DaisyDisk is the classic Mac disk map, with a sunburst chart. Scrubs is a disk map too, with a treemap, an outline, search and cleanup suggestions.
Choose DaisyDisk if
you want the lowest price and the most Macs per license
you like the sunburst view
you want to scan cloud drives like Dropbox or Google Drive
Choose Scrubs if
you want a treemap beside a sortable outline, with search and Largest Files
you want cleanup suggestions for developer leftovers, and a list of apps you no longer open
you want every delete to go to the Trash first with ⌘Z, and the exact space freed before deleting for good
Side by side
Scrubs and DaisyDisk, point by point
Scrubs
DaisyDisk
Price
$14.99 once ($9.99 for the first 100 buyers)
$9.99 once
Macs per license
Up to 3
Up to 5 of your Macs
Free to try
Scanning and every list, plus 2 deletes per Mac
Scanning; deleting needs a license
Refund
30 days
30 days
What it is
A disk map with careful deleting
A disk map
Disk map
Treemap beside a sortable outline; fills in while it scans
Sunburst chart
Deleting
Trash first, ⌘Z to undo; deleting for good shows the exact space freed
Collect items, then delete them
Scan as administrator
Yes, through a helper that asks for your password each time
Yes
Also
Search, Largest Files, cleanup suggestions, Unused Apps, menu bar free space, low-disk alert
Shows hidden and purgeable space, removes Time Machine local snapshots, scans cloud drives
Not included
Malware scanning, app updates, removing app leftovers, system monitor
Not stated
Requires
macOS 15 or later, Apple silicon
See DaisyDisk's site
DaisyDisk's details are from DaisyDisk's site, checked in October 2026. Prices and features change, so check there before you buy. Spotted something wrong? Write to support@getscrubs.app and we fix it.
Try Scrubs on your own disk
Scanning and every list are free, plus 2 deletes per Mac. A license is $14.99 once for up to 3 Macs, $9.99 for the first 100 buyers.
Scrubs
