Comparison

Photo Measures Lite vs SheetCut Optimizer

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

Head to head
About

Photo Measures Lite

Easily capture photos and annotate them with precise measurements, dimensions, and text notes. Ideal for home improvement, design, or real estate projects, ensuring you always have accurate spatial information at your fingertips.

Highlights
  • Draw measures directly on photos
  • Zoom for precision
  • Add text comments
  • Support for angles
  • Imperial or metric units
  • Organize photos by category
  • Export high-resolution dimensions
Features
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Photo Measures is the most elegant and the easiest way to save measures on your own photos on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch! Architectural Digest - "Very useful when shopping or meeting with contractors" Tuaw.com - "It's perfect for your own work around the house, and handy for creating plans to bring to a contractor" AppSafari - "So incredibly convenient" Featured on the front page of the AppStore under New & Noteworthy and Staff Favorites in more than 70 countries, including the US, France, Germany and Canada. Recommended by many reference magazines, websites and blogs all around the world: Architectural Digest, Tuaw.com, This Old House, AppOfTheDay.com, AppSafari.com, etc... ◆◆◆◆◆ Constructing a house? Engineering a new project? Moving to a new place? Take some photos and note down the dimensions on the photos to remember the exact layout, and to make sure that everything will fit easily. Need to keep in mind the exact dimensions of an object? Just take a photo and quickly write them on it. Are you decorating? Want to buy a new frame or a new furniture but not sure it will fit? No problem since you can have all your house dimensions always with you! ◆◆◆◆◆ You are a real estate agent? A contractor? An engineer? A designer? Working in the construction industry? Someone who wants to keep his house's measure easily accessible? Whenever you need to save dimensions, sizes, angles or write down a detail you need to remember, Photo Measures will help you to be more efficient and more accurate. ◆◆◆◆◆ Photo Measures helps you to: . Take a photo and directly draw measures on it . Zoom into and out of your photo when you need more precision . Edit your measures with a very intuitive interface . Quickly add text as comments when measures are not enough . Native support for angles . Save your measures in imperial or metric units . Easily organize your photos by category . Export your dimensions in high resolution by email or to the photo library . Import photos of any size and aspect ratio . Support for Retina display ◆◆◆◆◆ The Lite version has a few limitations compared to the full version - the Lite version is limited to 2 photos only - the photos you are exporting to the Photo Library or by email with the Lite version come with a watermark The next updates will also have more features available only through the full version.

About

SheetCut Optimizer

This app helps woodworkers and fabricators efficiently cut materials like wood, glass, and stone from stock sheets. It optimizes layouts to minimize waste, saving time and money on complex projects. Visualize cutting patterns and export results to various file formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited cutting project creation
  • Millimeter and inch support
  • Rotatable parts with labels
  • Adjustable kerf width
  • Multiple optimization levels
  • Yield and sheet calculation
  • Visual cutting layouts
  • Export to PDF and CAD
Features
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The SheetCut Optimizer is a mobile app designed for woodworkers, carpenters, DIYers, fabricators, manufacturers, stone producers and anyone else who need to figure out the most efficient way to cut parts while using stock sheets as little as possible, such as plywoods, MDF, wood panels, particle boards, glasses, stone slabs and plastics, etc.. Complex projects, which may have over 100 parts, can be nested in seconds. It’s a snap to use – and you will save time, money and energy, dramatically!!! Features: ▪ Create and save unlimited cutting projects ▪ Support for millimeter and inches, with up to three decimal places ▪ Setup parts with rotatable options and labels ▪ Set kerf width and other cutting options ▪ Get fast calculation speeds, with up to six optimization levels (the highest level generates the most optimized layouts) ▪ Automatically calculate yield percentage, the number of sheets needed, and the total areas of sheets and parts ▪ Get visual cutting layouts with the ability to show/hide color code for parts ▪ Export cutting results to PDF and CAD files Terms of use: https://measuresquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/M2-License-Agreement-V-2-Jan-2020.pdf Privacy policy: https://www.measuresquare.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Photo Measures Lite4 screens
SheetCut Optimizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SheetCut Optimizer at 3.5 against Photo Measures Lite's 2.2. SheetCut Optimizer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Photo Measures Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. SheetCut Optimizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Photo Measures Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SheetCut Optimizer holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 57 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Photo Measures Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of SheetCut Optimizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Measures Lite ships an update every 3 months, SheetCut Optimizer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo Measures Lite versus SheetCut Optimizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Measures LiteSheetCut Optimizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (31 ratings)3.5 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCubentMeasure Square Corp.

Customer experience

Photo Measures Lite

All ratings31 ratings
Positive22.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative74.2%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative39.4%

SheetCut Optimizer

All ratings57 ratings
Positive56.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative38.0%

In-app purchases

None

Photo Measures Lite

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SheetCut Optimizer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Measures Lite free?
Photo Measures Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SheetCut Optimizer free?
SheetCut Optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Measures Lite or SheetCut Optimizer?
SheetCut Optimizer is rated higher. Photo Measures Lite averages 2.2 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while SheetCut Optimizer averages 3.5 from 57 ratings.
Do Photo Measures Lite or SheetCut Optimizer have ads?
Neither Photo Measures Lite nor SheetCut Optimizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Measures Lite or SheetCut Optimizer?
Photo Measures Lite ships an update every 3 months, and SheetCut Optimizer monthly. Most recently, Photo Measures Lite was updated on October 9, 2026 and SheetCut Optimizer on October 14, 2026.

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