Comparison

Clean Master vs Phone Master

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

Head to head
About

Clean Master

Organize your phone by finding and deleting useless files, duplicate photos, and videos. Clean up contacts and calendar entries to keep everything tidy. Offers tools for battery care, privacy, compression, and speed testing.

Highlights
  • Photo cleaner for duplicates and similar images
  • Video cleaner for duplicate files
  • Contacts organizer and merger
  • Calendar cleaner for overdue events
  • Privacy protection with PhotoMapper
  • Charging animations and battery care
  • Storage compression and speed test
Features
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Don't let photos pile up randomly, organize your phone with Clean Master! Keep your phone tidy in just a few seconds. What can Clean Master do? Find useless files on your phone and greatly free up phone storage in seconds. Group similar photos & videos together to easily delete batch files at one time. Quickly clean up your phone contacts and calendar to keep everything organized. What features does Clean Master offer? ◆Photo Cleaner - Quickly find and delete duplicate photos - Smartly select the best results and save your phone space much faster - Analyze and delete similar photos, live photos, screenshots, blurred photos, etc ◆Video Cleaner - Multiple duplicate videos can be removed easily with a few steps - Optimized compression for the best video quality possible ◆Contacts Organizer - Remove unwanted contacts or merge them effectively - Merge duplicate contacts by name, number or email - Find incomplete contacts to delete or add more information ◆ Calendar Cleaner: Delete overdue events and reminders from your Calendar ◆ PhotoMapper: Remove photo GPS info, protect your personal privacy ◆Charging Animation - Get cool charging animation for a better charging experience - Make your phone more charming with various charging animations ◆ Tool Kit - Battery Life & Care-Protect the battery and reduce damage Secret Space - Encryption for privacy & Security upgrade Compressor - Compress the videos and photos to save storage space Speed Test - Check your Internet connection speed in a breeze Widget - Check your storage status Custom Notch - Let your wallpaper have cute "ears" Device Information - Get a full overview of your phone information Clean Master Payment & Subscription Terms: Choose between the following subscription options for unlimited access to all features: - Weekly Subscription - Monthly Subscription - Yearly Subscription - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Within 24 hours before the end of the free trial period, the change fee calculated according to the subscription plan will be automatically debited from your account. - You can cancel the auto-renewal at any time, if the cancellation occurs at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. *** Manage your subscription directly from your iPhone *** Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. 1. Tap the “Settings” icon on your mobile, then tap the “Store” icon. 2. Sign in with your iTunes ID. 3. Tap “View Apple ID” then “Manage App Subscriptions”. 4. You will be able to see when your next payment is due, or cancel your automatic renewal. Privacy policy: https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=QGRkEIrx2VzVoz6AkEmWqMcvHYkzhCnl Terms of use: https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=XtT4afDHNP31tlzjkftlLrp5Sz90ZMWj

About

Phone Master

Optimize your device's storage with tools to clean duplicate and large files, compress media, and manage contacts. Secure your private photos and contacts with a vault feature. Offers tutorials for power saving and cleaning.

Highlights
  • Clean duplicate and similar photos/videos
  • Compress images and videos
  • Remove photo GPS metadata
  • Private photo and contact vault
  • Backup contacts
  • Clean clipboard
Features
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Phone Manager helps you clean up and optimize your phone storage. It also supports many features such as image and video compression, remove photo gps, photo vault, contact vault, contact backup, screen detection, etc. Main Features: - Clean duplicate photos and videos - Clean up similar photos and videos - Clean up large photos and videos - Clean up screenshots - Clean up duplicate live photos - Clean up expired calendar - Clear expired reminders - Clean up duplicate contacts - Clean clipboard - Remove photo gps metadata - Backup contacts - Compress images - Compress videos - Power saving tutorial - Clean tutorial - Private photo album, lock your photos and videos - Private address book, lock your contacts Subscription instructions: 1. Subscription service: Weekly subscription (one week) 2. Payment: Payment will be charged to iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. 3. Automatic renewal: The 3-day free trial subscription will automatically renew into a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. 4. Turn off service: You can manage and cancel your subscription in iTunes account settings. If you need to cancel, you can close it 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DQmNZbGtJUndtZXBE Terms of Use: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DQlZISElTVkVjeGlC If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us. Our email is: momentcolor@163.com

Screenshots

Clean Master4 screens
Phone Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clean Master at 77% against Phone Master's 30%. Phone Master's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Clean Master sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Phone Master sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phone Master holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 79 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Clean Master's written reviews are positive against 30% of Phone Master's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clean Master ships an update every 3 weeks, Phone Master monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clean Master versus Phone Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean MasterPhone Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (48 ratings)4.4 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4879 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLI XIN士菊 张

Customer experience

Clean Master

All ratings48 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative29.2%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative20.9%

Phone Master

All ratings78 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative65.0%

Bugs and requests

Clean Master

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Some bugs exist
  • Cannot restore purchase
  • Subscription add popped up and took money
  • App telling user they don't have premium when subscribed

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add delete unused stuff
  • Improve photo cleanup functionality

Phone Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Clean Master

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly - Super Fast Cleaner$1.997 Days
  • Monthly - Cleaner for iPhone$5.991 Month
  • Annual- Smart Clean for iPhone$19.991 Year
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  • Annual- Free Storage for Phone3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clean Master Lifetime Purchase$35.99
2 purchases

Phone Master

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • life membership$14.99

Questions

Is Clean Master free?
Clean Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phone Master free?
Phone Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clean Master or Phone Master?
Phone Master is rated higher. Clean Master averages 3.8 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Phone Master averages 4.4 from 79 ratings.
Do Clean Master or Phone Master have ads?
Clean Master shows ads; Phone Master does not.
Which is updated more often, Clean Master or Phone Master?
Clean Master ships an update every 3 weeks, and Phone Master monthly. Most recently, Clean Master was updated on November 3, 2026 and Phone Master on November 8, 2026.

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