Probe Setup vs Camcut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Probe Setup
This application guides users through the setup and configuration of Renishaw machine tool probes. It offers visual instructions and video tutorials for Trigger Logic™ or Opti-Logic™ compatible systems. It is intended for machine tool builders, OEMs, distributors, agents, and end users.
- Step-by-step visual instructions
- Video tutorials
- Configure Trigger Logic™ probes
- Configure Opti-Logic™ probes
- Renishaw probing system setup
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The Probe Setup app simplifies the process of configuring Renishaw machine tool probes compatible with Trigger Logic™ or Opti-Logic™. Aimed at machine tool builders, OEMs, distributors, agents and end users, the app provides clear, step-by-step, visual instructions and video tutorials to guide a user through the process of setting up and configuring a Renishaw machine tool probing system. Caution: This app will reconfigure your Renishaw probing system and can only be used to configure Renishaw machine tool probes compatibile with Trigger Logic™ or Opti-Logic™.
Camcut
This app provides a comprehensive suite of technical calculators and standardized tables for metalworking and machining. It offers tools for calculating cutting values, dimensions, tolerances, and includes guides on G-codes and Mastercam.
- Cutting value calculations
- Technical calculators (thermal expansion, weight, etc.)
- Standardized tables (ISO tolerances, threads)
- Machining guides (G-codes, Mastercam)
- Unit conversion
- Workpiece price calculation
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Camcut mobile app includes a variety of technical calculators which help you to calculate machining values, coordinates, thermal expansion and other calculations related to metalwork. The application also includes many different standardized tables, which have been published with the permission of Finnish Standards Association (SFS). In these tables you can find for example dimensions for different threads as well as general and ISO tolerances. The application's guides include plenty of useful information about most relevant topics in machining, such as G-codes, functionalities of Mastercam and geometrical tolerances. The application is specifically designed as a tool for production workers and other personnel of machining workshops, as well as an aid for metalwork teachers and students. The application is available in various languages including Deutsch, Eesti, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Polski, Português, Русский, Suomi, Svenska. The application is free of charge. Technical features: CUTTING VALUES - Spindle Speed - Cutting Speed - Table Feed - Feed per Tooth - Milling Removal Rate - Average Chip Thickness - Surface Roughness for Lathe - Surface Roughness for Milling TECHNICAL CALCULATORS - Thermal Expansion - Triangle Calculator - Weight Calculator - Bolt Circle Calculator - Cutting Fluid Concentration - Unit Converter (mm/inch, angles, hardness, surface roughness) - Workpiece Price Calculator - Drill Tip Length Calculator TABLES - ISO Tolerances (SFS-EN ISO 286) - General Tolerances (SFS-EN 22768-1 / SFS-EN 22768-2) - Threads (ISO M, ISO MF, ISO MJ, UNC, UNF, UNEF, BSF, BSW, NPT, TR RD, PG, BA, S) - Thread undercuts (DIN 76-1 / SFS 2013) - Bolt Torque GUIDES - Mastercam Shortcuts - G-codes - M-codes - Calibration - Geometrical Tolerances
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camcut at 86% against Probe Setup's 25%. Probe Setup's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Probe Setup ships an update every 5 months, Camcut every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Probe Setup | Camcut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Renishaw plc | Camcut Oy |
Customer experience
Probe Setup
Camcut
In-app purchases
Probe Setup
No in-app purchases
Camcut
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Probe Setup free?
Is Camcut free?
Do Probe Setup or Camcut have ads?
Which is updated more often, Probe Setup or Camcut?
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