Short answer
Sweepy turns cleanup into a small game: one screenshot at a time, swipe left to delete, right to keep, up into a folder, in rounds of 25 or 50, with nothing deleted until you tap Apply, iOS asking once and every decision undoable; the free version has no ads, folders are real photo albums, and it searches text in images (Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean), keeps notes and tags and copies Live Text; Pro is a subscription or lifetime. ScreenStack has a different rhythm: it sorts screenshots into four purposes automatically, keeps credential fields searchable and copyable, and shows a receipt before deleting into a trash. Want light, paced rounds: Sweepy. Want automatic sorting and credential fields: ScreenStack. Third-party facts checked 2026-10-16.
The differences at a glance
| Sweepy (screenshot sorting) | ScreenStack | |
|---|---|---|
| What it mainly does | Per its page: swipe left delete, right keep, up to a folder; rounds of 25 or 50; nothing deleted before Apply; undo; search text in images (Chinese, English, Korean, Japanese); notes and tags; Live Text; smart folder suggestions; Pro covers the whole camera roll and coupon/ticket expiry reminders | Manages the screenshots themselves: sorts by purpose (Important / Favorites / Casual / To sort), makes codes and order numbers searchable and copyable, shows a receipt before deleting; does not create notes |
| Platform and requirements | iPhone; iOS 15.0 or later; interface languages include Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and Turkish | iPhone only (iOS 17 or later), no Mac version |
| Price | Free to download in the China store; the free version includes 25/50-photo rounds, 8 folders, search and notes; optional Pro as weekly/yearly subscription or lifetime, price: not verified | Core features free, Pro is a one-time purchase (CN price 25 yuan; the price in the app applies) |
| Where data goes | The page says everything happens on the iPhone and screenshots are not uploaded or analyzed on servers | OCR, search and sorting on the device, originals never leave it; exceptions such as BYO-key AI and anonymous statistics are in its privacy policy |
| Update status (check date) | Released 2026-09-22, latest update 1.0.1 (2026-09-26); no ratings yet | See each App Store page for current details |
Third-party entries come from the other product's official pages (read on 2026-10-16) and are its own statements, not our tests. Prices and requirements change, so check the official page on the day you download. "Not verified" means we did not see it on an official page, not that it does not exist. Our own column comes from our home page and privacy policy.
When to pick Sweepy (screenshot sorting)
- You like the paced "25 at a time" cleanup with a sense of progress and care about a cute interface.
- You want folders that are real albums in Photos instead of moving screenshots into an in-app library.
- Your iPhone is on iOS 15 or 16 and cannot install ScreenStack.
When to pick ScreenStack
- You want the app to sort screenshots by purpose first and then confirm with you, instead of swiping every one yourself.
- You want codes, order numbers and amounts searchable and copyable, with a receipt and an in-app trash before deleting.
- You want a one-time-purchase Pro (smart cleanup plus credential wallet), not a subscription.
Limits of ScreenStack
- ScreenStack is iPhone only with no Mac version, and it does not create notes; to turn what is inside screenshots into expenses and to-dos, look at ScreenNote.
- Importing, sorting, on-device OCR search and basic cleanup are free forever; smart cleanup (grouping by visual similarity) and the credential wallet are Pro, a one-time purchase.
- Its scope is the screenshots themselves, not duplicate photos and large videos across the whole library.
Three things to test yourself before you commit
- Swipe one round of 25 in Sweepy to feel the pace, then see whether ScreenStack's purpose-sorted queue takes less effort.
- Pick a screenshot with a verification code and view ScreenStack's receipt before deleting, set against Sweepy's not-deleted-until-Apply safeguard.
- Check expiry reminders for coupons: Sweepy's page lists them in Pro and ScreenStack's credential wallet has expiry reminders too; see which flow suits you.
Moving over from Sweepy (screenshot sorting), or using both
Sweepy's folders are system albums, so your sorting stays in Photos and switching to ScreenStack loses nothing. Install ScreenStack and grant photo access and the system screenshot album imports incrementally with OCR, while the real albums made in Sweepy stay as they are. Sweepy only deletes when you tap Apply, so make sure no round is left waiting to be applied.
FAQ
Both Sweepy and ScreenStack clean screenshots; what is the main difference?
Sweepy cleans through rounds of swiping and deletes nothing until you tap Apply; ScreenStack sorts by purpose automatically, extracts searchable credential fields and shows a receipt before deleting into a trash.
Is Sweepy free?
It is free to download in the China store with no ads in the free version, including 25/50-photo rounds, 8 folders, search and notes; the Pro price is not stated, so we mark it not verified.
Do Sweepy folders use extra space?
Its page says folders are real photo albums and screenshots stay in Photos.
Does Sweepy upload my screenshots?
Its page says everything happens on the iPhone with no upload. ScreenStack also keeps original screenshots on the device.
Sources and check dates
- 截图整理 - Sweepy App Store 页面（国区，Apple iTunes Lookup 读取） (checked 2026-10-16)
