Photos take up a big percentage of storage space on iPhones. The unfortunate part is that most of the photos are duplicates. They result from users taking numerous photos at once and then using only one of the photos. They can also come around when you take screenshots of things you like on socials, websites, and messaging apps.
Usually, it’s never an issue until you start getting the “iPhone Storage Full” notification and your device’s performance takes a hit. So, rather than wait to be reminded or for your device to start lagging, we’ve compiled the best duplicate photo remover apps on your iPhone to help you clear the excess baggage.
Check them out below.
1. Cleaner for iPhone
Cleaner for iPhone is arguably the best app for deleting duplicate photos. It’s fast, versatile, and accurate when searching your library for photos, videos, and other duplicate media. Next, it lets you select the photos you want to keep and the ones to delete.
It’s an effective and efficient way to free up storage space in your device. All it takes is to tap a few buttons. The app’s AI does most of the legwork. Also, it can merge similar contacts, remove invalid numbers, and organize your entire address book.
Additional features of the app include:
- Detect and remove duplicate videos.
- Delete burst photos, blurry images, and unnecessary screenshots.
- Review your iPhone system storage.
- Scan contacts without names, numbers, or emails.
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Launch the app on your iPhone > Tap on Fast Clean to scan similar photos, screenshots, selfies, and other files > select a category you want to delete and tap on Delete > Tap Delete again to confirm.
If you only want to delete specific items from the category, select it to open the folder, choose the items you want to delete, and tap on Delete. Select Delete again to confirm your choice.
This app requires iOS 13 or later. You can download it for free, but you must sign up for an auto-renewing subscription to access all of its functionality. However, you can always use the trial version before you commit to a subscription.
2. Gemini Photos: Gallery cleaner
The Gemini Photos: Gallery Cleaner is a great photo planning app to help you easily eliminate duplicate photos. You’ll have to give it access to your photo app library so that it can scan the duplicates. It will then compile them in a duplicate folder for you to inspect and decide to delete or keep them.
When you open the duplicate folder, tap the photos you want to delete, then press “X” in the top-left corner. Next, press “Delete” and the duplicates will be gone.
The app even helps you select the good photos to keep and will watch out for new media to avoid another pileup.
The app has a three-day trial period that gives you unlimited access to clear similar photos. You can cancel the free trial for a monthly subscription anytime. But, it should be 24 hours before the end of the free subscription, or you’ll be charged a $4.99 monthly fee to your iTunes.
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3. Remo duplicate photos remover
If you want simple and reliable free apps to delete duplicate photos on your iPhone, one of the best you should try is Remo duplicate photos remover.
It features an interactive user interface that takes a few taps to scan and identify duplicate photos and files. The app automatically saves the best copy of the duplicates and allows you to delete the rest.
The app will also show you additional details like the image’s size, date, storage location, and resolution.
4. Photo finder – iCloud | duplicate
The Photo Finder iCloud | duplicate gives you complete control of your photo gallery. It features a duplicate finder, reverse image search, and a fast cleaner. It’s an all in 1 photo manager for iPhone users.
Its duplicate finder feature will identify all the similar photos in your gallery and arrange them so you can decide which one’s to keep or delete.
The photo finder will scan your entire gallery and find the photo you’re looking for in seconds. Simply type whatever you remember about the photo, and the search engine will do the rest.
The app has a swipe-to-delete feature that’s easy and exciting. It makes the clean-up process interesting.
If you have private photos that you want to safeguard from other people, use the photo vault. Be sure to set a unique password to make it more secure.
The best thing about this app is that it cleans your cloud media library. But, to enjoy all the features, you must get a premium subscription.
5. Photo Cleaner: Album Organizer
As its name states, Photo Cleaner: Album Organizer will clean and organize your photo library. It’s efficient in searching for and removing unnecessary media from your device. Starting with duplicate photos.
Its user interface is simple and easy to use. Therefore, you can download the app and start the clean-up immediately.
Here are additional features you can use in the app:
- Check your photo albums’ storage.
- Compress your photos and videos into small sizes to save space.
- Add widgets to monitor the album storage.
- Use the filter function to search specific photos and videos. You can search according to date, size, favorite, hidden, and albums.
- Create a private album to keep your photos and videos safe.
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6. Phone cleaner – delete photos
Phone cleaner – delete photos is another efficient and easy-to-use duplicate photo cleaner app. You can use it to organize your media and remove the ones you don’t need to clear storage space.
It features a smart detection algorithm that identifies duplicate and blurred photos. Also, it will show you stats of all the media to get an insight into the amount of space saved when you delete a file.
You can try its features using the 3-day trial version that renews into a 1-week subscription of $4.99. Make sure your device has iOS 11.2 or later.
7. Remove master for camera roll
Remove Master for camera roll is a free duplicate photo cleaner iPhone app that will find similar photos in your library fast and help you remove them even faster. It saves you time and effort that you can divert to other things. To delete a photo, you swipe it to the left; to keep it, you swipe right.
Additional features include:
- Adding pictures to favorite folders.
- Set reminders for storage clean-up.
- Access to all your photos.
- It deletes five times faster than the camera roll.
- There’s no limit to the number of photos you can delete.
Your device must run iOS 11.0 or later to use this application.
8. Flic | Delete & Manage Photos
Flic | Delete & Manage Photos is one of the best dynamic apps you can use to mass delete duplicate photos on your iPhone. Starting with duplicates, screenshots, old photos, and other unnecessary large files. The app will show you a file’s statistics, and you need to swipe left to delete and right to save the image.
After installing the app, you can access and manage all your library photos. You can even set a monthly reminder to clean up old photos to free up storage space.
If you get the premium subscription, you can:
- Delete unlimited duplicate photos.
- Create a favorite folder and add photos.
- Access the current month’s photos.
- Go to a specific month and get stats on the photos you cleaned.
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9. Cleanup: Clean storage
With over 10 million users, Cleanup: Clean Storage is one of the best duplicate photo remover apps. Its ability to work offline, suggest which photos to keep and allow you to make the final decision are some of the app’s best features.
You’ll also enjoy its simple and interactive user interface that you swipe left to delete and right to save photos. The process takes little time and will leave you with more than enough storage space for other essential files or applications.
Your iPhone must have iOS 12.0 or later to install the app. You can test the features using its 3-day trial period, and if you like it and feel like you need to use the app regularly, purchase a subscription.
10. Max cleaner – clean storage
Max cleaner closes our list of the best apps to delete duplicate photos on iPhone. It’s a quality app that provides an easy, fun, and safe way to clear storage space on your device. Apart from similar photos in your photo app library, you can remove large video files, merge duplicate contacts, and manage your calendar.
One swipe to the left will delete a photo, while swiping to the right will keep it. You can also use the app to safeguard some photos, files, and data with a passcode.
If you want to keep track of your phone storage, use the app to add storage widgets on the home screen.
The app needs iOS 12.0 or later to operate. It’s free to download and install but comes with in-app purchases.
Using an app to remove duplicate photos from your iPhone saves you time and is quite enjoyable. Plus, you still have the final say since the apps don’t automatically delete duplicate photos. So, try any of the ones we’ve listed above and free your phone of junk files.
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