Review Insights · Google Play
SD Maid 2/SE - System Cleaner
darken · 8,532 ratings · ★ 3.8
3.8
★★★★★
8,532 ratings
🎯 Build a better version
Top complaints - extracted from 37 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"paid"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I purchased the SDMaid SE Pro. Every time I open the app it has lost the accessibility setting. I go to settings, turn that on and run the app. When I attempt to delete anything the app has reverted to the free version and won't delete anyt…" - Rodney Davis
2
"purchase"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I purchased this app some time back and the app cleaner is not working after the latest android update. Now the app is asking me to purchase it again. real fraud. don't purchase it." - Aneesh Ali
3
"purchased"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I purchased this app some time back and the app cleaner is not working after the latest android update. Now the app is asking me to purchase it again. real fraud. don't purchase it." - Aneesh Ali
4
"version"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I purchased the SDMaid SE Pro. Every time I open the app it has lost the accessibility setting. I go to settings, turn that on and run the app. When I attempt to delete anything the app has reverted to the free version and won't delete anyt…" - Rodney Davis
5
"free"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "NOT FREE AS ADVERTISED. 14 DAY TRIAL THEN PAY." - Mad Max
6
"asking"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I purchased this app some time back and the app cleaner is not working after the latest android update. Now the app is asking me to purchase it again. real fraud. don't purchase it." - Aneesh Ali
7
"without"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "wish I can just make my opinion without even giving it a one-star okay everyone do not even try downloading this app because the reason is reason 1 how the hell does it want you to allow it's stuff to your phone but as soon as I get home I …" - Dontae Black
8
"delete"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I purchased the SDMaid SE Pro. Every time I open the app it has lost the accessibility setting. I go to settings, turn that on and run the app. When I attempt to delete anything the app has reverted to the free version and won't delete anyt…" - Rodney Davis
9
"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn't let you choose folders." - thedementation666
10
"money"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "what was wrong with the old SD maid? that one couldn't be continuously updated? why do I have to now purchase the pro version of a second one after I purchased the pro version of the original?? seems like a good way to rip off people to me.…" - Charles Richardson
📋 All 37 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
I purchased this app some time back and the app cleaner is not working after the latest android update. Now the app is asking me to purchase it again. real fraud. don't purchase it.
don't like at all
NOT FREE AS ADVERTISED. 14 DAY TRIAL THEN PAY.
wish I can just make my opinion without even giving it a one-star okay everyone do not even try downloading this app because the reason is reason 1 how the hell does it want you to allow it's stuff to your phone but as soon as I get home I can't update because they keep saying do you have a car do you have anything to pay to update reason 2 disc what gets me a light as it is too complicated to work lake bro it wants me to allow some but has a complicated thing to use like bro how is this thing
YOUR APP IS No.1 CLEANING APP BUT YOU CHEATED SD1 APP PURCHASED CUSTOMER SO I GIVE YOU ONE ⭐ ONLY, SORRY DEAR.
I apologize for any confusion, but I have been using the old SD Mate Pro version for years. I recently installed the new SD/2 Pro version, which is now prompting me to pay for the full features. My question is whether I can access this version for free since I have already paid for the subscription. Thank you for your understanding.
I understand the low ratings now. "I get you spent time just to scan to clean cache, but now pay me to complete the action" Yeah, no chance bud 😐😐
there is no any base feature and i don't have shizuku it force me to buy it
I have purchased sd maid(the renamed as 1) for a lifetime and they are not giving updates and releasing a new app it will happen again if we purchase this one so it's not a good way to create customers
Please read this before making a purchase! It's important to know what to expect. I'm very disappointed and would like a refund. This app indicates that I have it on a different account, making it unusable. I have paid for both the initial version and this one. Despite reinstalling the app, rebooting my device, and disabling my VPN, the issue persists. I kindly request a refund for all versions.
can hardly delete anything without signing up for 14 day trial! no point scanning if you can't delete.
great that it found 4gb of space to free up until it pay walls you and wont allow you to remove it till you give the mod author money
He just built SD Maid 2 to milk more money; he stopped upgrading SD Maid 1, for which people had paid him. This is deceptive behavior.
Overhyped app. Proposed to save me 370kb out of 250mb storage. One duplicate file. Wasted more space by installing it than it suggested I could save. Delete! Oh! Use it with Shizuku and be even more thorough... of course. Not.
Does its function, but is very hard on S24 Ultra thermal management and overheats phone. Wouldn't recommend unless you want your phone to be a hot potato.
I made the payment, the One-time Purchase amount got deducted from my account, and yet it's asking me to pay again? I need answers man, what's wrong?
Doesn't work properly...
did not clear cache data this sucks
Trash, asks to pay after setup
nothing happens unless you pay or subscribe
paid apps
couldn't even finish the setup. I followed every instruction without any resolution or explanation as to why following instructions wasn't good enough. absolutely NOT user friendly or helpful
this is a paid app, it will not function as advertised without a subscription. it is not marked as such until you try to use the app as intended. on F-droid the required subscription is not marked at anti-features, only the assets. if I could give you a negative score, I would for these deceptive practices. make a living guy, more power to you, but take your subscription service off of FOSS sites if you won't mark it as a subscription service.
This is useless unless you pay just to delete your files.
paywall
DON'T BUY FROM THEM , they sell lifetime licenses then stop upgrades, so the app doesn't work then make your buy a NEWER version to continue to work with phone.... SCAM!
worst of the worst it keeps asking for money all the time.
does what it's supposed to but I use 4 google accounts and need to reinstall the app almost every time I want to use it because it does not recover my purchase :(
I purchased the SDMaid SE Pro. Every time I open the app it has lost the accessibility setting. I go to settings, turn that on and run the app. When I attempt to delete anything the app has reverted to the free version and won't delete anything. I restart my Onn 11 Pro tablet running android 14, and the app reverts to the paid version and works again. I close the app. If I run the app again in a couple of hours, it's lost the accessibility setting and reverted to the free version again.
Doesn't let you choose folders.
what was wrong with the old SD maid? that one couldn't be continuously updated? why do I have to now purchase the pro version of a second one after I purchased the pro version of the original?? seems like a good way to rip off people to me. I'm about to redownload my other SD made if that no longer works I want my money back for it then
it was much better when it was free.
I find this app extremely slow and it takes more than 10 times longer to clean than other reputable apps of this kind, getting the same results
I paid for this app and it is now asking me to purchase it again. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it and the problem is still happening. I can't use this app now, even when I try to restore purchase
was good but has stopped cleaning apps since latest android update
frustrating and ineffective
New version of the app doesn't recognize that I purchased the last version of the app. Sucks that I'm missing out on features I paid for because I have a more modern OS
Sentiment summary
66%
Positive (4-5★)
8%
Neutral (3★)
25%
Negative (1-2★)