| Application: | SKTools 2.2.10 | MemMaid 1.44 | Space Reclaimer 2.3 | Pocket Mechanic 1.59 | Battery Pack Pro 2.0.3 (Power Clean and Power Adjust modules) | FastCleanup for Pocket PC v1.3 |
| Price | 9.00$ | 11.99$ | 9.99$ | 14.45$/14.95e | 29.95$ | free |
| Memory consumption | 857k/7k (SKTStart.exe) | 286k/~0 | 80k/~0 | 0/545k (can't be directly installed into a card, but it can be relocated by hand!) | Can't be installed to non-RAM; 1.4M in \Program Files+357k in \Windows | 9.50k/~0 |
| File system: Windows\Temp | + (see Tools/Settings/Temporary and Cache Folders) | + | + | + | + | - |
| \Temp | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| User-defined Temp directory? | + | + (2 of them) | + (2 of them; "delete files older than X days") | - | - | - |
| PIE cache | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| PIE cookies | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| PIE history | + | + | + | + | - | + |
| AvantGo cache | + | + | - | + | - | + |
| Terminal Services cache | + | - | - | + | - | - |
| MS Reader bookmarks? | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Scan for .tmp files? | + | + | - | + | - | - |
| Scan for .bak files? | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Scan for .log files? | - (but can be added in Tools/Settings/Temporary and Junk Files) | + | - | + | - | - |
| Scan for files of arbitrary (settable) extension? | + (see above; any number of extensions can be added, unlike with MemMaid/Pocket Mechanic, which only allow for one; also, you can define an Exclude Filter too) | + | - | + (also lists files in ROM) | - | - |
| Dead shortcuts? | + (you can even configure it to search the entire PPC instead of the default Start Menu) | + (unlike SKTools, however, it "only" scans RAM. ) | + | - | - | - |
| Duplicate shortcuts? | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Find/delete empty folders | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Generic file finder? (See for example TC) | + (Files): different from that of TC/MemMaid: only presents a (sortable by name/date/size) list of >500 kb files by default, with in-list name search capabilities. If you want to change any of these settings / define a filename to search / use a profile (for example, "only find moveable DLL's" or "only look around in RAM"), you need to use Tools/Settings/Files. | +; size only: more/less than (no date) | - | - | - | - |
| Storage Usage (navigable tree view) | +; (Memory usage); unfortunately, it's not a tree view, so, it's much harder to navigate than that of MemMaid. Able to invoke File Explorer, though, for a given directory. | +; able to invoke File Explorer to explore a given dir; is even able to draw a cart of subdirectory memory usage | - | - | - | - |
| WinCE system databases: list (name + size + record number); displays \ databases? | + | + | - | + | - | - |
| Import? | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Export? | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Backup/restore? | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Complete delete? | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Ability to add new events to DB_notify_events? | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Dangling (dead) check in DB_notify_events (Notification Queue)? | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duplication check in DB_notify_events (Notification Queue)? | + | + | - | + | - | - |
| Duplication check in Contacts Database? | +; can even be configured to only check specific fields for duplication, instead of the default All. | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duplication check in Appointments Database? | +; can be configured to use Subject only; Subject + Location and Time + Subject + Location for search | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old record check in Appointments Database? | +; can be configured for checking for older records than X months | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dangling pointer check in mailer DB's? | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boot-time service/program loading control \Windows\Startup direct editing/deleting? | +; it even lists processes called from HKLM\Services and HKLM\init (not necessarily active ones!). It's unable to remove items from HKLM\init, though. | + | - | - | - | - |
| HKLM\Services direct editing/deleting? | +; see above | + | - | - | - | - |
| HKLM\init direct editing/deleting? | Can browse but can't delete (see above) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Registry cleanup: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT extension validity test? | -; it, however, can register new programs | + | - | + | - | - |
| HKLM\Software\Apps CAB and \Windows\AppMgr existence test? | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| Program history list cleanup? | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Doesn't touch registry values containing: | skins\;@\; UnattendedFilename; DefaultBackupFilename; Redirect; wallpaper; (configurable!) | ? | ? | ? | - | - |
| Other registry tests? | System drivers (normal, built-in and PCMCIA); mail service; IE security; IME; Synchronization object) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Registry hacks: renaming storage cards? | + (Tools/Options/ Storage Cards/ PCMCIA/Compact Flash Device and SD Memory Card) | - | - | + | - | - |
| System path setting? | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Relocate DLL's from inside the app? | +; can move back DLL's; no "safe-to-move DLL's" list | +; even with a "known DLL's" list | - | - | - | - |
| Input method tweaks? | +; enable/disable; remove key; set as default | - | - | - | - | - |
| PIE tweaks? | +; cache/cookies/ history location; cache limit; no PIE identification change! | cache location/ limit | - | - | - | - |
| Built-in PIE Favorites cleanup? | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UI tweaks? | +; date/time on top bar; animation; ClearType in LS; PIE cache length etc | - | - | - | date/time on top bar; animation; Use ClearType | - |
| Scrollbar tweaks? | +; horizontal/ vertical scrollbar height/width | - | - | - | - | - |
| Font tweaks? | +; system/menubar/ font size; also with italic/bold; no WM2003SE-specific! | - | - | - | System font type | - |
| Other tweaks? | AvantGo cache folder; Font Cache size; Network share view in Explorer; low battery notification etc. | AvantGo cache folder; Font Cache size | - | - | Remove low battery notification | - |
| Other: List of running processes; is it able to stop them? | +; path, mem. usage, command, thread number; also lists the used DLL's / resources | +; with mem. usage only | - | - | - | - |
| Today plug-in control | +; delete/rearrange; even shows memory size with some | +; delete/rearrange | - | - | - | - |
| Storage card handling | + See Tools/Options/ Storage Cards: Formatting with FAT12/16/32; backup FAT table; quick format; cluster size; autocreate of My Documents/ Create/delete ignore_my_docs on the card after format; the latter can also be manually requested any time | - | - | Benchmark; Format; Scan (I cannot really recommend it!); Defragment | - | - |
| Device information? | Like MemMaid; + CPU clock (NO CPU ID!); Power; Screen; Network; Serial Ports | Device OEM/Platform, CPU Processor Core, Name, Vendor, Revision; memory/card occupation | - | - | - | - |
| Other goodies? | Built-in full system backup/restore tool | - | Clean index.dat upon Reset | TCP/IP settings browsing & renew | - | - |
| Services like resetting and powering down | Soft/hard reset | Soft reset; suspend | Soft reset; Suspend; Close All | - | - | - |
| Starting modes: Autorun after reset? | +, with full configurability (invalid reg. entry (-), values (-), advanced clean (-), temp and cache folders (+), temp and junk files (+), bad shortcuts (+), bad/old uninstall info (-), MS Reader bookmarks (+), old appointments (-), silent mode (-)) | + | Clean index.dat upon Reset | - | N/A (always runs as a Today plug-in) | - |
| Scheduled run? | +, with full configurability (see above); hour/minute and power off after finishing execution can be set | - | - | - | Auto cleanup every hour | - |