CleanByte vs Culla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
CleanByte
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CleanByte helps you free up storage on your iPhone by finding photo clutterβwithout uploading your library. What you can do β’ Find exact duplicates and similar photos β’ Pick the best shots from bursts and moments β’ Clean up screenshots β’ Review everything before deleting β’ See a bestβeffort storage savings estimate (some items may need to download from iCloud) β’ Live Photos are surfaced for review (not autoβdeleted) Privacy & control first β’ All analysis runs onβdevice β’ Nothing is deleted without your explicit confirmation β’ Favorites are protected unless you choose otherwise β’ Deleted items go to Photos > Recently Deleted (until you remove them permanently) Free vs Pro Free β’ First scan + 30 delete credits (1 credit per deletion) β’ Optional rewarded ads: +10 credits (up to 5/day) Pro (Monthly/Yearly) β’ Unlimited deletions β’ Removes ads and rewarded prompts Subscription info β’ Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. β’ Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. β’ Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://cleanbyte-support.pages.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://cleanbyte-support.pages.dev/terms/ Support: https://cleanbyte-support.pages.dev/support/
Culla
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Culla is the fastest way to tidy your camera roll β one photo at a time, by feel. Swipe right to file a photo into one of your galleries. Swipe left to let it go. That's the whole idea: instead of scrolling an endless grid, you make one clean decision per photo and move on. It's quick, tactile, and oddly satisfying β and because your galleries are real iPhone Photos albums, everything you sort stays organized across your device. SORTING BY FEEL β’ Swipe right toward any gallery to file the photo there; swipe left to dismiss it. β’ Swipe up to favorite, swipe down to share, pinch to zoom, double-tap to skip. β’ A full undo history β step back through every action in a session, not just the last one. Tap the date pill to bring undo back anytime. β’ Gentle haptics and confirmation toasts, so every decision feels registered. β’ Photos and videos both flow through the stack; videos auto-play muted. GALLERIES THAT ARE REAL ALBUMS β’ Create, rename, recolor, and reorder galleries β each one syncs to a real Photos album. β’ Rename a gallery in Culla and the iPhone album updates too. β’ Import albums you already have, and choose whether sorting moves a photo or copies it. β’ Order your galleries by name, photo count, date, or recently updated β or arrange them by hand. FIND, REVISIT, AND CLEAN UP β’ Duplicate Sweep uses on-device Vision to find near-identical shots and shows them side by side, so you can clear them with confidence. β’ On This Day resurfaces photos from today's date in past years. β’ A photo-mosaic calendar and a full grid picker let you jump to any moment in your library. β’ Dismissed photos wait in a review tray β recover them or batch-delete to reclaim storage. SEE YOUR PROGRESS β’ Insights tracks everything you've sorted: totals, streaks, favorites, your top gallery, a 7-day activity chart, and how much storage you've reclaimed. MAKE IT YOURS β’ A new Living-Glass design built on iOS 26's Liquid Glass, with a clean fallback on iOS 18. β’ A dynamic mosaic background that breathes with your galleries, with adjustable blur β or turn it off entirely. β’ An 18-color accent palette, light / dark / system themes, and a fresh accent on every launch if you like a little surprise. β’ Available in 8 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos never leave your device. Culla only stores lightweight references to them β never copies of the images β with no ads and no tracking. Works on iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Culla at none against CleanByte's shown. CleanByte's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. CleanByte sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Culla sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CleanByte ships an update every 3 weeks, Culla every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CleanByte | Culla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks β better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umut Gulsen | Alejandro Gomez Urrea |
In-app purchases
CleanByte
- CleanByte Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- CleanByte Pro (Yearly$34.991 Year
Culla
- Culla Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Culla Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Culla Pro - Lifetime$14.99









