Comparison

Phone Storage Cleaner vs Chats Forever

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

Head to head
About

Phone Storage Cleaner

Easily declutter your phone by quickly sorting through photos and videos. Swipe left to delete unwanted media or swipe right to keep cherished memories. Organize by date, trip, or album to reclaim valuable storage space.

Highlights
  • Swipe to delete or keep photos
  • Organize photos by date, trip, or album
  • Delete duplicate photos and videos
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
  • Reclaim phone storage space
Features
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Say goodbye to useless photos taking up valuable storage space on your phone! You've taken lots of great photos with your iPhone. But then you have to sift through endless photos just to delete the bad ones. That's where Broom comes in. Broom lets you keep the exact photos you want and get rid of useless ones through simple interactions. Just swipe left to delete or swipe right to keep! You can even select photos from any date, trip, event, or album so if you've been taking pictures for years, it'll be easy as pie to keep what you need. Also, we know that privacy is crucial for you, and that's why all your photos are processed right on your device. ——— Broom Pro SUBSCRIPTION UNLIMIT yourself with Broom Pro subscription! Broom Pro grants you instant access to ALL features without restrictions. Subscription Plans: * Yearly subscription for $14,99 * Monthly subscription for $2,99 * One-Time Purchase for $30,99 Please, note that the prices are in US dollars and may vary in other countries and subject to change in the future. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of current period. Your account will be charged according to your plan for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings at any time after purchase. No refunds will be provided for any unused portion of the term. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Limit of one free trial per one Apple ID account. Please see the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy: https://www.bestme.mobi/terms-of-use https://www.bestme.mobi/privacy-policy ——— Contact us We develop our app together with our great community so feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions on contact@bestme.mobi

About

Chats Forever

Preserve your most meaningful conversations by importing them into a personal digital archive. Relive chats with multimedia, organize them into folders, and even protect sensitive ones with a PIN. The app processes everything locally, ensuring your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Import and preserve conversations
  • Multimedia playback (photos, GIFs, voice messages)
  • Organize chats into folders
  • PIN protection for private folders
  • Re-import to add new messages
  • Local processing for privacy
  • Optional PDF export
Features
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Chats Forever turns your favorite conversations into a beautiful personal archive. Keep the chats that matter most — conversations with loved ones, family, friends, or anyone whose messages you never want to lose. Import a conversation and relive it just as a real chat, complete with photos, animated GIFs, voice messages and other shared memories. Tap photos to view them full screen, play voice messages directly inside the conversation and enjoy animated GIFs as they were meant to be seen. Your archive can keep growing too. Export the same conversation again later and import it into Chats Forever. New messages are automatically added to your existing chat, so you don’t have to start over. Features include: • Import and preserve your favorite conversations • Photos displayed directly inside the chat • Tap photos to view them full screen • Animated GIF playback • Play voice messages inside the conversation • Add missing videos manually when they were not included in the original chat export • Re-import a conversation later to add new messages • Choose different themes for your chats • Use a photo from your conversation as the cover • Add fun animated pop-ups with special memories or notes • Organize conversations into folders • Protect private folders with a PIN • Export your saved conversations again • Optional PDF export with photos and statistics • Everything is processed locally on your device • No tracking • No analytics • No advertising Some messaging apps do not include videos when exporting a conversation. Chats Forever cannot change what is included in the original export, but when a missing video is detected you can add your saved video manually afterwards. Your conversations stay yours. Chats Forever does not upload your imported chats, photos or files to its own servers. One simple purchase. No subscription. No ads. Chats Forever — because some conversations are worth keeping forever.

Screenshots

Phone Storage Cleaner4 screens
Chats Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chats Forever at 100% against Phone Storage Cleaner's 42%. Chats Forever also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Phone Storage Cleaner's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Phone Storage Cleaner is free to download; Chats Forever costs $1.99 up front. Phone Storage Cleaner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Chats Forever asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phone Storage Cleaner ships an update weekly, Chats Forever every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Phone Storage Cleaner versus Chats Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhone Storage CleanerChats Forever
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (216 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr KorenevAhmed Khelifi

Customer experience

Phone Storage Cleaner

All ratings214 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative54.8%

Chats Forever

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Phone Storage Cleaner

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Unable to restore Pro version
  • Promo code not working
  • App keeps directing to in-app purchase
  • Cannot restore purchase
  • Swiping to delete marks photos but doesn't delete
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  • Inaccuracies when changing/removing photos
  • Not deleting right ones reliably
  • App stops working and asks for purchase repeatedly
  • Promo code accepted but doesn't allow multiple duplicate deletion
  • Keeps limiting amount of photos/videos deleted
  • App doesn't do what it claims
  • Auto-switched to non-free option repeatedly
  • App not updating after promo code purchase
  • Functions for gallery cleaning not working
  • Trial subscription shows as free version
  • Paid but doesn't delete anything
  • Photos not displayed
  • App constantly freezes
  • Photos not visible
  • Update made everything paid
  • App became paid after update
  • App became paid

Requested features

2 requests
  • Undo button for deletions
  • Video duplicate deletion feature

Chats Forever

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Phone Storage Cleaner

Subscriptions6
  • Broom Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Clean Hat Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Broom Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Clean Hat Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Broom Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Broom Annual$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Broom Lifetime PromoFree
  • Clean Hat Pro One-time$30.99
  • Broom Lifetime$49.99
None

Chats Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phone Storage Cleaner free?
Phone Storage Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chats Forever free?
Chats Forever costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phone Storage Cleaner or Chats Forever have ads?
Neither Phone Storage Cleaner nor Chats Forever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phone Storage Cleaner or Chats Forever?
Phone Storage Cleaner ships an update weekly, and Chats Forever every 2 days. Most recently, Phone Storage Cleaner was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chats Forever on October 31, 2026.

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