CleanLoom

Review by eFreeware

The most distinctive thing about CleanLoom is where the work happens. The developer says every scan, review and deletion runs on the phone itself, with no uploading or sharing of personal files. For an app whose job is to look through your photos, videos and documents, that promise of local-only processing is the part I would weigh first.

CleanLoom is a free Android utility from BetterFly Games, listed under Tools. It has passed 10 million installs and holds a 3.5 average from 5,511 ratings, with the current build dated September 28, 2026 and the first release in November 2025.

It is built for a specific kind of phone owner: someone whose storage keeps filling with screenshots, duplicate images, cached data and files they no longer remember downloading. If that describes your device, the appeal is obvious. If you already keep your gallery and storage tidy by hand, there is less here to do.

Who CleanLoom makes sense for

I would expect CleanLoom to suit people who treat their phone as a camera, a document scanner and a download target all at once. Over months, that mix leaves behind duplicate screenshots, half-watched videos and files whose purpose has long passed. The app is designed to surface those items and let you decide what goes.

It also fits anyone who wants to understand where their space went before deleting anything. Rather than removing files automatically, CleanLoom shows you what it found and leaves the choice to you. That review step is the difference between a cleaner you can trust and one you avoid opening.

The privacy angle matters most for people who keep personal photos, work documents or family videos on the same device. Because the developer states that nothing is uploaded or collected, the app can be used on a phone holding files you would not want leaving it.

Cleaning junk files and cache

The core of CleanLoom is its junk cleaner. As you use an Android phone, temporary files and cached data accumulate without any obvious sign. CleanLoom finds leftover files and shows them to you, so you can remove what you do not need and reclaim space.

What I appreciate in the design is the pause between finding and deleting. The app identifies candidates, you look them over, and then you remove them. That is a slower rhythm than a one-tap boost, but it is the right one for anything touching your files.

This is the section most people will open first, and it sets the tone for the rest of the app: scan, review, decide. It suits anyone who prefers to see what is being removed and approve each deletion personally.

Managing installed apps

The App Manager covers a different kind of clutter. It lists the apps installed on your phone and shows how much storage and data each one uses. Seeing those numbers side by side often explains more about a full device than any single file ever will.

From the same screen you can uninstall apps you no longer need. Having the storage figure and the removal option in one place is a sensible pairing, because the decision to uninstall usually follows directly from seeing the size.

For anyone who installs apps freely and forgets them, this is likely to be the most useful part of CleanLoom. It turns an abstract storage problem into a list of names and numbers you can act on.

Photos, videos and the largest files

The media side of CleanLoom is aimed at galleries that have grown out of control. Duplicate screenshots and forgotten videos are the usual culprits, and the app lets you review photos, videos and documents so you can sort what stays from what goes. Documents included in that review is a useful touch, since downloaded PDFs and similar files often hide in the same storage pool.

The Large File Finder approaches the same problem from the other direction. Instead of sorting by type, it identifies the biggest files on the device, which is often the fastest route to meaningful space. You can see which items take up the most room and decide whether each is worth keeping.

Together these two tools cover the common cases: many small duplicates, and a handful of very large files. Neither requires you to know where anything lives on your phone, which is the point.

What it costs and how it is funded

CleanLoom is free to download and carries advertising. There are no in-app purchases, so nothing inside the app is gated behind a payment. The developer's changelog for the latest update mentions only bug fixes.

That combination is worth stating plainly: you pay with attention rather than money. For a utility you might open once a week or once a month, ads are a familiar arrangement, and the absence of purchases keeps the feature set uniform for everyone.

I would not expect the ads to change what the app can do. The junk scan and the large file finder are both included at no cost.

How it compares with other cleaners

The alternatives fall into a few groups. Some cleaner apps bundle extra utilities such as battery tools, security scans or file transfer, which makes them broader but also heavier. CleanLoom stays with storage: junk, cache, apps, media and large files.

Another group leans on cloud processing or account systems, which can be convenient but means your files leave the device. For anyone storing sensitive documents or personal photos, that distinction is likely to matter more than any extra feature.

A third option is simply doing it yourself through the system settings and gallery. That costs nothing and shares nothing, but it is slow and easy to postpone. CleanLoom's value is in gathering the decisions into one place and showing you the sizes involved.

The 3.5 average from over 5,500 ratings suggests a mixed reception rather than universal praise, which is worth keeping in mind when comparing it with anything else in this category.

A tidy-up tool for crowded phones

CleanLoom is a focused storage cleaner rather than a general-purpose phone utility. It scans junk and cache, shows app storage and data use, helps you sort photos, videos and documents, and points out the largest files, all without sending anything off the device. It is free, supported by ads, and sells no in-app purchases.

I would recommend it to people whose phones fill up steadily and who want to see what is taking space before removing it. The review-first approach makes it a reasonable fit for anyone cautious about deleting the wrong thing, and the local processing suits those who keep personal files on their phone.

If you prefer a cleaner that also handles battery, security and other housekeeping, this one stays on storage. Judged on that narrower ground, CleanLoom is a sensible install for a phone that needs a periodic sort-out.

What's new in version V1.1.9

fix bugs