It depends on how you feel about tracking: Phone Storage Cleaner declares data used to track you. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 3 data types; 29% of cloud storage apps we checked declare tracking.
Phone Storage Cleaner privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Phone Storage Cleaner's developer reports using usage data to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Phone Storage Cleaner ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Phone Storage Cleaner's developer declared.
Location is not on Phone Storage Cleaner's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Phone Storage Cleaner's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Phone Storage Cleaner's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Phone Storage Cleaner declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.
Health & Fitness is not on Phone Storage Cleaner's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Phone Storage Cleaner collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| IdentifiersNot linked to you | An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted. |
| Usage DataUsed to track youNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| DiagnosticsLinked to youNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What Phone Storage Cleaner's label means for you
Phone Storage Cleaner's label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 1 type under “Data Linked to You”, 3 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means usage data from Phone Storage Cleaner can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.
None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.
Cloud storage apps exist to move your files off the phone, so collecting user content is expected. What differs is encryption, sharing defaults and what the provider can read. Review automatic camera upload, shared-link expiry and whether client-side encryption is available.
Among the 170 cloud storage apps in our snapshot with a label, 29% declare tracking, 64% collect data linked to you and 24% say they collect nothing. Phone Storage Cleaner lists 3 data types, about the same as the average of 3.3 for this group.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Settings to check for Phone Storage Cleaner
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 3
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Phone Storage Cleaner › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Phone Storage Cleaner track you?
Usage data. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.
Does Phone Storage Cleaner track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Phone Storage Cleaner behind Face ID
- Find Phone Storage Cleaner on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Phone Storage Cleaner now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Phone Storage Cleaner has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Phone Storage Cleaner
| Developer | Aleksandr Korenev |
| App Store category | Utilities (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 2.2.1, released August 2024 |
| First released | January 2021 |
| Requires | iOS 14.0 or later |
| Size | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 6 (AR, EN, FR, DE, RU, ES) |
| Bundle ID | com.korenev.sorting-hat |
The current version shipped in August 2024, 2 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Phone Storage Cleaner sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Phone Storage Cleaner's developer: Can the provider scan or read the files I upload?
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Your Phone Storage Cleaner privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists usage data under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Identifiers appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.
Phone Storage Cleaner privacy FAQ
Is Phone Storage Cleaner safe to use?
Does Phone Storage Cleaner track you?
What data does Phone Storage Cleaner collect?
Who makes Phone Storage Cleaner?
Can I lock Phone Storage Cleaner with Face ID?
How does Phone Storage Cleaner compare with other cloud storage apps?
Can the provider scan or read the files I upload?
How do I delete my data from Phone Storage Cleaner?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.