How deja compares
deja vs Gemini Photos (CleanMy®Phone)
Gemini Photos was replaced by MacPaw's CleanMy®Phone, which scans your library and groups duplicates, similar photos, blurry shots, screenshots and large videos for you to remove. deja doesn't scan: it hands you your past, a day at a time.
| How deja compares | deja | Gemini Photos |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Relive a past day like a story, and clean up along the way | An automatic cleaner: finds duplicates, similar and blurry photos, screenshots, large videos |
| Brings back old photos | Yes: a random past day or week, or the same day in an earlier year | No: it's a cleanup tool |
| Helps you delete | Yes: mark while reliving, delete all at once | Yes: grouped by type, with suggestions |
| How deletion works | One iOS confirmation per batch; Recently Deleted keeps them 30 days | Via your Photos library (Gemini Photos used Recently Deleted) |
| Where your photos are processed | On your iPhone; nothing uploaded | On your device; nothing uploaded |
| Account | None | Not needed |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 18 or later) | iPhone, iPad (iOS 17 or later) |
Pick Gemini Photos if…
- — You want the app to find and group clutter for you in one scan.
- — You need video compression or large-file cleanup.
- — You want to clear a lot of space in one sitting.
Pick deja if…
- — You don't want to lose the good photos in the process — you see every one in context before deciding.
- — You want cleanup to be a small daily habit, not a one-off marathon.
- — Cleaning up should be free: in deja, deleting has no limit.
Or use both
A one-off scan with CleanMy®Phone and a daily relive with deja cover different jobs: bulk clutter first, then the photos that need a human to decide.
Free on the App Store · iPhone, iOS 18 or later
Facts about other apps checked on September 28, 2026. Prices are left out: they vary by country and change often.
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