Cutting Studio vs SvgTrace Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cutting Studio
Create custom projects with a cutting machine using a vast library of designs, fonts, and an intuitive editor. Offers step-by-step instructions for various occasions and allows you to import or create your own cut files. New content is added weekly to inspire your crafting.
- Over 100 step-by-step projects
- 500+ design files
- 1000+ fonts
- Handy editor for custom designs
- Importable cut files
- Weekly new content updates
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Do you want to create cool projects with a Cutting Machine? We provide everything you need! We have over 100 cool projects available with step by step instructions. For Birthday, Easter, Christmas, Wedding this is just a small part of what you will get Each project has a cut file that you can easily import into your favorite program or use our handy editor You can also choose from 500 cool files and over 1000 fonts and create your own design right inside the app In addition, you can draw the design yourself using our editor and transfer it to your favorite cutting program. Every week we add new trending projects, fonts and designs so that you can create only what you will be proud of *Disclaimer: Cutting Studio is not affiliated with Cricut in any way. Cricut, Cricut Design Space, Cricut Joy, Cricut Explore and Cricut Maker are copyrighted by Cricut Inc. Cutting Studio is a free app. You can use a large percentage of the features completely free, but if you decide you like them, you can always upgrade to PRO. It costs $29.99 a year Privacy Policy: https://pages.flycricket.io/cricut/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://pages.flycricket.io/cricut/terms.html
SvgTrace Classic
Transform raster images into scalable vector graphics with ease. This tool supports various input formats like JPEG, PNG, and WEBP, and can export to SVG or high-resolution PNG. It offers AI-powered conversion and manual editing capabilities.
- AI Enhanced Convert
- Batch Convert
- Smart Color Detection
- Black and White Conversion
- SVG Manual Editor
- Import JPEG, PNG, WEBP
- Export to SVG, PNG
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Are you looking to easily vectorize any logo or graphic? SvgTrace helps you turn any image into a vector file with the click of a button. Easily import any JPEG, PNG or WEBP and export to SVG, PNG (High Resolution) Features: - AI Enhanced convert - Batch convert (Smart Color detection or Black and White) - SVG Manual Editor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cutting Studio at Free against SvgTrace Classic's $12.99. Cutting Studio also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 41%) and ratings volume (975 vs 175). SvgTrace Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads 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
Cutting Studio is free to download; SvgTrace Classic costs $12.99 up front. Cutting Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SvgTrace Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Cutting Studio against 4.5 for SvgTrace Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cutting Studio has 975 ratings behind it against 175, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Cutting Studio's written reviews are positive against 41% of SvgTrace Classic's.
Cutting Studio ships an update fortnightly, SvgTrace Classic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cutting Studio | SvgTrace Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (975 ratings) | 4.5 (175 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews — better | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 975 — better | 175 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #72 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykola Goncharov | SvgTrace |
Customer experience
Cutting Studio
SvgTrace Classic
User reviews
Cutting Studio
From 975 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Super fast
- 💡 Lots of free designs
- 👍 Great app with lots of features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't connect to cutting machine
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🤔 Confusing to use
- 💰 Paid app with limited features
SvgTrace Classic
From 175 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use for crafters
- 🚀 Converts images to SVG quickly
- 💡 Saves time compared to manual tracing
- ✅ Works well for solid colors
- 💰 Good value for one-time purchase
Room to improve
- 🐛 Erasing marks erases whole item
- 📉 Poor quality app
- 👎 Not for fine detail
- 💸 Waste of money
- 🐛 Crashing issues
Bugs and requests
Cutting Studio
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes frequently
- Doesn't work after latest update
Requested features
3 requests- More free designs and stickers
- Easier way to access pre-made designs
- Ability to upload own files
SvgTrace Classic
Reported bugs
23 issues- Erasing marks erases the whole item
- App crashes after a minute
- Imports PNG files at extremely low quality
- Outlines are not clean and look scribbled
- App freezes when selecting an image with too many colors
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- App freezes after 'successful conversion'
- Eraser tool does not erase anything
- Pen tool does not make any lines
- Unable to edit anything
- Conversion is miserable
- App hangs up
- Converted photos cannot be edited as SVG
- App does not work as supposed to
- Does not convert properly
- Edges are not colored properly
- Misses details
- Does not work when 'open photo' is used
- Poorly executed conversion
- SVG design is not crisp
- SVG file does not save to the device
- App version does not work like the website
- Unable to save an image as SVG and upload to Design Space
- Saves as a regular image with no layers
Requested features
9 requests- Fix bugs
- Update the app
- Add support for more complex images
- Improve detail preservation
- Better handling of textures and gradients
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- Allow trial before purchase
- Improve export functionality to save SVG files correctly
- Ensure app functions like the website version
- Improve editing tools (eraser, pen)
In-app purchases
Cutting Studio
- Design, Fonts for Cut Machine3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Design for Cut Machine$29.991 Year
SvgTrace Classic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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