MiniSpace vs AppCleaner
AppCleaner is a small, long-standing uninstaller: drop an app on it and it finds the related files. Its page has no price and no purchase step, only a donation link. If removing an app and its leftovers is all you need, it does that. MiniSpace's uninstaller is one part of a wider tool that also finds caches, duplicates and large folders.
Facts about AppCleaner were read on FreeMacSoft's own pages on 10 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide.
Side by side
| MiniSpace | AppCleaner | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 one-time | No price on its page; direct downloads with no purchase step, and a donation link |
| Trial and refund | No trial build; 14-day refund | Nothing to buy |
| Signing | Ad-hoc signed, not notarized by Apple | Not stated on their pages |
| Runs on | Apple Silicon only, macOS 12 or later | Version 3.7 is for macOS 15 and later; version 3.6.8 covers macOS 10.14 to 15.6 |
| Where you get it | Direct download after purchase | Direct download |
| Visual disk map | Yes, a treemap coloured by age, plus largest files | No |
| Clean-up categories | Yes, 17 categories, each explained and labelled Safe, Review first or Show only | No |
| App uninstaller | Yes, with leftovers ranked by confidence; Apple apps protected | Yes, finds files related to the app you drop on it |
| Duplicate finder | Yes, byte-identical files of 1 MB and up, verified by SHA-256 | No |
| Malware scanner | No | No |
| Scheduling | Optional; scans and reminders, and a consented Move to Trash for Xcode DerivedData, only while the app is open | No |
| How it removes files | Moves to the Trash first. Empty Trash is the only permanent action and needs your confirmation | Not stated on their pages |
| Undo | Yes, Undo and Put back for every move, from a local recovery log | Not stated on their pages |
Pick AppCleaner if
- You only want to uninstall apps, nothing else.
- You do not want to pay for a tool.
- You need support for older macOS versions through its 3.6.8 release.
Pick MiniSpace if
- You want to see sizes for every app and how confident each leftover match is.
- You want Apple apps protected and only exact bundle-identifier matches pre-ticked.
- You also want caches, duplicates and a disk map handled in the same app.
Before you buy. MiniSpace is ad-hoc signed and not notarized by Apple, so macOS warns you the first time you open it. The first-open guide shows the steps. It needs Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 12 or later.
$9.99 once. 14-day refund. See Refunds.
Sources
AppCleaner is a product of FreeMacSoft. MiniSpace is not affiliated with or endorsed by FreeMacSoft. Product names belong to their owners.
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