Cleanfox vs Unroll.Me (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Unroll.Me grades higher than Cleanfox: 3.2 against 3.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Unroll.Me grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cleanfox
Free tool for unsubscribing from newsletters and clearing inboxes
Free
Which one is for you
Pick Cleanfox if
- Fits if your inbox is full of newsletters you never read
- Works for people who accept the data trade for a free cleaner
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't want your emails scanned, as the site says it sells statistics compiled from them
- Watch out: signing up joins NielsenIQ's online consumer panel, according to the site
- Skip it if you want an email client, as it cleans subscriptions only
- Watch out: the site says it can't connect to some providers
Pick Unroll.Me if
- Fits if you're buried in newsletters and promo emails and want them sorted in one sitting
- Works for people who'd rather read subscriptions in one daily digest
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want a market research company using data from your commercial emails
- Not for you if your mail isn't with Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL or Outlook
- Too light for anyone after rules or snoozing, as it only handles subscription emails
- Watch out: there's no desktop app, only the browser and the iPhone and Android apps
How we grade them
| 3.0GPACleanfoxVery good | 3.2GPAUnroll.MeVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AEverything is free. The cost is not money: the site says it sells statistics compiled from the transactional emails and newsletters it scans. | AFree, with no paid tier listed at all, in a category whose paid plans start around $4 a month. The money comes from somewhere else: NielsenIQ uses information from your commercial emails in its market research. Decide if that's a price you'll pay. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with all features at no charge and no paid plan. | AFree outright on the web, iPhone and Android, across as many email accounts as you want to add. There is no cap to run into and nothing held back, because there is no paid plan to hold it for. |
| Features | CNewsletter detection, delete or keep per sender, deleted mail goes to the bin, and several providers. It does that one job, a smaller job than an email client, and the site says it can't connect to some providers. | CIt does its one job: list the subscriptions in your inbox, then Keep, Block or Rollup each sender, singly or in bulk, with the Rollup landing as one daily email. But that one job is a small slice of what an email tool does, and the listing says plainly there's nothing else here. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect your mailbox first, though it's one-click per newsletter after that. | B4.66 from about 132,000 App Store ratings, high but not the top of this category. Connect an account, run down the list, pick one of three choices per sender, and change your mind later from the Subscriptions tab. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Gmail and Outlook connections. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, hooked to Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL and Outlook accounts. No desktop app is listed, and a mailbox at any other provider isn't on the list. |
| Best for | a free newsletter cleaner paid for by data | clearing out newsletters for free |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cleanfox and Unroll.Me. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cleanfox has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Unroll.Me has no paid plan and scores 2.7.
Unroll.Me scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other email apps on the chart, none scores higher than Cleanfox for less, and none scores higher than Unroll.Me for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
In commonFree planWebiOSAndroidInbox filteringWorkflow automation
At a glance
| Cleanfox | Unroll.Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | None | The whole service is free on the web, iOS and Android, and no paid tier is listed. It is funded by owner NielsenIQ, which uses data from your commercial emails for market research. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | NielsenIQ | Nielsen Consumer LLC |
| Price read from | cleanfox.io | unroll.me |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cleanfox
- Cleanfox is paid for by data: the site says it sells statistics compiled from the transactional emails and newsletters it scans.
- Signing up joins NielsenIQ's online consumer panel, according to the site.
- It cleans subscriptions only; it is not an email client and does not replace one.
- The site says it is unable to connect to some providers.
Unroll.Me
- Unroll.Me is owned by NielsenIQ, which accesses your commercial emails and shares information from them with clients for market analysis.
- It handles subscription emails only: each one is kept, blocked or rolled up. The site describes no other inbox tools.
- Supported providers are Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL and Outlook; other providers are not listed.
- No desktop app is listed; it runs in a browser and as iOS and Android apps.
Key features
Cleanfox
- Newsletter detection
- After you connect a mailbox, Cleanfox lists the newsletters it finds so that each one can be reviewed in turn.
- Delete or keep, per sender
- For each newsletter you can delete future emails automatically, delete emails already received, or keep it.
- Deleted mail goes to the bin
- Removed emails move to the inbox bin and are emptied automatically after a few days, so a mistake can be restored.
- Several providers and apps
- It works with Gmail, Outlook and other providers, and there are Android and iOS apps as well as the web version.
Unroll.Me
- Subscription list
- Shows the subscription emails found in a connected inbox and updates as new ones are detected, with search to find a particular sender.
- Block
- Blocks unwanted subscription emails, either one at a time or by selecting several, or all of them, in bulk.
- Rollup
- Takes chosen subscriptions out of the inbox and gathers their new mail into one daily digest email.
- Keep and edit
- Subscriptions marked Keep stay in the inbox as normal. Any choice can be changed later from the Subscriptions tab.
- Multiple email accounts
- Several email accounts can be added and managed together. The App Store listing names Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL and Outlook as supported.
Plans
Cleanfox
Free$0
All features at no charge; the service is funded by selling statistical data from scanned emails.
Unroll.Me
Free$0
Keep, Block and Rollup for subscription emails across multiple connected email accounts.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cleanfox or Unroll.Me?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Cleanfox and Unroll.Me are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Cleanfox or Unroll.Me?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Cleanfox and Unroll.Me have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.