Sweeep vs Scruby Cleaner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Sweeep
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Sweeep makes your iPhone feel new again. Your photo library is full of moments ā but it's also full of duplicates, blurry shots, screenshots, and oversized videos that quietly eat up your storage. Sweeep helps you spot them and clean them out in just a few taps. WHAT SWEEEP FINDS ⢠Duplicate photos ā exact copies you forgot you took twice ⢠Similar shots ā near-identical bursts where you only need one ⢠Screenshots ā old receipts, memes, and reminders you don't need anymore ⢠Large videos ā long clips taking up the most room on your device ⢠Older or low-quality photos ā easy to clear, hard to find on your own WHAT SWEEEP DOES: Smart grouping Sweeep organizes your library into easy-to-review groups, so you don't have to scroll through thousands of photos one by one. Quick swipe cleanup Swipe through suggestions and tap to keep or remove. Cleaning your library becomes fast, even fun. Video compression Shrink large videos in place ā keep the memory, lose the storage hog. Always reversible Anything you remove goes to your Recently Deleted album first. Nothing is permanent unless you choose for it to be. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sweeep does all of its work right on your iPhone. Your photos and videos never leave your device ā there's nothing to upload, no cloud scanning, and no account to create. ā Built by Lumo Lab, for people who'd rather take more photos than manage them. Have feedback or a feature request? Reach out from the in-app settings ā we read every message.
Scruby Cleaner
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Meet Scruby, a kitten who lives on your iPhone and keeps it tidy. Scruby snacks on the clutter that piles up: look-alike shots, old screenshots, blurry photos, big videos. You choose what goes, Scruby eats it, and your phone stays neat and roomy. Everything is analyzed on your iPhone and never uploaded. Nothing is deleted until you review it. SCRUBY'S FOUR RINGS Four rings on Scruby's home show how Scruby, and your phone, are doing: ⢠Fullness: clutter waiting on your iPhone makes Scruby hungry. Clearing it fills the ring ⢠Walk: a short daily walk through up to 20 photos you haven't sorted yet. Swipe left and Scruby eats it, swipe right and you keep it ⢠Grooming: twin contacts tangle Scruby's fur. Merging them brushes it smooth ⢠Room: your free space. The more room you make, the comfier Scruby gets Scruby never gets sick. When a ring runs low, Scruby tells you the one thing that would help most. FEED SCRUBY ⢠Smart Cleanup gathers extra shots of similar photos, duplicate copies, old screenshots, blurry photos and screen recordings into one review ⢠The best shot in every group is picked and kept for you ⢠See how much space you get back before anything goes ⢠Long-press a photo and choose Always Keep: it never comes up again SCRUBY'S ATTIC ⢠Every kind of clutter is a pile on the attic floor: twin photos, screenshots, big videos, blurry shots, twin contacts ⢠Tap a pile to open that cleanup. When you're done, Scruby eats the pile right in front of you ⢠Tidying earns coins. Spend them on furniture for Scruby: a scratching tree, a floor lamp, a yarn basket, a monstera ⢠Coins can't be bought. They come only from looking after your phone SCRUBY READS YOUR SCREENSHOTS ⢠Scruby reads your screenshots right on your iPhone and sorts them: codes and promos, tickets, Wi-Fi passwords, bookings, receipts, addresses, chats ⢠Copy a code or open an address in Maps straight from the finds ⢠With Pro, keep the text and let the picture go: the useful bits move to Scruby's notebook TREASURE BOX ⢠While you clear look-alikes, Scruby saves the best shot of each group ⢠Every day Scruby digs up one forgotten memory, like a photo taken on this day years ago MORE WAYS SCRUBY HELPS ⢠Swipe mode: sort any category with a flick ⢠Big videos: pick Small, Balanced or Sharp and see the saving before you compress ⢠Live Photos to stills: the date and place stay, the extra video goes ⢠Contacts: merge duplicates, find cards with no name or no number, back up to .vcf first ⢠Secret Library: private photos and videos behind a PIN and Face ID, stored only on this iPhone ⢠Charging animations: Scruby naps or takes a bubble bath while your iPhone charges PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠Photos, videos, contacts and screenshots are analyzed on your iPhone with Apple's frameworks and never uploaded ⢠No account needed. No ads ⢠Deleted photos go to Recently Deleted in Photos, where you can restore them for 30 days SCRUBY CLEANER PRO Scruby's home, the rings, the attic, screenshot reading and the Treasure Box are free, and you can delete up to 10 items at no cost. Pro unlocks unlimited deleting, video compression, Live Photo conversion, contact merging, the Secret Library and Scruby's notebook. ⢠Pro Weekly, with a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, and Pro Annual: auto-renewable subscriptions. Pro Lifetime: a one-time purchase ⢠The price is shown in the app before you buy ⢠Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends ⢠Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends ⢠Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription ⢠Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://scruby.app/legal/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://scruby.app/legal/privacy-policy Support: support@scruby.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sweeep at none against Scruby Cleaner's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Scruby Cleaner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per 7 days. Sweeep asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sweeep ships an update every 2 weeks, Scruby Cleaner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sweeep | Scruby Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lumo Lab | Alexandros Vrettos |
In-app purchases
Sweeep
No in-app purchases
Scruby Cleaner
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$11.997 Days
- Pro Annual$49.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99





