Inbox Zapper vs InboxSweeper
Inbox Zapper
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| Figure | Inbox Zapper | InboxSweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.28/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Email Cleanup Software | 7.7 (#17) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Privacy | The company says it does not share, sell, or anonymize email addresses, mailbox addresses, email content, or attachments. | The tool runs on the user's computer and says mail, credentials, and tokens are not uploaded; anonymous usage counters can be disabled with INBOXSWEEPER_NO_TELEMETRY=1. |
| Purpose | Inbox Zapper scans inboxes for mailing lists and unwanted emails so users can unsubscribe or mass delete messages. | InboxSweeper bulk deletes old promotions and newsletters and unsubscribes from mailing lists. |
| Support | The support page offers email help at [email protected] and says the team will respond as soon as possible. | The project directs users who encounter an unlisted issue to open a GitHub issue with their OS, browser, and the exact wording of the problem. |
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In their own words
Inbox Zapper
Inbox Zapper has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
InboxSweeper
InboxSweeper is a free, open-source tool for clearing old promotional mail and newsletters and unsubscribing from mailing lists. It supports Gmail fully; Yahoo and other IMAP inboxes are experimental. Choose among three sweep modes: Sloth targets mail older than two years, Normal mail older than one year, and MadMax includes recent promotional mail. Their respective run caps are 25, 50, and 100 senders. Before moving messages, sweeps show counts; financial, security, payment, receipt, and government mail is protected. You can unsubscribe, move selected messages to Trash, or report senders as spam. Trash messages are described as recoverable for about 30 days. One-click and mailto unsubscribe options are supported; web-link-only options are flagged for manual handling. The tool runs on your computer and says it does not upload mail, credentials, or tokens. It offers a local browser interface, Windows executable, terminal CLI, and AI-agent instructions. It uses a scoped app password rather than Google OAuth, with credentials stored in macOS Keychain or a locked file.