Cleanup vs Slidebox: what 6,537 reviews say

Cleanup vs Slidebox: the numbers side by side

Where do Cleanup and Slidebox differ most?

• Cleanup's unhappy reviewers mention billing, trials and cancelling about 3 times as often as Slidebox's: 51.5% against 16.7% of 1–2★ reviews.
• Calling the app a scam or rip-off is a bigger issue for Cleanup (10.5% of low ratings) than for Slidebox (1.2%).
• Cleanup's unhappy reviewers mention a paywall before the app does anything useful roughly twice as often as Slidebox's: 11.4% against 5.2% of 1–2★ reviews.
• On an ad or listing that promised something else, Cleanup draws 5.1% of its 1–2★ reviews, while Slidebox draws 0.8%.
• On deleting photos or files the user wanted, Slidebox draws 3.5% of its 1–2★ reviews, while Cleanup draws 0.9%.

Both are compared on Android and iPhone. Cleanup deletes duplicate photos and videos and similar screenshots, merges duplicate contacts and compresses videos; Slidebox lets you swipe through photos one at a time to delete them or file them into albums, and compares similar shots side by side.

Are Cleanup and Slidebox improving?

Cleanup went from 2.45 stars in 2026-Q2 to 3.15 in 2026-Q4, with billing at 42.8% of its latest 1–2★ reviews. Slidebox went from 3.61 stars in 2025-Q3 to 3.44 in 2026-Q3, with billing at 27.3% of its latest 1–2★ reviews. On Google Play, Slidebox's developer answers more unhappy reviewers (6.1% against 0.1%).

Where are Cleanup and Slidebox alike?

Their reviewers agree on ads, pop-ups and pushy screens, having to review items one by one and the app not working or doing little: on each, the two apps are within two points of each other (6.8% vs 6.9%; 3% vs 2.5%; 14% vs 15.2%). 45.3% of Cleanup's reviews are 1★ and 40.4% are 5★; for Slidebox the split is 13.5% and 59.1%, so Cleanup has noticeably more very angry reviewers.

What do happy users praise in each?

30.5% of Slidebox's 4–5★ reviews say organising photos, compared with 0.9% for Cleanup. 37.7% of Slidebox's 4–5★ reviews say it works, compared with 24.4% for Cleanup. 27% of Slidebox's 4–5★ reviews say it is easy to use, compared with 17.3% for Cleanup.

Which is cheaper, Cleanup or Slidebox?

Cleanup: App Store (US) in-app purchases from $5.95 to $29.99; Google Play (US) $6.99 to $39.99 per item, with ads. Slidebox: App Store (US) in-app purchases from $1.99 to $49.99; Google Play (US) $0.99 to $49.99 per item. Slidebox starts lower, at $0.99 against $5.95. Billing makes up 51.5% of Cleanup's 1–2★ reviews and 16.7% of Slidebox's.

What reviewers say about Cleanup and Slidebox

• Cleanup: "Doesn't really do all I wanted. delete subscription. App deleted as well." (1★, Google Play, US, Jul 2026)
• Cleanup: "This app sucks. you have to pay if you want to delete more than 25 pictures. total scam and rip off." (1★, Google Play, US, Aug 2026)
• Slidebox: "I would gladly pay $10-$15 for a lifetime license. But $52 a year, that's insane." (2★, Google Play, US, Jul 2024)
• Slidebox: "You are scamming people, your app is useless. Reported and unsuscribed." (1★, Google Play, US, Mar 2026)

Picked from the billing, trials and cancelling and calling the app a scam or rip-off themes, where the two differ most.

Should you choose Cleanup or Slidebox?

On ratings alone, Slidebox is the safer bet on the evidence here, with 31.9% fewer 1–2★ reviews. If billing, trials and cancelling is what worries you most, Slidebox has the better record on it.