DustFox or Slidebox?
Slidebox made swiping through photos popular and is an Editors' Choice app. Here is an honest comparison with DustFox, which has a swipe mode too but works differently.
Short answer: Slidebox is built for sorting: swipe through your photos, delete or favorite, and drop them into albums. DustFox has a swipe mode too, but its focus is freeing space: it finds duplicates and similar shots automatically, shrinks videos and Live Photos, and builds a plan for a target size. Slidebox has a clean privacy label and a lifetime option, so this comparison is about what each app is for.
Side by side
Prices and labels as shown on the US App Store on 30 September 2026. Prices differ by country and change often. Privacy labels are reported by each developer and are not verified by Apple.
| Slidebox: Photo Cleaner App | DustFox | |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Weekly from $1.99; yearly from about $20; lifetime $29.99 to $49.99 | Free download; Pro $19.99 once, or $9.99 a year |
| Data used to track you | None | None |
| Data linked to you | None | None |
| Data not linked to you | User Content, Usage Data, Diagnostics | Usage Data, Purchases |
| Swipe to delete or keep | Yes, the core of the app | Yes, Swipe to Clean |
| Sort into albums | Yes | No |
| Automatic duplicate and similar-photo groups | Compare similar photos while swiping | Yes, with the keeper chosen by sharpness, exposure, resolution and size |
| Video compression | Not in the listing | Yes, HEVC at the same resolution and frame rate |
| Live Photo motion removal | Not in the listing | Yes |
| Screenshots, blurry shots, chat images | Not in the listing | Yes, each as its own method |
| Goal plan (“I need 5 GB”) | Not in the listing | Yes |
| Languages | 15 | 17 |
Different jobs
Slidebox is a sorting tool. It shines when you want to go through your camera roll by hand and organise it. DustFox is a space tool. It does the finding for you: it groups copies and near-identical shots, lists old screenshots, blurry shots and images received from chats, and frees space without deleting by re-encoding videos and dropping Live Photo motion.
Privacy and price
Both apps stay clear of tracking. Both report only some data not linked to you: Slidebox user content, usage data and diagnostics, DustFox usage data and purchases. On price, both offer a one-time purchase. On the US App Store, Slidebox’s lifetime starts at $29.99 and DustFox’s is $19.99; Slidebox also sells weekly and yearly plans.
Which one to pick
If you enjoy curating your library into albums, Slidebox is a great app. If your phone is full and you want the most space back with the least effort and regret, DustFox is built for that. Many people will be happy with either; they are simply made for different moments.
Questions
Does Slidebox collect data?
Its developer reports no data used to track you and no data linked to you, only some data not linked to you. That is one of the cleanest labels among photo cleaners.
Does DustFox have a swipe mode like Slidebox?
Yes. Swipe to Clean shows your photos one by one, left to delete and right to keep, and a photo you keep is never shown again.
Can Slidebox sort photos into albums?
Yes, that is one of its strengths. DustFox does not sort into albums; it focuses on freeing space.
