders, creating folders and installing APK packages. |
| Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia | Berlin, Germany |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says B1 does not knowingly collect identifying personal data, while it may collect non-personally identifiable server information such as IP address and browser type. | RARLAB says the core archiving module does not collect personal information and does not transfer locally stored file names, paths or archive passwords off the device. |
| Purpose | B1 Free Archiver creates and extracts archives, and the online archiver extracts files from b1, zip, rar, 7z and other archives. | RAR for Android is a compression, archiving, extraction, backup and basic file management app. |
| Support | Support is offered by email at [email protected] and is provided in English only. | The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email. |
Plans
In their own words
B1 Archiver
B1 Free Archiver creates and extracts archives, with desktop software, an Android app and an online archiver. The desktop application creates B1 and ZIP archives and supports almost 40 formats, including RAR, RAR5 and 7z. The online tool extracts files from B1, ZIP, RAR, 7z and other archive types. On Android, B1 also works as a file manager. The B1 format supports password protection using 256-bit AES encryption, and the desktop archiver checks archive integrity with Adler-32 before unpacking. B1 says files uploaded to its online archiver are deleted a few minutes after the page is closed. Its privacy policy says it does not knowingly collect identifying personal data, though it may collect non-personally identifiable server information such as IP address and browser type. The policy also says app and device usage data, including location and network performance, may be collected for anonymous ad-related use in B1 apps. Support is by email and in English only. B1 is free for personal and commercial use, with no registration.
RAR for Android
RAR for Android has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.