Hyper Cleaner: Clean Up Photos

What it does

This app is a multi-functional utility toolkit for iOS designed primarily to help users manage and free up their device storage. Its core function, demonstrated at 00:37, is scanning the user's photo library to identify and delete similar or duplicate photos, screenshots, and videos. Beyond cleaning, it offers a suite of other tools including a video compressor, a contact organizer, a private browser, and a secure 'Secret Space' to hide media and contacts behind a passcode.

Where it shines

The app excels at quickly demonstrating its value. During the brief onboarding, an animated storage bar (00:06) visually simulates storage space being freed, creating a powerful 'before and after' effect. The duplicate photo interface at 00:58 is also well-designed, automatically suggesting the 'best' photo to keep and pre-selecting the others for deletion, which streamlines the cleaning process. Finally, the breadth of its feature set, from video compression (02:09) to cosmetic charging animations (03:05), makes it feel like a comprehensive phone management tool.

UX highlights

Automated Suggestions: The duplicate cleaner intelligently marks one photo as 'Best' and selects the rest for deletion, reducing the user's cognitive load (00:58).
Granular Control: Users can deselect all or select all duplicates within a group, offering flexibility beyond the initial suggestions (01:07).
Multi-layered Confirmation: The app uses its own confirmation pop-up followed by the system-level permission prompt for deletion (01:13 - 01:16). This ensures user intent is clear.
Clear Progress Indicators: Whether scanning files (00:41) or compressing a video (02:12), the app provides clear, real-time progress feedback.
Visual Feature Galleries: Cosmetic features like charging animations are presented in an engaging, visual grid that encourages exploration and use (03:04).
Guided Setup: For complex features like setting up charging animations, the app provides a step-by-step visual guide (03:13) to walk the user through the process in the iOS Shortcuts app.

Monetization & growth

The app's monetization strategy is aggressive and immediate. Following a very short, two-step feature carousel, the user is presented with a paywall at 00:16. This screen promotes a single subscription plan with a 3-day free trial. A notable dark pattern is present: the screen advertises a price "per month," but the official Apple payment sheet at 00:22 reveals the charge is actually "per week." This tactic aims to convert users based on a misleadingly low price point.

Who it’s for

The app targets a broad audience of iPhone users who are struggling with limited storage space. Its primary user is likely someone who takes many photos and videos and finds the manual cleaning process tedious. Secondary users might be drawn to the privacy features like the 'Secret Space' for hiding sensitive media, or the customization options like widgets and charging animations for personalizing their device.

Notes & opportunities

The core cleaning functionality is straightforward and effective. However, the deceptive pricing on the paywall is a major point of friction that could lead to high churn and negative reviews. The app could build more trust by ensuring price transparency. Additionally, while the feature toolkit is extensive, the connection between some features feels loose. For example, the leap from file cleaning to a private browser (01:45) is not immediately obvious, which might confuse some users about the app's primary purpose.