MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner is a utility app for iOS that scans and manages third-party application permissions across social media networks.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users open the app to identify and remove forgotten or unwanted third-party access to their social media accounts, replacing the manual effort of navigating multiple platform settings menus.
For Social media users concerned about data privacy and the number of third-party applications with access to their personal accounts.
What does it look like?
Key features
Scans connected accounts to identify third-party apps with data access.
Centralized interface to view and remove authorized access for third-party services.
Provides notifications when new apps gain access to personal information.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model uses free scanning to demonstrate risk, gating the actual removal of permissions behind a $15 annual subscription.
Velocity
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MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner has been inactive for 2,827 days, indicating the project is no longer receiving development support. There have been no feature updates, bug fixes, or operational changes in the observed history. The app is effectively in a zombie state with no signs of ongoing maintenance or developer engagement.
Who built it?
Online Permissions Technologies
2 apps tracked · Utilities
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What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate social media account monitoring provides users with a clear view of third-party application access permissions and simplified removal of social media permissions saves time compared to navigating native platform settings menus.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Social media account monitoring provides users with a clear view of third-party application access permissions
- Simplified removal of social media permissions saves time compared to navigating native platform settings menus
- Users report that the app fails to actually remove permissions despite the interface indicating a successful action
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner
How's the Utilities market?
MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner operates in the utilities space with a 4.0-star rating across 238 total ratings. The lack of updates since 2018 creates a significant gap between the app's promise of privacy control and its current functional reality.
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Key takeaways for MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner
Where is it heading?
The market for third-party privacy utilities has consolidated into native platform settings, leaving MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner without a defensible position. Continued maintenance-mode status without functional updates will accelerate the decline in user trust and increase the risk of platform store removal due to negative sentiment.
- The seven-year development gap results in non-functional permission removal, which directly contradicts the app's primary value proposition.
- User reports of unauthorized charges after uninstallation create a brand-damaging perception of deceptive billing practices.
The SWOT
- Centralized dashboard links directly to native platform permission pages
- Pivot to a transparent, one-time purchase model to address deceptive-practice complaints
Next best moves
Sunset the subscription model because users report it as a deceptive practice → reduce negative sentiment
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest threat is not a competitor…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive position has shifted from a maintenance-focused critique to an explicit acknowledgment of obsolescence due to native platform privacy tools. No functional changes occurred, as the app remains in a seven-year development freeze.
Bottom line
Users report: The core utility is broken and the subscription model is perceived as deceptive, which invalidates the current business direction. A pivot to a transparent, maintenance-only model or a full sunset is necessary to stop the accumulation of negative sentiment.
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Is MyPermissions Privacy Cleaner still effective for managing social media privacy?
Why am I being charged for MyPermissions after deleting the app?
What is a better alternative to MyPermissions for privacy management?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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