RoomForGemsClearing out copies, screenshots and big videos often frees more than space on your phone. If you pay for iCloud+ or Google One, you might now fit on a smaller plan. This guide shows how to check and how to change it. It is your decision either way, and nothing here changes your plan for you.
First, check what you actually use
Photos are usually the biggest thing in your cloud storage, but not the only thing. Backups, mail and files share the same space. So clear what you want to clear first, then look at the number in Settings. Deleted photos sit in Recently Deleted (or the Google Photos trash) for about 30 days, and the space only comes back once they leave it.
A good rule: only move down if what you use is comfortably below the smaller plan. If you are right on the edge, new photos will fill it again within weeks.
iCloud+
To see how much you use, open Settings, tap your name, then iCloud. The bar at the top shows something like "187 GB of 200 GB used".
To change plan on iOS 18.4 or later, Apple's steps are: Settings › your name › Subscriptions, then choose iCloud+ under Active. On earlier versions it's under iCloud › Manage Account Storage (or Manage Plan). The change takes effect when your current billing period ends. Apple lists the current plans and prices on its iCloud+ page, linked below.
Apple says to download or remove anything over the new limit first. If you're still over it, iCloud stops syncing and backing up until there's room again. Moving to the free plan also turns off iCloud+ extras such as Hide My Email and Private Relay.
Google One
To see how much you use, open the Google One app or one.google.com and look under Storage.
To change plan, open the Google One app (or one.google.com) › Menu › Settings, where you can change or cancel your membership. A downgrade starts at your next billing cycle; until then you keep your current plan. If you bought the plan on an iPhone, change it in the app you bought it with, or in the App Store's subscriptions. Google lists current plans on its plans page.
Google's free tier is 15 GB, shared across Gmail, Drive and Photos. If you go over it for a long time, Google says it may delete content, so leave yourself room.
Where RoomForGems fits
RoomForGems has a Plan Check that does the arithmetic for you: you pick your plan and type in what's used, and it works out what clearing the safe items would leave you with. It's always an estimate, because the app can't see your backups or mail. It never changes your plan; it only tells you what the numbers say. RoomForGems is free for up to 1 GB, then $9.99 once, with no subscription.