# App Manager: Uninstaller & APK

> App uninstaller, APK backup, junk cleaner, battery + data usage analyzer in one.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.james.SmartUninstaller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.james.SmartUninstaller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.james.SmartUninstaller`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SMARTWHO
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 3,439,855
- **Rating:** 4.23 / 5 (18,856 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-23
- **First published:** 2010-12-14
- **Publisher country:** KR
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.james.SmartUninstaller)
- **Website:** [https://smartwho.net](https://smartwho.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://smartwho.net/privacy/en/](https://smartwho.net/privacy/en/)

## Description

App Manager - Secure & Cleaner is an all-in-one Android app manager and device cleaner. It shows exactly what your apps are doing—security risks, dangerous permissions, excessive notifications—and helps you take control with intelligent security diagnostics and a clean, dark-mode friendly interface.

Key features include a powerful Intelligent Dashboard, Junk Cleaner (cache, temp files, old APKs), App Manager with advanced search and batch actions, Permission Diagnosis, App Usage Analytics and Push Notification Analytics, Unused App Detection, and Smart Uninstall Suggestions. It also supports APK Backup & Restore, Favorite Apps, System Information exports to PDF, Home Screen Widgets, and a Privacy-first design where data stays on-device. Built for fast, private, and secure app management.

## Rankings

- #31,621 — Overall
- #13 — uninstall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.james.SmartUninstaller.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Most reviews see the app as a useful manager/cleaner, with some praising it as great or perfect. However, recurring downsides include an ad-heavy experience that slows usability and prompts for an ad-free option, a poor UX with missing organization features, and incomplete backup functionality (no select-all, APK/export issues). A few users also note it provides decent device information and helps resolve certain issues on their devices.

### Pros

- Useful app manager/cleaner that many users find beneficial.
- Positive user sentiment, with reviews calling it 'great', 'perfect', or 'love it'.
- Provides useful device information.
- Some users report it helps stabilize their device and resolve issues.

### Cons

- Intrusive, ads-heavy experience with requests for an ad-free paid version.
- Poor UX and lack of organization/features; described as complicated or very difficult to use.
- Backup feature is buggy/incomplete (no select-all, cannot backup all apps, APK export issues).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.james.SmartUninstaller)