Comparison

Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress vs Declutter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress

Reclaim phone storage by identifying and removing hidden duplicate photos, Live Photo clips, and large file formats. Optimize your library with guided cleanup, bulk compression, and duplicate detection. Take control of your media without losing memories.

Highlights
  • Find hidden storage hoarders
  • Convert Live Photos to stills
  • Reclaim space from edit backups
  • Optimize format overhead
  • Guided cleanup with one tap
  • Bulk compress photos
  • Find and manage duplicates
Features
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Take back control of your photo library — starting with the storage you didn't know you were losing. If your phone storage is full and you can't figure out why, you're not alone. Most photo cleaners go after the obvious: old screenshots, blurry shots, the occasional duplicate. MediaDeclutter Pro goes deeper. It finds the storage that quietly eats 2–4x more space than you think — and shows you exactly where it's hiding before anything changes. FIND HIDDEN HOARDERS Your library is full of files that look like ordinary photos but aren't. Each Live Photo bundles a short video alongside the picture. Each edited photo keeps the original in the background so you can revert later. Each crop or retouch stores another hidden copy. Over thousands of photos, this quiet accumulation becomes gigabytes. MediaDeclutter Pro is built to see what you usually wont see: • Live Photos with their motion clips — convert to stills, keep the memory, free real storage • Edit backups hidden behind every retouched image — reclaim the originals' space • Format overhead from inefficient files — older JPG, oversized captures, uncompressed HEIC • Deep metadata and thumbnails that add up across large libraries This is the storage other cleaners miss. Often the single biggest win in your library. GUIDED CLEANUP — START WITH ONE TAP Knowing where to begin is the hardest part. SmartClean scans your library, ranks actions by impact, and puts the biggest wins first. Instead of digging through thousands of photos manually, you see clear recommendations: convert these HEIC files, reduce these oversized images, remove these duplicates. Every suggestion is reviewed by you before anything happens. Nothing is deleted automatically. Nothing is sent off your device. Three modes adapt to how you work: • Guided — simple recommendations, one decision at a time • Presets — one-tap cleanup with saved settings • Customize — full manual control for technical users BULK COMPRESS — OPTIMIZE AT SCALE A modern 48-megapixel photo uses 8–12x more space than it needs for viewing on your phone. Multiply that across thousands of shots — a full trip, a kids' birthday, a year of daily life can easily hit 10, 20, 40 gigabytes. MediaDeclutter Pro includes a batch compression engine that processes all selected pictures in on pass. Convert older formats to modern HEIF, convert HEIC to JPG for sharing, or reduce oversized images with full control over quality, resolution, and output. Photos stay beautiful while taking a fraction of the space. FIND AND MANAGE DUPLICATES Duplicates accumulate silently through editing, messaging apps, cloud sync, and backups. The duplicate finder scans for exact and near-duplicate images, groups them visually, and suggests which version to keep based on quality and metadata. You stay in control — nothing removed without your confirmation. FOR EVERY PHOTO LIBRARY • Phone storage full • Usually shooting RAW but don't need all of them in RAW • Years of kids' photos you'll never delete but want in a size you actually need • Hundreds of edits, each quietly kept a full backup • Duplicates from WhatsApp, backups, and edits doubled your library MediaDeclutter Pro handles it all with a simple workflow. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on-device. Your photos never leave your phone, never touch a server, never get analyzed by anyone but you. No account. No sign-in. WHY MEDIADECLUTTER PRO Most photo cleanup apps are aggressive: they push you toward deletion and treat your library like junk to clear fast. MediaDeclutter Pro is the opposite. It shows you what's actually taking space, explains why, ranks the biggest wins, and waits for your decision. Nothing automatic. Nothing risky. You end the session with gigabytes freed and every photo you cared about still there. Download now and find the hidden storage in your library — safely, on-device, in your control.

About

Declutter

Easily reclaim storage space on your device by identifying and removing duplicate photos, large videos, and unwanted screenshots. Features a safety net with an undo option and on-device processing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Identify duplicate photos
  • Remove large videos
  • Delete screenshots
  • Sort by file size
  • 5-second undo option
  • On-device processing
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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Is your iPhone storage full of forgotten screenshots, duplicate photos, and gigantic videos you'll never watch again? Declutter helps you find and remove space-wasting files in seconds — with a safety net so you never accidentally delete something you care about. HOW IT WORKS By Size — instantly see every photo and video ranked by file size. The biggest space-wasters bubble straight to the top. Swipe left to delete, or tap to preview before deciding. Overview — a live dashboard shows how much space you've freed, how many items you've cleaned up, and a breakdown of large files and videos. SAFE BY DESIGN • 5-second undo after every deletion — change your mind instantly • "Looks Fine" — dismiss anything you want to keep without deleting it; it won't appear again • All processing happens 100% on-device. Your photos never leave your iPhone. • No account. No subscription. No ads. PRIVACY FIRST Declutter never uploads your photos anywhere. It uses Apple's Photos framework directly, the same way the built-in Photos app does. Your library stays yours. WHAT PEOPLE SAY "Finally an app that doesn't lock the good stuff behind a paywall." "Freed up 4 GB in under 5 minutes." "The undo button is a lifesaver." REQUIREMENTS • iOS 16.0 or later • Photo Library access (required to scan your library) Questions or feedback? Reach out at abhinav@abhinavmathur.net

Screenshots

Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress4 screens
Declutter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Declutter at none against Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress's 7. Declutter also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Declutter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress against 5.0 for Declutter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress ships an update every 9 days, Declutter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress versus Declutter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Declutter, Bulk CompressDeclutter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHawkwise Labs OUAbhinav Mathur

Customer experience

Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Declutter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress

Subscriptions5
  • Premium (Monthly)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Family (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Family (Yearly)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Professional (Yearly)14 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium - Lifetime Access$99.99
  • Premium - Lifetime (Family)$129.99
None

Declutter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress free?
Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Declutter free?
Declutter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress or Declutter?
Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress and Declutter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress or Declutter have ads?
Neither Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress nor Declutter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress or Declutter?
Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress ships an update every 9 days, and Declutter every 5 days. Most recently, Photo Declutter, Bulk Compress was updated on October 24, 2026 and Declutter on October 31, 2026.

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