# CleanMyPhone alternatives for iPhone

**Short answer:** **CleanMy®Phone: Cleanup Storage** by MacPaw (the app that replaced Gemini Photos) lists **$7.99 a month**, **$36.99 a year** or "Unlimited access" at **$34.99** on the US App Store (November 14, 2026). For a lower one-time price, **Spaceclear** is **$8.99 once**, with duplicates, similar photos, videos, contacts, calendar cleanup and a private vault. For exact duplicates only, iOS's free **Duplicates** album may be enough.

## Prices and privacy, side by side
As listed on the US App Store on November 14, 2026, in US dollars before tax.

| App | Plans listed | One-time option | Data Used to Track You |
|---|---|---|---|
| [CleanMy®Phone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1277110040) (for reference) | Monthly $7.99, Yearly $36.99; Gemini Photos plans $2.99–$39.99 | "Unlimited access" $34.99 (length not stated) | Identifiers, Usage Data |
| **Spaceclear** | none: one purchase | $8.99 | none (Data Not Collected) |
| [Clever Cleaner](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1666645584) | Weekly $6.99 with trial | Lifetime $39.99 | Identifiers |
| [Cleaner Neat](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1463756032) | Weekly $1.99–$6.99, Monthly $9.99, Yearly $29.99 | Lifetime $59.99 | Location, Browsing History, Identifiers, Usage Data |
| [Cleanup](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1510944943) | Weekly $5.95–$11.99, Yearly $29.99 | none listed | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data |
| iOS built-in tools | free | free | — |

CleanMy®Phone's description mentions a 3-day free trial on its yearly plan. Privacy labels are each developer's own answers to Apple.

## Where did Gemini Photos go?
Gemini Photos, MacPaw's duplicate-photo app, now lives inside **CleanMy®Phone**: same App Store ID, and the listing still sells Gemini Photos monthly and yearly plans next to CleanMyPhone's own. If you paid for Gemini Photos, check **Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions** to see which plan is still renewing.

## Spaceclear as the alternative
- **Photos:** duplicates and similar shots with the best one marked, bursts, blurry photos, screenshots, documents and receipts.
- **Videos:** big and lookalike videos, screen recordings, and compression that keeps HDR.
- **Make photos smaller:** photo compression, RAW → HEIC, Live Photo → still.
- **iCloud:** free up iCloud space.
- **Contacts and calendar:** merge contacts with an automatic backup; clean old and spam calendar events and reminders.
- **Secret Space:** PIN, Face ID, decoy PIN, break-in photo, notes and an encrypted iCloud backup.
- **Price:** free to scan with daily free cleanups; Pro is $8.99 once, with no subscription and Family Sharing included.
- **Privacy:** no account and no server. Data Not Collected.

## Switching
1. Cancel CleanMy®Phone or Gemini Photos in **Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions**. Deleting the app does not cancel it.
2. Ask Apple for a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com if you were charged after a trial you meant to cancel.
3. Install the alternative and scan; your photos stay in the Photos app, so nothing needs to move.

## FAQ
### Is CleanMyPhone a subscription?
Its App Store page lists monthly ($7.99) and yearly ($36.99) plans, plus an "Unlimited access" item at $34.99 whose length isn't stated (US, November 14, 2026). The description describes a 1-year subscription with a 3-day free trial.

### Is Gemini Photos still available?
Not as a separate app. Its App Store ID now belongs to CleanMy®Phone, which still lists Gemini Photos plans among its in-app purchases.

### What's the cheapest one-time alternative to CleanMyPhone?
Of the apps above, Spaceclear Pro at $8.99 once has the lowest one-time price. Clever Cleaner ($39.99) and Cleaner Neat ($59.99) also list lifetime items.