Magic eraser vs cleanup tools vs Photoshop
Phone “magic erasers” (Google’s Magic Eraser, Samsung’s Object Eraser, Apple’s Clean Up) all do the same thing: mark an area, and the phone fills it. CleanMarks gives you both approaches in a browser tab. The on-device patch eraser is fast, private and deterministic. AI fill is generative and better at structure. You choose per stroke, so you can clean the sky locally and send only the tricky shoulder to AI.
Good first jobs for a magic eraser
- Tourists in the background of a landmark shot
- Litter, cones and bins on a street
- Dust spots and sensor specks on skies
- Pimples, stray hairs and lint on clothing
- Stickers, captions and emoji added by an app
Questions
Is there a magic eraser for iPhone?
This page works in Safari on iPhone. Open it, tap Open photo, brush and erase. iOS 18 also has Clean Up in Photos on newer models. CleanMarks works on any iPhone.
Is this the same as Cleanup.pictures?
It is a similar kind of tool: brush and erase in the browser. CleanMarks has no sign-up, keeps the free eraser on your device, and gives full-resolution downloads.
Why does it sometimes copy a strange patch?
The on-device eraser picks patches that best match the surroundings, and occasionally a similar-looking spot is wrong in context. Undo and mark a slightly bigger or smaller area, or use AI fill.