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MacKeeper is a popular Mac cleaner application developed by Clario. The program focuses on data protection and offers several Mac utilities in one app. According to MacObserver, the company is working to “regain users’ trust” after using controversial marketing tactics in the past.
Key features of MacKeeper
Free up disk space
Defend from viruses
Optimize computer
VPN tool
MacKeeper vs its alternatives (2023 review)
Let’s compare MacKeeper with its most famous alternative, CleanMyMac X
Disk cleanup
VPN
Duplicate remover
Real-time antivirus
Speedup
Large & Old files finder
Application reset
Custom cleaning tips
App Store presence
Disk cleanup
VPN
Duplicate remover
Real-time antivirus
Speedup
Large & Old files finder
Application reset
Custom cleaning tips
App Store presence
Disk cleanup
VPN
Duplicate remover
Real-time antivirus
Speedup
Large & Old files finder
Application reset
Custom cleaning tips
App Store presence
Disk cleanup
VPN
Duplicate remover
Real-time antivirus
Speedup
Large & Old files finder
Application reset
Custom cleaning tips
App Store presence
👉 In short, MacKeeper offers more cyber security tools, whereas CleanMyMac X has a deeper focus on cleaning and everyday Mac tasks. Unique to CleanMyMac X is that the app is available on the Mac App Store.
CleanMyMac X
The complete set of Mac optimization tools developed by MacPaw. The app identifies 29 types of junk commonly found on Macs and has a proprietary antivirus that detects macOS-specific threats.
Notarized by Apple
“Best-designed Mac app 2021”
Red Dot Award
#1 Product of the Month
Product Hunt
And what do Mac users say?
It turns out, some Mac users confuse MacKeeper with CleanMyMac X.
*The comments below are screenshots from Quora and Reddit provided only as examples. We may not necessarily agree with their authors.
According to the company MacKeeper has features users can try once for free before purchasing a license. The app is available for download from the official MacKeeper site.
The app has a free trial version that users can download. They can fully try all the features such as malware removal, junk removal and Mac optimization. The cleaning tool has been downloaded more than 20 million times.
Pricing for annual subscription
$71.40 per year
$39.95 per year
$71.40 per year
$39.95 per year
The two apps have different functionality, which makes the price comparison slightly irrelevant. For example, MacKeeper offers duplicate removal and a VPN tool that CleanMyMac X doesn’t have. And CleanMyMac X has a unique Space visualization tool and other one-off features. Download CleanMyMac X here for free.
Make your Mac as good as new
According to one user, CleanMyMac X is “Red Tesla” among other Mac cleaning apps.
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