Comparison

CleanMyMac or Native macOS?

Check the macOS "Storage Recommendations" first. CleanMyMac to go further once in a while.

Tool A

CleanMyMac

Clean, optimize and monitor your Mac in a few clicks without risking breaking the system.

Tool B

Native macOS

Competitor

Criterion by criterion

Criterion by criterion
Criterion	CleanMyMac	Native macOS
In my stack	Yes	No, competitor
My rating	4.3 out of 5	No tool page on my site
What it does better	Reassuring interface that guides you step by step, no risk of deleting critical files	Free, built in, enough for most needs
What it does worse	Truly occasional use, macOS handles a good part of these optimizations itself	Less granularity on caches and leftover files from apps
Entry price	Included in Setapp (~€9.99/month)	No tool page on my site
Plan I would pick	Setapp · ~€9.99/month (Setapp subscription)	No tool page on my site
Works with	macOS	No tool page on my site
Where the opinion comes from	Based on my CleanMyMac review	Compared from my CleanMyMac review

Verdict

Check the macOS "Storage Recommendations" first. CleanMyMac to go further once in a while.

On Native macOS, written from my CleanMyMac review