“I didn't like paying a subscription to clear caches, so I built one that anyone can use, read and change”
Kencho, on reddit.com ↗
CleanMyMac charges a yearly fee to empty your caches. Derust empties them for nothing and puts it all in the Trash.
CleanMyMac wants a subscription to empty your caches. Broom sweeps them for free and signs its own release.
“Broom does what CleanMyMac and DaisyDisk charge for, in one native app.”
Unplug Alarm makes you upgrade to guard your own laptop. Yowl screams, locks the screen and pings your phone when someone grabs your MacBook, and upgrades are not a thing.
“A free alternative to apps like Unplug Alarm, which has paid upgrades.”
CamLoop wants $4.99 a month before it hands you a hotkey to step away from your own call. LiveLoop loops you, ships the hotkey and never asks for a card.
“CamLoop already does this, but the hotkeys are in its $4.99/month plan. I wanted something free, so I made one and put the code on GitHub.”
Built something because a company wanted your credit card for a feature that fits in a single file? That's spiteware. Submit it and join the hall of fame.
