ModernClean vs Linkalyst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ModernClean
This utility app helps you reclaim storage space on your iPhone by detecting and removing duplicate photos and contacts. It offers smart recommendations, a large file scanner, and an app manager, all with a privacy-focused, on-device AI.
- Duplicate photo and contact detection
- On-device AI for private cleanup
- Storage overview with visualizations
- Large file scanner
- App manager by size
- Smart contact merge suggestions
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ModernClean is a powerful yet beautiful utility that helps you detect duplicates, manage storage, and reclaim precious space on your iPhone. POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE Supercharge your cleanup with on-device AI — all processed privately on your iPhone. Smart contact merge suggestions with fuzzy name matching AI-powered confidence scoring for duplicate detection Prioritized cleanup recommendations DUPLICATE FINDER Detect and safely remove duplicate photos and contacts to free up valuable storage. Our intelligent algorithm finds identical items wherever they hide. STORAGE OVERVIEW See your disk usage at a glance with beautiful, animated visualizations. Know exactly how much space you have and what's taking it up. LARGE FILE SCANNER Quickly locate space-hogging files across your iPhone. Set custom size thresholds to find exactly what you're looking for. APP MANAGER Review installed apps sorted by size. Identify apps you no longer use and reclaim the space they occupy. SAFE & SECURE Sandboxed for your protection Apple Intelligence runs 100% on-device Privacy-focused design Your data never leaves your iPhone No analytics or tracking BEAUTIFUL NATIVE DESIGN Built 100% in SwiftUI for a true iOS experience. Gorgeous dark theme with smooth animations that feel right at home on your iPhone. FREEMIUM MODEL Try before you buy! Get 5 free scans to explore the app. Love it? Unlock unlimited scans forever with a one-time purchase. Made with love by iDevelopment LLC
Linkalyst
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Linkalyst puts ten network tools on your iPhone and iPad. Measure latency, look up DNS, test ports, inspect HTTPS and trace routes, then keep every result as a report you can search, compare and export. EVERY PING, CHARTED LIVE • Ping (ICMP) or UDP probes to up to six targets in one run • Typical latency (P50), slower requests (P95), latency variation and timeout rate • Timeouts are marked on the chart, never plotted as a fake latency value • Tap the chart to inspect any single request SEE WHERE EVERY MILLISECOND GOES • Website Check times DNS, TCP connection, TLS handshake and first byte • Follows redirects hop by hop and shows the full certificate chain • Choose HEAD or GET; each check runs five times in a row ASK FIVE DNS RESOLVERS AT ONCE • Send the same query to system DNS and up to four servers • See which answered fastest and whether their answers differ • Look up A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA and PTR records FOLLOW EVERY HOP • Route Trace for IPv4 and IPv6, up to 30 hops • Up to three probes per hop, with optional hostname lookup YOUR NETWORK • Find web, SSH, printing and file-sharing services with Bonjour • See the gateway your network reports and send it straight to other tools • See this device's addresses and look up your public IP with its location and network operator MORE TOOLS • Port Connect: check a TCP port once, or up to 50 times in a row • Download Test: measure a download URL you choose (up to 64 MiB or 10 seconds) • Throughput Test: measure upload or download over a single TCP connection to a free test peer you run on your own computer • Subnet Calculator: IPv4 and IPv6 ranges from CIDR, worked out on your device REPORTS YOU CAN KEEP • Every result is saved as a report you can star, tag, search and filter • Compare two reports side by side, with latency curves overlaid • Share reports as JSON and export per-request latency data as CSV BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Follow a running test from the Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen • On iPad, open the tools and individual reports in their own windows • Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Italian Linkalyst is free to download, with all ten tools included. Banner ads can be removed with a one-time purchase that supports Family Sharing. Privacy Policy: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ModernClean at none against Linkalyst's shown. Linkalyst's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ModernClean sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Linkalyst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ModernClean ships an update weekly, Linkalyst daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ModernClean | Linkalyst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDevelopment LLC. | Entromoonic Ltd |
In-app purchases
ModernClean
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
Linkalyst
- Remove Ads$2.99









