Cleava vs RingKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cleava
Reclaim gigabytes on your iPhone by finding and deleting duplicate or similar photos, videos, and screenshots. Compress large video files, secure private media in an encrypted vault, and organize your contacts and calendar events. The app offers a fast, on-device cleaning experience with no uploads or ads.
- Duplicate and similar photo detection
- Video compression
- Encrypted private vault
- Screenshot cleanup
- Contact and calendar cleanup
- Network speed test
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Clean up your iPhone and reclaim gigabytes in seconds. Find duplicate and similar photos, swipe through your gallery like a card deck, group screenshots, compress 4K videos, lock private files in an encrypted vault, and test your network speed — all on-device. No uploads, no accounts, no ads. OPTIMIZE STORAGE – FREE UP SPACE WITH ONE TAP Running low on space? Cleava shows you exactly where your storage went — and gets it back with one tap. SWIPE TO CLEAN – TRIAGE YOUR LIBRARY IN SECONDS The fastest way to tidy up. Cleava deals your photos, screenshots, and videos as a card deck — swipe right to keep, left to delete: - Fly through hundreds of items in a minute - Videos play right on the card, so you never delete blind - Tap any photo to jump straight into the deck from there - Every session ends with a Keep / Delete summary before anything is removed CLEAN YOUR GALLERY FAST – DELETE DUPLICATE PHOTOS No more endless scrolling. Cleava does the heavy lifting: - Instantly detect and delete pixel-perfect duplicates - Smart grouping for similar photos, with "Best Pick" auto-selected - Identify and delete screenshots in bulk - Spot near-duplicate videos eating real storage SIMILAR PHOTOS – KEEP THE BEST, DROP THE REST Burst shots, retakes, group photos taken three times in a row — Cleava groups them automatically and marks the sharpest one so you don't have to choose. KEEP LIST – PROTECT THE PHOTOS THAT MATTER Some photos should never be flagged as clutter. Mark them as Kept and Cleava leaves them out of every future scan: - Keep a single photo or video, or "Keep All" on an entire similar group - A dedicated Kept screen — browse by group or one by one - Un-keep any time to bring items back into cleanup SCREENSHOTS CLEANER – TAME THE PILE Hundreds of screenshots clogging your library? Cleava groups them by content so you can bulk-select and clear them in one go. VIDEOS & SCREEN RECORDINGS – RECLAIM THE GBs The single biggest space hogs on most phones. Cleava surfaces every large clip, screen recording, and duplicate eating your storage. COMPRESS VIDEOS – SAVE SPACE, KEEP QUALITY Don't delete — shrink. Save up to 70 % with no visible loss: - Compress 4K videos to 1080p or 720p - Choose exactly which videos to compress - Side-by-side preview before you commit SECRET SPACE – YOUR PRIVATE, ENCRYPTED VAULT Some photos, videos, and contacts aren't for everyone. Lock them away in Secret Space: - Protected by a PIN and Face ID / Touch ID - Hide photos and videos with a full-screen, Photos-style viewer - Keep private contacts — add, edit, and share in a tap - Fully encrypted and on-device — nothing is ever uploaded CONTACTS CLEANUP Keep your address book organized and up to date: - Merge duplicate contacts automatically - Flag incomplete entries for review - Export your contacts as a vCard backup CALENDAR & REMINDERS CLEANUP Years of expired events and forgotten reminders. Bulk-clear them in seconds. DEVICE HEALTH One screen for everything Apple buries across five settings menus — storage breakdown by category, battery health and charge cycles, network details, and live CPU, RAM, and thermal state. HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your storage front and center with configurable widgets that match the app's look, plus a live "Last Update" status on your Home Screen. BUILT-IN SPEED TEST Want to know your real download and upload speeds? Test anywhere in five seconds — no separate app needed, no sign-up, no ads. REVIEW BEFORE YOU DELETE Nothing leaves your library without your approval. Every clean-up ends with a final review screen — no accidents, no surprises, you're always in control. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE Your data stays private: - No internet connection needed - No files leave your phone - No tracking, no analytics on your media - Apple Privacy Manifest signed and verified Your privacy is fully protected — even we can't access your photos.
RingKit
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Turn any sound into your ringtone RingKit makes custom ringtones simple. Browse thousands of free sounds, or import your own audio, then trim the perfect moment with a beautiful waveform editor. Tap Share, choose "Use as Ringtone", and it's on your phone. No computer. No cables. No GarageBand tricks. A free sound library, built in Explore twelve hand-picked categories — chimes, melodies, nature, sci-fi, retro, funny sounds and more — or search for exactly what you want. Every sound in the library is free to use, with no strings attached. A trim editor that feels right See the real waveform of your sound and drag the handles to select up to 30 seconds — the maximum iOS allows. Add a fade in and fade out and watch them shape the waveform live as you drag. Preview your selection instantly before you save. Use your own music Import audio from Files or your library and turn any track into a tone. Cut the chorus, the drop, or that one second that makes you smile every time your phone rings. From sound to ringtone in three steps Pick a sound and trim it Tap Save, then Share → "Use as Ringtone" Choose it in Settings › Sounds & Haptics Your saved tones live in the My Tones tab, ready to share, reuse, or set as text tones and alarms too. Setting a ringtone directly from the share sheet requires iOS 26 or later. On earlier versions you can still create, save, and share your tones as audio files.
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Verdict
Cleava and RingKit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Cleava | RingKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Manukant Harshmani Tyagi | Bahtiyar Polat |
In-app purchases
Cleava
No in-app purchases
RingKit
No in-app purchases









