How to Delete Similar Photos on iPhone (and Keep the Best One)

Nobody takes one photo anymore. You take nine, promise to pick the best later, and later never comes. Here's how to finally do it — at scale.

The quick answer

Use a similar-photo scan: it clusters near-identical shots taken seconds apart, shows each group together, and lets you keep your favorite while deleting the outtakes.

Step-by-step: thin out the lookalikes

1. Open Clear Storage → Similar Photos. The scan clusters near-identical shots into groups.
2. Pick the winner in each group. Tap to compare side by side — sharpest focus, best expression.
3. Delete the rest of the group in one tap.
4. Empty Recently Deleted in the Photos app to reclaim the space immediately.

The "keep the best" mindset

You don't need nine photos of the same plate of pasta — you need the one you'd actually show someone. Keeping one great shot per moment makes your library dramatically smaller and dramatically better to scroll through.

Burst photos and Live Photos

Bursts are the similar-photo problem in concentrated form. And Live Photos quietly store a video clip with every shot — Clear Storage's Live Photo converter turns them into stills when you don't need the motion, saving space per photo without deleting anything.