Comparison

Material Cutting vs Castoro

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

Head to head
About

Material Cutting

Features
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CutMetryx โ€“ Cut Plan and Cut List for Rods and Profiles Less waste, lower material costs, and faster planning for your workshop. CutMetryx creates optimized cut plans from your cut list for rods and profiles, for example metal, wood, or plastic. At a glance, you get material requirements, offcuts, and a printable cut list. CutMetryx is ideal for workshops, fabrication, installation, metalworking, woodworking, and anyone who regularly cuts rods or profiles and wants to use material more efficiently. Features Cut optimization CutMetryx calculates an optimized cut plan from your cut list, reducing waste and improving material usage. Two modes for your workflow Simple mode: Enter stock length and your cut list. CutMetryx calculates how many rods you need and generates the optimal cutting plan. Advanced mode: Enter up to eight different stock lengths you have in inventory. CutMetryx uses existing material first, then calculates additional material needed. Cuts that cannot be produced from your current stock are clearly highlighted. Manage cut lists and results Save, reopen, share, or print all calculated cut plans. The per-rod view is clear and easy to follow. Visual cut view For each rod, CutMetryx generates a visual representation of the cuts, which is especially useful on the shop floor. Benefits Reducing waste lowers material costs and helps avoid unnecessary re-orders. Planning becomes faster and easier to document. Offcuts and material requirements are visible at a glance. The interface is designed for quick input and reliable results. Get started with CutMetryx today and create professional cut plans and cut lists in seconds, precise, clear, and material-efficient. In-App Purchases available. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Castoro

This app helps furniture makers and independent creators calculate precise sheet cutting dimensions, accounting for edge banding and material costs. It generates detailed cut maps and reports for efficient workshop management and seamless handover to the shop floor.

Highlights
  • Calculate finished and blank sizes
  • Assign edge banding per side
  • Generate detailed cut maps
  • Step-by-step cut sequence playback
  • Import part lists from Excel/CSV
  • Cost calculation for materials
  • Generate PDF reports and labels
Features
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Castoro is sheet cutting for furniture workshops and independent makers. A part stores its finished size โ€” the size it will have once the edge banding is on. Castoro works out the saw blank itself, from the banding thickness on each side and the premill. Enter 600 and the part is 600, no matter how much banding goes onto it. The core features are free. No account needed to start. Sizes and edge banding - finished and blank sizes shown side by side in the table and in the PDF - banding assigned per side of the part, with a catalogue of types - totals for length, rolls and cost - premill stated explicitly: how much the banding machine takes off the banded side - open a part in 3D โ€” banding per side, grain direction and dimensions on the model Cut maps - several layout variants per calculation, chosen by waste and number of cuts - colour coding for parts, reusable offcuts and waste - the cut sequence plays back step by step before work starts - grain, blade kerf and sheet edge trim taken into account - reusable offcuts are kept as stock, not written off as waste Handover to the shop floor - PDF report with cut maps, part list and material totals - label page: size, material, edge banding and grain on every sticker - the QR on a label opens the part card with sizes, banding and map numbers โ€” from a phone, right at the saw - a link to the calculation opens on any device, no app required Getting data in - import part lists from Excel, CSV and the clipboard - column auto-matching with manual correction - missing data flagged before the import runs Cost - prices for material and edge banding, currency, discounts, markups and tax - running total in the results and as its own section in the PDF Calculation history - search, filters and renaming - any saved calculation reopens in the editor Castoro is for: - furniture manufacturers and joinery workshops - small production teams - independent makers Beyond chipboard and MDF the app handles particle board, plywood, glass, mirrors, metal, plastic, acrylic and composite panels. Works on phone, tablet and desktop โ€” the same calculation opens everywhere. Castoro Pro The cut sequence printed in the PDF, not just on screen. Your workshop's details instead of the Castoro page: logo, contacts and company data. Support: support@castoro.pro Website: castoro.pro

Screenshots

Material Cutting3 screens
Castoro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Castoro at none against Material Cutting's 1. Castoro also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Material Cutting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Castoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Material Cutting ships an update every 7 months, Castoro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Material Cutting versus Castoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaterial CuttingCastoro
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEugen MuhlDmitriy Trofimov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Material Cutting

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

Castoro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Material Cutting free?
Material Cutting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castoro free?
Castoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Material Cutting or Castoro have ads?
Neither Material Cutting nor Castoro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Material Cutting or Castoro?
Material Cutting ships an update every 7 months, and Castoro every 4 days. Most recently, Material Cutting was updated on September 15, 2026 and Castoro on September 9, 2026.

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