Scan
Grant Photos access and the library is analysed on the device. Large libraries are processed in batches, so the app stays responsive and the scan survives being backgrounded.
Free on the App Store · iOS 17.6+
Your iPhone isn't full. It's full of the same photo.
iPhone Cleaner finds the duplicates, the near-identical burst shots, the screenshots you took once and the videos you forgot to delete — then hands the space back. Every scan runs on your phone. Nothing is uploaded.
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Last scanned just now
93%
Used
119.4 / 128 GB
Ready to free up
43.2 GB
Quick Clean · 43.2 GB
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Duplicates412 photos · 96 groups
11.2 GB
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Similar & bursts1,284 photos · 231 groups
9.8 GB
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Large videos38 videos
7.4 GB
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Screenshots1,905 images
4.6 GB
Eight things it looks for
What a scan actually finds
Not a single "junk" number. iPhone Cleaner sorts what it finds into eight categories, tells you how much each one weighs, and lets you decide category by category. Pick a segment to see how each one is handled.
Illustrative breakdown of 43.2 GB recovered from a 128 GB iPhone. Your own figures depend on your library and are shown in the app before anything is deleted.
Duplicates
The same file saved more than once — usually from AirDrop, a messaging app, or tapping save twice. iPhone Cleaner compares file metadata and the image itself, groups the copies, and marks one as the original to keep.
Safe to clear — one copy always stays11.2 GB26% of what was found
Similar & bursts
Different files that look alike: burst sequences, three attempts at the same portrait, the same sunset from two steps left. Detected with an on-device Vision feature print rather than an exact file match, then grouped so you keep the best one.
You pick the keeper in each group9.8 GB23% of what was found
Large videos
A single minute of 4K at 60fps costs roughly 400 MB. Videos are almost always the heaviest thing on a phone. Sort them by size, watch anything you're unsure about, and either delete it or convert it to HEVC to keep it at a fraction of the size.
Compress instead of delete, if you want to keep it7.4 GB17% of what was found
Screenshots
Boarding passes from last year, receipts, memes, the Wi-Fi password from a hotel you stayed at once. They're collected into one place by month so you can clear a year of them in a single pass.
Usually the fastest win in the whole scan4.6 GB11% of what was found
Live Photos
Every Live Photo carries a three-second video alongside the still, which roughly doubles its size. For the ones where the motion adds nothing, keeping the still image alone recovers most of the space.
Keep the photo, drop the motion3.6 GB8% of what was found
Screen recordings
Recorded to show someone a bug, a game clip or an app flow — then never opened again. They're separated from ordinary videos because they're almost always disposable, and they're large.
Rarely rewatched, always heavy2.6 GB6% of what was found
Large files
Everything in the library ranked purely by file size, biggest first. It's the shortcut when you need a few gigabytes back in the next two minutes — the top of this list is where the space is.
Biggest wins first2.2 GB5% of what was found
Other
Everything left over once the seven named categories are accounted for. It's browsable by month with the same tools, so nothing in the library is out of reach.
Nothing is hidden from you1.8 GB4% of what was found
Three steps, in this order
Scan, review, then free
Review
Everything is grouped by category and month with the safest selection pre-made — never the whole library. Open any group, compare full-size, and change what's selected.
Free
Confirm, then confirm again in the iOS system prompt. The app shows exactly how much came back. Anything removed sits in Recently Deleted for 30 days.
The decision it asks you to make
Grouped, so the choice takes a second
The hard part of clearing a photo library isn't deleting — it's deciding. Everything is presented as a group with the weight attached, and the safe copy already chosen.
- Exact copies clear themselves. One original is always held back, so a duplicate group can never take your last copy.
- Near-identical shots are yours to judge. They're different photographs, so the app suggests a keeper and you confirm it.
- Every group shows what it weighs before you touch it.
Duplicates
Cleared automatically. Identical files, so nothing is lost.
Similar & bursts
You pick the keeper. Tap any shot to compare them full-size first.
For everything you want to keep
Not everything has to be deleted
Photos convert to HEIF and videos to HEVC — the same footage in a much smaller file. Choose High Quality, Balanced or Max Savings. Dates and location survive intact.
- High Quality is indistinguishable on a phone screen — that's the level to use on anything you care about.
- Screen recordings take Max Savings well. Large files, and the quality was never the point.
4K video3 min, 60 fps−67%
Screen recording2 min−77%
Photo12 MP, JPEG → HEIF−56%
Typical results at the Balanced setting. Your own figures are shown per item before you confirm.
Beyond the photo library
And everything else it handles
Storage isn't only photos. The same app takes on the inbox, the address book and the backups.
Swipe to clean
Month by month, one photo at a time. Swipe right to keep, left to bin — and review the bin before anything actually goes.
Screenshot organiser
Every screenshot and screen recording collected in one place and grouped by month, so a year of them clears in one pass.
Large file finder
The whole library ranked by size, biggest first — the shortcut when you need a few gigabytes back in the next two minutes.
Gmail cleaner
Connect with Google Sign-In, delete thousands of messages by sender at once, and unsubscribe from newsletters without opening a single one.
Contact cleanup
Finds entries sharing a name, number or email, previews each match, and merges them keeping every field. Back up the address book first, from inside the app.
Backup manager
Old iPhone and iCloud backups still occupying cloud storage, usually from devices you no longer own.
Private vault
Move photos out of the library into Face ID-locked storage that stays on the device and out of every backup.
Home Screen widget
Storage at a glance without opening anything, localised in all 18 languages.
Background scanning
The library is re-checked periodically in the background, so opening the app shows a current picture instead of starting from zero.
Privacy
Your photos never leave your phone
Cleaner apps that upload your library to "analyse" it are asking you to trade privacy for storage. iPhone Cleaner does the analysis where the photos already are. There is no account, no sync and no upload — the app has nowhere to send them.
- Analysis runs on-device.Duplicate and similarity detection uses Apple's Vision framework, locally.
- No photo ever uploads.Not for scanning, not for compression, not for backup.
- No account to create.Install and scan — there is nothing to sign up for.
- Gmail stays with Google.Sign-in uses OAuth, tokens live in the iOS Keychain, and message content is never stored or forwarded.
- Permissions are asked one at a time,only when the feature that needs them is opened.
- Two confirmations before any delete,the app's, and the one iOS raises itself.
Pricing
Scan for free. See the number before you pay.
Downloading and scanning cost nothing, so you know exactly how much space is waiting before any decision about money. Pro unlocks unlimited cleaning across every tool.
Free — no account
$0
A full scan of the whole library, every category, with the exact recoverable figure for each one. No time limit.
- All eight categories scanned
- Exact byte figures per group
- See the number before you pay
Pro weekly
$7.99/week
3-day free trial
For a one-off clear-out this weekend.
Pro monthly
$9.99/month
For working through a large library over a few weeks.
Pro yearly
$49.99/year
≈ $4.17 a month
If the app stays installed, this is the one that makes sense.
Every Pro plan includes
- Unlimited duplicate & similar cleaning
- Photo & video compression
- Swipe to clean
- Gmail cleaner & unsubscribe
- Contact merging & backups
- Face ID private vault
Prices are in US dollars and may differ by region. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
Questions
Before you install
Does iPhone Cleaner upload my photos to a server?
No. Every scan, comparison and compression runs on the iPhone itself, using Apple's Vision and Photos frameworks. Photos, contacts and email content are never uploaded to a server, and the developer never receives them.
Can it delete my photos without asking?
No. Nothing is deleted until you select the items and confirm. iOS then shows its own system confirmation before anything is removed, so there are two separate confirmations for every deletion.
Can I recover a photo I deleted by mistake?
Yes. Deleted photos and videos go to the Recently Deleted album in the iOS Photos app and stay there for 30 days. Open Photos → Albums → Recently Deleted, select the item and tap Recover.
How does it find duplicate photos?
It compares two things: file metadata such as size, dimensions and creation date, and the visual content of the image itself through an on-device feature print. Exact matches are grouped, with one copy in every group marked as the original to keep.
What's the difference between duplicate and similar photos?
Duplicates are byte-for-byte the same image saved more than once, usually from AirDrop, messaging apps, or saving twice. Similar photos are different files that look alike — burst sequences, or three attempts at the same portrait. Duplicates can be cleared automatically; with similar photos you choose which one to keep.
How much storage will it free up?
It depends entirely on your library, so the app shows the exact figure before you delete anything. Libraries with a lot of burst shooting, screenshots and 4K video usually have the most to recover.
Is it free?
The app is free to download and free to scan, so you see exactly what it found before paying. Pro unlocks unlimited cleaning at $7.99 per week, $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Subscriptions are billed by Apple and cancelled in iOS Settings.
Does compression reduce photo quality?
Compression converts photos to HEIF and videos to HEVC, formats that store the same image in a smaller file. There are three levels — High Quality, Balanced and Max Savings. High Quality is visually indistinguishable on a phone screen. Dates, location and other metadata are preserved.
More answers in the help centre, or email admin@royalmiri.com.
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