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CoreClean: an Android utility for privacy and permission insights.

CoreClean is a small Android app that helps you understand which advertising and analytics SDKs are bundled inside the apps already installed on your phone, and which permissions each one tends to use. All analysis runs on the device.

What CoreClean shows you.

  • SDK overview. A list of common advertising mediation and analytics SDKs detected in each installed app, based on a signature database bundled with the release.
  • Permission heatmap. Which apps request which permissions, grouped by category, so it is easier to spot apps that ask for more than expected.
  • Storage and cache tools. Identifies caches and unused files that can be safely cleared to free space.
  • Offline by design. The signature database ships inside the APK. No account, no telemetry, no upload of the installed-app list.

Frequently asked questions

Does CoreClean upload my installed-app list?
No. All analysis runs on the device using a signature database that is bundled with the app. The installed-app list is not sent to a server.
Will CoreClean uninstall apps automatically?
No. CoreClean only displays information. You decide which apps to keep, uninstall or restrict.
How is CoreClean different from Exodus Privacy?
CoreClean is a closed-source utility that combines an SDK overview with a permission heatmap and basic storage cleanup tools. Exodus Privacy is open-source and focused entirely on SDK reporting.
Does CoreClean need root?
No. CoreClean runs on stock Android without root.
Which SDKs does CoreClean recognise?
The signature database covers the most commonly used advertising mediation and analytics SDKs in the Android ecosystem, including AdMob, Audience Network, AppLovin, Unity Ads, IronSource, Vungle and Chartboost. It is updated with each release.