Which fits your needs?
SimplyDiskSweeper: Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation.
SpacePeek: Finder users who want to inspect archives before extracting or deleting them.
Features, pricing, and workflow
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| Feature | SimplyDiskSweeper | SpacePeek |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation. | Finder users who want to inspect archives before extracting or deleting them. |
| Visualization | Size-ranked folder hierarchy and filters | Finder Quick Look folder/archive browser and size overview |
| Platforms and requirements | macOS | macOS 14+ |
| Pricing and editions | US Mac App Store lists $14.99 upfront; one-time purchase. | Free previews; optional $3.99 one-time Pro purchase in the US App Store. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Native macOS UI | Yes | Yes |
| Cleanup workflow | Moves only selected items to macOS Trash after confirmation. | Inspection and copying; use Finder or a separate cleanup tool for removals. |
| Reports and portability | The official page does not establish scan export. Keep useful paths before rescanning; permission scope can make totals differ. | SpacePeek previews existing folders and archives. Keep original archives and important paths; moving to NullDisk does not transfer Quick Look extension features. |
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
SpacePeek: what stands out
A good fit for Finder users who want to inspect archives before extracting or deleting them.
SpacePeek: strengths
- Preview and search folders plus ZIP, 7z, and RAR archives
- Folder-size overview without background indexing
- Pro adds deeper navigation and copying archive members
Considerations
- An inspection companion rather than a full-drive cleanup utility
- Free browsing stops after the first child level
- Pro archive copying is limited to 100 MiB per file
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 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.
When should I choose SpacePeek?
A good fit for Finder users who want to inspect archives before extracting or deleting them. Free previews; optional $3.99 one-time Pro purchase in the US App Store.
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.