AppCleaner vs Cloak
When comparing AppCleaner vs Cloak, the Slant community recommends AppCleaner for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” AppCleaner is ranked 6th while Cloak is ranked 27th.
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Pros
Pro Easily and properly uninstall apps without leaving bits and pieces behind
Pro Saves a lot of room and cleans up your hard drive
AppCleaner does a much more thorough job removing unwanted applicated compared to the default method. This saves space and potentially speeds up your Mac.
Pro Simple, drag'n'drop app deletion
Pro Can whitelist certain apps
Pro Uninstalls widgets and plug-ins as well
Pro Does SSL Pinning on OS X
SSL pinning protects against some forms of man-in-the-middle attacks that even SSL encrypted traffic is vulnerable to. Not long ago, iOS did not allow for pinning but that may have changed more recently.
Pro Responsive developer
The developer of Cloak is extremely responsive to feedback and quick to answer questions or support requests.
Pro Senses Trusted WiFi networks
Cloak can be set to not use the VPN on whitelisted WiFI SSIDs (like home/work).
Pro Unlimited devices (as long as they're OSX/iOS)
Unlimited devices and data per account, so you can connect up the whole family or office on one account if you so choose.
Cons
Con Closed-source
No source available. No open source license.