Clean Kit vs Clever Cleaner
Clever Cleaner, from the makers of Disk Drill, is highly rated and offers a one-time lifetime purchase, a swipe mode and photo compression. Clean Kit adds blurry photo detection, a WhatsApp media finder and storage widgets, and its privacy label is Data Not Collected, while Clever Cleaner's label lists identifiers used to track you.
We make Clean Kit, so we're not neutral. Every fact about Clever Cleaner below comes from its US App Store listing or official website, linked under Sources. How we compare apps.
At a glance
| Clean Kit | Clever Cleaner | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free download; optional Pro (weekly, monthly or yearly) | Free download; weekly with trial $6.99, or lifetime $39.99 |
| App Store rating | New app, not enough ratings yet | 4.8 from 83K ratings |
| Privacy label | Data Not Collected | Data used to track you: identifiers |
| Duplicate & similar photos | Yes, best shot picked automatically | Yes, best shot picked automatically |
| Blurry photos | Yes | Not listed in the description |
| Video compression | 3 levels: Optimal (HEVC, up to 4K), 1080p, 720p | Yes, plus photo, screenshot and Live Photo compression |
| Live Photos to stills | Yes | Yes |
| Swipe mode | No | Yes |
| WhatsApp media finder | Yes | Not listed in the description |
| Widgets and Siri Shortcuts | Yes | Not listed in the description |
| Download size | 8.3 MB | 123.2 MB |
| Requires | iOS 18.6 or later | iOS 16.0 or later |
Prices, ratings and privacy labels as shown on the US App Store in October 2026. Privacy labels are reported by each developer and not verified by Apple. Check the listing before deciding, as they change.
Where Clever Cleaner is stronger
- Lifetime purchase. If you dislike subscriptions, a one-time $39.99 option is a real plus.
- Ratings. 4.8 stars from more than 80,000 ratings.
- Swipe mode for reviewing photos one at a time, and a Skip List to exclude items from cleanups.
- Photo compression as well as video compression.
Where Clean Kit is stronger
- No tracking. Clean Kit’s label is Data Not Collected. Clever Cleaner’s lists identifiers used to track you.
- Blurry photo detection with on-device AI, included in Smart Clean.
- WhatsApp media finder, storage widgets and Siri Shortcuts.
- Smaller: 8.3 MB versus 123.2 MB.
The bottom line
Both are capable photo cleaners. Pick Clever Cleaner if you want a lifetime purchase and swipe mode. Pick Clean Kit if you want blurry photo detection and an app that collects no data at all.
Try Clean Kit free
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Frequently asked questions
Is Clever Cleaner free?
It's free to download. Its US App Store listing shows two in-app purchases, a weekly plan with a trial at $6.99 and a lifetime purchase at $39.99. Some older reviews describe it as completely free, so check the current listing.
Which app is more private?
Both describe on-device processing. Clean Kit's privacy label is Data Not Collected. Clever Cleaner's label lists identifiers as used to track you, and identifiers and usage data as linked to you.