Is shedi.app safe?
http://shedi.app/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 6 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
A new indie macOS cleaner sold once for $9.99 through a Lemon Squeezy checkout — no technical threats found, but the vendor is only weeks old and unverified.
shedi.app sells Shedi, a Mac disk cleaner and app uninstaller aimed at developers, with free scanning and a one-time $9.99 licence to clean. The site is a straightforward product page: pricing tiers, a plain-language licence and refund policy, and a named maker. Nothing malicious turned up in the technical checks, and the payment path goes to a known merchant-of-record rather than an anonymous processor. The score sits in the low-risk band rather than higher because the domain is 22 days old, the seller discloses no company registration or postal address, and the checkout store is hosted under a different product's name, so buyers are relying on a very new solo vendor.
Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 78/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 5 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- MinorThe registrable domain is 22 days old, so the vendor has no track record.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsNo Safe Browsing warning, 0 of 93 engines flagged the site, and TLS is valid.
- SupportsThe terms name the maker and a support address on the site's own domain is published.
- SupportsThe site states a one-time price, lifetime updates, no subscription, and a 14-day refund with no reason required.
- SupportsA public record in public web research reads: "Shedi is a native Mac app made in Swift, and you pay once, with no subscription."
- SupportsA public record in public web research reads: "Hey Product Hunt 👋 I'm Otabek, I make Shedi on my own (I also make Halo, a notch app)."
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
shedi.app sells Shedi, a Mac disk cleaner and app uninstaller aimed at developers, with free scanning and a one-time $9.99 licence to clean. The site is a straightforward product page: pricing tiers, a plain-language licence and refund policy, and a named maker. Nothing malicious turned up in the technical checks, and the payment path goes to a known merchant-of-record rather than an anonymous processor. The score sits in the low-risk band rather than higher because the domain is 22 days old, the seller discloses no company registration or postal address, and the checkout store is hosted under a different product's name, so buyers are relying on a very new solo vendor.
A pay-once Mac cleaner with a published refund policy
The page pitches Shedi as a cleaner for the leftovers of developer tools, with the headline that Xcode and node_modules are eating your Mac. The offer is explicit: scanning is free, and cleaning costs $9.99 once — 'Looking is free. Feeding is $9.99, once.' The pricing block lists 1 Mac at $9.99, 2 Macs at $17.99 and 3 Macs at $24.99 against struck-through higher prices.
The terms describe a one-off licence with lifetime updates and no renewals, and the refund page tells buyers to write from the email used for the order, with no reason required. Refunds are handled by Lemon Squeezy, described as the party that sold the licence, back to the original payment method, after which the licence stops working. That is a normal, checkable purchase structure rather than a hidden subscription.
The site also states that nothing is deleted until the user presses Clean, that files go to the Trash first, and that nothing outside the home folder is touched except through Docker's and Xcode's own tools or an app dragged into the uninstaller. Independent write-ups describe the same product: a native Swift app, one-time purchase, 14-day refund, and a maker who says he builds it alone alongside a notch app called Halo.
Clean technical checks, thin vendor transparency
The saved technical checks are clean: the browser threat feed returned no threat warning, 0 of 93 engines flagged the site as malicious or suspicious, and the encrypted connection is valid. No pop-ups, forced redirects, notification prompts or unexpected downloads were observed in the browser session. Those results mean no detections, not a guarantee about the seller.
The operator side is thinner. The registrable domain is 22 days old, and while the terms name the maker and a support address on the site's own domain is published, no company registration or postal address is disclosed. Third-party coverage notes the app is not yet notarized by Apple, so the first launch requires an 'Open Anyway' step — friction that is explained openly by the maker rather than hidden.
Independent coverage is limited to app directories and the maker's own posts, with modest early traction reported. No complaints, refund obstruction or non-delivery reports appeared in the sources retrieved, but the absence of complaints on a three-week-old product is not proof of reliability.
Payment leaves the site for a Lemon Squeezy store named after another app
The pricing buttons on shedi.app do not open a checkout on shedi.app. They point to halo-mac.lemonsqueezy.com, a Lemon Squeezy storefront whose slug matches the maker's other app, Halo, rather than Shedi. The terms link to Lemon Squeezy's buyer terms and name Lemon Squeezy as the seller that processes refunds, so the card details go to an established merchant-of-record — but a buyer should expect the payment page to carry a different product name than the one they clicked.
The site also runs a limited-offer line — 'First 25 buyers: $10 off, applied at checkout. 10 of 25 left.' — and cross-promotes Halo through a link carrying a referral parameter. Both are ordinary launch marketing for a small app, not evidence of a deceptive funnel, but they are the kind of pressure tactics worth recognising before paying.
Why the score is 78
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 35 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekernewly registered websites
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
Top navigation bar shows the 'Shedi' wordmark with a small box icon, links 'For developers', 'How it works', 'Pricing', 'Guides', 'Changelog', and a teal 'Buy Shedi' button at top right. Large headline reads 'Xcode and node_modules are eating your Mac.' with a subheading that Shedi finds what developer tools left behind and deletes only what the user picks, everything to the Trash first. Two buttons side by side: a teal 'Buy Shedi, $9.99 once' and a white 'Scan a sample Mac'; below them small text 'macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · Native, 5.3 MB download'. A small pill badge above the headline reads 'Shedi 1.2 is out →'. Bottom of the viewport shows the top of a dark macOS-style window mockup with red/yellow/green traffic-light buttons and a gear icon.
What the captured page showed
5 observations- 01
Top navigation bar shows the 'Shedi' wordmark with a small box icon, links 'For developers', 'How it works', 'Pricing', 'Guides', 'Changelog', and a teal 'Buy Shedi' button at top right.
- 02
Large headline reads 'Xcode and node_modules are eating your Mac.' with a subheading that Shedi finds what developer tools left behind and deletes only what the user picks, everything to the Trash first.
- 03
Two buttons side by side: a teal 'Buy Shedi, $9.99 once' and a white 'Scan a sample Mac'; below them small text 'macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · Native, 5.3 MB download'.
- 04
A small pill badge above the headline reads 'Shedi 1.2 is out →'.
- 05
Bottom of the viewport shows the top of a dark macOS-style window mockup with red/yellow/green traffic-light buttons and a gear icon.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
Shedi — Mac cleaner for developers: Xcode, Docker, node_modules
- Meta description
Shedi finds the space your Mac is wasting, explains every item, and removes only what you choose. Trash first. Xcode, Docker, node_modules and Ollama models.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- Terms/termsRead
- Refund / returns policy/refundRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Shedi — Mac cleaner for developers: Xcode, Docker, node_modules
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
10 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Saas
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The registrable domain is 22 days old, so the vendor has no track record.
- 02No Safe Browsing warning, 0 of 93 engines flagged the site, and TLS is valid.
- 03The terms name the maker and a support address on the site's own domain is published.
Web research findings
Independent findings for shedi.app, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too.
Infrastructure map
- Domainshedi.app
- Redirects toshedi.app
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referenceslmsqueezy.com · halo-mac.lemonsqueezy.com
Domain Timeline
- Oct 13, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 22 days old when this review was saved.
- Nov 4, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@shedi.app).
- Links to 2 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
A certificate issued weeks or days before the scan on a domain registered recently is common on short-lived sites, though new legitimate sites look the same.
Certificate issued for shedi.app.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://shedi.app/
- 2200https://shedi.app/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
The registrable domain is 22 days old, so the vendor has no track record.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Nov 4, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 5 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
| Independent research | 10 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Nov 4, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result5 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
- Independent research
- Result10 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is shedi.app a scam or is it safe?
Is shedi.app safe to use?
Has shedi.app been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is shedi.app on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the shedi.app domain?
Does shedi.app have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
A new indie macOS cleaner sold once for $9.99 through a Lemon Squeezy checkout — no technical threats found, but the vendor is only weeks old and unverified.
shedi.app sells Shedi, a Mac disk cleaner and app uninstaller aimed at developers, with free scanning and a one-time $9.99 licence to clean. The site is a straightforward product page: pricing tiers, a plain-language licence and refund policy, and a named maker. Nothing malicious turned up in the technical checks, and the payment path goes to a known merchant-of-record rather than an anonymous processor. The score sits in the low-risk band rather than higher because the domain is 22 days old, the seller discloses no company registration or postal address, and the checkout store is hosted under a different product's name, so buyers are relying on a very new solo vendor.
09 · Community
Community
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