# Cleer vs CleanMyMac CleanMyMac is a full maintenance suite. Cleer is a smaller native cleaner that lists files, explains why they can go, then waits for confirmation. This page matches current Cleer behavior against CleanMyMac's public product page. CleanMyMac facts from macpaw.com/cleanmymac, August 2026. MacPaw can change features and prices. Source: https://macpaw.com/cleanmymac Cleer price: $13.99 one-time. Site: https://cleer.deepzero.ai ## Cleer Cleanup you can inspect One-time $13.99 for one Mac. Smart Clean, categories, uninstall, storage, projects, installers, exact duplicates, space history, and iCloud in a folder you authorize. Optional CLI and MCP. No malware module. ## CleanMyMac All-in-one Smart Care MacPaw's cleaner plus threat scan, performance boost, software updates, and clutter tools. Public page lists pricing starting at $3.33/month, macOS 11+, and a 7-day trial. ## Buying ### Price - **Cleer:** $13.99 once. Launch code CLEER50 is 50% off at Stripe. Future updates included. - **CleanMyMac:** Public page lists pricing starting at $3.33/month. MacPaw also sells monthly, yearly, and one-time licenses. ### License - **Cleer:** One Mac per purchase. Unbind in Settings, then bind again after a reinstall or a new Mac. - **CleanMyMac:** Plans scale by number of Macs. Setapp and the Mac App Store are extra storefronts. ### Trial - **Cleer:** No trial gate. 7-day refund after purchase. - **CleanMyMac:** 7-day trial on the public page. ### macOS - **Cleer:** macOS 13 Ventura or later. Apple silicon and Intel. - **CleanMyMac:** macOS 11 or later. Minimum display 1200x800. About 320 MB to install. ## How cleanup works ### Default flow - **Cleer:** Scan, review a readable list, then confirm. Smart Clean splits items into suggested, needs review, and will not auto-clean. - **CleanMyMac:** Smart Care runs five routines in one pass: deep clean, threat scan, performance boost, software update, and declutter. ### What you see first - **Cleer:** Paths, reasons, size vs disk use vs reclaimable space. Quick Look and Finder from the review list. - **CleanMyMac:** Summary-first maintenance. You can still inspect items, but the marketed path is one Smart Care run. ### Deletion - **Cleer:** Preview never deletes. Smart Clean and category cleanup default to permanent delete, with Trash as a setting. Uninstall, duplicates, installers, projects, storage, and iCloud always use Trash. - **CleanMyMac:** Cleanup is behind review in the app. The public pitch is still a single care routine that includes junk, threats, and updates. ### Safety defaults - **Cleer:** System files skipped by default. Source trees are not suggested for project cleanup. High-risk rows start unchecked. - **CleanMyMac:** MacPaw advertises a safety database and that it does not delete without asking. ## Cleanup coverage ### Caches, logs, junk - **Cleer:** User caches, logs, browser leftovers, developer caches, crash reports, Trash. Running browsers are skipped. - **CleanMyMac:** System junk and hidden clutter are a core Smart Care job. MacPaw cites an average 5.5 GB on a first scan. ### Uninstall - **Cleer:** App bundle plus leftovers: support files, caches, containers, login items. System apps stay off by default. Always Trash. - **CleanMyMac:** Uninstall leftover data and update other software from the same product family. ### Duplicates - **Cleer:** Exact content match only. Same name is not enough. Each group keeps at least one copy. Cleanup goes to Trash. - **CleanMyMac:** Duplicate files plus similar photos. Broader clutter tools, not hash-only matching. ### Large files and storage - **Cleer:** Pick a folder, see heavy items, trash one at a time. Local space history shows what grew and what cleanup changed. - **CleanMyMac:** Clutter and Space Lens style views for large, old, and forgotten files. ### iCloud - **Cleer:** You pick an iCloud Drive folder. Metadata scan only. No forced download. Delete goes to Trash and follows iCloud. - **CleanMyMac:** Cloud cleanup for large cloud files and redundant local copies. ### Developer projects - **Cleer:** Xcode, Node, Python, Rust, Gradle, and similar artifacts, with rebuild notes. Source directories stay protected. - **CleanMyMac:** Not a first-class project-artifact cleaner. Developer caches may appear inside general junk. ### Installers - **Cleer:** Dedicated scan of common download locations for dmg, pkg, and related installers. - **CleanMyMac:** Installation leftovers sit with app management and clutter, not as a dedicated installer inbox. ### Optimize - **Cleer:** Rebuild caches and related maintenance with a preview. This flow does not delete files. - **CleanMyMac:** Performance boost, memory and CPU control, and maintenance scripts inside Smart Care. ## Outside cleanup ### Malware - **Cleer:** Not included. Cleer will not ship antivirus without a dedicated engine. - **CleanMyMac:** Threat scan is one of the five Smart Care routines. Moonlock engine on the MacPaw site. ### App updater - **Cleer:** Cleer updates itself. It does not patch your other apps. - **CleanMyMac:** Software update is part of Smart Care. ### Agents and CLI - **Cleer:** Optional local cleer CLI and stdio MCP for Cursor, Codex, and Claude Code. Cleanup still needs approval in the app. - **CleanMyMac:** No public CLI or MCP. Menu bar assistant is the extra surface. ### Languages - **Cleer:** English and Chinese in the app and on this site. - **CleanMyMac:** Many locales on the MacPaw site and in the app. ## Who each one is for ### Choose Cleer if - You want a list of paths and reasons before anything moves. - Disks fill with repos, installers, and media, not mystery System Data. - A $13.99 one-time license beats a yearly cleaner subscription. - You want the same scan engine from the app, a terminal, or an agent. ### Choose CleanMyMac if - You want junk, malware, RAM-style boost, and app updates in one button. - Similar photos matter more than exact-hash duplicates. - You already live in Setapp or want MacPaw's wider product line. - You need macOS 11 or 12, which Cleer does not support. CleanMyMac is a MacPaw product. This page is an independent comparison, not affiliated with MacPaw. We describe Cleer from the shipping app. We describe CleanMyMac from its public website. 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