I used this one photo cleanup app to get rid of hundreds of photos in 10 minutes

So that means I like to keep my pictures stored locally or in cold storage, such as on an external hard drive or on a computer.

That also means I need to be diligent with management practices to avoid filling up storage space. This includes using built-in Android tools to clean up photo duplicates and promptly back up the rest.

However, this requires me to spring-clean other phones that have wasted so much storage space with years of pictures. As a result, I needed to delete hundreds of images without it taking much time.

I finally found an app that streamlines this process for me on both my lower-end Android phone and my primary driver.

The app is called Slidebox. It is a gesture-based photo management app on Android and iOS.

Gesture-based deletion makes a big difference

I turned the act of removing dozens of photos into a fun activity

When you first download the Slidebox app, it will prompt you to subscribe.

If you want to use it for simple photo management, such as checking for duplicates, organizing your photos into albums, and gesture swiping to delete photos, the free tier is more than good enough.

I found the difficult part was that if you needed to deep-clean very old photos, the paid tier would give you tools to access photos much further back — but I didn’t care, since most of my very old photos are already backed up in the cloud or in cold storage.

After installing Slidebox, the app interface is minimalist and user-friendly, which I liked.

With the free tier, you have only three tabs to work with: Camera, Albums, and More.

Since my only purpose is to delete photos from my phone, I usually choose the Camera tab and scroll down to the month with the most photos.

For me, most are usually taken in December, because of holiday celebrations.

After tapping the month, photos taken that month will show up, and you will be given a few options. You can tap the Next, Trash, or Upload buttons manually.

Or you can do it the fun way: swipe left or right to keep and check the next photo, or swipe up to delete.

The gestures and previews make this much more enjoyable than looking at thumbnails in your photo gallery and then selecting the delete or trash option.

Normally, I like to inspect each photo before deleting it. There have been a few oopses and deletions of the wrong ones before, and I’ve recovered those files from the trash.

Manually deleting them one by one takes a bit of time if you are trying to batch-remove hundreds at a time; swiping felt like it took no time, and it was actually entertaining.

Slidebox is for the minimalist

No editing or AI sorting tools are provided

I do not always need to add editing or an AI-integrated organizer/editor to this workflow, but I understand how these limits can be a problem for others.

For example, Samsung Gallery has some nice in-house editing tools with Galaxy AI. Edit Suggestions has saved a few photos, and removing the shadows and reflections has fixed some ugly pictures into much nicer ones I sent to my friends and family with pride.

Plus, the Object Eraser has come in clutch more than once, saving me from deleting a photo that was accidentally photo-bombed by someone or something that distracts from the subject.

You cannot do any of that through the Slidebox app. Slidebox is for simple photo management, and sometimes that just isn’t enough if you are looking to save photos before you delete them.

But for me, I have some older devices that I used to take quick photos on more than once, and AI is not in the equation. It is better to use Slidebox to make the black-and-white choice between trashing and keeping the photo.

Bulk organize your photos to make it even easier

This isn’t just about photos; you can also organize your video clips for quick deletion.

Part of why I needed an app like Slidebox was that I wasn’t disciplined enough to organize my images into albums or to use Google Stacks to group similar shots.

This made mass deletion a bit of a nightmare.

If you want your diligence rewarded and avoid downloading apps that can help you remove hundreds of photos in minutes, take the time to bulk-organize your photos and videos with in-house tools.

That way, you can upload or store them in albums before your camera roll becomes a complete mess (like mine is).