CleanMyMac Reviews

CleanMyMac is very simple and easy to use. For starters, all features are appropriately categorized and straightforward to find. These include tools for cleanup, protection, optimization, and app management.

The most important feature is Smart Scan, which essentially uses all the software’s power to clean, update, and scan your computer all at once. You always get to choose what should be the next step after scans, keeping you in control of your files and guaranteeing that no required item is deleted by accident.

Additionally, CleanMyMac comes with a built-in virtual assistant with your Mac’s health score and shortcuts to essential features for increasing this rate. This includes computer restart prompts, app uninstall, and other maintenance tools.

The scanning process is very reliable, both in terms of speed and thoroughness. In fact, CleanMyMac only needs a few seconds to find junk data, through separate cleanup tasks or the complete Smart Scan option. Naturally, this also depends on how full your Mac’s hard drive is.

The cleanup feature searches for system junk files, mail attachments, the trash bin, and unused app versions simultaneously. It’s particularly impressive how the software is intelligent enough to overlook files kept in cloud storage apps and how it doesn’t slow down your PC at all. In fact, our CPU usage only had occasional spikes, with a slight increase during the deletion process.

One minor nuisance is the lack of restore points to return to should something go wrong. Still, CleanMyMac does an excellent job of getting rid of wasteful files that might be making your PC sluggish.

CleanMyMac comes with plenty of alternative features to optimize your computer. Some notable extras include its capacity to find and remove malicious files from the system and update the apps installed on your Mac with a single click.

Mac protection scans for malware, unsafe camera and microphone permissions, browsing history, and traces of online and offline activity. Much like its other features, CleanMyMac includes protection management for customizing privacy and app permission settings.

Still, the most comprehensive tool is Maintenance, where you’ll find scripts for flushing out your DNS cache, improving your email inbox performance, reindexing Spotlight, repairing disk permissions, and verifying the startup disk. On top of this, the applications feature includes warnings for outdated macOS operating systems, app updates, and leftover files.

Sometimes you might be looking to free up some space on your Mac and don’t know where to start. In these cases, you can use My Clutter. It scans for large and old files, duplicates, similar images, and download files, letting you get rid of them in the blink of an eye.

CleanMyMac has plenty of pricing options to choose from, including annual, monthly, and one-time subscriptions for one, two, or five Mac computers. Lifetime subscriptions always end up being the best deal when used for a long time, but not everyone is ready for this type of commitment. That said, the cheapest alternative is the annual plan for one computer, costing $3.33 per month – 66% cheaper than its monthly counterpart.

The cheapest one-time purchase costs $119.95 and supports one Mac. We recommend keeping a close eye on the company’s website as there are often seasonal promotions reducing the cost of subscriptions. This is especially true for anyone purchasing a subscription for more than one computer, as multiple licenses are regularly discounted.

The icing on the cake is the 7-day free trial, which includes unlimited access to all CleanMyMac's features, and its 30-day money-back guarantee. In addition, people who are currently using a different Mac optimizer or antivirus can also get a 40% discount if they switch.

On a different note, anyone looking for support for more than five Macs can subscribe to CleanMyMac Business, which accommodates more advanced requirements. Payments can be made through all major credit cards, plus PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Still, this isn’t the only way that MacPaw aids its customers. The company also provides a knowledge base, FAQs, blog articles, and video tutorials. It’s worth mentioning that users have a designated area for suggesting new features for CleanMyMac.

Aside from our experience, users often praise the company for its promptness and helpfulness. CleanMyMac has an online presence on socials like Instagram, X, YouTube, and Facebook.

Although the software doesn’t include restore points, this negative is easily compensated by everything else that it achieves. CleanMyMac can search deep inside your hard drives and wipe away everything that might slow down your computer, regardless of the type of file you’re dealing with.

This program can also aid you in a faster and safer web surfing experience, making CleanMyMac a must for devoted Mac users. The best part is that you can try it all risk free with a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.