Disclosure: I work on Nomos, the ecosystem behind Swipe Cleaner.

The Problem with Photo Cleaners

Most photo cleaning apps follow the same pattern: upload your photos to a cloud server, run ML models server-side, send back results. It's convenient for developers — you get unlimited compute, easy model updates, simple analytics.

It's terrible for users.

Your photos are the most personal data on your phone. Medical records, family moments, private documents, embarrassing screenshots. Uploading them to someone else's server means trusting that company with literally everything. And we've seen how often that trust is broken.