Broomkit vs Tuck
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Broomkit compared with Tuck
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| What it does | Mac cleaner app that finds caches, app leftovers and duplicates with transparent disk reclamation
| Free menu bar manager for macOS that hides rarely-used icons and reveals them on demand
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| Stage | Not given
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| Founded | Not given
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| Based in | IN
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Not given
| Core app is free. Tuck Pro planned one-time price: $12 USD (not yet on sale)
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| Key features | - Full disk scan with 16 categories scanned
- Disk Map visualization showing space usage as treemap
- Performance monitor with live memory, CPU, disk and battery metrics
- App uninstaller with residue cleanup and bundle identifier matching
- Cleanup Manager showing every file before deletion with checkbox controls
- Files moved to Trash for recovery, not permanently deleted
- Inferred files start unchecked by default
- Reset action to remove app settings without uninstalling
- Full paths shown for every file before reclaim
- Free offline Reclaim for 14 days after licence purchase
| - Hide and show menu bar icons with click, hover, scroll or hotkey
- Keyboard search to find and jump to menu bar items
- Tuck Bar for icons hidden by the notch on MacBooks
- Visible, Hidden and Always-Hidden sections for organizing icons
- Appearance customization with tint, gradient, shadow and border
- Simple Mode for essential settings only
- Hotkeys to toggle sections and control reveal gestures
- Zen mode to hide all sections and lock reveal gestures
- Support for 20 languages
- Pro features planned: Profiles, triggers, automation, folders and per-display layouts
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| What makes it different | - Finds hidden directories and nested dependencies other cleaners miss
- One-time purchase model with no subscription or auto-renewal
- Transparent design: no password, no background processes, shows every path
- Walks entire home folder to find leftovers outside standard Library shortcuts
| - Free and open source under GPL-3.0 with no account or tracking required
- Tuck Bar recovers icons hidden by the notch on MacBooks
- Derived from and credits Thaw and Ice open source projects
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 21 ▼ −1 (down) since last check | 2 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 17 | 2 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 15 | 19 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 63 | 12 |
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