# Cleaner vs Phone Cleaner

The clearest difference is monetization model: Phone Cleaner at freemium against Cleaner's subscription. Phone Cleaner also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 40%). Cleaner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (346 vs 93). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cleaner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Phone Cleaner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cleaner against 4.6 for Phone Cleaner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 346 and 93 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Cleaner's written reviews are positive against 60% of Phone Cleaner's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cleaner | Phone Cleaner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (346 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleaner-clean-for-iphone/id1594041663/reviews) | **[4.6 (93 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phone-cleaner-space-clean-up/id1630214775/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **346** | 93 |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Freemium** |
| Size | 29 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Viet Bi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1594041665) | [App One Dijital Hizmetler Anonim Sirketi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1434187646) |

## What reviewers say

### Cleaner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleaner-clean-for-iphone/id1594041663)

This app helps declutter your device by finding and deleting duplicate or similar photos, managing contacts, and removing large video files. It also offers a secure way to hide private media.

**Highlights:** Duplicate and similar photo deletion, Contact management and merging, Large video file removal, Private photo and video hiding, Filter media by date and location

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Master Cleaner - Weekly | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Master Cleaner - Monthly | $9.49 | per month |
| Master Cleaner - Yearly | $17.99 | one-time |


### Phone Cleaner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phone-cleaner-space-clean-up/id1630214775)

This app helps free up iPhone storage by deleting duplicate photos, similar images, videos, and screenshots. It also organizes contacts by merging duplicates and removing incomplete entries. All operations are performed offline and require user approval before deletion.

**Highlights:** Delete duplicate photos and videos, Remove similar images and screenshots, Find large videos, Merge duplicate contacts, Offline operation, User approval before deletion

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Smart Cleaner for iPhone | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Phone Cleaner | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Camera Roll Cleaner | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Phone Cleaner | $19.99 | per year |
| Clean Up iPhone: Max Cleaner | $19.99 | per year |
| Phone Cleaner: Clean Storage | $19.99 | per year |
| Phone-Cleaner: Clean Storage | $39.99 | per year |
| Clean Up iPhone Dr. Cleaner | $99.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cleaner free?

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

### Is Phone Cleaner free?

Phone Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Cleaner or Phone Cleaner?

Phone Cleaner is rated higher. Cleaner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Phone Cleaner averages 4.6 from 93 ratings.

### Do Cleaner or Phone Cleaner have ads?

Neither Cleaner nor Phone Cleaner shows ads.

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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.*