Comparison

Clean vs Smart Privacy

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

Head to head
About

Clean

This app offers a guided breathing timer to promote relaxation, focus, and mental reset. Users can customize inhale, exhale, and hold durations with a clear visual interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable inhale, exhale, and hold times
  • Smooth visual breathing guide
  • Promotes relaxation and focus
  • Helps reset mind and body
  • Simple and effective interface
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Clean-X is a simple and effective breathing timer designed to help you relax, focus, and reset. Set your inhale, exhale, and hold times, and follow the clean visual guide for a smoother mind and body. Terms of Use - https://cleanxapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://cleanxapp.com/privacy.html

About

Smart Privacy

Enhance your digital life with tools for a more consistent and comfortable online experience. It helps manage distractions and supports your privacy preferences for a controlled environment. The intuitive interface allows for easy customization.

Highlights
  • Reduce online distractions
  • Support personal privacy
  • Create a smoother experience
  • Intuitive minimal interface
  • Focused browsing environment
Features
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This app provides practical tools designed to make your daily digital experience more consistent and comfortable. It supports your privacy preferences, helps limit unnecessary interruptions, and offers a smoother, more controlled environment while you engage with online content. With a simple and intuitive interface, you can adjust features effortlessly and tailor the experience to your personal needs without complexity. Key Features - Reduce distractions during online use - Support personal privacy preferences - Create a smoother, more consistent experience - Easy-to-use, minimal interface for quick adjustments - Designed for a more focused browsing environment Subscription Manage Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Payment is charged to your iTunes account, and renewal fees follow your selected plan. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/smart-privacy-guard Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/smart-privacy-guard-terms

Screenshots

Clean3 screens
Smart Privacy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clean at none against Smart Privacy's shown. Smart Privacy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Smart Privacy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Clean against 4.3 for Smart Privacy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 66 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Clean's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smart Privacy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clean ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Privacy weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clean versus Smart Privacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleanSmart Privacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (94 ratings) — better4.3 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings94 — better66
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStage Clear LP增运 刘

Customer experience

Clean

All ratings94 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Smart Privacy

All ratings60 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clean

Subscriptions2
  • Premium features3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium features3 Days trial$23.997 Days
3 purchases

Smart Privacy

Subscriptions3
  • Privacy Member7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Privacy Member7 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • Privacy Member3 Days trial$19.997 Days

Questions

Is Clean free?
Clean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Privacy free?
Smart Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clean or Smart Privacy?
Clean is rated higher. Clean averages 4.5 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Smart Privacy averages 4.3 from 66 ratings.
Do Clean or Smart Privacy have ads?
Smart Privacy shows ads; Clean does not.
Which is updated more often, Clean or Smart Privacy?
Clean ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Privacy weekly. Most recently, Clean was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smart Privacy on October 24, 2026.

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