Smart Cleaner vs QR Reader＊
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 helps you find what’s taking up space—similar photos, large videos, screenshots, and files you no longer need—so you can free storage with fewer taps. Photo & Video Cleanup • Similar & duplicate photos — keep the best, remove the rest • Large videos — see what uses the most space; delete or compress • Screenshots — clear old captures quickly • Similar videos, Live Photos, and your full library — browse and clean in one place Also useful • Merge duplicate contacts • Tidy outdated calendar events • Text to Speech, Speech to Text, Image Editor, and Noise Meter Smart Cleaner makes it easier to free space and keep your photos, contacts, and calendar organized. Storage results depend on what you choose to delete. Photos and files stay on your device unless you delete them.
QR Reader＊
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Scan QR codes in seconds. Open links, text, and Wi-Fi instantly. No setup. No login. Scan anything：QR codes & barcodes, Links, contacts, Wi-Fi Fast & easy：Just point and scan Private & secure Data stays on your device Start scanning now.
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Verdict
Smart Cleaner and QR 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Cleaner | QR Reader＊ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (436 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 436 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuenhe Innovations Co., Ltd. | JOYLINK NETWORK TECH LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Smart Cleaner
No in-app purchases
QR Reader＊
No in-app purchases
