CutList Optimizer vs ToolTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CutList Optimizer
This app optimizes material usage and plans cutting layouts for various materials like wood, metal, glass, and fabric. It uses AI to generate efficient cutting plans, minimizing waste and simplifying workflows. Export your plans in multiple formats.
- Unlimited projects, calculations, and parts
- Supports part grain and edge banding
- Handles panel trimming and saw kerf
- Multiple material type support
- Guillotine cutting method
- Export to PDF, Excel, and DXF
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CutList Optimizer combines AI with advanced optimization algorithms to turn your cut list into efficient cutting layouts—helping you make better use of sheet materials, reduce waste, and spend less time planning. Plan rectangular cuts for woodworking, cabinetry, metal sheets, glass, and other sheet materials. Enter your part sizes and available stock, adjust the cutting settings to suit your workflow, and generate an optimized layout. FEATURES • Unlimited projects • Unlimited optimization calculations • Adjustable saw kerf to account for material lost during cutting • Guillotine cutting layouts • First-cut orientation settings to suit your cutting process • Options to reduce panel rotations for easier handling • Sheet edge trimming allowances • Grain direction control • Export cutting layouts to PDF • Export cutting layouts to DXF (AutoCAD R12) • Keep your projects in sync across devices with iCloud • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Plan your next cutting project at your desk or in the workshop. Terms of Service: https://www.cutlistoptimal.com/termservice Privacy Policy: https://www.cutlistoptimal.com/privacypolicy
ToolTrace
This app helps businesses manage shared tools, tracking who has taken what. Users can log tool usage, see who has it, and contact them easily. It also allows for adding images and intended storage locations.
- Track shared tool usage
- Log tool check-outs
- View who has which tool
- Contact tool users
- Add tool images
- Specify tool storage location
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ToolTrace hjælper din virksomehed med at håndtere delt værktøj, hvem har nu taget hvad? Hold styr på det i appen, bare log når du tager noget og alle kan gå ind og se du har den, med en nem måde at kontakte dig på. Du kan også se et billede og hvor det er meningen den skal stå.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CutList Optimizer at 46% against ToolTrace's 0%. CutList Optimizer also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). ToolTrace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CutList Optimizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ToolTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.
CutList Optimizer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CutList Optimizer has 116 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of CutList Optimizer's written reviews are positive against 0% of ToolTrace's.
CutList Optimizer ships an update every 5 days, ToolTrace every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CutList Optimizer | ToolTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (116 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CutList Optimal | Mercantec |
Customer experience
CutList Optimizer
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In-app purchases
CutList Optimizer
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual1 Year trial$39.991 Year
ToolTrace
No in-app purchases
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