CleanuplyFind your largest iPhone videos in seconds.
Apple Photos doesn't let you sort by file size. Cleanuply does. Scan your library on-device, see every video ranked biggest-first, preview before you delete. Most users find 5–20 GB of forgotten video storage in under a minute.
Free to scan. First cleanup on us.How Cleanuply finds your biggest videos
Four on-device steps. No cloud upload, no auto-deletion.
Step 1 — Scan every video on your device
Cleanuply pulls metadata for every video in your library — size, duration, capture date, format. The scan happens on-device using Apple's PhotoKit, so nothing is uploaded.
Step 2 — Rank by size, biggest first
Videos are sorted descending by file size and grouped by impact. The top 10 typically account for 60–80% of recoverable video storage. You see the size, length, and a thumbnail at a glance.
Step 3 — Preview before you decide
Tap any video to play it inline. See exactly what you're about to delete. Long videos get a scrubber so you can sample without watching the whole thing.
Step 4 — Confirm and reclaim
Selected videos go to Recently Deleted, where they stay recoverable for 30 days. Storage frees up immediately if you empty Recently Deleted.
Where the biggest videos hide
Most people are surprised which clips are taking up the most space.
iPhone-shot 4K videos
A single 1-minute 4K/60 video is ~400 MB. Five forgotten clips = 2 GB easily.
Old screen recordings
Tutorials and bug-report recordings from years ago. Heaviest per-second of any media type.
AirDrop/Messages saves
Videos friends sent you that auto-saved to your library. Often forgotten and rarely watched twice.
Live Photos converted to video
If you converted Live Photos to video clips, they're heavier than the originals and worth a second look.
Cleanuply's Large Videos category covers all of these in one ranked list. The Heavy Hitters category goes one step further by mixing videos with the largest individual photos and Live Photos — useful for finding the absolute biggest files across media types.
Frequently asked questions
The recurring ones we get about iPhone video cleanup.
How do I find the largest videos on my iPhone?
Open the Photos app, go to Albums → Media Types → Videos, and tap the sort menu — but iOS doesn't expose true file size, only duration. To sort by actual storage, you need a tool like Cleanuply that reads asset metadata directly from PhotoKit. Cleanuply ranks every video in your library by size, biggest first.
How much space do videos typically take on a 3-year-old iPhone?
Videos are usually 30–50% of total photo-app storage by themselves. On a 256 GB iPhone with the Photos library at 80 GB, expect 25–40 GB to be video. Five to ten of the largest individual files often account for 30–50% of that.
Will deleting large videos hurt my iCloud Photos?
Deleting a video on your iPhone removes it from iCloud too — they sync. If you want to keep videos in iCloud but free up local storage, enable Settings → Photos → Optimize iPhone Storage instead. Cleanuply respects that setting and won't touch iCloud-only assets without flagging it.
Can I preview a video before deleting it through Cleanuply?
Yes. Every video has an inline player with a scrubber. You can sample any part of the video — useful for old screen recordings or long clips where you forgot the content.
What's a screen recording and why are they so big?
Screen recordings (made via Control Center → Screen Recording) capture your iPhone screen at full resolution and 30 fps with audio. They average 5–10 MB per second, so a 5-minute tutorial is 1.5–3 GB. They're easy to forget and very heavy.
Can Cleanuply auto-delete videos over a certain size?
No. Cleanuply never auto-deletes anything. Every action requires your explicit tap. You can sort and select multiple videos in bulk, but the final delete confirmation is always on you.
Reclaim your video storage.
The biggest videos on your phone are usually a 30-second answer away.