Foldy vs DaisyDisk
DaisyDisk is a disk analyzer: it draws your disk as an interactive ring chart and lets you delete what you find. Foldy is a file browser that also maps your disk and suggests what's safe to clear, explaining each item. DaisyDisk costs $9.99 once; Foldy costs $12 once, or $7 at launch.
At a glance
| DaisyDisk | Foldy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 once, up to 5 personal Macs | $12 once for 1 Mac, $24 for 5 |
| Main job | Visualise disk usage | Browse files and reclaim space |
| Disk view | Sunburst ring chart | Space Map of blocks |
| Everyday file browsing | No | Yes, a Finder alternative |
| Suggests what's safe to clear | No, you decide | Yes, with a note on each item |
| Undo a clean-up | From the Trash | From the Trash or History |
| Requires | macOS 10.13 or later (direct version) | macOS 14 or later |
Choose DaisyDisk if
- You only want a fast, visual answer to “what is using my disk”.
- You want one price for several Macs.
- Your Mac runs a macOS version older than Sonoma.
Choose Foldy if
- You want to know what's safe to delete, not just what's big.
- You'd like a better everyday file browser than Finder in the same app.
- You build software and want Xcode, node_modules and Docker leftovers found for you.