What is DaisyDisk

DaisyDisk is a longtime favorite in the Mac community for visualizing and cleaning disk space. The app is a one-time purchase, but if you're unsure, you can try the free version to scan your device.

Highlights

Space visualization

Scan for junk files

Hidden space monitor

Manual cleanup

DaisyDisk and its alternatives

DaisyDisk is often compared to CleanMyMac as both apps have interactive interfaces. But DaisyDisk does not label files as "junk" or "clutter" the way CleanMyMac does. It’s up to you to decide what to delete. Here are scans from both apps so you can see their differences.

*Test performed on the same MacBook Pro M1 with 512 GB of storage

Comparing the extra features

Let’s compare DaisyDisk with its most famous alternative, CleanMyMac.

Space cleanup

Scan for junk files

Temporary junk collector

Hidden space monitor

Space visualization

iCloud cleanup

Malware removal

Mac optimization

Application uninstaller

Application updater

Clean purgeable space

Free trial available

Free 7-Day Plan

👉 In short, DaisyDisk is the app for you if your Mac feels cluttered and you need a quick way to see what's taking up space. Then, you decide whether to clean it or not. CleanMyMac detects and cleans all types of junk, both on your Mac and across all your cloud services. It also removes macOS malware and packs more tools, including an application updater and uninstaller.

CleanMyMac

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.

Apple Notarized

Passed Apple’s security check for malware

17^th

Anniversary

2008-2025

17 years of expertise in developing Mac software

4,7

App Store

Top-rated
based on 921 reviews

29 Million

Downloads

One million Macs cleaned daily

iF Design Award

"Gold" winner
in app design

Try 7 Days Free

Notarized by Apple

And what do Mac users say?

“CleanMyMac paying customer of 5 years. While we use our personal 2016 MacBook Pros quite a bit, CleanMyMac helps to clean it up every month or so. Useful to speed it up when it chokes and looks good. P.S. CleanMyMac is a product of a legit company and is getting regularly updated and improved.”

Source: Reddit

“DaisyDisk is great. You can manually go through each folder to identify which are the largest files and delete them or you can use the visually appealing daisy disk to do it much quicker.”

Source: Reddit

“CleanMyMac (Maintenance function) is the only one I know of that Clears Purgeable Space.”

Source: Reddit

*The comments above are provided as examples only. We do not necessarily agree with their authors.

Both apps offer free trial

DaisyDisk has a limited free version to scan your device, to do any deletion you need to buy a life-time licence.

Users can create a free account and use it at no cost for 7 days with all features unlocked. It includes junk and malware removal, as well as Mac optimization. The cleaning tool has been downloaded more than 29 million times.