Jamf Reset vs DataShredder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamf Reset
This utility app provides a streamlined device reset workflow for organizations managing iPhones and iPads. It allows shared device users to easily refresh devices, offering a native Apple experience with custom branding options. The app requires integration with Jamf Pro and optionally Jamf Setup.
- Native Apple device experience
- Simple device reset workflow
- Customizable branding (logo, colors, text)
- Works with Jamf Pro
- Optional Jamf Setup integration
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Jamf Reset allows any organization to offer a native Apple experience on iPhone or iPad, while providing home screen access to a simple device reset workflow. Jamf Reset makes it easy for shared device users to reset the device at the end of a day, end of a stay, or any time a refreshed device is needed for the next user. Customize the look and feel of the app with your own logo, colors and text for a truly branded experience. This app works in conjunction with device management from Jamf Pro and, optionally, Jamf Setup.
DataShredder
Securely erase personal data from your phone's storage before selling or discarding it. This utility fills free space with meaningless data, ensuring deleted files are unrecoverable. Essential for protecting your privacy when changing devices.
- Fills free storage space
- Prevents data recovery
- Protects personal information
- Ideal for device disposal
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If you're worried about your personal data in your storage when you throw away or sell your phone, this app is for you. Even if you delete files from your phone, your data may still be there in the free space on your storage. This app works by filling the free space with meaningless data so that your personal data is not left behind. Use this app before you get rid of your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DataShredder at 4.1 against Jamf Reset's 2.7. DataShredder also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Jamf Reset's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DataShredder holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Jamf Reset's written reviews are positive against 75% of DataShredder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Jamf Reset ships an update every 7 months, DataShredder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jamf Reset | DataShredder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JAMF Software | SummerSoft |
Customer experience
Jamf Reset
DataShredder
In-app purchases
Jamf Reset
No in-app purchases
DataShredder
No in-app purchases
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