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Photo cleaner apps without a subscription

Cleaning your camera roll is mostly a one-time job, yet most cleaner apps charge weekly. Here's how four swipe-style cleaners compare, including where each one is strongest.

At a glance

LumarollSwipewipeSlideboxClever Cleaner
Price model (US)One-time $9.99 (Lifetime)Weekly $3.99–$9.99, yearly $29.99Monthly $4.99, yearly $19.99–$49.99, lifetime $29.99–$49.99Weekly $6.99 or lifetime $39.99
Free versionFirst 500 decisions, all featuresYes, with limitsYesYes, daily limits; swipe unlimited
Tracking (App Store label)None; anonymous usage data, not linked to youYes: identifiers, usage dataNo tracking; label lists third-party advertising and photos or videos (not linked)Yes: identifiers
AccountNoNoNoNo
iPhone + iPadYesYesYes, plus MacYes
Languages20121520
Stands out forSwipe cleanup plus free Portrait insight cards about how you shootOn This Day, memory map, widget with streaks, AI photo enhancementSorting photos into albums while you cleanVideo and photo compression, Live Photo to still, AI best-shot pick

Prices and privacy labels from each app's US App Store page on September 22, 2026; they change, so check the page before you buy. Feature lists are from the developers' descriptions. We make Lumaroll.

How to choose

Head to head

Where Lumaroll helps

Lumaroll is a swipe cleaner with categories (large videos, duplicates, similar, blurry, screenshots) and a free Portrait tab that turns your library into shareable insight cards.