The Sweepr blog
Stories about where photos came from, and tested answers about where they go. Every post says what helps, including when the answer is a built-in iPhone setting and not an app.
Culling a camera memory card on iPhone and iPad: a photographer's workflow
A photographer's workflow: plug the SD card into an iPhone or iPad, cull the shoot on the card, and save only the keepers to Photos.
How to find and merge duplicate contacts on iPhone
Where iPhone's built-in duplicate contacts check is, what it misses, and how to merge contacts saved under different names, clear empty cards and undo a merge.
How to clean up iCloud Drive and the Files app on iPhone
See what takes space in iCloud Drive, find the largest files in the Files app, free space on the phone without deleting from iCloud, and empty Recently Deleted.
Free photo cleaner for iPhone: what you can do without paying
What iPhone's own Photos app cleans up for free, what a free photo cleaner app adds, and what to check before a free trial turns into a subscription.
The first photo shared from a phone was a newborn, in 1997
On June 11, 1997 Philippe Kahn shared a 320 by 240 photo of his newborn daughter from a phone. Here is how it worked, and how far photo size has grown since.
The first hard drive weighed about a ton and held one photo
IBM's 350 disk unit shipped in 1956 with fifty 24 inch platters and room for 3.75 MB, about one of today's iPhone photos. A short history of storage and what it means for your camera roll.
How to free up storage on iPhone without losing photos
Find what actually fills your iPhone, then free space in the right order: video first, duplicates and screenshots next, compression for what you keep.
iPhone Storage Almost Full: what to do first
The iPhone Storage Almost Full warning explained: why it keeps coming back, what System Data is, and the five fixes in the order that frees the most.
How to delete duplicate photos on iPhone
Find and remove duplicate and near-identical photos on iPhone with the Photos app's Duplicates album, and when a second pass for similar shots and bursts is worth it.
How to compress video on iPhone without losing quality
How much space iPhone video really takes, how to make a clip smaller without visible loss, and when to step down from 4K to 1080p. With the sizes per minute.
How to compress photos on iPhone and keep full resolution
Which iPhone photos are worth compressing, which are not, and how to make a photo lighter without lowering its resolution or losing its date, place and albums.
How to delete screenshots on iPhone quickly
Find every screenshot on your iPhone, select hundreds at once, and keep the few worth keeping. Plus how to stop them piling up again.
How to clean up your camera roll by swiping
Why swiping through photos one at a time is faster than selecting from a grid, how to break a big library into sessions, and what to do with the photos you keep.
How to choose a photo cleaner app for iPhone in 2026
What to look for in an iPhone photo cleaner: privacy, how deletion works, compression, pricing model. A fair look at the main kinds of apps, Sweepr included, with facts from the App Store.