# Clean Manager vs Santos

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Santos at none against Clean Manager's 10. Santos also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). Clean Manager's advantage is chart position (#105 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Clean Manager sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Santos asks for nothing beyond the download.

Clean Manager ships an update every 11 days, Santos every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Clean Manager | Santos |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (13K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-manager-storage-cleaner/id1579881271/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **13K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#105** | — |
| Size | 76 MB | 84 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Quiet](https://appshunter.io/developer/1616205279) | [Valogen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1844963685) |

## What reviewers say

### Clean Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-manager-storage-cleaner/id1579881271)

**Currently charting:** #105 Top Grossing · Utilities (US App Store)

This app helps you free up phone storage by identifying and deleting duplicate photos and videos, compressing large files, and offering widgets to monitor device performance. It also includes an ad blocker for Safari and a feature to manage calendar spam.

**Highlights:** Duplicate photo and video deletion, Large file compression, Device performance widgets, Safari AdBlocker, Calendar spam management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Premium Access | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Full access for a week! | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Full access for a week! | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Premium Access | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Full access for a week! | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Clean Manager - Premium | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Premium Access | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly subscription | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast and easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for cleaning up storage
- 👍 Convenient storage management

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unreliable duplicate detection
- 🔒 Questionable subscription practices
- 💰 Not fully free to use

**Reported bugs**

- App freezes and crashes
- Subscription issues and inability to cancel
- Deleting important data by mistake

**Requested features**

- More transparency on cleaning process
- Ability to selectively delete files
- Improved duplicate photo detection


### Santos

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santos/id6762822935)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Clean Manager free?

Clean Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Santos free?

Santos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Clean Manager or Santos have ads?

Clean Manager shows ads; Santos does not.

### Which is updated more often, Clean Manager or Santos?

Clean Manager ships an update every 11 days, and Santos every 2 days. Most recently, Clean Manager was updated on November 9, 2026 and Santos on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*