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Introducing PurgeCore Mobile

2026

PurgeCore has been a Windows-only tool since it started. PurgeCore Mobile is a separate app for Android, built for what a phone actually needs rather than a port of Windows features that don't apply there.

What it does

Two things: a storage overview showing used and free space at a glance, and a duplicate photo and video finder. Duplicates are matched by content, not filename, so a renamed copy is still caught, and at least one copy is always kept, a group can never be wiped out by a single action. Deletion goes through Android's own system confirmation dialog, nothing happens silently.

Why not more features from the Windows app

Registry cleanup, a startup manager, driver checks, none of that exists on Android, or means something different there. Rather than force a Windows-shaped tool onto a platform it doesn't fit, PurgeCore Mobile started with the two things that make sense on a phone specifically.

Free, with ads

No paywall, no premium tier. Development is supported by a small banner ad, the same model most free Android apps use.

Not yet on Google Play, the APK is available to install directly for now.

Download PurgeCore Mobile

Free, v1.0.0, not yet on Google Play.

Download the APK

The source code is public on GitHub, and each release ships with a SHA-256 checksum you can verify. See the PurgeCore Mobile page for details.