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Omaculate vs Folder Tidy: one-click sort or ask-first recipes?
Folder Tidy is a low-cost, one-click sorter: point it at a folder and its 22 built-in rules move files into subfolders by type, with an undo history. Omaculate keeps looking after a folder over time, with recipes for things like old installers and invoices, and a list to approve before each run.
Facts about Folder Tidy checked on November 4, 2026, from the sources listed below.
| Omaculate | Folder Tidy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free version, 3-day free trial, then $14.99 once for Grand Oma | $2.99 on the US App Store (shown as 50% off at the time of checking); one-time |
| Where to buy | Mac App Store | Mac App Store and the developer site |
| Works on | macOS 15 or later | macOS 10.13 or later (App Store) |
| Making rules | Recipes read as a sentence, with 13 ready-made suggestions | 22 built-in rules you switch on or off, plus custom rules like a Finder search |
| Before anything happens | Every run is shown as a list first. Untick rows, then press Approve (Ask first). Grand Oma can switch a recipe to Just handle it. | Not stated on its website |
| Undo | Moves, renames and tags undo per file or per run for 90 days. Trashed files come back from the Trash. | Undo right after a tidy, plus an undo history that still works after quitting |
| The Trash | Only moves files to the Trash, and Trash rows always ask first. It never empties the Trash. | Not stated on its website; it is described as moving files into subfolders |
| Running by itself | With Grand Oma: daily, weekly or as files arrive | Not stated on its website; it is described as one-click tidying |
| Data collected (App Store label) | Purchases and an app user ID, for checking your purchase | Data Not Collected |
Where Omaculate fits better
Keeps tidying
With Grand Oma, recipes run daily, weekly or as files arrive. On the free version you press Tidy now.
Rules that read like the mess
Old installers, zips you already unzipped, duplicate downloads, invoices by year: recipes that go past file type.
A plan to approve
Every run is shown as a list first, and Trash rows always ask.
Where Folder Tidy is the better pick
Much cheaper
Folder Tidy was $2.99 on the US App Store when checked.
Older Macs
It runs on macOS 10.13 and later. Omaculate needs macOS 15.
A quick bulk sort
For a one-off sort of a huge folder into type subfolders, its one click is hard to beat.
Choose Folder Tidy if…
Choose Folder Tidy for a cheap, one-off sort of a big folder by file type, or on an older Mac.
Choose Omaculate if…
Choose Omaculate if you want a folder looked after over time, with recipes that know about installers, duplicates and invoices, and a list to approve first.
Questions
Does Folder Tidy run automatically?
Its pages describe one-click tidying and do not say it runs on a schedule. Omaculate runs on a schedule or as files arrive with Grand Oma.
Sources (checked November 4, 2026)
Folder Tidy is a product of Tunabelly Software. Names are trademarks of their owners. Spotted something out of date? Write to [email protected].
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Free for one folder. Everything free for 3 days, then Grand Oma is $14.99, once.