Duplicate Finder
Groups identical photos and burst sequences by content, not filenames. Keep the sharpest frame and clear the rest in one pass.
Exact & BurstCleanNova finds the duplicate shots, forgotten screenshots, blurry frames and oversized videos you never meant to keep — then helps you clear them in a few taps. Every scan runs on your iPhone, so nothing leaves your device.
Photos is usually the biggest line on your storage bar — and the hardest to tidy by hand. CleanNova scans each category separately, so you always know what you're clearing and why.
Groups identical photos and burst sequences by content, not filenames. Keep the sharpest frame and clear the rest in one pass.
Exact & BurstCollects every screenshot into one reviewable list — receipts, memes, half-read articles — and lets you clear them by age or size.
By Age · By SizeDetects out-of-focus shots and near-identical frames from the same moment, then surfaces the best one so you can drop the rest.
Sharpness ScoringFinds the videos eating the most space and offers to compress them to a smaller size — keeping the clip, losing the bulk.
Compress · KeepEvery finding is sorted into a clear category with a running total, so you can decide what to clear without scrolling through one giant list.
Organised · TotalledAll scanning happens on your iPhone. Photos are never uploaded, and the app does not require an account to work.
No Upload · No AccountThree steps, and you're always the one making the final call.
Tap scan and CleanNova walks your photo library on-device. It takes a moment on large libraries, then shows exactly how much space is reclaimable.
Go through duplicates, screenshots, blurry shots and large videos one category at a time. Preview anything before it's added to the cleanup list.
Select what you want to remove and confirm. Items go to the iOS Recently Deleted album first, so nothing is permanently lost by accident.
Numbers from a library of around 12,000 photos and videos — the kind of size that quietly fills a 128 GB iPhone.
A photo cleaner needs access to your photo library — there's no way around that. What matters is what happens to those photos once the app has seen them. CleanNova keeps everything on your iPhone.
A scan that missed something, a suggestion for a new category, or a question about your data? Send a note and we'll do our best to help.
Short answers to the questions we receive most often.
No. CleanNova only suggests items to clear. You review each category, choose what to remove, and confirm the deletion yourself. Removed items first go to the iOS Recently Deleted album, so you have 30 days to recover anything removed by mistake.
No. All scanning and comparison runs on your iPhone. Your photos, videos and metadata never leave your device, and the app does not require an account to function.
CleanNova compares photos by visual content rather than filename, which means it catches duplicates even if they were re-imported, re-saved or edited. It also groups burst shots and near-identical frames together, keeping the sharpest one at the top of the group.
Compression re-encodes the video at a lower bitrate while keeping the same resolution and duration. The result is a smaller file that still plays normally. The original is kept until you confirm the replacement, and you can compare file sizes before deciding.
CleanNova requires iOS 16 or later and runs on iPhone and iPad. It supports iCloud Photos libraries, though scanning a large cloud library may take longer than a local one because items need to be downloaded first.
Yes. The free version lets you scan your library, preview results and clear a limited number of items per day. CleanNova Pro removes the limit and unlocks batch cleanup, video compression and ongoing smart scans. You can manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings.
Download CleanNova free and run your first scan today. Preview everything, clear what you don't need, and keep the memories that matter.