Why Your Photo Library Is Overwhelming
The average iPhone user has over 2,000 photos—and many have 10,000+. Without regular curation, libraries become overwhelming collections where the special memories get lost in a sea of mediocre shots.
The "I'll Delete It Later" Problem
We take a photo, glance at it, and think "I'll sort through these later." But later never comes. The bad photos sit next to the good ones, making it hard to find the shots that actually matter. Before you know it, you have thousands of photos and no idea where to start cleaning up.
Decision Fatigue Is Real
Opening the Photos app to clean up feels overwhelming. You scroll past hundreds of photos thinking "keep or delete?" for each one. After five minutes, you're exhausted and give up. The swipe interface eliminates this by focusing you on one photo at a time with clear keep/delete choices.
Fear of Deleting the Wrong Thing
What if I delete something important? This fear keeps us from cleaning up. Swipe Cleaner addresses this with AI recommendations (so you have a second opinion), batch review (see all deletions before confirming), and easy recovery (photos go to Recently Deleted first).
Storage Pressure Makes It Urgent
Eventually, you get the "Storage Almost Full" warning and suddenly need to make space. Rushed cleanup often leads to accidentally deleting good photos. Regular swiping sessions—even just 5 minutes—keep your library clean and prevent storage emergencies.
Smart Recommendations
On-device AI analyzes every photo and tells you what to keep or delete
Detects faces, blur, text, and quality to recommend keep or delete
Fast, intuitive swipe interface makes decisions feel natural
All analysis happens privately on your phone, photos never uploaded
What the AI Analyzes
Image Sharpness
Blurry photos from motion or focus issues are flagged for deletion. The AI measures edge definition and texture clarity to determine if a photo is sharp enough to keep.
Face Detection
Photos with recognizable faces are more likely to be recommended for keeping. The AI identifies faces and factors their presence into the keep/delete recommendation.
Text Recognition
Screenshots and photos of documents are identified by their text content. These are often flagged for deletion since they're typically temporary reference material.
Overall Quality Score
Exposure, composition, and visual appeal are evaluated to produce an overall quality score. Low-scoring photos are recommended for deletion while high-quality shots are recommended to keep.
All analysis happens entirely on your device using Apple's Vision framework. Your photos are never uploaded anywhere.
How It Works
Three simple steps to a cleaner photo library
Swipe Right to Keep
See a photo you love? Swipe right and it stays in your library. Marked as reviewed so you won't see it again.
Swipe Left to Delete
Bad photo? Swipe left to mark it for deletion. Photos collect in a deletion bucket until you're ready to remove them all at once.
AI Highlights Recommendations
The recommended action button glows with a sparkle effect. AI considers sharpness, faces, text, favorites, and overall quality to guide your decision.
Why You'll Love It
Fast & Fun
Dating app interface makes photo cleanup feel like a game
AI Assistant
Never second-guess which photos to keep or delete
Batch Delete
Review first, delete later. See total space you'll free up.
Undo Anytime
Changed your mind? Undo any swipe with one tap.
Common Questions
QHow does the AI know what to recommend?
The AI uses Apple's Vision framework to analyze sharpness, detect faces and people, identify text (for screenshots), and assess overall image quality. It's conservative by default - when in doubt, it recommends keeping photos.
QWill it delete my photos automatically?
No, never. When you swipe left, photos are added to a deletion bucket. Nothing is deleted until you explicitly tap the delete button to confirm. You can also remove items from the bucket before deleting.
QCan I undo a swipe?
Yes! Tap the undo button in the toolbar to bring back the last photo. The app remembers your last 30 swipes, so you can undo multiple times if needed.
QCan I filter which photos to swipe through?
Yes! You can filter by album, sort by newest/oldest/largest, and choose to hide favorited photos. This lets you focus on specific sets of photos that need cleaning.