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Pearcleaner vs pomatez
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars, 377 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. pomatez has 4,892 stars, 210 forks, 167 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 200% (14,669 vs 4,892 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; pomatez is written in TypeScript under MIT. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, pomatez 4%. Pearcleaner was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Pearcleaner | pomatez | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 4.9K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-05-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 377 | ⑂ 210 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Pearcleaner if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick pomatez if
- You want the pomatez feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and pomatez fits your workflow better
About Pearcleaner
Pearcleaner is a free, source available, fair code licensed macOS application written in Swift and listed under Productivity & Utilities / System Cleanup & Optimization. It is described as a Mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and by Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post about an app cleaner script. The project's homepage is hosted at itsalin.com, and the repository states that this is the only legitimate website owned by the author.
read the full Pearcleaner overview →
About pomatez
Pomatez is a free, open source Pomodoro timer desktop application written in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, built for Windows, macOS, and Linux users who want structured work and break cycles running locally on their own machine.
read the full pomatez overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or pomatez more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars and pomatez has 4,892. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and pomatez free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and pomatez is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and pomatez?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and pomatez in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Pearcleaner or pomatez?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (14,669 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose pomatez if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.