Comparison

Magic Cleaner vs Smart Cleaner

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

Head to head
About

Magic Cleaner

Free up significant storage space on your iPhone by quickly identifying and deleting duplicate or similar photos, videos, and other clutter. Organize your media by location and manage contacts efficiently.

Highlights
  • Delete duplicate photos
  • Remove similar videos
  • Organize photos by location
  • Delete duplicate contacts
  • Merge contacts
  • Smart Cleaning via Siri/Shortcuts
Features
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Quickly delete useless videos, pics, and other clutter on your iPhone. Free up gigabytes of space in just a few taps. SEARCH AND REMOVE SIMILAR PICTURES, LIVE PHOTOS, BURST PHOTOS, ETC>Exact duplicate shots that were saved one time too many, nearly identical photos of the same thing again and again. Magic Cleaner will find all that and help you fast-delete it in a tap. Here's what you can do with our app: – Remove all unwanted files at once – Search and remove screenshots – Search and remove similar videos – Organize photos by places – Remove all photos taken in one location – Browse photos in a convenient list – Search and remove duplicate contacts – Merge contacts – Fast delete contacts You can also start Smart Cleaning via Siri or Shortcuts and remove unwanted files even faster! NOTE: This app cannot clean your device memory. You can choose free trial with all features available. UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features within Smart Cleaner. • Subscriptions are billed weekly, annually or one-off upfront payment at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. By using Magic Cleaner Bot, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-07-09-9 https://telegra.ph/Terms--Conditions-07-09

About

Smart Cleaner

Organize your photo gallery with tools to find and remove duplicate or similar images. Quickly delete unwanted photos with a swipe and secure private pictures in a password-protected vault. Free up storage space efficiently.

Highlights
  • Duplicate photo finder
  • Bulk photo remover
  • Video cleaner
  • Photo vault with password lock
  • Swipe to delete photos
Features
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Tidy Cleaner is a versatile tool that helps you organize albums faster and easier. What about duplicate photos? Our phone gallery is filled up with tons of duplicate and unnecessary photos. As Tidy Cleaner, we find duplicate photos and we gather them in a row so that you can easily keep or delete them. It’s not just duplicate photos. We realized that deleting photos is hard and boring. Quick Cleaner lets you delete your photos with a swipe easily. Now, it's very fast and fun to clean up your memory. And finally, there is the need of Photo Vault. Everybody has some photos that they want to hide and make accessible only for them. You can easily hide and lock your photos with the password you are going to choose. Those photos will be only accessible by you so that you will not worry again if there is any possibility that someone else will see it. [Feature List] -- Photo Cleaner - Finds duplicate or similar photos on your iPhone or iPad and helps you delete them to save storage space on your device. -- Video Cleaner - Scans big videos on your device and cleans them easily and quickly. -- Bulk Photo Remover - Group by day, month, or year, or delete them all with just one tap. Terms and Conditions: https://pixeljaw.com/privacy-policies/tidy_cleaner_tos.html Privacy Policy: https://pixeljaw.com/privacy-policies/tidy_cleaner_pp.html

Screenshots

Magic Cleaner4 screens
Smart Cleaner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Cleaner at every 11 days against Magic Cleaner's every 3 months. Magic Cleaner's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Magic Cleaner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Smart Cleaner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Magic Cleaner against 3.8 for Smart Cleaner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Magic Cleaner's written reviews are positive against 33% of Smart Cleaner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Cleaner ships an update every 3 months, Smart Cleaner every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Cleaner versus Smart Cleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic CleanerSmart Cleaner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings)3.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevgen PlokhoiRandel Smith

Customer experience

Magic Cleaner

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Smart Cleaner

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Magic Cleaner

Subscriptions2
  • Ultimate Cleaner3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Ultimate Cleaner Pack3 Days trial$34.991 Year
5 purchases

Smart Cleaner

Subscriptions5
  • Cleaner Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • Cleaner Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Cleaner Pro 6 Months$16.996 Months
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  • Cleaner Pro Yearly$19.491 Year
  • Cleaner Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Magic Cleaner free?
Magic Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Cleaner free?
Smart Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Cleaner or Smart Cleaner?
Smart Cleaner is rated higher. Magic Cleaner averages 3.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Smart Cleaner averages 3.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Magic Cleaner or Smart Cleaner have ads?
Neither Magic Cleaner nor Smart Cleaner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Cleaner or Smart Cleaner?
Magic Cleaner ships an update every 3 months, and Smart Cleaner every 11 days. Most recently, Magic Cleaner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Smart Cleaner on November 3, 2026.

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