Which fits your needs?
Disk Xray: Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools.
SimplyDiskSweeper: Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation.
Features, pricing, and workflow
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| Feature | Disk Xray | SimplyDiskSweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools. | Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation. |
| Visualization | Sorted folder breakdown and cleanup lists | Size-ranked folder hierarchy and filters |
| 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. | US Mac App Store lists $14.99 upfront; one-time purchase. |
| 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. | Moves only selected items to macOS Trash after confirmation. |
| 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. | The official page does not establish scan export. Keep useful paths before rescanning; permission scope can make totals differ. |
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
SimplyDiskSweeper: what stands out
A good fit for Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation.
SimplyDiskSweeper: strengths
- Largest accessible items shown first
- Folder hierarchy browsing and filtering
- Selected items move to Trash after confirmation
Considerations
- Paid upfront rather than a free edition
- Measures accessible items within the selected folder
- Ranked browsing rather than a whole-drive graphical map
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 SimplyDiskSweeper?
A good fit for Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation. US Mac App Store lists $14.99 upfront; one-time purchase.
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.