CloudSweep vs DupFinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudSweep
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CloudSweep finds duplicate photos, videos and files on your device and across your clouds, then helps you clear the extra copies safely. CONNECT YOUR STORAGE • iPhone & iPad Photos library (works with iCloud Photos) • iCloud Drive • OneDrive • Google Photos: scan a Takeout export • Amazon Photos: scan your downloaded library FIND EVERY DUPLICATE • Exact matching by checksum: byte-identical copies within and across sources • Visually similar matching: re-encoded, edited or resized copies, matched entirely on your device • One shared index: scan each source once and CloudSweep finds duplicates inside every source AND across them CLEAN UP SAFELY • Every removal goes to a recoverable trash (about 30 days), never permanent • At least one copy of a file always survives • Copies are re-verified before deleting, so a file that changed since your scan is never touched • Imported libraries (Google Photos Takeout, Amazon Photos) are copies of your originals, so CloudSweep guides you to the original and verifies your cleanup instead of pretending MOVE BETWEEN CLOUDS • Bring photos and videos from OneDrive, a Google Photos export or an Amazon Photos folder into your Photos library, or back up your Photos library to your iCloud Drive folder • Every copy is written at original quality, read back and compared byte for byte before it counts • Nothing leaves the source until you confirm the cleanup afterwards, and originals then go to a recoverable trash PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All duplicate matching runs on your device • No accounts on our side, no analytics, no tracking • Sign-in tokens live only in your device Keychain • Your files never touch our servers FREE & PREMIUM Scanning and reviewing duplicates are free forever, with 10 removals included. CloudSweep Premium unlocks unlimited removals: $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://marsstudio.app/cloudsweep/privacy Terms: https://marsstudio.app/cloudsweep/terms
DupFinder
This app identifies exact duplicate files, photos, videos, and contacts using content fingerprinting. It also helps manage similar shots, blurry photos, large files, and screenshots, all processed locally for privacy.
- Exact file duplicate detection
- Photo and video duplicate grouping
- Similar shot identification
- Blurry photo detection
- Duplicate contact merging
- Files and iCloud Drive scanning
- Private, on-device processing
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DupFinder finds true duplicates — not "similar-looking" guesses. Every photo, video, and file is compared by its SHA-256 content fingerprint, so a match means the files are byte-for-byte identical, even when the names are different. PHOTOS & VIDEOS Scan your entire library, see duplicates grouped with thumbnails, keep the newest copy with one tap, and delete the rest safely — everything goes to Recently Deleted, recoverable for 30 days. SIMILAR SHOTS On-device visual analysis groups retakes, bursts, and near-identical photos. Adjustable sensitivity, instant re-grouping, and a swipe mode to review each shot full-screen. SCREENSHOTS iOS tags screenshots natively, so DupFinder lists them exactly — in a photo grid with one-tap selection and smart picks like "older than 1 month." BLURRY PHOTOS Every photo gets an on-device sharpness score. Review the blurriest first and clear them in bulk. LARGE FILES See your biggest photos and videos sorted by size, compress oversized videos, and convert Live Photos to stills — with an honest report of exactly what was saved. DUPLICATE CONTACTS Finds contacts that share a phone number, an email address, or a full name. Before every merge you see exactly which contact survives and what gets copied onto it. Nothing changes without your confirmation. FILES & ICLOUD DRIVE Pick any folder from the Files app and find duplicate documents, downloads, and media with the same exact-match engine. Preview any file before deciding. PRIVATE BY DESIGN DupFinder contains no networking code at all. No accounts, no analytics, no uploads — your files never leave your device. We show you the actual content hash of every duplicate group, so you can verify the match yourself. And we won't pretend to clear other apps' caches — no app can; ours tells you what actually works instead. Transparent. Exact. Local.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DupFinder at none against CloudSweep's 2. DupFinder also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. CloudSweep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DupFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.
CloudSweep ships an update every 3 weeks, DupFinder every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudSweep | DupFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atchutarao Killamsetty | Sanjay Yadav |
In-app purchases
CloudSweep
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
DupFinder
No in-app purchases









