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At a glance
- Best for
- Clearing crowded inboxes across providers
- Standout
- Smart Folders sort mail into 33+ categories
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card, 25 unsubscribe actions
- Compatibility
- Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, Fastmail, any IMAP
- Returns
- Non-refundable once used; limited 7- and 30-day exceptions
- Customer rating
- 4.7 on Trustpilot (710)
Pros
- Clean Thousands in Minutes: Smart Folders sort mail into 33-plus categories, so you can archive, delete or label whole groups of messages in a single action.
- Headers, Not Bodies: Clean Email says it reads only envelope and header information and never downloads the body of your emails, with payments handled by FastSpring.
- Works Almost Everywhere: Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, Fastmail and any IMAP account are supported, on the web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Cons
- Plans renew automatically and cancelling needs at least two business days' notice before the renewal date, so set a reminder a few days ahead and cancel from your payment email link.
- Paid plans are generally non-refundable once in use, so make full use of the 14-day trial first — refunds are considered for unsupported providers or unused purchases within seven days.
The Verdict
What sets Clean Email apart is how quickly it turns an overflowing inbox into a manageable one, without reading the contents of your mail: Clean Email, LLC was founded in 2014 and is based in Los Angeles. Its Smart Folders group mail into more than 33 categories so you can archive, delete or label thousands of messages at once; the Unsubscriber lets you unsubscribe from, pause or redirect newsletters; Auto Clean applies rules to new mail automatically; and Screener holds messages from unknown senders until you approve them. Cleaning Suggestions and a Privacy Monitor round out the toolset. It works with Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, Fastmail and any IMAP account, on the web and in apps for macOS, iOS and Android. The company says it accesses only envelope and header information, never the body of your emails, and deletes indexed data 45 days after your last login once no subscription is active. Getting started costs nothing. The free tier cleans up to 1,000 emails, and the 14-day Premium trial needs no credit card and includes 25 unsubscribe actions. Clean Email's own published pricing runs from $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year for one account up to $99.99 a year for ten, with plans for one, five or ten inboxes and yearly billing saving the most. Trustpilot rates the service 4.7 across 710 reviews, 83% of them five-star, and the Wall Street Journal's Nicole Nguyen is quoted on its store listings saying she liked Clean Email best. The reservations sit in the billing terms. Plans renew automatically, cancellation must reach Clean Email at least two business days before renewal, and fees are generally non-refundable once the service has been used; refunds are considered within 30 days where a provider isn't supported, or within seven days of a purchase that hasn't been used. Google Play reviews average 3.7, with the free tier's 1,000-email cap a recurring comment. Made for anyone buried under newsletters and promotions across one or several inboxes: Smart Folders and the Unsubscriber clear thousands of messages in a single pass, and Clean Email says it never reads the body of your mail. The 14-day Premium trial needs no credit card, so testing it on your busiest inbox costs nothing. Set a renewal reminder and start your free trial.
Inbox Cleaning, Unsubscribing and Email Rules
Clean Email, LLC was founded in 2014 by Kyryl Bystriakov and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with its terms governed by California law. The service connects to Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, Fastmail and any IMAP-based provider, and runs on the web, macOS, iOS and Android. Features include Smart Folders across more than 33 categories, the Unsubscriber, Auto Clean rules, Screener for unknown senders, Cleaning Suggestions, a Privacy Monitor, bulk actions and in-app reading and replying.
Clean Email's published pricing starts at $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year for one account, rising to $99.99 a year for ten accounts, with plans for one, five or ten inboxes billed monthly or yearly; Mac App Store purchases are also available. The free tier cleans up to 1,000 emails with basic actions, and the 14-day Premium trial requires no credit card and includes 25 unsubscribe actions.
Clean Email states that it accesses only envelope and header information and never downloads or accesses the bodies of emails, follows Google's Limited Use requirements for Gmail data, and deletes indexed data 45 days after the last login when no subscription is active. Payments are handled by FastSpring. Subscriptions renew automatically, month-to-month or annually, and can be cancelled through the link in the payment email or by writing to support@clean.email at least two business days before renewal; access continues to the end of the paid period.
Subscriptions are billed in advance and are non-refundable except where the law requires; within 30 days of purchase, refunds are considered where the email provider isn't supported, or where a refund is requested within seven days without using the service, including renewals. Independently, Trustpilot rates Clean Email 4.7 across 710 reviews with 4% one-star, Google Play shows 3.7 across 3,140 reviews and more than 500,000 downloads, and the Wall Street Journal's Nicole Nguyen is quoted saying she liked Clean Email best. For anyone managing a crowded inbox, or several, the 14-day Premium trial needs no credit card: connect your busiest account and start your free trial.
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