Piriform
For smartphone users seeking to optimize device performance and manage digital storage through automated cleanup.
CCleaner – Phone Cleaner
Snapshot
Who is Piriform?
Helping users reclaim storage space and manage digital clutter on mobile devices. Providing automated organization tools for smartphone users.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 2Last updated
CCleaner – Phone Cleaner
v26.12.2
3mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Piriform?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
System utility and storage management tools
Scale
indie
Target audience
Smartphone users seeking to optimize device performance and manage digital storage through automated cleanup.
Signature Patterns
- •Freemium monetization model with subscription-gated advanced features
- •Focus on automated storage and media cleanup tools
- •Integration of private vault functionality for sensitive media
- •Brand-led discovery leveraging legacy PC software recognition
Portfolio momentum
Released 4 updates across 1 app in the last 6 months, maintaining a consistent development cadence for their flagship utility.
Portfolio
What does Piriform ship?
Apps
2 apps analysed
Junk Cleaner: Clear junk to make space on your device with our master cleaner
Integrated photo-compression and vault features provide a multi-functional utility set beyond basic junk removal.
- Long-term users value the utility of the cleaning tool for maintaining device storage and performance
- Aggressive paywall tactics and subscription pressure frustrate users who expect free functionality for basic cleaning
Junk Cleaner: Clear junk to make space on your device with our master cleaner
Minimalist UI avoids ad-heavy patterns
- Long-term users appreciate the familiar cleaning utility that mirrors the desktop experience they trust
- Core cleaning functions fail to clear hidden cache or junk files on modern Android devices
Distributed across 19 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 1 of 2 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (4)
- Brazil1 / 1
- Canada1 / 1
- Mexico1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (8)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Italy1 / 1
- Netherlands1 / 1
- Portugal1 / 1
›+3 more europe markets
- Spain1 / 1
- Turkey1 / 1
- United Kingdom1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (7)
- Australia1 / 1
- India1 / 1
- Indonesia1 / 1
- Japan1 / 1
- Singapore1 / 1
›+2 more asia-pacific markets
- South Korea1 / 1
- Vietnam1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
2
Negative apps
23/100
Avg sentiment score
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Who does Piriform compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(2)
Both apps compete for the same mobile user base seeking automated storage reclamation and media organization tools. They share a direct functional overlap in cache management and photo deduplication.
Both apps target the same storage-reclamation utility segment, offering overlapping junk-file removal and photo-management features to mobile users.
Contenders(12)
This app targets the same storage-reclamation audience as CCleaner but differentiates through a privacy-focused, offline-only architecture.
Both apps target storage management, but Phone Cleaner Home App integrates cleaning tools directly into the device launcher, whereas CCleaner operates as a standalone utility.
Both apps compete for the same storage management audience by offering automated photo and file cleanup tools to users facing device capacity constraints.
Both apps target the storage management segment, competing for users seeking to reclaim space through automated media and file cleanup.
Max Cleaner targets the same storage optimization audience as CCleaner by offering overlapping junk file removal and duplicate photo management.
Both apps target the same user base seeking storage reclamation and photo organization, competing directly for share in the utility category.
Both apps target the same storage-reclamation audience, with AI Cleaner focusing on automated media and contact management while CCleaner relies on legacy desktop-brand trust.
Both apps target users seeking storage reclamation and media organization, competing directly for the same utility-focused mobile audience.
Both apps target storage management, forcing users to choose between CCleaner's broad system-level cleanup and Swipewipe's specialized, gamified approach to camera roll decluttering.
Both apps target the storage management market, competing for users seeking to reclaim space through automated file removal and media cleanup.
Both apps target users seeking storage reclamation via automated cleanup, creating direct competition for the same utility-focused user base.
Both apps target the storage management utility market, competing for users seeking to reclaim device space and organize media files on mobile platforms.
Same space(36)
This app expands on CCleaner's maintenance scope by bundling security-focused virus scanning with file cleanup.
This app overlaps with CCleaner's core maintenance features by offering an AI-driven approach to file management.
This app targets the same storage-conscious user base as CCleaner but focuses on data restoration rather than maintenance.
This app offers a similar cleanup utility to CCleaner with a specific focus on speed and privacy.
Addresses storage depletion through duplicate media removal, competing directly with CCleaner's media cleaner.
This app competes directly for the same storage-management audience by prioritizing rapid, swipe-based media cleanup.
Targets smartphone performance through file cleaning, mirroring CCleaner's goal of device optimization.
Automates duplicate detection to help users manage storage, similar to CCleaner's media cleaning features.
Provides manual swipe-based cleaning tools that serve as an alternative to CCleaner's automated routines.
This app serves the same entry-level maintenance audience as CCleaner with a simplified feature set.
This app serves as a direct competitor to CCleaner by providing both storage management and network-speed monitoring.
Offers a comprehensive suite of cleaning and optimization tools similar to CCleaner's desktop-to-mobile utility approach.
This app competes with CCleaner by emphasizing local-only processing for its storage cleanup tools.
This app targets the same cleanup audience as CCleaner by adding notification management to its storage tools.
Combines photo management with memory optimization, mirroring CCleaner's attempt at a multi-functional utility.
Manages personal files and storage efficiency, serving as a direct alternative to CCleaner's cleanup tools.
This app competes with CCleaner by providing a manual-control approach to file storage management.
Uses AI to identify junk files and duplicates, competing with CCleaner's core cleaning functionality.
Offers similar storage management tools for media and contacts as CCleaner's broader utility set.
This app competes with CCleaner by combining storage cleanup with basic device-health monitoring.
Targets the same storage-constrained user base as CCleaner but focuses exclusively on duplicate photo management.
This app mimics CCleaner's system monitor functionality by providing battery and background process management.
This app targets the same storage-reclamation audience as CCleaner while adding browser-specific utility.
This app serves as a direct alternative to CCleaner by offering notification and application management.
Targets users with storage constraints by providing a simplified gallery organization experience.
Provides a gesture-based interface for photo decluttering that competes with CCleaner's media cleaning utility.
This app targets the same storage-management audience as CCleaner but focuses on file recovery and backup.
This app addresses the same storage-full pain point as CCleaner with a focus on organizing cluttered inboxes and contacts.
This app provides a lightweight alternative to CCleaner for users seeking basic storage and file management.
Offers automated media management that competes with CCleaner's storage reclamation tools.
This app provides a streamlined storage-management tool for users who find CCleaner's interface too complex.
Focuses on organizing personal content to free up space, similar to CCleaner's media cleaning features.
Focuses on local-only photo cleanup, providing a privacy-centric alternative to CCleaner's media management.
Uses AI-driven cleaning to address storage depletion, overlapping with CCleaner's automated cleanup goals.
This app serves as a recovery-focused utility that complements CCleaner's cleanup functionality by retrieving lost files.
Provides targeted cleanup for duplicate files and system cache, overlapping with CCleaner's core utility functions.
New entrants(4)
Targets users with storage limits by providing manual review tools for media, similar to CCleaner's photo organization.
This app targets the same storage-full audience as CCleaner with a focus on rapid, smart-detection cleaning.
Provides intelligent gallery and contact organization, competing with CCleaner's storage management tools.
This app provides a consolidated storage-management tool similar to CCleaner's core cleanup features.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Piriform
Bottom line
Piriform maintains a strong, singular focus on the utility category, successfully porting its legacy brand trust to mobile. Their long-term viability depends on balancing aggressive monetization against the risk of alienating users in a highly competitive, low-barrier market.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 1
- With full intel:
- 1
- With overview:
- 1
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes
