# Karen - Photo Cleaner — Quickly free up storage > Find and delete duplicate, similar, blurry, and screenshot photos to free up phone storage. (iPhone/iPad app by Cosmo Digital e.U..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/karen-photo-cleaner/id1572193063 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Cosmo Digital e.U.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1802152106) - Category: Utilities, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.68/5 from 47 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 21 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2021-12-14 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/karen-photo-cleaner/id1572193063/reviews.md ## What is Karen? Karen helps you free up space on your phone by finding similar images, duplicates, blurry photos and screenshots. You can then easily delete any unneeded photos. BLAZINGLY FAST Built with performance in mind, Karen helps you identify unneeded photos in a matter of seconds. SWIPE AWAY THE TRASH Quickly sort out useless photos by swiping. CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO KEEP…. …and what you don’t. You’ve got full control of all your photos - Karen will NEVER delete any photos on her own. 100% FREE You can use the app for free without any limitations. We offer a variety of OPTIONAL free and paid options to support the app to help keep it free - forever. SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK If you need help, got feedback or just want to talk, send me an email: support@gingerapps.at I’m happy to hear from you! ## Key features - Finds similar images - Identifies duplicate photos - Detects blurry pictures - Locates screenshots - Fast photo scanning - Swipe to delete interface - User control over deletions ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Small tip | $0.99 | one-time | | Generous tip | $1.99 | one-time | | The Job Quitter | $4.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 18) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/karen-photo-cleaner/id1572193063/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Good app *2025-12-18* Good app however once you reach the end of a group of pictures the app just crashes, undoing all your work. Save the last picture and delete all the rest. ### 3/5 — It quits *2025-07-30* The app quits and shuts down ### 3/5 — Good, would be better with fixes *2025-02-21* Finally an app you dont have to pay a subscription towards. Really helped me out with my storage. Only problem is that if you try to delete too many photos at once it freezes up. It also seems to be tempermental with wifi? Just needs some fixes to be great. ### 2/5 — Crashing *2025-01-23, version 1.2.0* The app will crash randomly when you are like 200 deletes and it doesn’t save what you want to delete so you have to keep redeleting everything it’s really annoying ### 1/5 — No support *2024-12-03, version 1.2.0* Hi! I have recently downloaded your app and even paid for it. Unfortunately, it keeps crashing during the initial search process. The feedback email address in the app does not work. Bounces back as if it doesn’t exist. ### 5/5 — cries tears of joy *2024-11-22* thank you for the duplicate and similars feature .. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **Developer response:** Glad you like the app ❤️ ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-09-13* I go through a lot of photo cleaning apps because they’re always subscription based, but not this one!! Works great, simple and easy to use, sleek. Tried using the feedback option but it wouldn’t direct me anywhere, so I’ll throw it in here. Having an option to sort by largest media would make this a 6/5 stars. Thank you either way! **Developer response:** Glad you like the app! In the newest update, you can sort images by size - please try it. ### 3/5 — Seems to work but crashes way too often. *2024-09-12* Currently trying to delete photos. However, I think the amount of photos I have, (25,000, I know it’s a lot chill out lol) makes the app just crash, even if I just sit in the main menu and don’t touch anything. It’s like the sheer sight of the mountain of photos taking up my phone gives poor Karen a heart attack. In any case, this does cause me to lose my progress, which means i have to constantly go to the delete area and delete things. It makes the whole process incredibly inefficient and frustrating. Other than that, the app seems to be well organized and function as advertised. ### 4/5 — Works great *2024-08-29* I just started using this app, it’s pretty much perfect. No annoying ads, no subscriptions, works exactly as it says. My only little problem is with the similar photos category as I feel like I take a lot of photos of the same thing and I don’t think all those photos are showing up for the similar photos category, but other than that the app works great. ### 5/5 — Does What It Says On The Tin! *2024-08-17, version 1.1.1* Other apps I tried previously didn’t distinguish between duplicate photos and similar looking photos. This app however is sophisticated enough to know the subtle differences. I love the app icon, who doesn’t love a nosey Karen?! The app is seamless to use and very efficient. Well done! ❤️ ## Frequently asked questions about Karen ### What does Karen - Photo Cleaner do? Karen - Photo Cleaner helps you free up storage space on your phone by identifying and organizing various types of unneeded photos. This includes similar images, exact duplicates, blurry pictures, and screenshots. You can then easily review and delete these photos to reclaim space. ### How does the app help me free up storage? The app scans your photo library to find photos that are similar, duplicates, blurry, or screenshots. It presents these to you in an organized manner, allowing you to quickly sort through them and delete what you don't need, thereby freeing up valuable storage space. ### Is Karen - Photo Cleaner free to use? Yes, the app is 100% free to use without any limitations on its core functionality. While it offers optional free and paid features to support its development, you can utilize all the primary photo cleaning tools without cost. ### Will the app delete my photos automatically? No, the app will NEVER delete any photos on its own. You have complete control over your photo library. Karen will present you with options, but you must explicitly choose which photos to keep and which to delete. ### What kind of photos does the app help me find? The app is designed to find similar images, exact duplicates, blurry photos, and screenshots. By identifying these categories, it helps you declutter your gallery and make more space on your device. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2024-09-19 By popular demand, you can now sort your similar and duplicate photos by file size, and by date in both ascending and descending order. Plus, we've made file sizes visible in more places—like with your screenshots and blurry images—so you can manage your photo library more effectively. Happy cleaning! ### 1.1.1 — 2024-07-03 This version fixes a crash. ### 1.1.0 — 2024-07-02 This version includes several performance improvements. ### 1.0.4 — 2024-03-07 This version includes several performance improvements. ### 1.0.3 — 2022-01-03 Thank you for your astounding support! I'm working hard to implement all the requested features and squash some bugs. Here's what changed in this version: - NEW: Swipe away old screeenshots - NEW: Find and swipe blurry images - Several performance improvements ## Apps similar to Karen | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Photo Delete Swipe - Swipey](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-delete-swipe-swipey/id6538726494) | 4.6 (88) | Free | Utilities | | [Gallery Cleaner : Swipe Delete](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gallery-cleaner-swipe-delete/id792628362) | 4.7 (683) | Free | Utilities | | [Photo Cleaner: Storage Cleanup](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-cleaner-storage-cleanup/id6504307791) | 4.9 (32) | Free | Utilities | | [Sweeper: Photo Gallery Cleaner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweeper-photo-gallery-cleaner/id1590214066) | 4.3 (14) | Free | Utilities | | [Photo Cleaner: Swipe2delete](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-cleaner-swipe2delete/id6464102619) | 4.6 (60) | Free | Utilities | | [Photo Swipe: Cleanup Photos](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-swipe-cleanup-photos/id6502384833) | 4.6 (110) | Free | Utilities | ## More apps by Cosmo Digital e.U. - [CurrenSee Live Conversion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/currensee-live-conversion/id6466827182) All apps by Cosmo Digital e.U.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1802152106 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*