CleanuplyFind duplicate photos on your iPhone — for free.
Cleanuply scans your photo library on-device, finds every bit-identical duplicate, and groups them into clear clusters. You review, you decide what to keep. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is deleted without your tap.
Free to scan. First cleanup on us.How Cleanuply finds your duplicate photos
Four on-device steps. No cloud, no AI guesswork, no surprise deletions.
Step 1 — Hash every asset locally
Cleanuply computes a deterministic content signature for every photo and video on your device. The hashes never leave your phone.
Step 2 — Cluster identical hashes
Assets with matching hashes are grouped into duplicate clusters. Only bit-for-bit identical files end up in the same cluster — no guesswork.
Step 3 — You review each cluster
Every cluster shows you the duplicates side-by-side. Cleanuply suggests a keeper based on the original capture date, but the final pick is yours.
Step 4 — Delete with one tap
Confirm the cleanup and the duplicates go to Apple's Recently Deleted, where they stay recoverable for 30 days. Nothing is permanently removed without that safety net.
Why duplicate photos pile up
It's not your fault. iOS makes it surprisingly easy to end up with two of the same photo.
The most common cause is iCloud sync hiccups — a photo gets saved locally, then re-downloaded after a re-login or storage migration, leaving two identical copies. Other common sources: AirDrop receipts, Messages saves, third-party photo apps that re-import existing pictures, and screenshot sharing chains where the same image lands back in your library multiple times.
Across a 5-year-old photo library, this typically results in 200 MB to 5 GB of pure duplicate storage. The biggest offenders are usually short videos and Live Photos because each individual file is large — see our Large Videos guide if duplicate videos are eating most of your space.
Cleanuply's duplicate scan finds them all and groups them into review clusters so you can clear the lot in a few minutes — typically faster than scrolling through one month's worth of photos.
Built so you don't lose anything important
Three guarantees that separate Cleanuply from cleaners that auto-select and auto-delete.
Bit-perfect, never visual-similarity
Cleanuply's exact-duplicates feature only matches files that are byte-identical. If a photo is even slightly edited, cropped, or recompressed, it is not flagged as a duplicate.
Always reviewable
Cleanuply never auto-deletes. Every cluster is presented to you, with the suggested keeper highlighted. You tap to confirm, never to undo a surprise.
Live, Favorites, Hidden are protected
Protection rules keep your Favorites album, Hidden album, and recent shots out of every duplicate cluster — even if a duplicate technically exists in those collections.
Frequently asked questions
Everything we get asked about iPhone duplicate detection.
How does Cleanuply find duplicate photos on iPhone?
Cleanuply uses bit-perfect content hashing. Every photo and video on your device gets a deterministic signature based on its underlying file content. Files that produce the exact same signature are clustered as duplicates. The hashing happens entirely on-device using Apple's PhotoKit and CryptoKit — no metadata, no thumbnails, and no files are uploaded.
Is Cleanuply's duplicate scan free?
Yes. The scan and the cluster preview are completely free. You can see how many duplicate clusters you have and how much storage they're taking up before deciding whether to subscribe. Premium unlocks unlimited delete sessions for clearing every cluster.
What's the difference between duplicate and similar photos?
Duplicates are byte-identical files — the same photo saved twice, or a screenshot copied. Similar photos are visually-near-identical photos taken seconds apart, like five shots of the same sunset. Cleanuply has separate detection for both, with different review flows because the decisions are different.
Will Cleanuply delete photos without asking?
Never. Every deletion requires your explicit confirmation. Cleanuply always presents the cluster, the suggested keeper, and the duplicates to delete — you tap a confirm button to execute. There is no auto-delete mode, even for premium users.
What happens to deleted duplicates?
Deleted items go to your iPhone's Recently Deleted album where they stay recoverable for 30 days. This is Apple's standard photo deletion behavior — Cleanuply uses the system Photos API and inherits this safety window automatically.
Does Cleanuply work with iCloud Photos?
Yes. Cleanuply scans both local and iCloud-synced photos. iCloud-only assets that aren't downloaded to the device are clearly marked. Deletions made through Cleanuply propagate to iCloud the same way Photos app deletions do.
Can Cleanuply find duplicate videos too?
Yes. The duplicate detection works on every media type in your library — photos, videos, screenshots, screen recordings, and Live Photos.
How is this different from Apple's built-in duplicates feature?
iOS has a Duplicates album in Photos that surfaces some duplicates. Cleanuply is more thorough — it detects bit-perfect duplicates across all media types, presents them in larger clusters with clearer keeper suggestions, and integrates with the rest of the cleanup workflow (large videos, dormant clutter, On This Day). Use both if you want — they complement each other.
Stop scrolling. Start clearing.
Cleanuply's duplicate scan typically finds 200 MB to 5 GB of recoverable storage in libraries 3+ years old. Scan free, see what's there, decide for yourself.
Want to see the wider picture? Read our full guide to freeing iPhone storage.