Cleanmaster vs Guardian Clean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Guardian Clean
This utility app helps optimize your device by cleaning up duplicate photos, compressing videos, and organizing your media library. It also enhances privacy by scanning photos for sensitive data and managing your contacts.
- Duplicate photo detection
- Video compression
- AI-powered photo grouping
- Privacy risk scanning
- Contact cleanup
- Storage space reclamation
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Guardian Clean — Phone Cleaner Keep your iPhone fast, organized, and private with Guardian Clean — the all-in-one cleaner that finds what's slowing you down and protects what matters most. CLEAN UP YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY Your camera roll grows every day. Guardian Clean scans your library and finds duplicate photos, blurry shots, bad exposures, and screenshots you no longer need — so you can free up gigabytes in minutes. SMART GALLERY AI-powered themes automatically group your photos by topic — travel, food, people, and more. Browse your memories the way they were meant to be seen. SIMILAR PHOTOS Swipe through stacks of near-identical shots and keep only the best one. Clean hundreds of photos in seconds. VIDEO COMPRESSION Large videos eating up your storage? Compress them without losing quality and reclaim space instantly. PRIVACY GUARD Guardian Clean scans your photos for hidden privacy risks — location data embedded in images, screenshots with passwords or bank details, and photos of sensitive documents. Know what's exposed before you share. CONTACTS CLEANUP Find and merge duplicate contacts, and clean up incomplete entries with missing names or phone numbers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://guardianclean.online/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://guardianclean.online/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cleanmaster at none against Guardian Clean's 3. Guardian Clean's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Guardian Clean sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. Cleanmaster asks for nothing beyond the download.
Guardian Clean holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 13 respectively.
Cleanmaster ships an update every 5 weeks, Guardian Clean every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cleanmaster | Guardian Clean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shaanxi Saiwangdao Network Technology Co., Ltd | Guardian Clean |
Customer experience
Cleanmaster
Guardian Clean
In-app purchases
Cleanmaster
No in-app purchases
Guardian Clean
- GuardianClean Weekly$12.997 Days
- GuardianClean Month$38.991 Month
- Guardian Clean Premium$54.993 Months
