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Unslow vs CleanMyMac
CleanMyMac, by MacPaw, is an all-in-one Mac cleaner with junk cleanup, malware protection, an app updater and a menu bar monitor. Here’s how the two compare, with a link to the source for every claim about CleanMyMac.
Checked 3 October 2026. Prices and features change, so follow the sources.
| CleanMyMac | Unslow | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.95 a year, or $119.95 onceSource: CleanMyMac store | $29 once |
| Macs per purchase | 1 (2 and 5 Mac plans cost more)Source: CleanMyMac store | 3 |
| New major versions on a one-time purchase | Paid upgrade, at a special priceSource: MacPaw: one-time purchase or subscription | Free if released, never promised |
| Try before you buy | 7-day free trialSource: CleanMyMac | 14-day free trial of everything, no email |
| Refunds | 30 days (14 days monthly)Source: CleanMyMac store | 14 days |
| Macs supported | macOS 11 or laterSource: CleanMyMac | Apple silicon (M1 or later), macOS 14 or later |
| Memory | A Free Up button in its menu appSource: CleanMyMac: check and free up memory | Unslow Now quits the apps you choose and measures what came back |
| Menu bar | Memory, CPU, network, battery and moreSource: CleanMyMac Menu | Memory, swap, disk, CPU and chip temperature |
| History of slowdowns | Not listed in its featuresSource: CleanMyMac | Every slowdown in the last 24 hours (7 days with a licence), with the app behind it |
| Malware protection | YesSource: CleanMyMac | No. macOS has XProtect built in |
| Updates your other apps | Yes, from inside CleanMyMacSource: CleanMyMac features | Finds updates for apps that use Sparkle or the App Store; each app installs its own |
| Map of the whole disk | Yes (Space Lens)Source: CleanMyMac | A map of your home folder, folder by folder; not the system folders |
Where CleanMyMac is the better choice
- It runs on older versions of macOS, from macOS 11.
- It includes malware scanning, and installs other apps' updates for you.
- Space Lens maps the whole disk, system folders included; Unslow maps your home folder.
- Its refund window is longer: 30 days on yearly and one-time plans.
What Unslow does differently
- A one-time $29 licence covers 3 Macs.
- It records every slowdown with the app behind it, so you can see why your Mac was slow, not just how it is now.
- Everything it removes goes to the Trash, where Finder can put it back. Nothing in cleanup is ticked for you.
- It explains what's inside System Data and what removing each part would cost, before you touch anything.
- Instead of a button that frees memory, Unslow Now quits the apps you pick and measures how much memory really came back.
Cost over three years
At today’s list prices, before any discounts.
| Plan | 1 Mac | 2 Macs | 3 Macs |
|---|---|---|---|
| CleanMyMac, yearly | $119.85 | $191.85 | $383.85 (5-Mac plan) |
| CleanMyMac, one-time | $119.95 | $191.95 | $383.95 (5-Mac plan) |
| Unslow | $29 | $29 | $29 |
Sources, checked 3 October 2026: CleanMyMac store, MacPaw: one-time purchase or subscription, CleanMyMac, CleanMyMac features, CleanMyMac Menu, CleanMyMac: check and free up memory.
CleanMyMac is a trademark of its owner. See Unslow’s own pricing.
Unslow your Mac
Try everything free for 14 days. Then $29 once to keep it.
For Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later), macOS 14 or later.