Review · Storage
CleanMyMac Review
What CleanMyMac does, who it is for, where it overlaps with free macOS tools, and what we still have to test before we rate it.
2 min read
Mac app · MacPaw
CleanMyMac
Best for: Mac cleanup and maintenance in one app.
- Best for
- Mac cleanup and maintenance in one app
- Developer
- MacPaw
- Price
- Price not yet verified · check the vendor for current pricing
- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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Watch: CleanMyMac in action
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Shorts
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You Might Be Surprised How Much Junk Your Mac Stores 👀
Your New Mac Isn’t Slow, It’s Just Busy 🤔
Your Mac’s Downloads Folder Is Probably Huge Right Now
Pricing options
Subscription
About $40/year for one Mac
Multi-Mac and monthly options available
One-time
About $90
One Mac, may omit some newer features
Setapp
Included with a Setapp subscription
These prices are approximate and have not been checked against the vendor. Plans and prices change, so confirm on the official site before buying.
Features
- Smart Scan for junk, malware and speed tasks
- Space Lens disk visualization
- Uninstaller and leftovers removal
- Maintenance scripts and login item manager
- Menu bar monitoring
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Polished, approachable interface
- One tool covers several maintenance chores
- Can recover meaningful space on cluttered Macs
- Good for non-technical users
Disadvantages (cons)
- Subscription cost adds up compared with free tools
- Easy to overstate how much cleaning your Mac needs
- Some features overlap with built-in macOS tools
- Marketing can be aggressive
Who should use CleanMyMac
- Users who prefer a guided one-click approach
- People who rarely clean up manually
- Those short on storage who want visual guidance
Use cases
Jobs this app is used for. Select one to see every app in the directory for that job.
Reviews & coverage
No rating yet. We only rate apps after documented hands-on testing. How we review
Reviews
Comparisons
Comparison · Storage
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