Comparison

Clean Email vs NoteFolder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clean Email

This app helps you declutter your inbox by unsubscribing from unwanted senders, bulk deleting emails, and automating cleanup. It offers features to block senders, get data breach alerts, and organize your mail efficiently. Take control of your inbox and save time daily.

Highlights
  • Bulk delete emails
  • Unsubscribe from senders
  • Block and screen senders
  • Automate email cleanup
  • Data breach alerts
  • Organize inbox
Features
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Overwhelmed by emails? Clean Email helps you clean up your inbox in minutes. Join almost 2 million people who've deleted billions of unwanted emails. "Of the handful I tested, I liked Clean Email best. Before using Clean Email, I had 17,677 unread emails. Now, it’s a fraction of that." – Nicole Nguyen, Wall Street Journal. - - - - - - - - - - - Easily unsubscribe from annoying senders, organize emails, and bulk delete stuff you want to get rid of. Tap Get and try for yourself! Clean Email was created because email providers don’t offer the tools to manage and keep mailboxes clean and efficient. Over the past 10 years in business, we’ve grown to almost 2 million users, who we help clean billions of emails each year. WHAT CHANGES WITH CLEAN EMAIL • Find what matters, fast. Important emails stop getting lost under promotions and newsletters. • Get your time back. No more deleting the same junk by hand every morning. • An inbox that stays clean. Set it up once, and new clutter is handled automatically. • Free up storage. Clear years of old emails instead of paying for more space. • Less stress, more focus. Open your inbox without the dread. OUR FAVORITE FEATURES • Unsubscriber shows you all your subscriptions so you can get rid of senders and unsubscribe from emails you don’t want with a single tap. • Cleaning Suggestions show you types of emails people usually delete or archive, so you always know where to start your journey to a cleaner inbox. • Smart Folders automatically organize your inbox by categories like ride-share receipts, job search emails, and seasonal sales, so you can easily find emails and delete whole categories at once. • Keep Newest keeps only the latest emails from senders you like, but don’t want them clogging up your storage. • Auto Clean is for the power email users who need to automate their inbox with very advanced rules. • Screener allows you to block all mail from unknown senders. Review screened senders and decide who you want to keep and who to remove, thereby reducing the amount of spam and junk mail incoming. • Select All and Delete lets you delete your entire inbox or delete thousands of emails at once. • Privacy Monitor keeps your email safe by alerting you when your email has been linked to a data breach. WORKS WITH THE EMAIL YOU ALREADY USE Clean Email works with your existing email and favorite email apps – no need to change anything to get a cleaner inbox: Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, Office 365, AOL, Zoho, Fastmail, GMX Mail, and all IMAP accounts. TRY IT FREE We won’t charge you a penny to clean your first 1,000 emails. Clean Email will also unsubscribe you from 25 newsletters and run Screener and Auto Clean rules for 14 days, so you can see how they help keep you on track at no cost. Choose an auto-renewing subscription to unlock all our powerful email cleaning, unsubscribing, blocking, and automation features. Prices start at just $9.99/month for one email account, or take advantage of our yearly plans, saving you 75% off the monthly rate. YOUR PRIVACY We’re in the business of cleaning emails, not selling, storing, reading, or analyzing your data. We are Google-verified and certified secure, so you never need to give us your email login info. You can find our EULA and Terms of Service here: https://clean.email/privacy

About

NoteFolder

This app streamlines note-taking by automatically managing a designated folder for your notes. It offers incremental search and supports cloud syncing through services like iCloud and Dropbox. An App Intent is also available for Siri and Shortcuts integration.

Highlights
  • Auto-safe incremental search
  • Cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Note folder management
  • Companion for Notational Velocity/nvAlt
Features
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One operation to find and/or create notes. NoteFolder automatically manages your designated note folder with auto-safe, incremental search. If you need sync, just select a folder in iCloud, Dropbox, etc. The perfect companion for Notational Velocity, nvAlt or similar systems. NoteFolder offfer an App Intent for Siri, Shortcuts, etc.

Screenshots

Clean Email4 screens
NoteFolder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoteFolder at 100% against Clean Email's 40%. NoteFolder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Clean Email's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clean Email is free to download; NoteFolder costs $2.99 up front. Clean Email sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. NoteFolder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoteFolder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clean Email has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Clean Email's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoteFolder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clean Email ships an update every 2 months, NoteFolder weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Clean Email versus NoteFolder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean EmailNoteFolder
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClean Email, LLCZozi Apps

Customer experience

Clean Email

All ratings3,792 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative54.5%

NoteFolder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clean Email

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues, app won't open
  • Deletes important emails by mistake
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Unreliable unsubscribe functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bulk unsubscribe option
  • Ability to exclude specific emails from cleaning
  • Improved email organization tools
  • Support for more email providers
  • Easier subscription management

NoteFolder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Clean Email

Subscriptions8
  • Clean 1 Account3 variants$9.991 Month
  • Clean 5 Accounts$19.991 Month
  • Clean 5 Accounts$29.991 Month
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  • Clean 1 Account$29.991 Year
  • Clean 1 Account$49.991 Year
  • Clean 5 Accounts$49.991 Year
  • Clean 5 Accounts$69.991 Year
  • Clean 10 Accounts$99.991 Year
None

NoteFolder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clean Email free?
Clean Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteFolder free?
NoteFolder costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clean Email or NoteFolder?
NoteFolder is rated higher. Clean Email averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while NoteFolder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Clean Email or NoteFolder have ads?
Neither Clean Email nor NoteFolder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clean Email or NoteFolder?
Clean Email ships an update every 2 months, and NoteFolder weekly. Most recently, Clean Email was updated on November 6, 2026 and NoteFolder on November 5, 2026.

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