Photo Cleaner for iPhone & Android
That Knows What to Delete
Your gallery grows every day. Duplicate photos, old screenshots, dozens of shots of the same moment. Tidy is a smart photo cleaner that uses AI to sort it all for you - without sending a single photo to the cloud.
Why Does Your Gallery Take Up So Much Space?
The average iPhone has over 3,000 photos. Nearly half of them are unnecessary - but finding and deleting them manually takes hours. Here are the three main culprits:
Duplicate Photos
Took 5 photos of the same thing? Saved from WhatsApp twice? Tidy's AI detects them and suggests keeping only the best one.
Forgotten Screenshots
A restaurant address, an expired coupon code, a message you already read. Hundreds of screenshots just sitting in your gallery.
Blurry Photos
Photos that came out unclear, with motion blur or out of focus. You'll never use them, but they're still taking up space.
Clean Photos in 3 Simple Steps
No need to go through every photo in your gallery one by one. Tidy's photo cleaner does the heavy lifting for you.
Smart AI Scan
As soon as you download Tidy and grant gallery access, the AI starts scanning. In under a minute it goes through all your photos and categorizes them: blurry, duplicates, screenshots, burst photos, and similar photos taken in sequence.
The scan runs on your iPhone's chip using Core ML. No photo is sent anywhere. That's what sets an on-device AI photo cleaner apart from cleaners that require uploading to the cloud.
Swipe - Right to Keep, Left to Delete
After the scan, Tidy presents the photos in a swipe interface. No need to go through all 15,000 photos - only the ones the AI flagged for deletion. Swipe right to keep, swipe left to mark for deletion.
The interface is addictive. Once you start, it's hard to stop. This isn't another boring phone cleanup task - it's like a game that ends with a clean, organized gallery. Plus there are daily, weekly and monthly challenges with levels and shareable summary cards.
Confirm and Free Up Storage
When you're done swiping, Tidy shows a summary: how many photos were selected for deletion, how much storage will be freed, and what types of photos are involved. Nothing gets deleted until you tap "Confirm".
And even after confirming? The photos go to the iPhone's "Recently Deleted" album. You have 30 days to recover any photo. A responsible photo cleaner never deletes without a safety net.
A Photo Cleaner That Respects Your Privacy
Full Privacy
Some photo cleaners send your gallery to servers for analysis. Tidy doesn't. All AI runs on your iPhone's chip. No photo ever leaves your device, and no account is needed.
Cleanup You Actually Enjoy
An addictive swipe interface, daily challenges with streaks, levels (from Rookie to Legend), and weekly summary cards to share. Cleaning photos doesn't have to be boring.
Free to Use
All core photo cleaner features are free. Scanning, swiping, deleting, and all basic filters. Tidy Gold adds advanced filters and a professional photo editor, but for gallery cleanup - free is enough.
Tidy is not just a photo cleaner. It also includes a professional photo editor with over 30 filters, a side-by-side comparison mode, and similar photo comparison to pick the best shot.
How Much Space Does a Photo Cleaner Actually Free Up?
Here's a real example of a gallery cleanup with Tidy. The more photos you have, the more there is to clean.
48.7 GB → 10.5 GB
Frequently Asked Questions About Photo Cleaners
What is a photo cleaner and why do I need one?
A photo cleaner is an app that helps identify and delete unnecessary photos from your gallery. On most iPhones, about 40% of photos are duplicates, blurry or outdated screenshots. A photo cleaner saves you hours of manual sorting and frees up gigabytes of storage.
How does an AI photo cleaner work?
An AI-based photo cleaner scans your entire gallery and analyzes each photo individually. It detects patterns like lack of sharpness (blur), high similarity between photos (duplicates), and specific content types like screenshots or screen recordings. In Tidy, all processing happens on your iPhone's chip using Core ML - without sending photos to any server.
Can a photo cleaner accidentally delete photos?
No. In Tidy, no photo is deleted automatically. The cleaner suggests photos for deletion, and you decide on each one individually through the swipe interface. Even after confirming deletion, photos go to the iPhone's "Recently Deleted" album and stay there for 30 days for recovery.
How much storage can a photo cleaner free up?
It depends on your gallery size. As a rule of thumb, the more photos you have, the more space you'll free up. A gallery of 10,000 photos typically contains 3,000-5,000 photos that can be safely deleted. That's equivalent to 5-15GB of storage. Larger galleries of 20,000+ photos can free up 15-30GB or more.
What's the difference between a photo cleaner and manual cleanup?
Manual cleanup of a large gallery takes hours - going photo by photo and deciding what to delete. An AI photo cleaner automatically groups similar photos, flags blurry ones and organizes screenshots. Instead of going through all 15,000 photos, you only review what the AI filtered. Most users finish cleaning their entire gallery in 10-15 minutes.
Is a photo cleaner safe for privacy?
It depends on which photo cleaner you use. Some apps send your photos to external servers for processing. Tidy is different - all AI analysis runs directly on your device using Apple's Core ML. No photo ever leaves your iPhone, no account is required, and there's no tracking or data collection.
Does the photo cleaner work with iCloud?
Yes. Tidy works with photos synced from iCloud and photos stored locally on your device. When you clean duplicate photos with Tidy, the cleanup syncs automatically with iCloud - so your cloud storage gets freed up too.
What types of photos does the photo cleaner detect?
Tidy detects 6 main types: blurry photos (out of focus, motion blur), duplicate and near-identical photos, old screenshots, screen recordings, burst photos (and recommends the best one), and similar photos taken in sequence. Each type has a dedicated filter in the smart scan.
More Photo Cleaning Guides
How to Clean 20,000+ iPhone & Android Photos in Under an Hour
A practical guide to cleaning a large gallery with an AI photo cleaner
TechnologyHow AI Finds Duplicate and Similar Photos
An explanation of the technology behind automatic duplicate detection
StorageiPhone Storage Full? Here's Exactly How Much Space Your Photos Take
A detailed analysis of photo storage consumption on iPhone & Android
FeaturesAll Tidy Features
AI scan, photo editor, comparison, gamification and more
Your Gallery Is Waiting to Be Cleaned
Download Tidy for free and start cleaning photos today. No account, no commitment - just a cleaner gallery.
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