Cute CUT vs Photion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cute CUT
Create unique movies by drawing directly on videos, adding multiple media types, and applying advanced editing effects. This app offers a user-friendly interface with drag-and-drop functionality for easy media arrangement and a wide range of customization options for transitions and visual elements.
- Draw directly on movies
- Add up to six media types simultaneously
- Supports various resolutions and aspect ratios
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) functionality
- 30+ drawing tools and advanced brushes
- Customizable transitions and effects
- Export to Camera Roll, YouTube, and Facebook
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Now, you can DRAW movies, AND you can draw ON movies! Cute CUT’s powerful, easy-to-use editing features put YOU in control, allowing you to make the highest quality movies, DIFFERENT from anything you’ve seen! Do you want to create your own unique movie? Cute CUT’s robust and intuitive feature set will have you doing so in no time, drawing gorgeous, one-of-a-kind movies and so much more! Besides providing the utilities of a common video editor, Cute CUT brings to the table exceptionally advanced, Hollywood-style editing functionality! We’re continually working to enrich and strengthen Cute CUT’s top-tier functionality, and its refreshingly simple, unique presence in today’s digital market. Are you with us? Join more than one million others who’ve dared to discover the delightful difference that’s Cute CUT! =================================================================== Key Features: - User-Friendly UI. Just drag and drop; you can arrange your media segments easily. Sleek, bookshelf-style organizer showcases your movies. UI supports both portrait and landscape modes. - Make DIFFERENT movies, make movies DIFFERENT! Supports SIMULTANEOUS Adding of UP TO SIX different types of media into movie projects: Video, Photo (both from Album or Camera), as well as SELF-DRAW, Text, Music, and Voice. - Supports various Resolutions and Aspect Ratios, including HD (16:9, 19.5:9 and 21:9), SD (4:3 and 5:4), SQUARE (1:1) and even Portrait Mode! Creating a PIP (Picture-In-Picture) movie is EASY: Merely place one movie atop another; Cute CUT even supports independent Resizing of each and every video segment! - Draw directly on movie. 30+ drawing tools. - 3 Advanced Brushes for pro effects: Texture, Linear Gradient, Radial Gradient, gradients editable. - Highly customizable transitions. - 20+ Pre-Defined Transitions. - Transparency, Border, Corner, Shadow, Transform, and Sound Volume ... ALL Customizable! - Share Your Movie. Export to Camera Roll. Send to YouTube/Facebook. Send via e-mail. - Multiple Tutorials, and even Full Video Walkthroughs available, easily accessible. =================================================================== You can upgrade to Pro to obtain the following features. 1. Watermark-free movies. 2. Unlimited movie length. 3. No Ad. 4. 4K ultra HD movie exporting. 5. More music tracks. 6. More stickers. Cute CUT is available BOTH on iPhone and iPad. Homepage: https://cutecut2.mobivio.com Feedback and Support: support@mobivio.com
Photion
Easily create high-quality photo art with a variety of editing tools, filters, and stickers. Adjust tones, crop, rotate, and add embellishments without needing complex software.
- Photo editing tools
- Stylish filters
- Curves for detailed toning
- Crop and rotate functionality
- Diverse sticker sets
- Photo frames
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Photion - with just a few simple steps you can easily create high-quality photo art. Photion has various functions for photo editing, beautiful photo processing, extremely diverse sets of stickers and beautiful photo frames. With Photion - you don't need other complex image editors to create gorgeous photos. Set the tone for a professional effect Contrast, sharpness, highlight, saturation, shadow, exposure, tint, color temperature, black and white Stylish filters for beauty effects Curves for detailed toning Any point on the moving curve can be set to the effect you want. Select any three colors of red, green and blue to define the color tone Easily crop and rotate photos Select any photo to rotate it to any angle or flip it, you can also choose different ratios to crop photos. Funny face and cute embellishments in the sticker list Sticker themes are categorized. Funny smiley faces, hats, clothing accessories, fancy dresses, all in one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cute CUT at 4.4 against Photion's 1.6. Cute CUT also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 36%) and ratings volume (50K vs 15). Photion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cute CUT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cute CUT holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cute CUT has 50K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Cute CUT's written reviews are positive against 36% of Photion's.
Cute CUT ships an update monthly, Photion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cute CUT | Photion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (50K ratings) — better | 1.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 波 余 | CH3 DELTA LIMITED |
Customer experience
Cute CUT
Photion
Bugs and requests
Cute CUT
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos disappearing after crashes
- Audio sync issues
- Inability to import certain media files
Requested features
5 requests- Longer video time limit
- More transition and effect options
- Ability to save custom transitions
- Easier layer management
- Integration with music apps
Photion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cute CUT
- Lifetime Pro Membership$9.99
Photion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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