Comparison

Nesting Optimizer vs Usiminas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nesting Optimizer

This app helps optimize cutting patterns for various materials like steel, wood, and metal sheets. It calculates the most efficient cuts, displays the number of parts and their cost, and allows users to save and share their cutting plans.

Highlights
  • Define part and material sizes
  • Define blade size for material loss
  • Define material cost for part cost calculation
  • Cutting results with efficiency list
  • Cutting plan with display controller
  • Share output via iOS default style
  • Save and open cutting jobs
Features
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Single size of part cutting. Nesting Optimizer is 1 dimension and 2 dimensions cutting optimizer. Use to calculate cutting pattern for many kinds of material. For sample, steel bar, pipe, wood, plywood, metal sheet and etc. - User can define part and material size. - User can define blade size (losing material when cutting). - User can define material cost (use for calculate for part cost). - Cutting result with list of most cutting efficiency (can choose). - Cutting result with number of part and cost of part per piece. - Cutting plan with display controller for color and cutting steps (support both portrait and landscape display) - Share output with default iOS style (Save image, Message, Mail, Note, Facebook & etc.). - Save & Open all cutting job.

About

Usiminas

Features
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A Extranet Mobile é mais um canal de interação entre Usiminas e seus Clientes.

Screenshots

Nesting Optimizer4 screens
Usiminas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Usiminas at Free against Nesting Optimizer's $0.99. Usiminas also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 39 months). Nesting Optimizer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Usiminas is free to download; Nesting Optimizer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nesting Optimizer ships an update every 39 months, Usiminas every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nesting Optimizer versus Usiminas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNesting OptimizerUsiminas
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews5.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDREAMSOFTS OPTIMIZATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIPUsinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.

In-app purchases

None

Nesting Optimizer

No in-app purchases

None

Usiminas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nesting Optimizer free?
Nesting Optimizer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Usiminas free?
Usiminas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nesting Optimizer or Usiminas have ads?
Neither Nesting Optimizer nor Usiminas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nesting Optimizer or Usiminas?
Nesting Optimizer ships an update every 39 months, and Usiminas every 2 months. Most recently, Nesting Optimizer was updated on September 13, 2026 and Usiminas on September 12, 2026.

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