Which fits your needs?
Disk Xray: Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools.
Space Lens (CleanMyMac): Existing CleanMyMac users who want visual disk exploration within their suite.
Features, pricing, and workflow
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| Feature | Disk Xray | Space Lens (CleanMyMac) |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools. | Existing CleanMyMac users who want visual disk exploration within their suite. |
| Visualization | Sorted folder breakdown and cleanup lists | Bubble-map storage explorer |
| Platforms and requirements | macOS 10.13+ (vendor requirements) | macOS |
| Pricing and editions | Free App Store download; full functionality via subscription or lifetime purchase. The subscription includes a seven-day trial. | Part of CleanMyMac; check current subscription/one-time plans and edition availability. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Native macOS UI | Yes | Yes |
| Cleanup workflow | Review each module’s action; ordinary cleanup and permanent shredding have different recovery implications. | Add selections to the cleanup list, review them, then run the module’s removal action. |
| Reports and portability | The cited product page does not document scan export. Keep duplicate decisions and paths separately; hard-link accounting in NullDisk is not duplicate-content detection. | Keep screenshots and paths from Space Lens. The cited manual does not establish report interoperability with NullDisk. |
Disk Xray: what stands out
A good fit for Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools.
Disk Xray: strengths
- Size-sorted folder scanner
- Byte-by-byte duplicate checks and similar-picture search
- App uninstaller, disk cleaner, and optional file shredder
Considerations
- Six modules serve different cleanup tasks
- Shredder operations are permanent
- Vendor limits content overwriting to supported HDDs, excluding SSD/APFS/network drives
Space Lens (CleanMyMac): what stands out
A good fit for existing CleanMyMac users who want visual disk exploration within their suite.
Space Lens (CleanMyMac): strengths
- Bubble visualization of local and external storage
- Folder-by-folder browsing and a reviewed removal list
- Part of the broader CleanMyMac maintenance suite
Considerations
- A suite module rather than a standalone purchase
- Check module availability in your CleanMyMac edition
- Suite licensing may be more than needed for disk analysis alone
For a useful comparison on your own drive, match the scan root, access permissions, and size mode. Chart style changes how you explore the results; it does not by itself establish measurement accuracy.
Common questions
When should I choose Disk Xray?
A good fit for Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools. Free App Store download; full functionality via subscription or lifetime purchase. The subscription includes a seven-day trial.
When should I choose Space Lens (CleanMyMac)?
A good fit for existing CleanMyMac users who want visual disk exploration within their suite. Part of CleanMyMac; check current subscription/one-time plans and edition availability.
Will both apps show the same size?
Not necessarily. Match the scan root, permissions, exclusions, and logical/allocated-size mode. Hard links, APFS clones, snapshots, sparse files, and cloud placeholders can change totals. A reported size is not a guaranteed amount recovered after deletion.