Swipe Cleaner: A 4.7MB iOS Photo Cleaner Built on Privacy-First Principles

A deep dive into Swipe Cleaner — a 4.7MB iOS photo cleaner that works entirely on-device with zero data uploads. Tinder-style swipes meet privacy-first design.

giovedì 2 luglio 2026 New tab

682 words~3 min read

Disclosure: I work on Opennomos.

I've tried a lot of photo cleaning apps. Most of them share the same problems: bloated install sizes, mandatory accounts, cloud uploads you didn't ask for, and subscription paywalls that hit you after the "free trial" ends.

Swipe Cleaner does none of these things. And that's what makes it interesting.

What Is Swipe Cleaner?

It's a 4.7MB iOS app that helps you clean up your photo library. The core mechanic is Tinder-style swiping: left to delete, right to keep, up to favorite.