Aura: Duplicate Photo Remover

Aura is a private duplicate photo, video and file cleaner. It finds and removes duplicates across your whole phone storage: photos, videos, documents, PDFs, downloads, archives, APKs and music. Everything happens on your device, and Aura never uploads a thing.

Your storage fills up with copies: the same photo saved twice, pictures re-sent in chats, videos you already had, the same PDF downloaded twice, music copied from an old phone. Aura scans all your files, groups the duplicates, and lets you clear them out to free up storage. You see what it finds while it scans, with the space you can free.

Privacy isn't a feature here. It's the whole point. Every scan, hash, thumbnail and delete decision happens locally. No sign-in. No account. No analytics. No ads. No cloud. I can't see your files, because they never leave your phone.

FREE, and genuinely useful
• Unlimited exact-duplicate detection for every file type: photos, videos, documents, archives, APKs and audio
• Finds copies by their content, not just name or date, so renamed and moved copies are found too
• Live results while scanning: duplicates and space to free, before the scan is done
• Free Up Space: find empty files, cache files, large files, screenshots, screen recordings and huge videos
• Folder Heatmap: see which folders are eating your storage
• Optional cleanup reminders when you've added lots of photos or your phone is nearly full, worked out on your phone
• Review every group and delete exactly what you choose
• No account, and no internet connection needed to scan

PRO: one-time purchase, no subscription
• Similar photos: near-duplicates such as edits, resizes, re-saves and re-sent images
• Similar videos: re-encoded, trimmed and re-saved clips
• Photo Quality: find blurry photos and burst shots, with the sharpest shot marked for you
• Smart Select: auto-pick the extra copies in each group, so you clean in one tap
• Bulk Clean: clear whole groups and categories at once
• Filter by folder, compare side by side, and save your results for later

Pay once, unlock Pro forever on your Google account. No subscription, ever.

Why Aura needs "All files access"
Duplicates are not only photos. To find duplicate documents, archives, downloads and other files anywhere on your storage, and to remove the copies you choose, Aura needs access to all files. It reads files only to compare them on your device, and it deletes only what you confirm.

You're always in control
Aura never deletes anything on its own. You review each group and confirm what to remove. Deleted files go to Recently Deleted for 14 days, so a wrong tap can always be undone. Empty it whenever you want the space back. Aura also refuses to delete the last copy of a file, even if you select every file in a group.

Why Aura
• 100% on-device. Nothing is uploaded, ever
• No account, no tracking, no ads
• Fast, even on phones with tens of thousands of files
• The free tier is a complete tool, not a trial

From the developer
I'm Jøran, and I build Aura on my own in Norway. I made it because I had too many family photos cluttering my phone and my home server, especially similar ones. I did not want to upload my private photos and videos to a cloud provider, because I value my family's privacy. If something doesn't work, or you'd like a feature, email me at aura.duplicate.cleaner@gmail.com. I read every message.