At a glance
| Broom | Gemini 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Exact duplicates | Matched by contents | ✓ |
| Similar photos and music | — | ✓ |
| Removed files go to the Trash | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disk map and file search | ✓ | — |
| Caches, dev files, app uninstalling | ✓ | — |
Gemini 2 pricing from macpaw.com; check there for current plans.
Choose Gemini 2 for photo libraries
If your problem is a dozen near-identical shots of every sunset, Gemini 2's similar-photo matching is the feature you want. Broom only matches files that are byte-for-byte identical.
Choose Broom when duplicates are one part of the problem
Duplicates are rarely where most space goes. Broom shows them next to everything else from one scan, compares full contents rather than names or sizes, and leaves out APFS clones, which share storage and would free nothing if deleted.
Questions
Does Broom find similar photos?
No, only exact duplicates. For near-duplicate photos, Gemini 2 or Photos' own Duplicates album is the better tool.
What's an APFS clone?
A copy made on an APFS disk that shares the original's storage until one of them changes. Deleting it frees almost nothing, so Broom doesn't list it as a duplicate.