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What 893 reviewers say about Cleaner Guru
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We analysed 893 English-language reviews of Cleaner Guru from the US and UK. They average 2.49 stars, and 61% are 1 or 2 stars. The top complaint in those low ratings is billing, trials and cancelling (58.9%), then a paywall before the app does anything useful (17.2%). Among 4–5★ reviews, the most common praise is that it works (33.5%).
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How do people rate Cleaner Guru?
The reviews were collected on 25 Oct 2026: 18 from Google Play, 500 from the US App Store and 375 from the UK App Store, dated Apr 2020 to Oct 2026. Cleaner Guru averages 2.49 stars, 0.96 stars below the 3.45 average of the 17 cleaner apps we analysed.
Cleaner Guru scores 2.57 stars on the UK App Store (375 reviews, 58.9% 1–2★) and 2.48 stars on the US App Store (500 reviews, 61.4% 1–2★). The stores broadly agree.
| Rating | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 288 | 32.3% |
| 4★ | 25 | 2.8% |
| 3★ | 35 | 3.9% |
| 2★ | 37 | 4.1% |
| 1★ | 508 | 56.9% |
What do unhappy Cleaner Guru users complain about?
| Complaint | Share of 1–2★ reviews | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Billing, trials and cancelling | 58.9% | 321 |
| A paywall before the app does anything useful | 17.2% | 94 |
| Calling the app a scam or rip-off | 16.1% | 88 |
| The app not working or doing little | 16% | 87 |
| An ad or listing that promised something else | 7.3% | 40 |
| Slowness, crashes and bugs | 5.1% | 28 |
Billing, trials and cancelling leads for Cleaner Guru, at 58.9% of its low ratings against 35.1% across all 17 apps; a paywall before the app does anything useful follows at 17.2% (all apps: 9.6%).
Within the 321 billing complaints, 40.2% mention charged when the free trial ended, 34.3% mention can't cancel or still charged after uninstalling and 19% mention the weekly price.
What do Cleaner Guru users like?
Of the 313 reviews with 4 or 5 stars, 33.5% say it works, 28.4% say it is easy to use and 16.6% say it is fast.
What Cleaner Guru reviewers say, in their own words
- "This app is terrible you literally have to buy free trial just to delete stuff you can’t do nothing on there for free" (1★, App Store, US, May 2026)
- "Everything is blocked by a pay wall" (1★, App Store, US, Apr 2026)
- "This app is a scam. They advertise a free trial but then charge you immediately after signing up." (1★, App Store, US, May 2026)
- "I really need to clean up my iPhone , I has a lots of duplicates photos, videos and contacts. Enjoying the app 100 %" (5★, App Store, US, Mar 2026)
- "Cleared up my online on 5 mins" (5★, App Store, US, Jun 2026)
Verbatim; names removed. Drawn from Cleaner Guru's billing, trials and cancelling and it works themes.
Are Cleaner Guru reviews getting better or worse?
Across the last 4 quarters with at least 30 reviews, the average rating for Cleaner Guru has been roughly flat, moving from 2.52 to 2.53 stars. Billing complaints grew as a share of the low ratings, from 47.4% to 73.7%.
| Quarter | Reviews | Average | 1–2★ share | Billing share of 1–2★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 31 | 2.52 | 61.3% | 47.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 332 | 2.49 | 61.1% | 54.2% |
| Q2 2026 | 178 | 2.22 | 68.5% | 63.1% |
| Q3 2026 | 32 | 2.53 | 59.4% | 73.7% |
How much does Cleaner Guru cost?
Cleaner Guru is a iPhone storage cleaner that deletes duplicate photos, compresses videos, bulk-deletes spam email and merges duplicate contacts. Checked on 31 Oct 2026: App Store (US) in-app purchases from $4.99 to $39.99; Google Play (US) $6.99 to $39.99 per item.
Reviewers quote weekly prices too. The most mentioned is £6.99 a week (6 reviews), which over a year comes to roughly £363.
How is GalleryJury different from Cleaner Guru?
Disclosure: GalleryJury is our app, coming soon to Android. On iPhone, GalleryJury is no substitute for Cleaner Guru: ours is Android only. Cleaner Guru deletes duplicate photos, compresses videos, bulk-deletes spam email and merges duplicate contacts; GalleryJury handles only photos, picking the best shot of each burst. Cleaner Guru lists App Store (US) in-app purchases from $4.99 to $39.99; Google Play (US) $6.99 to $39.99 per item; GalleryJury plans a one-off $5 for 5,000 photos after 50 free.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cleaner Guru free?
Free to download; full use needs a purchase (App Store (US) in-app purchases from $4.99 to $39.99; Google Play (US) $6.99 to $39.99 per item).
What is the most common complaint about Cleaner Guru?
Billing, trials and cancelling: 321 of its 545 1–2★ reviews. To stop paying, see how to cancel Cleaner Guru.
Is Cleaner Guru legit?
4.8% of its reviews use scam words; details on Is Cleaner Guru a scam?.
Sources
- Cleaner Guru: Clean Up Storage, US App Store (checked 31 October 2026)
- Cleaner Guru: Clean Up Storage, Google Play (checked 31 October 2026)
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