Cleaner app reviews, by the numbers
We read 35,510 English-language reviews of 17 phone cleaner apps from Google Play (US) and the App Store (US and UK), collected on 25 Oct 2026, and sorted each 1–2★ review into complaint themes with keyword rules checked by hand. Each app page shows its rating spread, top complaints, verbatim quotes and current store prices. Apps with fewer than 300 reviews are left out.
42 pages
- 11,178 reviews had 1 or 2 stars.
- 35.1% of those were about billing, trials or cancelling.
- 19.6% said the app didn't work or did little.
App reviews
- Cleanup3,789 US and UK reviews · 2.89★ average
- AI Cleaner3,576 US and UK reviews · 2.87★ average
- Remo Duplicate Photos Remover3,440 US and UK reviews · 3.77★ average
- Files by Google2,937 US and UK reviews · 3.86★ average
- Avast Cleanup2,863 US and UK reviews · 3.77★ average
- Cleaner – Clean Phone2,788 US and UK reviews · 4.47★ average
- Slidebox2,748 US and UK reviews · 3.99★ average
- AVG Cleaner2,743 US and UK reviews · 3.72★ average
- Phone Cleaner – Junk Files2,687 US and UK reviews · 4.15★ average
- CCleaner2,641 US and UK reviews · 3.3★ average
- Cleaner Kit1,000 US and UK reviews · 3.91★ average
- Clever Cleaner1,000 US and UK reviews · 4.72★ average
- CleanMy®Phone990 US and UK reviews · 3.51★ average
- Cleaner Guru893 US and UK reviews · 2.49★ average
- Cleaner Neat633 US and UK reviews · 2.19★ average
- Boost Cleaner473 US and UK reviews · 2.5★ average
- Smart Cleaner309 US and UK reviews · 2.55★ average
How to cancel a subscription
Store steps for each app, what its own terms say, and refunds.
Is it a scam?
What reviewers report about billing and results, in measured terms.
- Is Cleanup a scam?
- Is AI Cleaner a scam?
- Is Remo Duplicate Photos Remover a scam?
- Is Avast Cleanup a scam?
- Is Cleaner – Clean Phone a scam?
- Is Slidebox a scam?
- Is AVG Cleaner a scam?
- Is Phone Cleaner – Junk Files a scam?
- Is CCleaner a scam?
- Is Cleaner Kit a scam?
- Is Clever Cleaner a scam?
- Is Cleaner Guru a scam?
- Is Cleaner Neat a scam?
- Is Smart Cleaner a scam?
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