Comparisons
CLEANUAI VS MACKEEPER
Short answer
Clario Tech’s MacKeeper is a security and cleaning suite sold only as a subscription: US$ 71.40 a year for 1 Mac on its pricing page on October 29, 2026, with antivirus, VPN and an ad blocker. CleanUai is just a cleaner: junk, a disk map, an uninstaller, an app updater and the menu bar, for US$ 9.99 once, with no automatic renewal.
CleanUai and MacKeeper, feature by feature
| Feature | CleanUai | MacKeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$ 9.99 or R$ 34.90, once | US$ 71.40/year (1 Mac) or US$ 14.95/month |
| How you pay | Lifetime license, 1 Mac, with 1 year of new versions | Subscription only, auto-renewing |
| Free trial | Yes · 7 days, all unlocked, no card; scanning free forever | Partly · One free fix per tool |
| App in Brazilian Portuguese | Yes | Not verified · “Portuguese” listed; variant not verified |
| Cleans junk and caches | Yes · System Junk | Yes |
| Visual disk map | Yes · Space Lens | Not verified |
| Large and old files | Yes · Large & Old | Not verified |
| Uninstalls with leftovers | Yes · Uninstaller | Yes |
| Leftovers of deleted apps | Yes · Leftovers | Not verified |
| Updates other apps | Yes · Sparkle, App Store and Homebrew | Yes · Sources not verified |
| Menu bar monitor | Yes · CPU, memory, disk, network, battery | Partly · Menu bar dashboard; metrics not verified |
| Malware scanning | No | Yes · Real-time antivirus, VPN and ad blocker |
| Cleanup goes to the Trash | Yes · Always; delete for good only by holding | Not verified |
| Works without an account | Yes | Not verified |
● yes · ◐ partly · ○ no · ? not verified. Prices are list prices in US dollars, without promotions.
Where MacKeeper is better
- Security in the same app: real-time antivirus, adware removal, VPN, ad and tracker blocking, and data breach alerts.
- Plans for more than one Mac.
- It runs on macOS 10.15 or later.
Where CleanUai is different
- Pay once. US$ 9.99, and the license never expires. MacKeeper renews every year on its own.
- It does one thing: clean and tidy up your Mac. No VPN, no antivirus.
- A complete trial: 7 days, everything unlocked, no card. MacKeeper’s free plan gives one fix per tool.
- No account, no telemetry, with everything going to the Trash.
History
MacKeeper has been around since 2010 and has had three owners (Zeobit, Kromtech and Clario Tech). Wikipedia records a US$ 2 million class action settlement in 2015 and an exposure of customer data the same year, which the company fixed; MacKeeper says every version since 2019 has been notarized by Apple. See the sources below and draw your own conclusions.
Which to choose
If you want antivirus and a VPN in one package and accept a subscription, MacKeeper. If you only want to clean your Mac, paying once, CleanUai.
Questions
Is MacKeeper a subscription?
Yes. Its pricing page shows 12-month and 1-month plans, auto-renewing, with an email reminder before each charge. There’s no lifetime option.
Does CleanUai have an antivirus?
No. CleanUai is a cleaner: junk, disk, apps and updates. For malware, macOS already has XProtect, and there are dedicated apps.
Which one is cheaper?
CleanUai: US$ 9.99 once, against MacKeeper’s US$ 71.40 a year for 1 Mac.
Sources
Prices and features checked on the official sites on October 29, 2026. Prices change: check each app’s site before you buy.
MacKeeper is a trademark of Clario Tech. CleanUai is an independent app with no connection to Clario Tech, and this page is not sponsored or endorsed by them.
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