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I'm Kelly Woods from iMobie Inc., a start-up company committed to iPhone, iPod, iPad software development. Based on our experience, many Apple users are stuck with inextensible iPhone iPad storage. And even though they may find some expedient tutorials, there is still large room for improvement from below two points of view:

  1. When the iDevice is running out of disk, how to reclaim iPhone, iPad storage space without uninstall any Apps or delete pictures, music, movies and other media content to get more space?
  2. When looking at iPhone, iPad in iTunes, there is a large amount of space taken by Other. What exactly is this stuff and how to get rid of it?

On that note we brought up this free iPhone Maintenance App (for Windows) named PhoneClean. It is made to clean up those long-term caches, temp and junk files generated by many Apps or resulted by failed iTunes syncs. As there is never been anything like it, PhoneClean gets some praise from Cnet and other technology group users. And as we are on the very beginning stage, so we just don't have enough confidence to keep it for free. What shall we do? Thanks for the helping!
Here is the app: http://www.imobie.com/phoneclean/

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great question, and props for tackling a real pain point. Quick reality check for everyone hitting the mysterious Other/System Data bar: iOS groups caches, logs, Siri voices, fonts, and other system assets there, and it is normal for it to grow and shrink. When you connect to Windows via the Apple Devices app or iTunes, those tools also count streaming caches as Other. iOS purges many temporary files on its own when space gets tight, so you cannot wholesale delete System Data from a computer. See Apple’s breakdown and guidance: How iPhone storage is categorized and managed.

Fast, safe wins you can do today (no media deletion required):

  • Offload rarely used apps in Settings > General > iPhone Storage. This frees the app binary but keeps your documents/data so you can reinstall later. Apple details this in the same page above. Apple’s storage guide.
  • Clear Safari history and website data (cookies, cached files) if you rely on other browsers or do not need the data: Clear your cache and cookies on iPhone.
  • Trim big Messages attachments from the Messages page inside iPhone Storage or directly in a thread: Delete messages and attachments on iPhone.

On pricing, I agree with that freemium beats either ads-only or paywall-only for a utility like this. Keep a trustworthy core free (read-only storage analysis, clear step-by-step checklists, backup-size insights), and sell a Pro tier for power features (scheduled reminders, exportable reports, priority support). Be explicit about what you can and cannot clean on-device and cite Apple’s rules in-app to set expectations. That clarity will earn more goodwill than banners, and it will convert happy users without overpromising.

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Typically, such utilities are either inexpensive (under $2USD) or free (advertising supported). Most developers will offer both options. Some of us will put up with a banner adv. at the bottom of the screen to get the app for free, and others of us will not and prefer to pay you directly. If you app is really popular, then the banner adv. may pay you more than you would make with direct sales, since each use and click-through will generate revenue.

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Hi, we have thought put an AD banner but still wonder about if it will get more return comparing with direct sales. In fact, it still does not that popular to attract AD sponsers. :)
Thanks anyway!

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ya could keep it for free no charge must be taken from you.

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This is a great application and this is just awesome that it is available free of cost online.

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