At a glance
| Inbox Imp | Clean Email | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Sorting new mail every day, plus a short “needs you” queue | Bulk cleanup, unsubscribing, rules for mailbox hygiene 1 2 |
| How it decides | Your lists and rules, then a plain-English policy you can edit | Groups and filters you apply 1 |
| Explains decisions | “Why you got this” plus an Activity log with Restore | Not listed |
| Providers | Gmail, Outlook.com, Hotmail, Microsoft 365 | Gmail, Outlook/Office 365, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL, Fastmail, any IMAP 1 |
| Price, 1 inbox | $9.99/mo or $99/yr | $9.99/mo or $29.99/yr 2 |
| 5 inboxes | $9.99/mo (same plan) | $19.99/mo or $49.99/yr 2 |
| 10 inboxes | $9.99/mo (same plan) | $29.99/mo or $99.99/yr 2 |
| Free option | 7-day trial, no card | 1,000 free cleanups + 14-day trial of advanced features. No credit card needed. 3 |
Use both?
Lots of people do a one-time cleanup and then want something that keeps things quiet afterwards. If your problem is a backlog, Clean Email is built for it. If your problem is the 50 new emails a day you don't want to look at, try Inbox Imp.
Why Inbox Imp for daily mail
- A short queue of only the mail that needs a reply or a look.
- A one-line reason for every message it keeps.
- Rules in plain English. Your rules always win.
- Archived mail stays in your account. Every decision can be restored.
- One membership for all your Gmail and Outlook inboxes.
Start your 7-day free trial, no card needed
Sources
Checked Oct 15, 2026.
- SaneBox Reviews, “Best Email Management Tools 2026”, https://www.saneboxreviews.com/best-email-management-tools (third-party; lists Clean Email at $9.99/mo or $29.99/yr for 1 account, free plan to 1,000 messages, 14-day trial, no card).
- Clean Email plans, https://clean.email/plans. US prices come from the page’s checkout data (the store it links to, cleanyourmail.onfastspring.com) on Oct 15, 2026: 1 account $9.99/mo or $29.99/yr; 5 accounts $19.99/mo or $49.99/yr; 10 accounts $29.99/mo or $99.99/yr. Prices differ by country.
- Clean Email homepage, https://cleanemail.com: “1,000 free cleanups + 14-day trial of advanced features. No credit card needed.”