Apple’s Clean Up feature, currently available via the iOS 18.1 developer beta, is an Apple Intelligence tool that can remove unwanted objects from photos.
Keep in mind that the operative words here are “developer beta.” Clean Up is still in its testing phase — and you really shouldn’t download any iOS beta version without backing up your iPhone first. It’s a rough-around-the-edges copy that gives some users early access to iOS 18 features before they officially drop later this year.
With that in mind, I wanted to test Apple’s new Clean Up utility and pit it against other tools, including Google Magic Eraser and Samsung Galaxy AI. For this face-off, I’ll be using the iPhone 15 Pro Max (Clean Up), Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (Magic Eraser), and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (Galaxy AI).
Apple Clean Up vs. Magic Eraser vs. Galaxy AI: Test photos
I decided to choose the following three photos for the test. Each one has a …