Comparison

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage vs Shiftestcore

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage

This app helps you free up storage space on your iPhone or iPad by identifying and removing duplicate photos, videos, and contacts. It also offers a private space to hide sensitive files and features to compress large media files and monitor battery life.

Highlights
  • Duplicate photo and video removal
  • Duplicate contact merging
  • Secret space for private files
  • File compression
  • AI photo categorization
  • Charging animations
  • Battery monitoring
Features
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Tired of running out of free space on your iPhone or iPad? Want to get rid of duplicate contacts? Or simply need a private space on your device? “Phone Cleaner” is the ultimate cleaning tool for iPhone and iPad that removes all duplicates with just one click and helps you efficiently organize your device’s storage. The app’s features: • Smart Cleaning: Find duplicate and similar photos, videos, contacts, and calendar events with just one click! Free up space on your device by removing unnecessary files quickly and efficiently. • Delete duplicate photos: Identify duplicate photos, similar images, screenshots, and selfies. Easily delete duplicates and free up storage on both your iPhone and iCloud. • Delete duplicate videos: Find duplicate and similar videos, and locate large files on your iPhone or iPad. Quickly delete videos you don’t need and use your device and iCloud storage more efficiently. • Contacts Cleanup: Get rid of annoying several identical contacts easily. Merge duplicate contacts in one click. Clean contacts that don’t have a phone number or email. Organize your contacts efficiently. Create backups of your contacts not to lose them. • Protect your privacy: “Phone Cleaner” provides a secret space to store your sensitive information. Hide private photos, videos, and other files. No one will know these files exist on your device. • File Compressions and Cleanup: Want to keep videos but they’re too large? Phone Cleaner’s compression feature helps you reduce the size of photos and videos while preserving the files you need. You can also use the File Cleanup feature to quickly review large files and decide what to delete or compress. • AI Cleanup: Our AI categorizes your photos to simplify navigation, giving you more control over your images. • Charging Animation: The app includes a nice set of charging animations to provide you another level of customization of your iPhone or iPad. • Battery Monitor: Get more control over your battery life with useful tips for improving battery performance. Premium Features: - Smart Cleaning; - AI Cleaner; - Unlimited cleanup of duplicate/similar photos; - Unlimited cleanup of duplicate/similar videos; - Unlimited Contacts Cleanup; - Secret Space; - Unlimited charging animations; - Ad-free photo and video compression Payment & Subscription Terms: Choose between the following options for unlimited access to all features: • Weekly Subscription with 3-day trial; • Monthly Subscription with 3-day trial • Yearly Subscription with 3-day trial; • Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly, annually, or through a one-off upfront payment at the rate selected depending on the selected plan. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 - hours before the end of the current period. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ***Manage your subscription directly from your iPhone*** Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to the Account Settings: - Open the Settings app. - Tap your name. - Tap Subscriptions. - Tap the subscription that you want to manage. Privacy Policy: https://braincraftapps.com/apps/i/cleaner/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shiftestcore

Test your device's screen, camera, sensors, sound, and connectivity. Identify and optimize performance issues with an intuitive interface. Ensure your device is functioning optimally.

Highlights
  • Screen quality testing
  • Camera functionality assessment
  • Motion sensor analysis
  • Sound output check
  • Connectivity testing
  • Performance optimization
Features
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Discover the power of Shiftestcore, the ultimate app for testing your device’s performance. With its intuitive interface, you can easily assess your device’s screen quality, camera functionality, motion sensors (like the accelerometer), sound output, and connectivity. Identify any potential issues and optimize your device’s performance. Get Shiftestcore today and experience the confidence of a thoroughly tested device. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6dm1UKJtYwo2ychOTZVXtMh6ffoXUJnn4r7I7VMGnQ/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6dm1UKJtYwo2ychOTZVXtMh6ffoXUJnn4r7I7VMGnQ/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage4 screens
Shiftestcore3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage at 4.4 against Shiftestcore's 2.0. Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (24K vs 5). Shiftestcore's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Shiftestcore sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage has 24K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shiftestcore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage ships an update monthly, Shiftestcore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage versus Shiftestcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhone Cleaner・Clean Up StorageShiftestcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (24K ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrain Craft LtdOANA RADU

Customer experience

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage

All ratings24,230 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews803 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative69.6%

Shiftestcore

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Merges unrelated contacts
  • Deletes photos/videos incorrectly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved duplicate detection accuracy
  • Automatic cleanup without paywall
  • Support for latest iOS versions

Shiftestcore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly plan full access$3.997 Days
  • Cleaner Pro Weekly.3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Cleaner all features pass7 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Cleaner Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Cleaner pro yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time5
  • Auto Clean Duplicate Photos.$1.99
  • Unlimited Duplicate Pics Clean$1.99
  • Unlimited Files Cleanup.$1.99
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  • Duplicate Contacts Auto Merge.$1.99
  • Cleaner Pro.$4.99
3 purchases

Shiftestcore

Subscriptions3
  • subscription$7.997 Days
  • subscription$29.991 Month
  • subscription3 Days trial$49.993 Months

Questions

Is Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage free?
Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shiftestcore free?
Shiftestcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage or Shiftestcore?
Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage is rated higher. Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage averages 4.4 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Shiftestcore averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage or Shiftestcore have ads?
Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage shows ads; Shiftestcore does not.
Which is updated more often, Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage or Shiftestcore?
Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage ships an update monthly, and Shiftestcore every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phone Cleaner・Clean Up Storage was updated on November 14, 2026 and Shiftestcore on November 3, 2026.

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