iSpeaker Cleaner: questions and honest answers

For droplets trapped in the grille, yes. iSpeaker Cleaner plays a 165 Hz sine tone at full level that rises to 200 Hz over 30 seconds by default, and the strong movement of the speaker membrane physically pushes the water back out, the same trick as the water lock on a smartwatch. It has zero effect on water anywhere else inside the phone.

Loose, dry dust, yes, the vibration shakes it free. Packed-in pocket lint or grime stuck in the mesh won't budge no matter how long you run it. A soft, dry brush used gently works for that; never push anything into the holes.

It's ordinary audio through the ordinary speaker, with a short fade-in and fade-out so you never get a pop. That said, full volume for long stretches is hard on any small speaker, so rest between runs and skip it entirely if the speaker is already damaged.

No. Turn it off and let it dry — that part has nothing to do with this app. Water eject moves water out of the speaker grille once the phone already works again; it was never built as a rescue for a soaked phone, a wet charging port or water trapped inside the case.

No account. Cleaning and tone features all work offline because every sound is generated right on the device. Ads and the one-time Pro purchase are the only parts that ever go online.

Yes, one universal app for iPhone and iPad, iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. Same tabs, same programs, and the iPad side works in every orientation.

Two, total, on the Water Ejection tab — not two per day, which trips people up. After that, a short video ad buys one more, or Pro makes it unlimited. The Water program under Smart Clean is free and unlimited on its own, though it's a gentler, different recipe.

One purchase, lifetime access, no subscription. It strips every ad, makes Water Ejection unlimited, and turns on Deep, Auto Mode, Custom and the automatic Frequency Sweep. Restore Purchases brings it back on a new device.

Just for Auto Mode, a 3-second listen before it suggests a program. Nothing gets recorded or saved. Water Ejection, the fixed programs and the tone generator never touch the microphone, so saying no still leaves everything else working.

Not really, and I'd skip relying on it. It listens for 3 seconds without playing a tone, then sorts the average level into Water, Deep or Normal. That level is mostly your room's noise, not your speaker's condition. If you already know the phone got wet, just pick Water yourself.

A habit score, not a speaker measurement. It drops the longer since your last session and climbs with streaks and sessions this week; with none logged it starts at 50. A low number doesn't mean a broken speaker, and a high one doesn't mean a clean one.

In English, yes: "Eject water with iSpeakerCleaner". Any other language, use the Eject Water action from Shortcuts or Spotlight instead — same result, opens the app and starts right away, and the free limit still counts.

No, output is mono and iOS alone decides which built-in speaker plays it. Instead, hold each end of the phone near an ear in turn while a tone plays, and listen for buzz on either side.

It's a listening tool, not lab equipment. The app never measures what the speaker actually produces, and right now the pitch can run a few percent below the number on screen. For catching rattles and distortion by ear, that slack doesn't matter.

A phone speaker is tiny; it barely moves air at the lowest bass notes, so near-silence at 20 Hz is expected, not broken. At the top end plenty of adults can't hear 16 kHz at all. Neither one means anything is wrong with your speaker.

No. Sound only plays while the app sits open on the tab you started from. Leave the app or switch tabs and the session cuts out, so keep it on screen until the countdown finishes.

Not yet. You can edit cycles in Custom Mode Settings, but the Custom program under Smart Clean always plays one 165 Hz step for 5 seconds regardless. Pick Normal, Water or Deep for a program that actually runs its full length.

On the device only — mode, length and date for each completed session, auto-deleted after 90 days. No export, no cloud sync, nobody else sees it.