Comparison

AKASO vs Crosscut Cam

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

Head to head
About

AKASO

Control your action camera, preview footage in real-time, and access official guides. Edit and share your videos easily with friends and on social media. Currently supports Snapx models.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera preview
  • Official usage instructions
  • Video editing tools
  • Direct social media sharing
  • Camera control
Features
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AKASO is an exclusive application for AKASO action camera equipment. It accurately controls the action camera, previews the shooting images in real time, and provides official usage instructions. Edit videos and share them with friends and major social platforms. (Currently only supports Snapx models)

About

Crosscut Cam

Record simultaneously with both iPhone cameras to create professional-grade video projects. Automatically sync footage with timecode and generate Final Cut Pro multicam projects. Refine your edits and add markers during recording for seamless post-production.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous dual-camera recording
  • Automatic timecode syncing
  • Final Cut Pro multicam project generation
  • Reframing and aspect ratio exports
  • In-recording markers
  • Native video file recording
Features
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Crosscut records both of your iPhone's cameras at once and gives you a folder that's ready to cut. Most dual-camera apps stop at two clips in your camera roll. No timecode, no project file, and syncing them is your problem. Crosscut writes matching timecode into both files and builds the Final Cut project for you. WHAT CROSSCUT GIVES YOU Two clean video files, both recorded natively. Not one file with a crop applied. The same time-of-day timecode written into both, so Final Cut and Resolve sync them without you lifting a finger. A separate WAV of the audio. A Final Cut multicam project. One drag, both angles, markers already sitting on the timeline. TWO WAYS TO SHOOT Dual-Aspect runs both rear lenses at the same time. You pick which one is the master, the other rides along as a second angle. Front + Back records the rear camera and your face cam as two separate files. No burned-in picture-in-picture you can't undo later. REFRAME AFTER, NOT DURING Any take can export a vertical cut and a widescreen cut of either camera. Square and 4:5 as well. If you want the composite, there's a merged picture-in-picture render and you choose the corner and the size. MARK IT WHILE YOU SHOOT Tap Take, Flub, or Chapter mid-recording. Those markers show up on your timeline in Final Cut, and export as CSV and EDL for everything else. IT BEHAVES LIKE A CAMERA 4K, 2.5K, and 1080 tiers, and it tells you honestly what your particular phone can run before you hit record instead of failing halfway through. Tap to focus. AE/AF lock. Torch. Exposure bias per camera. Slide up and down to zoom, side to side for exposure. Works one-handed. If a call comes in or the phone gets hot, your take finalizes and saves. It doesn't just die on you. NO ACCOUNT, NO SUBSCRIPTION You pay once. Nothing is tracked, nothing is uploaded, there is no server. Your footage stays on your phone until you send it somewhere yourself. Requires iOS 17 or later. Dual-camera recording needs an iPhone XS or newer. Final Cut Pro import needs 10.6 or later.

Screenshots

AKASO4 screens
Crosscut Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AKASO at Free against Crosscut Cam's $6.99. AKASO also leads on ratings volume (231 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). Crosscut Cam's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AKASO is free to download; Crosscut Cam costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crosscut Cam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AKASO has 231 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AKASO versus Crosscut Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAKASOCrosscut Cam
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.4 (231 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings231 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size334 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProexpress Distributor LLCSEAN VINCENT HIGHTOWER

In-app purchases

None

AKASO

No in-app purchases

None

Crosscut Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AKASO free?
AKASO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crosscut Cam free?
Crosscut Cam costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AKASO or Crosscut Cam?
Crosscut Cam is rated higher. AKASO averages 4.4 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while Crosscut Cam averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do AKASO or Crosscut Cam have ads?
Neither AKASO nor Crosscut Cam shows ads.

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