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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.

Android · Free No account · Offline analysis
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CoreClean — Storage, RAM & Privacy

★★★★★ 4.8 · Google Play · by AI Builder

CoreClean combines three things into one app: an on-device overview of the advertising and analytics SDKs included in your installed apps, a permission heatmap that shows which apps use which permissions most often, and a small set of cache and storage cleanup tools.

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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.

Other apps in this space

A few well-known options if you are exploring this category. Each takes a different approach and may suit different needs.

Exodus Privacy icon

Exodus Privacy

Open-source · Play Store + F-Droid

Open-source SDK reporting tool maintained by a non-profit, with a public, crowd-sourced signature database.

Get it on Google Play
DuckDuckGo icon

DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser

Browser · Play Store + App Store

A privacy-focused browser that also offers App Tracking Protection, which can filter selected network requests system-wide.

Get it on Google Play

Bouncer

Paid · Google Play

Granular permission control: revoke a permission automatically after the app you granted it to stops being used.

Get it on Google Play
NetGuard icon

NetGuard

Open-source · Google Play

A per-app network firewall that works without root by using Android's VPN API. Useful for controlling which apps reach the internet.

Get it on Google Play
TrackerControl icon

TrackerControl

Open-source · F-Droid

A research-oriented tool that captures and lists the network requests made by each app, useful for inspecting what apps actually talk to at runtime.

F-Droid →

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.