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MacWipe vs MacKeeper

MacKeeper is a Mac utility and security suite made by Clario Tech FZCO, based in Dubai, UAE. It combines cleaning tools with real-time antivirus, an ad blocker, a VPN and identity-theft monitoring, and it offers human support by chat and phone. The version we checked was 7.8 (September 2026).

MacWipe is narrower: it finds caches, large files and leftover app files, and checks for adware and unsigned apps. The two cover different ground, so the table compares terms and behaviour rather than feature counts.

Every fact about MacKeeper below was checked on 27 October 2026 and links to its source. MacWipe's facts were checked against the app on the same date.

The facts side by side

Price and what it covers

MacWipe

£5.99 a month, £11.97 every 3 months, £23.99 a year or £59.99 for Lifetime, tax included. Scanning and your first clean are free.

MacKeeper

Shown in US dollars to a UK visitor: $10.95 a month for 1 Mac; $71.40 for the first year for 1 Mac, or $89.40 for 3 Macs, each next to a struck-through $131.40. Further discount layers (an extra 10% and a 15% pop-up) also appeared. No GBP price was shown, and we did not test checkout, so we cannot say what the second-year price is.

Number of Macs

MacWipe

Up to 3 Macs on one licence, shareable with family or friends.

MacKeeper

1 Mac or 3 Macs on 12-month plans; the 1-month plan covers 1 Mac. One licence covers one Mac at a time and can be moved.

Renewal and one-time terms

MacWipe

Cancel any time from your account. Lifetime is one payment and includes all future updates.

MacKeeper

Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled first. Discounts may apply only to the initial term and do not automatically carry over to renewals. MacKeeper says it emails a reminder at least 7 days before a charge.

Refund policy

MacWipe

14-day money-back guarantee on your first payment.

MacKeeper

Refund Policy: 30 days for annual and semi-annual plans (first purchase), 14 days for monthly plans, and no refund once a licence has been used for more than 6 months. The pricing page headline says "14-day money-back guarantee" for all plans.

How to uninstall

MacWipe

Drag MacWipe.app to the Trash. A few small files stay in your user Library (listed below the table).

MacKeeper

Quit from the menu bar menu, drag the app to the Trash, click Continue, then confirm with an admin password or Touch ID. If the StopAd extension was installed, allow "MacKeeperUninstaller" when asked. MacKeeper says no third-party tool is needed.

Background helpers and agents

MacWipe

MacWipe installs no privileged helper, launch daemon, launch agent, XPC service or system extension. The optional "Open MacWipe at login" setting is off unless you turn it on, and macOS removes it when the app is deleted.

MacKeeper

A menu-bar Dashboard stays available when the app is closed, and Daily Scan is on by default. There is an optional real-time protection system extension (com.mackeeper.AntivirusEndpointSecurity) and an optional StopAd Safari extension. We did not install MacKeeper, so we list no other components.

Data and network use

MacWipe

Network use is limited to licence checks (website edition) and the update feed. The app has no analytics, advertising or crash-reporting software.

MacKeeper

The privacy policy says the macOS app collects device name, model, serial number, MAC address, IP address, installed-app details, scan results, browser and network information and crash data. It says MacKeeper does not sell personal data. Its optional Premium Services use remote-access tools (TeamViewer, LogMeIn).

What stays on your Mac after you drag MacWipe to the Trash

These small files are yours to delete if you want them gone:

  • ~/Library/Application Support/MacWipe/ (the scan history database, plus Quarantine/ only if you chose Quarantine)
  • ~/Library/Preferences/com.macwipe.direct.plist (website edition), or the container at ~/Library/Containers/<bundle id> (App Store edition)
  • The Keychain item "com.macwipe.direct.licence" (website edition licence)

What reviewers say

Trustpilot shows MacKeeper at 4.2 from 2,374 reviews on 27 October 2026. Of those, 90.3% are 4 or 5 stars and 8.6% are 1 or 2 stars. Trustpilot reports that MacKeeper replied to every negative review in the last 12 months.

The 50 most recent 1 and 2 star reviews

Published 16 February 2025 to 8 October 2026. A review can count towards several themes. These are counts within a sample of low-rated reviews, not shares of all customers, and they are customers' opinions rather than verified facts.

The 20 most recent 4 and 5 star reviews

All 5 stars, published 7 September to 24 October 2026.

  • Helpful, patient human support, often naming a technician 17 of 20 review 1
  • Long-term users keeping an older Mac running 4 of 20 review 1
  • Easy to use 2 of 20 review 1

Where MacKeeper is better

  • A broader security suite

    Real-time antivirus (AV-TEST lists MacKeeper 6.8 as certified in March 2025, and lists no 7.x test), an ad blocker, a VPN and identity-theft monitoring. MacWipe checks for adware and unsigned apps only.

  • 24/7 human support

    Chat and phone support at any hour, plus optional paid remote Premium Services where a technician works on your Mac. 17 of the 20 recent positive Trustpilot reviews praise the support staff.

  • More tools

    Duplicate Finder, Similar Photos, Memory Cleaner, Update Tracker and a Login Items manager.

  • More ways to cancel

    In your web account, by email, by phone or by live chat.

  • A large review base

    2,374 Trustpilot reviews, with 90.3% rated 4 or 5 stars.

  • A long track record

    PCWorld reported the product changing hands in April 2013, and MacKeeper claims 60+ million downloads (its own figure).

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Facts checked on 27 October 2026. Spot something out of date? Email support@macwipe.com and we'll fix it.