Storage Cleaner vs PST Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storage Cleaner
Reclaim iPhone storage space by finding and removing duplicate photos, large videos, and duplicate contacts. Compress files to save space without losing quality. All processing happens on your device for privacy.
- Remove duplicate photos and videos
- Find large videos
- Merge duplicate contacts
- Compress photos and videos
- On-device processing
- Preview before cleanup
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Is your iPhone running out of storage again? Photos cannot save. Videos stop recording. App updates fail. Manually cleaning your iPhone is slow, stressful, and risky, especially when you worry about deleting the wrong things. Storage Cleaner is an all in one tool to help you reclaim space safely without subscriptions. Scan your iPhone and instantly see what is taking up storage. Preview everything before making changes and clean with confidence. With Storage Cleaner, you can free up space in multiple ways. Remove duplicate photos and large videos Find duplicate and similar photos automatically, including edited or resized images. Discover large videos hiding in your library and see exactly how much space you can reclaim before deleting. Merge duplicate contacts safely Detect duplicate contacts by name, phone number, or email. Preview merged results before applying changes so you never lose important information. Clean up your address book with confidence. Compress photos and videos Reduce file size while keeping visual quality. Compare original and compressed sizes instantly. Save storage space without deleting memories. Safe and private by design Preview everything before deleting, merging, or compressing. Nothing is changed without your confirmation. All processing happens on your device. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no tracking. Free and lifetime access options Free access allows you to scan your entire library, preview all duplicate photos, videos, and contacts, and perform a limited amount of cleanup per scan. Lifetime access is a one time purchase that unlocks full cleanup. Remove all detected duplicates and large files. Merge all duplicate contacts safely. Use unlimited photo and video compression. Enjoy batch actions and faster processing. No subscriptions. Pay once and use forever. Stop wasting storage on duplicates and oversized files. Download Storage Cleaner today and take back control of your iPhone.
PST Reader
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PST Reader opens .pst mail archives on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No setup. No account. No internet. Drag in a file you exported a decade ago and read it like it was yesterday. WHAT IT DOES Browse the full folder tree from your archive: Inbox, Sent, Drafts, Junk, Deleted, and any custom folder you set up. Read every message with original formatting, recipients, date, and full headers when you need them. Search across the whole mailbox by sender, subject, body, or recipient. Results show which folder the match came from. Preview attachments in QuickLook. Save them to Files, share through any app, or drag them straight to Finder on Mac. Open contacts, appointments, tasks, and notes carried by the archive. Print messages or export them as PDF. PRIVACY The file stays on your device. Nothing leaves it. No analytics. No login. No server. PST Reader opens archives read-only. Your file is never modified. Decrypted attachment data is deleted from the temp folder when you close the archive. FORMATS Both Unicode and ANSI .pst files are supported. Single archives up to several gigabytes work fine. PRICING Free for up to 10 messages a day. Enough for the quick lookup most people need. Premium unlocks unlimited reading, full search, attachment export, and PDF print. Cancel anytime in your Apple subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://yevgenii.dev/projects/pst-reader/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Storage Cleaner and PST Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Storage Cleaner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PST Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Storage Cleaner ships an update fortnightly, PST Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storage Cleaner | PST Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pathvana | Yevgenii Kryzhanivskyi |
In-app purchases
Storage Cleaner
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$9.99
PST Reader
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$29.99





