Comparison

Scanner by i vs CleanShare

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

Head to head
About

Scanner by i

Features
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A fast, lightweight QR code scanner built for everyday use, and for discovering something more. Scan any QR code instantly. When you encounter an /i/ marker, Scanner reveals annotations as overlays—information layered onto physical spaces. FEATURES • Point-and-go: captures codes instantly, even on the move • Multi-code detection: scans multiple QR codes at once • Full format support: contacts, calendar events, locations, emails, messages, phone numbers, Wi-Fi, URLs • /i/ annotations: displayed as overlays on annotated objects and spaces • 90-day scan history with favorites to pin frequently used codes • Easy sharing and export • Discreet mode for scanning without drawing attention • Quick access from Control Center or Lock Screen Scanner is part of i, a platform that lets anyone augment physical spaces with digital information. No hardware required.

About

CleanShare

This app allows users to remove sensitive metadata like GPS location, EXIF data, and personal information from images, videos, PDFs, and text files. It processes files locally, ensuring privacy, and generates shareable privacy reports.

Highlights
  • Batch metadata cleaning
  • Supports images, videos, PDFs, text files
  • Removes GPS, EXIF, author fields
  • Redacts personal info from text
  • Local device processing
  • Share extension integration
  • Generates privacy reports
Features
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CleanShare is a private batch metadata cleaner for images, videos, PDFs, and supported text files. Import one file or a batch from Photos or Files, review the hidden data CleanShare can detect, make clean copies, and share every verified clean copy in one handoff. CleanShare keeps the original findings visible after cleaning and shows what was cleared in each clean copy. Create a shareable batch privacy report that summarizes imported, flagged, cleaned, and cleared items. On iPhone and iPad, use the CleanShare share extension to send supported content into the private cleaning workflow from another app. Everything runs on your device. Files are not uploaded, accounts are not required, and no tracking SDK is included. CleanShare can help remove GPS location, camera details, EXIF fields, PDF author fields, document dates, and other embedded metadata where the file format exposes it. Text files can be redacted locally for common emails, phone numbers, IDs, card-like numbers, coordinates, IP addresses, and token-like strings. Audio and unknown file types can be inspected, but CleanShare only creates cleaned copies for supported formats. Use CleanShare before sending documents, receipts, screenshots, social posts, client files, marketplace photos, or any file where hidden details should not travel with the share.

Screenshots

Scanner by i4 screens
CleanShare3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scanner by i at weekly against CleanShare's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner by i ships an update weekly, CleanShare every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scanner by i versus CleanShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner by iCleanShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhozt Systems Inc.KRISHNA PINNAMANENI

In-app purchases

None

Scanner by i

No in-app purchases

None

CleanShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner by i free?
Scanner by i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CleanShare free?
CleanShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanner by i or CleanShare have ads?
Neither Scanner by i nor CleanShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner by i or CleanShare?
Scanner by i ships an update weekly, and CleanShare every 2 months. Most recently, Scanner by i was updated on October 28, 2026 and CleanShare on October 24, 2026.

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