WoodPicker vs Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WoodPicker
This tool streamlines woodworking projects by assisting with design, wood selection, and cutting. It helps users efficiently plan lumber purchases and minimize waste, offering pre-made project plans and import options for custom designs.
- Design simplification
- Wood selection assistance
- Cutting optimization
- Lumber waste minimization
- Project plan import
- Printable cutting layouts
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WoodPicker is a tool to simplify a woodworking project. You can use it to speed up the design, wood selection, and cutting steps of the project. Getting started on a woodworking plan is hard to do. Once you’ve painstakingly detailed a design, you need to select the best pieces of lumber to fulfill all the parts in the project and somehow keep track of each one. It’s not uncommon to spend hours at the lumberyard trying to figure out how to efficiently place the parts for your project on the best available picks of wood. WoodPicker is designed to greatly improve the experience of choosing lumber at the lumberyard so you can cut it into parts with minimal waste. With WoodPicker, you can now concentrate on picking the best lumber and be on your way in a fraction of the time. Here's how it works: WoodPicker will take your list of parts from your project plan and create suggestions of board dimensions to fulfill the parts list. If you can't find a board that matches the suggestion, no worries. Just change the suggested dimension and WoodPicker will automatically determine how to lay your parts on your chosen board. And when you've picked enough lumber for your project, WoodPicker will speed up your cutting time by providing a printable summary that illustrates the best layout for your project’s parts. If designing a project from scratch is overwhelming, WoodPicker also provides a growing list of project plans with illustrated cutting and assembly instructions that you can purchase to get you started even faster. All plans are FREE with the WoodPicker Pro in-app purchase. If you design your own plan in a program like SketchUp, you can easily import it into WoodPicker Pro with the CutList extension. Or, enter your parts list through the WoodPicker user interface. This requires the WoodPicker Pro in-app purchase. So whether you are a craftsman picking lumber for furniture or a weekend warrior with a backyard project, I’m confident that this app will speed up your job.
Box
Design and generate custom laser-cut boxes with adjustable dimensions, material thickness, and joint styles. Preview layouts and export designs as SVG or PDF for cutting. Supports various box configurations and lid types.
- Customizable box dimensions
- Adjustable material thickness
- Multiple joint styles
- Lid customization
- Project layout preview
- SVG/PDF export
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Create custom laser-cut boxes quickly and easily! 1. Define project size and features 2. Preview the project layout 3. Export as SVG or PDF Details • Get started with a template or modify an existing project • Specify the dimensions, material thickness and joint style • Add a separate lid and customize its appearance, fit and size. • Switch to the project layout tab to get a preview of the layout file that that will be generated. • Export the project for further processing or cutting. Boxes can be fully enclosed with 6 sides, or have one or more sides removed for open boxes, frames or other combinations. Lids can be flat or fit over with adjustable depth and fit. Grid Dividers can be added to boxes, with or without frames around the edges. Joints can be plain or smooth, or box joints that are automatic or specified by count. Material thickness and kerf can be configured for a precise fit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Box at 4.6 against WoodPicker's 3.0. Box also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 42%). WoodPicker's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. WoodPicker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Box sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Box holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of WoodPicker's written reviews are positive against 82% of Box's.
WoodPicker ships an update monthly, Box every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | WoodPicker | Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (35 ratings) | 4.6 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JBonta Innovations, LLC | Derek Graham |
Customer experience
WoodPicker
Box
In-app purchases
WoodPicker
- Rocking Horse Plan -WoodPickerFree
- Queen Bed Plan by WoodPickerFree
- Baseball Game by WoodPickerFree
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- Baseball Game by WoodPicker$1.99
- Night Stand Plan by WoodPicker$3.99
- Duet Piano Bench by WoodPicker$3.99
- WoodPicker Pro Package$9.99
- 46" TV Console by WoodPicker$9.99
- TV Stand Console by WoodPicker$9.99
- Buffet with Hutch - WoodPicker$13.99
Box
- CNC Router Joinery$1.99
- Caddy/Tote Handle$1.99
- Kerf-o-meter Plus Upgrade$1.99
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- Grid Dividers - Unlimited$4.99
- Enhanced Project Fit$4.99








