CPU Runner vs CosmicCleaner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPU Runner
This app provides comprehensive system monitoring for your device. It offers detailed hardware data, CPU and GPU information, memory usage, network traffic, disk space, battery status, and even a decibel meter. A Today Widget allows for real-time monitoring of key metrics.
- Detailed hardware data
- In-depth CPU and GPU information
- Memory and network traffic monitoring
- Disk space analysis
- Battery health and status
- Real-time decibel meter
- Today Widget for quick monitoring
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CPU Runner is a real-time diagnostics tool for iPhone and iPad. Built for developers debugging app performance, IT support diagnosing devices, and curious users who want to know what's actually happening on their hardware. No tracking. No fake numbers. Only public iOS APIs. FIVE LIVE MODULES CPU - Per-core load via host_processor_info - Overall load with thermal-state badge (Nominal / Fair / Serious / Critical) - Single-core and multi-core benchmarks with progress tracking - 24-hour history Device - Chip identifier, iOS version, kernel build - Memory breakdown: active / inactive / free / wired / compressed - Memory pressure indicator - Storage, resolution, ProMotion refresh rate, color gamut, boot time - Shareable summary card GPU - Metal device family and capabilities - Raytracing, function pointers, dynamic libraries support - Argument buffer tier, R/W texture tier, max threadgroup memory - FMA throughput benchmark in GFLOPS Network - Live download and upload throughput (app-attributed, honestly labeled) - Cellular radio: 5G, LTE - NWPath flags: expensive, constrained, IPv4/IPv6 - Local IPv4 address - Latency to a configurable host - 24-hour history with CSV export Battery - Charge level, state, Low Power Mode - 24-hour battery curve - Deep link to Settings for battery health 11 HARDWARE TESTS For technicians and curious users: - Display: solid colors, gradients, grids, SMPTE color bars - Multi-Touch: up to 11 simultaneous touches with force readout - Touch Coverage: paint the screen to find dead zones - Haptics: all 8 feedback types - Speaker Tone: sine waves with L/R channel routing - Microphone: live input meter - Motion Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, attitude - Barometer: altitude and atmospheric pressure - Proximity Sensor - Camera: front/back preview with torch - GPS / Compass: coordinates, altitude, heading, accuracy HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - CPU Load (small and medium) with per-core bars - Memory Pressure with category breakdown - Device Info: chip, RAM, free storage, uptime HONEST DESIGN CPU Runner does NOT: - Pretend to "clean RAM" or "boost CPU" - iOS does not expose those APIs, and apps that claim to are misleading users - Read battery health or cycle count - these are gated behind private APIs - Measure system-wide network throughput - only app-attributed traffic is available - Track you. Nothing leaves your device. All measurements come from documented public Mach, Metal, Network, and UIKit APIs. OPTIMIZED FOR IPAD Multi-column NavigationSplitView, sidebar navigation, gorgeous in landscape. REQUIREMENTS iOS 17 or later. Some metrics (per-core CPU, hardware sensors) require a real device - simulators return synthetic values.
CosmicCleaner
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Cosmic Cleaner is a fast, friendly way to win back storage on your iPhone. A space-themed interface, on-device intelligence and zero ads. — FREE GIGABYTES IN MINUTES — Cosmic Cleaner scans your photo library and shows where your space is going: screenshots you forgot, large videos, old media you'll never open again, selfies, Live Photos and more. Tap a category, review the previews, select, hit Free. Done. — SMART CLEANUP TOOLS — • Similar Photos — finds near-duplicate shots with Apple's on-device Vision framework and recommends the sharpest one to keep. Delete the rest in one tap, with live progress. • Cosmic Sweep — swipe through your gallery: left to delete, right to keep. Review your picks before anything is removed. • Screenshot Smart (OCR) — reads your screenshots on-device and sorts them into Receipts & Payments, Chats, Memes, Articles & Web, Tickets & QR, Codes & Passwords and Other. Trash the noise, keep what matters. — CATEGORIES THAT ACTUALLY HELP — • Screenshots — captured from your screen, rarely revisited. • Large Videos — anything over 50 MB. • Large Photos — RAW, Pano, HDR over 5 MB. • Selfies — front-camera photos. • Live Photos — motion photos that quietly eat space. • Old Media — photos and videos older than 1 year. • All Videos — every clip in your library. — COSMIC SCORE & JOURNEY — Get a single space-health score for your device and follow your Cosmic Journey: total space freed, photos and videos cleaned, daily streaks and achievements you unlock along the way. — iCLOUD AWARE — LOCAL and iCLOUD badges on photos, plus a Photo Library card that shows how much of your library is stored on this iPhone and how much lives in iCloud — so you delete what actually takes up device space. — SAFE DELETION — Every deletion goes through iOS's own confirmation dialog, and removed items go to Recently Deleted in Photos, where you can recover them for 30 days. — PRIVACY FIRST — Your photos are scanned and analysed on your device and never leave it. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. The app's only contact with our servers is a version check against cosmiccleaner.app, so it can tell you when an update is available; it sends no personal data. — DESIGNED FOR iOS 17+ — Built natively in SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad, in dark mode, with a deliberate cosmic aesthetic that makes cleanup feel like exploration. Reclaim space from the void. Download Cosmic Cleaner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CosmicCleaner at none against CPU Runner's 1. CPU Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. CPU Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CosmicCleaner asks for nothing beyond the download.
CPU Runner ships an update every 2 months, CosmicCleaner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPU Runner | CosmicCleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (86 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 传胜 贾 | Alexandr Degteari |
In-app purchases
CPU Runner
- Remove Ads.$0.99
CosmicCleaner
No in-app purchases









