Comparison · Privacy in Telegram
Spam Info Bot vs Meta Cleaner
Spam Info Bot is ahead: 86 against 70 out of 100 for Meta Cleaner. Spam Info Bot wins on reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness, localization. Meta Cleaner wins on functionality, usability. Both are free to use.
Meta Cleaner is not listed in this language edition of the catalog; the comparison is shown for reference.
@SpamBot
FreeOfficial
86/ 100
#1 in Privacy in TelegramTelegram's own official bot for checking whether your account is spam-restricted and appealing the limitation — run by Telegram itself, with roughly 34 million monthly users.
@MetadataCleanerBot
Free
70/ 100
A Russian-language metadata cleaner that takes video as well as photos: it strips the geotag, the device model and the date in one tap. Free.
At a glance
| Spam Info Bot | Meta Cleaner | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly users | 34.2M | — |
| Pricing and limits | Free | Free |
| Languages | MULTI | RU |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | no | no |
| Works in channels | no | no |
| Accepts voice | no | no |
| Accepts files | no | yes |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | no | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | no |
| Developer | Telegram | — |
| Last check | October 22, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Weight | Spam Info Bot | Meta Cleaner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 6 | 7 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Usability | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Freshness | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Localization | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 86 | 70 |
Pros and cons
Spam Info Bot
- Genuinely official, run by Telegram itself — zero third-party risk
- Extremely widely used, a proven and trusted tool
- Solves a real, sometimes urgent problem (losing messaging ability)
- Only addresses spam-restriction status, not broader privacy settings
- Appeal outcomes are decided by Telegram, not guaranteed
Meta Cleaner
- Handles video, which most cleaners skip
- Russian interface
- Free, nothing to configure
- The file passes through someone else's server
- No preview of what was inside before cleaning
Frequently asked questions
Spam Info Bot or Meta Cleaner: which is better?
Spam Info Bot is ahead: 86 against 70 out of 100 for Meta Cleaner. Spam Info Bot wins on reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness, localization. Meta Cleaner wins on functionality, usability. Both are free to use.
Are Spam Info Bot and Meta Cleaner free?
Spam Info Bot: Free. Meta Cleaner: Free.
Do Spam Info Bot and Meta Cleaner work in groups?
Spam Info Bot: no. Meta Cleaner: no.