Compare · Mac cleaners
AppCleaner vs Levo
AppCleaner does one job well: drag an app onto it and it finds the files the app scattered. Levo uninstalls apps the same way, from the keyboard, and also frees the rest of your disk.
Quick verdict
- Pick AppCleaner if all you need is a free, tiny app to remove apps and their leftovers.
- Pick Levo if you want uninstalling as part of a bigger job: disk space, memory and alerts, with every item shown and a guard before anything is removed.
AppCleaner at a glance
- What it is: a small app that, per its page, thoroughly uninstalls unwanted apps by finding and safely deleting the scattered files they leave behind.
- How it works: drag an app onto its window to locate its related files, review the results and delete them with one click.
- Price: free; its page links to a donation page.
- Needs: version 3.7 needs macOS 15 or later. Older versions exist for older macOS.
Levo at a glance
- What it is: a menubar app that watches disk, memory, CPU and GPU against limits you set. Needs macOS 26 or later.
- Who judges: your own AI agent (Claude Code, Codex and others) looks at what Levo found and says what's safe, read-only and in a sandbox. Without an agent, Levo uses its own rules for known tools.
- What you see: every item with its size and the reason it's safe, grouped, with the safe ones ticked at the cleanup level you chose (Careful, Balanced or Aggressive). You tick and untick before anything goes.
- Who deletes: Levo does, never the agent, and a guard checks every item again right before it goes: open files, running apps, unsaved git work, live agent sessions, recent changes, your protected folders.
- Beyond disk: shows the processes behind memory, CPU and GPU and quits what your agent says is idle, uninstalls apps with their leftovers, and can clean on its own with Auto mode.
- Account and price: no account. Watching, suggestions and the first two cleanups are free, then a lifetime licence for 2 Macs. The price is on the Levo page.
Side-by-side
| AppCleaner | Levo | |
|---|---|---|
| What it's for | Uninstalling apps | Freeing disk, memory, CPU and GPU, and uninstalling apps |
| How you uninstall | Drag the app onto its window | ⌘K, type "uninstall" and part of the name |
| Leftovers listed | Yes, you review them | Yes, with sizes; you untick any you want to keep |
| Undo | Not stated on its page | Goes to the Trash; put back for a day from ⌘K |
| Cleans anything else | No | Yes: caches, build files, agent sessions and more |
| Watches and alerts | No | Yes |
| Needs a licence | No, it's free | The first two cleanups are free, then a licence; uninstalling counts as a cleanup |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 15 for the current version | macOS 26 |
Pricing
AppCleaner is free; its page asks for an optional donation (Nov 2026).
Levo's watching and suggestions are free, and so are the first two cleanups; uninstalling an app counts as one. After that a lifetime licence for 2 Macs. See the Levo page.
Who should pick which
AppCleaner is a good fit if
- You only want to remove apps, and nothing else.
- You want it free.
- You want a tiny app you open only when needed.
Levo is a good fit if
- You want uninstalling, space and memory in one tool.
- You want every leftover shown with its size, with the Trash and a day to put it back.
- You want a guard that stops it removing something in use.
Questions
Does Levo uninstall as thoroughly?
It lists the app and what it left behind, such as Application Support, caches and preferences, with sizes, and moves them to the Trash. Every app leaves something different, so review the list.
Can I keep using AppCleaner?
Yes. They don't conflict.
Compared on 1 November 2026, from each app's own website. We make Levo.