Smart Cleaner vs Cleanmaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Cleaner
This utility app helps declutter your phone by finding and removing duplicate photos, similar images, large videos, and old calendar events. It also offers tools to merge duplicate contacts and monitor ambient noise levels.
- Duplicate photo removal
- Similar image detection
- Video compression
- Duplicate contact merging
- Calendar event cleanup
- Noise level monitoring
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Running out of iPhone storage? Smart Cleaner finds what takes up space—duplicate photos, large videos, screenshots, and files you don’t need—so you can free up storage in minutes, not hours. PHOTO & VIDEO CLEANUP • Similar & Duplicate Photos — Spot look-alikes and exact copies, then keep your best shots. • Large Videos — See which videos use the most space. Delete or compress in a few taps. • Screenshots — Clear old screenshots, memes, and saved images fast. • Similar Videos — Remove unnecessary video copies. • Live Photos — Clean Live Photos you no longer need. • All Photos — Browse and manage your full library in one place. GO BEYOND PHOTOS • Contacts — Merge duplicate contacts in a few taps. • Calendar — Remove outdated events and tidy your schedule. EXTRA TOOLS • Text to Speech — Turn text into speech quickly. • Speech to Text — Convert voice to text with ease. • Image Editor — Crop and edit photos in seconds. • Noise Meter — Check real-time sound levels around you. Free up space. Organize your photos, contacts, and calendar—and keep your iPhone running smoothly with Smart Cleaner.
Cleanmaster
This utility app helps you manage your phone's storage by intelligently scanning your photo album for duplicates and similar images. It also aggregates screenshots and lists large video files, simplifying storage organization without complex settings.
- Intelligent photo scanning
- Duplicate and similar photo identification
- Screenshot aggregation
- Large video file listing
- Simple, out-of-the-box usability
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We are a simple and easy-to-use app that helps you manage your phone. We can intelligently scan your photo album to identify photos with similar compositions or duplicates; aggregate all screenshots on your phone with one click; and clearly list large video files that take up space. With no complex settings, it is ready to use right out of the box, focusing on solving your storage organization needs. Download now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smart Cleaner at none against Cleanmaster's shown. Smart Cleaner also leads on ratings volume (149 vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Cleanmaster's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cleanmaster holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Cleaner has 149 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Cleaner ships an update every 2 weeks, Cleanmaster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Cleaner | Cleanmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (149 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuenhe Innovations Co., Ltd. | Shaanxi Saiwangdao Network Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Smart Cleaner
Cleanmaster
In-app purchases
Smart Cleaner
No in-app purchases
Cleanmaster
No in-app purchases
