Clean Email vs Cleanfox
Clean Email
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| Figure | Clean Email | Cleanfox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 2 |
| Spec score · Email Cleanup Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.8 (#4) |
| Connection method | Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook and Office 365 can connect without entering a password, while other IMAP providers may require credentials or an app-specific password. | Cleanfox uses IMAP plus provider-generated application passwords, and OAuth2 where supported. |
| Data retention | Clean Email says it automatically deletes the mailbox index if the user does not log in for 45 days, and also deletes it when the account is removed. | The privacy notice says email content is generally retained only for the account lifetime plus a system-improvement period, while logs are kept no longer than six months to one year. |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA | Bezons, France |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.5 out of 5 from 3.8K reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 27K ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 10 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 1 review; G2 says there are not enough reviews for buying insight. |
| Rating on Google Play | 3.6 out of 5 from 2.98K reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 330K reviews |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.5 out of 5 from 716 reviews | 4.9 out of 5 from 8,912 reviews |
| Support | The help pages direct users with further questions to contact Clean Email for assistance. | Technical support is offered by email in English or French, with a stated usual response time of 24 to 48 business hours. |
| Supported providers | Clean Email says it supports all email providers, including Gmail, Google Workspace, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, Office 365, Fastmail, AOL, iCloud and other IMAP mailboxes. | Listed providers include Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Hotmail, Orange, SFR, La Poste, GMX, Apple and iCloud, while the app listing also names AOL, Exchange and IMAP accounts. |
| What it does | Clean Email groups, filters, deletes, archives, labels and organizes large mailboxes, while managing subscriptions and incoming mail rules. | Cleanfox scans connected mailboxes to identify newsletters and order-confirmation messages for cleanup. |
Plans
Clean Email
- Free accountFree
- 1 account$9.99 a month
- 1 account$29.99 a year
- Premium — 10 accounts, monthlyPrice not published
- Premium — 10 accounts, yearlyPrice not published
- Premium — 1 account, monthlyPrice not published
- Premium — 1 account, yearlyPrice not published
- Premium — 5 accounts, monthlyPrice not published
- Premium — 5 accounts, yearlyPrice not published
In their own words
Clean Email
Clean Email helps people manage busy inboxes by grouping messages for bulk organization, archiving or removal. Its Unsubscriber lists subscriptions and newsletters for bulk unsubscribing, while Auto Clean rules can move, star, mark, delete or archive messages according to criteria such as sender, domain, status and age. Screener holds messages from unknown senders for review, where users can allow or block them. The service connects directly to mailboxes from Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, iCloud, Outlook and other IMAP providers, so it can work alongside an existing email app. Apps are listed for Android, iOS, macOS and the web. Clean Email says its index stores message metadata, not message bodies or attachments by default; it deletes the index after 45 days without a login or when an account is removed. A free account cleans up to 1,000 messages, but excludes Screener, Sender and Mailing List Settings, and Auto Clean. The pricing note lists paid plans from $9.99/mo and a 14-day trial; premium plan prices are not itemized here.
Cleanfox
Cleanfox is a free service for removing unwanted email and unsubscribing from newsletters. It identifies recurring senders and lets users decide what to keep before cleaning. For a newsletter, users can remove all its messages, delete received emails while staying subscribed, or keep it. Mail support includes Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, iCloud Mail, and most other providers. Card and list views help sort newsletters, with bulk actions in list view; users can add multiple mailboxes and sort them together. Automatic cleanup rules are available. An initial mailbox scan takes an average of 30 minutes to 3 hours. Deleted messages move to the mailbox trash and remain recoverable until the email provider empties it, typically after 5 to 30 days. Cleanfox says it uses end-to-end encryption, does not read or sell emails, and anonymizes newsletter and commercial-transaction data for market statistics. It says users are not targeted by advertising. Attachment downloading and deletion is marked “Soon.” Cleanfox is available on Android, iOS, and the web.