Comparison

ACDSee Pro vs CleanPics

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

Head to head
About

ACDSee Pro

This app combines a professional-grade camera with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor. Capture stunning images with advanced manual controls and perfect them with selective adjustments and effects. Create collages from your memories with over 100 layouts.

Highlights
  • RAW, TIFF, PNG support
  • Manual camera controls
  • Nondestructive photo editing
  • Selective adjustments (gradients, brushing)
  • Collage maker with 100+ layouts
  • Real-time effects and adjustments
  • HDR and Flash Fusion
Features
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Capture, perfect, and share your photos with ACDSee Pro for iPhone. ACDSee Pro combines a professional-grade camera and photo editor with all the tools you need to produce stunning photographs. Camera Harness the full power of your device's camera with specialized shooting modes, lossless RAW, TIFF and PNG support, manual controls for exposure/focus/white balance, real-time effects and adjustments, HDR & flash fusion, separate exposure and focus points, dual-axis level indicator, and more. Edit Perfect your photos with a powerful, nondestructive photo editor with RAW processing. Use gradients and brushing to selectively apply adjustments and special effects, including shadows & highlights, contrast, dehaze, white balance, saturation, vibrance, sharpness, split toning, and noise removal, and our one-of-a-kind Light EQ, Tone EQ, and Color EQ. Collage Convenient collage maker for sharing your memories. Quickly combine multiple photos into a single image for easy sharing. Choose from over 100 layouts. — CAMERA FEATURES RAW Support Shoot RAW on capable devices and write captured photos in DNG format. Lossless TIFF/PNG Write captured photos in lossless TIFF or PNG format, or choose one of three JPEG quality settings. Manual Controls Precisely control exposure, focus and white balance, including a custom white balance preset. Real-time overexposure and underexposure visualization. Shutter Priority Mode Set the shutter speed and ACDSee Camera Pro automatically chooses the ISO for proper exposure. Selfie Mode Look your best with skin smoothing and lightening, plus a front-facing torch/flash for low-light situations. Real-time Effect Filters Choose from 24 effects, including high-quality black & white, Orton, film grain, halftone, and various color tone filters. Real-time Adjustments See brightness, contrast, vibrance, sharpness, clarity, skin tune and vignette adjustments in real time and add additional noise reduction during capture. Exposure Bracketing Capture three exposures at once at different exposure levels. HDR Fusion Combine three shots taken at different exposures to create a single high-dynamic-range image, with manual override of composition parameters. Flash Fusion Combine a naturally-illuminated capture with a flash-illuminated capture. Video Mode Capture those special moments with video and apply filters and adjustments in real-time. Flash Modes Choose from six flash modes: Off, On, Auto, Torch, Torch & flash, and Flash Fusion. All modes work with either the rear-facing or the front-facing camera. Focus and Exposure Touch to select focus and exposure point. For more precise control, independently select focus and exposure points. Lockable AF, AE and AWB Independently lock focus, exposure, and white balance. Cropping modes Crop before you shoot to square, 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios. Independent settings for front and rear cameras, still photo and video modes. Level Indicator Compose your shots with precise alignment using a dual-axis level indicator. — EDITOR FEATURES Image adjustments, including: - Shadows & Highlights - Light EQ - Exposure - Dehaze - Contrast - Tone EQ - Fill Light - White Balance - Saturation & Vibrance - Color EQ - Split Toning - Sharpness - Clarity - Softness - Denoise - Skin Tune Effects Apply a variety of creative effects to your photos, including film, light leaks, halftone, and more. Use gradients and brushes to mask adjustments. Focus Bring your subject into focus. Simulate a shallow depth of field by blurring the background. Vignette Adds a vignette effect around the edges of your photo. Geometry Crop, rotate, straighten, and mirror your photo. Filter Splash Creatively splash on effects such as selective coloring to draw attention to your subject. ACDSee is a trademark of ACD Systems International Inc. and may be registered in Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, or certain other jurisdictions.

About

CleanPics

Enhance your selfies and photos with automatic tools for noise reduction, skin retouching, and makeup. Achieve a polished look in seconds without complex editing software. Save and share your improved images instantly.

Highlights
  • Automatic noise reduction
  • Automatic selfie retouch
  • Automatic skin makeup
  • Before and after comparison
  • 4K Ultra HD support
  • Save and share
Features
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CleanPics is the secret to the perfect selfie! CleanPics lets you be the best version of yourself in every photo. Use CleanPics photo improvement tool for better selfies and pictures. What does CleanPics do: • Fully automatic noise reduction • Fully automatic selfie retouch • Fully automatic skin makeup • Great “before and after” comparison • 4k ultra HD support • Save & share on social networks CleanPics is built to make your every shot perfect. No need to spend a lot of time and money on expensive software. CleanPics will clean up and improve your photo in just seconds. It is the most simple and fast way to perfect and share photos. Download the app and start sharing perfect selfies in just seconds. Contact us for questions and comments! cleanpics@icloud.com

Screenshots

ACDSee Pro4 screens
CleanPics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CleanPics at Free against ACDSee Pro's $5.99. CleanPics also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). ACDSee Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 72). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CleanPics is free to download; ACDSee Pro costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ACDSee Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACDSee Pro has 1.1K ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of ACDSee Pro's written reviews are positive against 62% of CleanPics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, CleanPics every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ACDSee Pro versus CleanPics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACDSee ProCleanPics
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better3.8 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews — better61.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better72
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACD Systems International Inc.Clean Pics LLC

Customer experience

ACDSee Pro

All ratings1,130 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14.5%

CleanPics

All ratings72 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative30.1%

User reviews

ACDSee Pro

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful editing tools
  • ⭐ Great for photographers
  • 🎨 Excellent photo enhancement
  • 💻 Familiar desktop-like experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔋 Battery draining
  • 🚫 Lack of selective editing tools
  • 📁 Issues with file management and saving
  • 🔍 Missing key features like lens correction

CleanPics

From 72 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Makes pictures clean and clear
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🌟 Removes unwanted objects effectively
  • 🚀 Good noise reduction
  • 💯 Highly recommended by users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🔄 Stuck in processing loops
  • 📉 Low resolution output
  • 💸 Subscription cost concerns
  • 🚫 Ads shown after purchase

Bugs and requests

ACDSee Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when using certain filters
  • Inability to export photos in desired format
  • Syncing issues with photos from other devices
  • Inconsistent behavior after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add lens distortion correction
  • Implement non-destructive editing
  • Allow saving of original and edited versions
  • Improve collage and layout tools
  • Add support for more file formats

CleanPics

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes during save/save a copy
  • Stuck in processing loop, no results
  • App crashes on opening/loading images
  • Clean pics feature not working after iOS update
  • App crashes and won't restart
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  • Download not completing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow adjustment of noise reduction amount
  • Option to not overwrite original pictures
  • Add finer adjustment controls (e.g., sliders)
  • Include cropping and tone curve features
  • Make the app available in Russian
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  • Allow saving with metadata preservation

In-app purchases

None

ACDSee Pro

No in-app purchases

None

CleanPics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACDSee Pro free?
ACDSee Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CleanPics free?
CleanPics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACDSee Pro or CleanPics?
ACDSee Pro is rated higher. ACDSee Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while CleanPics averages 3.8 from 72 ratings.
Do ACDSee Pro or CleanPics have ads?
Neither ACDSee Pro nor CleanPics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACDSee Pro or CleanPics?
ACDSee Pro ships an update every 2 months, and CleanPics every 3 weeks. Most recently, ACDSee Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and CleanPics on October 16, 2026.

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