Ares vs Zip

Ares

Zero-setup P2P file transfer between Macs and iOS devices (by indragiek)

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Zip

Swift framework for zipping and unzipping files. (by marmelroy)

Data Management Zip Unzip Compression Swift Files

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Ares		Zip
	Project
-	Mentions	3
132	Stars	2,454
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	2.1
about 8 years ago	Latest Commit	9 days ago
Swift	Language	Swift
MIT License	License	MIT License

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Ares

Posts with mentions or reviews of Ares. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning Ares yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

Zip

Posts with mentions or reviews of Zip. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-21.

Unzip with Password
1 project | /r/flutterhelp | 20 Jul 2022
Awesome macOS Libraries List
76 projects | dev.to | 21 Jan 2022

Zip - Swift framework for zipping and unzipping files. Language: Swift.
ELI5: What's the difference between a framework and a library (in software)
1 project | /r/explainlikeimfive | 4 Nov 2021

Are often interchangeable meaning depending on the language. Python uses the term Library. Swift uses the term package. Same thing. They can be something small or decently robust. An example is a package for Swift which turn folders into compressed files called Zip

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Ares and Zip you can also consider the following projects:

ZipArchive - ZipArchive is a simple utility class for zipping and unzipping files on iOS, macOS and tvOS.

Zip Foundation - Effortless ZIP Handling in Swift

FileBrowser - Finder-style iOS file browser written in Swift

FileProvider - FileManager replacement for Local, iCloud and Remote (WebDAV/FTP/Dropbox/OneDrive) files -- Swift [GET https://api.github.com/repos/amosavian/FileProvider: 403 - Repository access blocked]

ZipZap - zip file I/O library for iOS, macOS and tvOS

KZFileWatchers - A micro-framework for observing file changes, both local and remote. Helpful in building developer tools.

FileExplorer - FileExplorer is a powerful iOS file browser that allows its users to choose and remove files and/or directories

AppFolder - 🗂 Never use NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains again

DTCollectionViewManager - Protocol-oriented UICollectionView management, powered by generics and associated types.