ShredIt Mobile vs DataShredder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShredIt Mobile
This utility app creates and deletes a large file on your iOS device to fill and then free up storage space. It reports the file size and time taken, offering configurable patterns and multiple overwrites for thorough data erasure.
- Fills and frees device storage
- Reports file size and time taken
- Configurable overwrite patterns
- Multiple overwrite options
- Unlinked file creation for safety
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Please run ShredIt Mobile for iOS in the foreground. Running it in the background will take a *very* long time even if you don't have a lot of free space. If speed is important, make sure to choose no government standards and only a single overwrite of a fixed pattern. Following these steps will give you the best performance experience with the ShredIt App. ShredIt Mobile for iOS will write a large file to internal storage of your iOS device. This large file will fill up all the free space on your device and then it will be deleted to free up all the space again. You can configure ShredIt for iOS to perform this multiple times with different patterns. Because the file is unlinked when it is created, if something happens, like your device runs out of battery, the space is automatically returned by iOS. ShredIt Mobile will report both the size of the file it has created and how long it takes to fill it up.
DataShredder
Securely erase personal data from your phone's storage before selling or discarding it. This utility fills free space with meaningless data, ensuring deleted files are unrecoverable. Essential for protecting your privacy when changing devices.
- Fills free storage space
- Prevents data recovery
- Protects personal information
- Ideal for device disposal
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If you're worried about your personal data in your storage when you throw away or sell your phone, this app is for you. Even if you delete files from your phone, your data may still be there in the free space on your storage. This app works by filling the free space with meaningless data so that your personal data is not left behind. Use this app before you get rid of your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DataShredder at Free against ShredIt Mobile's $14.99. DataShredder also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 40%). ShredIt Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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DataShredder is free to download; ShredIt Mobile costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for ShredIt Mobile against 4.1 for DataShredder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of ShredIt Mobile's written reviews are positive against 75% of DataShredder's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShredIt Mobile | DataShredder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BurningThumb Software | SummerSoft |
Customer experience
ShredIt Mobile
DataShredder
In-app purchases
ShredIt Mobile
No in-app purchases
DataShredder
No in-app purchases
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