Broomie vs CCleaner for Android: Which Cleaner Should You Use?

CCleaner has been a household name on Windows for years, and its Android app has more than 100 million downloads on Google Play. Broomie is our cleaner, made for people who want to read what will be deleted before they tap anything. Both clear real junk, so the choice is about ads, permissions and how much you trust the clean. This comparison is as of October 2026, using CCleaner's Play listing and its official website for its facts.

Broomie vs CCleaner at a glance

What does CCleaner offer?

CCleaner's listing groups its features into cleaning, reclaiming space, app analysis, a photo library cleaner and a system monitor. It removes junk, download folders, browser history, clipboard content and leftover data. It analyzes storage, uninstalls several apps at once and flags obsolete and residual files. It shows which apps use your data and drain your battery, and its App Manager finds apps you do not use. For photos, it finds similar, old and poor quality shots, such as ones that are too bright, too dark or out of focus, and can compress images at Low, Moderate, High or Aggressive levels, moving the originals to cloud storage. The system monitor shows CPU use, RAM, storage, battery level and temperature.

That is a wide toolset, and the photo compression in particular is something Broomie does not have.

How is Broomie different?

Broomie focuses on storage and on making every deletion understandable. One scan gathers junk, large files, chat media and photos into one list, and each item has a line explaining why it was found. A short phone checkup walks you through junk, big files, photos and apps you never open, and a low space warning tells you before an update runs out of room.

Broomie's free version uses All files access and Usage access. Power mode, part of Pro, sets itself up once through Wireless debugging on the phone, with no computer, or uses root. With it, Broomie clears every app's cache in one tap, reaches hidden caches in Android/data and removes leftovers of uninstalled apps. Our guide on how to clear cache on Android explains why Android asks for that extra access.

Which one is safer for my files?

CCleaner's listing describes removing junk safely, and its photo compression keeps originals in cloud storage. It does not describe a recycle bin for files it deletes, so read its review screen before you confirm.

Broomie separates caches from your own files. Caches and junk, which apps rebuild, are deleted directly. Your own files go to Recently deleted first, for 3 days free or up to 30 days with Pro. When it removes duplicates, one copy is always kept. You can protect any file, folder or app, and every clean is recorded in a history.

What about permissions and speed claims?

CCleaner's listing says it uses Android's accessibility permission to help users stop all background apps with one tap. Its website says junk accumulates on your phone and slows it down.

Broomie takes a different line. It does not use an accessibility service, never fakes memory cleaning and never closes your apps behind your back. It does not promise a faster phone, because it cannot measure that. Its optimizer, part of Pro, can compile apps after a system update, restrict background activity, freeze apps you rarely use and set animation speed, and Broomie says plainly that animation speed changes how quick the phone feels, not how fast it runs. Undo all puts every change back.

If your real worry is apps being killed in the background rather than storage, our guide on why Android kills background apps explains what is going on.

How do they compare on price?

CCleaner's Play listing marks it as containing ads and offering in-app purchases. We could not verify its current paid plans and prices, so check the listing in your country.

Broomie has no ads in either version. The free version covers junk, installer and bug report cleaning, large files, chat media, finding duplicate and similar photos, the storage analyzer, the checkup and 50 swipe reviews a day. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase, and Broomie reminds you before the trial ends.

Which should you choose?

Choose CCleaner if:

• You want browser history and clipboard cleaning in the same app.
• You want to compress photos instead of deleting them.
• You want per-app battery and data checks and a CPU and RAM monitor.
• Ads in the free version are fine with you.

Choose Broomie if:

• You want no ads at all.
• You want a reason next to every item before you delete it.
• You want your own files to be undoable after a clean.
• You would rather not grant an accessibility service to a cleaner.

For more ways to make room, read how to free up storage on Android. If battery drain is what made you look for a cleaner, see how to check battery health on Android and Lithie, our battery health app that is coming soon. You can also compare Broomie vs Files by Google.

Sources

• CCleaner on Google Play
• CCleaner for Android, official page