The Clean Email Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Clean Email in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Clean Email
The Insider’s Guide
Inbox cleaner for bulk deleting, unsubscribing and auto rules
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email apps, read from Clean Email’s own pages.
Made by Clean Email, LLC · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Clean Email’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Clean Email’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 9 of the 51 other email apps we grade
Clean Email is an inbox cleaning service that connects to an existing mailbox and works alongside whatever email app you already use. It groups messages so that thousands can be deleted, archived or labelled at once, unsubscribes from mailing lists, screens unknown senders and applies Auto Clean rules to new mail. It works with Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook, AOL, Fastmail and other IMAP accounts. Paid plans include every feature and differ only in how many email accounts they cover.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Clean Email, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It works alongside whatever email app you already use, and Cleaning Suggestions point you at the mail people usually bin first.
- 1
Best for clearing thousands of old emails in one go
Clean Email isn't a mail app.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $9.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (1 email account).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free account: clean up to 1,000 emails, plus 100 more a week with Cleanup Reminders turned on. Screener, Auto Clean, sender settings and the Unsubscriber need Premium.
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Web, iOS, macOS and Android.
- 5
Unsubscriber
Lists every subscription and newsletter in one place and unsubscribes for you. If a list ignores the request, its messages are moved to the trash automatically.
- 6
Bulk cleaning
Groups mail by sender, date or size so that thousands of messages can be deleted, archived, labelled or moved in a single action.
- 7
Smart Folders and Cleaning Suggestions
Predefined filters gather mail such as social notifications, rideshare receipts and online shopping, and suggestions point to messages people usually delete or archive.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 9 of 51
That is against the other email apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Clean Email you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Clean Email at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (1 email account)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Premium features with 25 unsubscribe actions, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Clean Email, LLC, since 2014
- Category
- Email Apps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
- Store rating
- 4.5 on the App Store, 3,798 ratings
The report card
Best for clearing thousands of old emails in one go
Clean Email isn't a mail app. It plugs into the mailbox you already have and clears it out: delete thousands of messages at once, unsubscribe from mailing lists, and set rules for new mail. One account is $9.99 a month, or $29.99 for the year. The free account stops at 1,000 emails, the Screener, Auto Clean and Unsubscriber are paid, there's no Windows app, and the 5-account plan's price isn't clear.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | One account is $9.99 a month, a little over this category's $8 middle and above the $4 of its lowest-priced quarter. A year up front is $29.99, about what three months cost paid monthly. Every plan carries every feature, and ten accounts are $99.99 a year with the spares shareable. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free account cleans 1,000 emails, plus 100 a week with Cleanup Reminders on, and for a tool whose whole purpose is clearing thousands that cap arrives in one sitting. The 14-day Premium trial needs no card and includes 25 unsubscribe actions. |
| Features | C | Group mail by sender, date or size and delete thousands at once, with an Unsubscriber, a Screener for unknown senders, Auto Clean rules and a Privacy Monitor watching for breaches. It does that fully and it's a small job: it cleans the mailbox you have and is no sort of mail app. |
| Ease of use | C | 4.46 from about 3,800 App Store ratings, under the 4.5 a B needs. It works alongside whatever email app you already use, and Cleaning Suggestions point you at the mail people usually bin first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone, Mac and Android, connected to Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook, AOL, Fastmail and other IMAP accounts. No Windows app is listed, so on a PC it's the web version. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Clean Email is for
- Fits if you've got thousands of old emails to delete or archive in one sitting
- Works for families, since the 5 and 10 account plans let you share the spare accounts
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a new email app, because it only cleans the mailbox you already have
- Tight if you're staying free, as that stops at 1,000 emails plus 100 a week, with no Screener, Auto Clean or Unsubscriber
- Pricey if you pay month by month, at $9.99 against $29.99 for the whole year
- Watch out: there's no Windows app, so on a PC you use the web version
- Watch out: the 5-account plan shows several App Store prices with no billing period, and the plans page varies by region
Good to know
Good for
- Clearing a backlog of thousands of old emails
- Unsubscribing from many mailing lists in one sitting
- Families or small groups sharing a 5 or 10 account plan
Worth knowing
- A free account can clean 1,000 emails, plus 100 a week with reminders on. Screener, Auto Clean and the Unsubscriber need a paid plan.
- It is not an email client: it connects to your mailbox and works alongside the email app you already use.
- Prices here are US prices from the App Store listings and Clean Email's own pages. Its plans page shows local-currency prices that vary by region.
- The US App Store lists 5-account purchases at several prices without a billing period, so that plan's price is given as a range.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.50
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Clean Email has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (1 email account).
Free
$0
Clean up to 1,000 emails, plus 100 a week with Cleanup Reminders on. Premium tools are available only during the 14-day trial.
1 account
$9.99
per month, or $29.99 per year
All features and unlimited cleaning for one email account.
5 accounts
$19.99–$69.99
US App Store in-app prices; billing period not shown
All features for five email accounts, sold monthly or yearly on the plans page. Unused accounts can be shared with friends and family.
10 accounts
$29.99
per month, or $99.99 per year
All features for ten email accounts. Unused accounts can be shared with friends and family.
The free plan
Free account: clean up to 1,000 emails, plus 100 more a week with Cleanup Reminders turned on. Screener, Auto Clean, sender settings and the Unsubscriber need Premium.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of Premium features with 25 unsubscribe actions, no credit card required
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly plans cost about 75% less than monthly
For one account the yearly plan is $29.99 against $9.99 a month, which Clean Email's App Store listings describe as saving 75% on the monthly rate.
Stated on apps.apple.comEducation
Education discounts on request
The plans page says Clean Email offers discounts for education, with quotes handled by email. The size of the discount is not published.
Stated on clean.emailNonprofit
Non-profit discounts and bulk pricing
The plans page also offers discounts for non-profits and special bulk pricing for organizations, quoted by email.
Stated on clean.email
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Clean 1 Account”, against $9.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ₺234,99 | $4.78 | 52% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 579.00 | $9.22 | 8% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 169ribu | $9.45 | 5% less |
| Canada | $13.49 | $9.48 | 5% less |
| South Africa | R199.99 | $12.10 | 21% more |
| Mexico | $229.00 | $12.58 | 26% more |
| Germany | 11,99 € | $13.44 | 34% more |
| United Kingdom | £10.49 | $13.87 | 39% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, iOS and Android
Inbox cleaner for bulk deleting, unsubscribing and auto rules. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: inbox filtering, workflow automation.
It does that fully and it's a small job: it cleans the mailbox you have and is no sort of mail app.
- Unsubscriber
- Lists every subscription and newsletter in one place and unsubscribes for you. If a list ignores the request, its messages are moved to the trash automatically.
- Bulk cleaning
- Groups mail by sender, date or size so that thousands of messages can be deleted, archived, labelled or moved in a single action.
- Smart Folders and Cleaning Suggestions
- Predefined filters gather mail such as social notifications, rideshare receipts and online shopping, and suggestions point to messages people usually delete or archive.
- Screener
- Holds messages from senders who have never emailed you before, so you can allow or block each one before it reaches the inbox.
- Auto Clean rules
- Rules based on sender, domain, status or age automatically move, star, mark, delete or archive messages as they arrive or once they get old.
- Privacy Monitor
- Checks your email address against known data breaches on a regular basis and alerts you if it has been compromised.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Gmail
- Google Workspace
- iCloud
- Yahoo Mail
- Outlook
- Office 365
- AOL
- Fastmail
Clean Email is made by Clean Email, LLC, and has been around since 2014.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/51
Other email apps it is graded above
Clean Email's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 51 other email apps we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 15 of 51) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.99 for the category: 6 of the 45 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Clean Email’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 51
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 15 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 50 email apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Clean Email is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Clean Email you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 33 of the 51 other email apps grade higher. It costs $29.99 a year.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Filters that read every message as it arrives.
- Apps for macOS, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
What this rests on. Clean Email’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Unroll.Me, Leave Me Alone, Mailstrom, SaneBox and Inbox Zero
The 5 tools Clean Email is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Unroll.Me
Free
Free tool to block or roll up subscription emails.
- Only Clean Email lists a macOS app.
- 2.2GPA
Leave Me Alone
Free trial · from $9/mo
Unsubscribe from mailing lists and screen unwanted senders.
- Clean Email has a free plan. Leave Me Alone does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clean Email lists iOS, macOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
Mailstrom
Free trial · from $9/mo
Web-based inbox cleaner for bulk deleting and unsubscribing.
- Clean Email has a free plan. Mailstrom does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clean Email lists iOS, macOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
SaneBox
Free trial · from $6.99/mo
AI email filtering that works inside the email app you already use.
- Clean Email has a free plan. SaneBox does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clean Email lists a macOS app.
- 2.0GPA
Inbox Zero
Free trial · from $18/mo
Open source AI email assistant for Gmail and Outlook.
- Clean Email has a free plan. Inbox Zero does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Inbox Zero lists a Windows app.
- Only Inbox Zero lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
16
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Clean Email free?
Clean Email has a free plan. Free account: clean up to 1,000 emails, plus 100 more a week with Cleanup Reminders turned on.
How much does Clean Email cost?
Clean Email lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Clean Email work on?
Clean Email is available on Web, iOS, macOS and Android.
Does Clean Email offer any discounts?
Clean Email publicly lists the following: Yearly plans cost about 75% less than monthly; Education discounts on request; Non-profit discounts and bulk pricing.
How is Clean Email rated?
Clean Email's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3,798 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Clean Email have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Clean Email is listed for Web, iOS, macOS and Android.
Does Clean Email have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Clean Email is listed for Web, iOS, macOS and Android.
Is Clean Email open source?
Clean Email is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Clean Email integrate with?
Clean Email's listing names Gmail, Google Workspace, iCloud, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, Office 365, AOL and Fastmail.
Does Clean Email have a student discount?
Education discounts on request. The plans page says Clean Email offers discounts for education, with quotes handled by email.
Does Clean Email have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of Premium features with 25 unsubscribe actions, no credit card required.
Who makes Clean Email?
Clean Email is made by Clean Email, LLC. It dates from 2014.
What are the alternatives to Clean Email?
The closest alternatives to Clean Email in our directory are Unroll.Me, Leave Me Alone, Mailstrom, SaneBox and Inbox Zero.
How does Clean Email compare with other email apps?
Clean Email's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 51 other email apps we grade, and level with 9.
Is Clean Email good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Clean Email C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.99 for the category: 6 of the 45 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Clean Email?
To replace Clean Email you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Clean Email’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Clean Email's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-14.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Clean Email, LLC. Prices change, so check clean.email before you buy.
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Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Clean Email, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/clean-email
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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