DataShredder vs Phone Clean Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DataShredder
Securely erase personal data from your phone's storage before selling or discarding it. This utility fills free space with meaningless data, ensuring deleted files are unrecoverable. Essential for protecting your privacy when changing devices.
- Fills free storage space
- Prevents data recovery
- Protects personal information
- Ideal for device disposal
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If you're worried about your personal data in your storage when you throw away or sell your phone, this app is for you. Even if you delete files from your phone, your data may still be there in the free space on your storage. This app works by filling the free space with meaningless data so that your personal data is not left behind. Use this app before you get rid of your phone.
Phone Clean Master
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This photo management and cleaning software is a dedicated application designed for iOS devices, aiming to help users easily manage and clean up their photos and videos on their phones. Here are the main features and functionalities of this app: - Smart Scanning: Automatically identifies similar, blurry, screenshots, and oversized files for one-click cleaning, effortlessly freeing up space. - Album Cleaning: Quickly identifies similar, blurry, screenshots, and live photos, allowing selective cleaning for a neat and organized album. - Video Cleaning: Arranges video files by size and intelligently selects videos larger than 500MB for easy deletion, freeing up more storage space. - Simplified Operation: A user-friendly interface that allows for easy and quick cleaning, ensuring smoother performance of the phone. EULA：https://sites.google.com/view/umatepro Privacy Policy：https://sites.google.com/view/umatepro-2 Auto Renewal Agreement：https://sites.google.com/view/umatepro-4 Technical Support：https://sites.google.com/view/umatepro-3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DataShredder at none against Phone Clean Master's 2. Phone Clean Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Phone Clean Master sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. DataShredder asks for nothing beyond the download.
DataShredder ships an update every 2 months, Phone Clean Master every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DataShredder | Phone Clean Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SummerSoft | 世雄 雷 |
In-app purchases
DataShredder
No in-app purchases
Phone Clean Master
- Umate Pro - 1-Month Plan$19.991 Month
- Umate Pro - 1-Year Plan$29.991 Year
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