CutList Optimizer vs Deck Armor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CutList Optimizer
This app helps optimize linear material cutting to reduce waste and improve efficiency. It uses AI to generate cutting plans for materials like bars, pipes, and rods, suitable for various professional trades.
- Unlimited projects, calculations, and parts
- Supports saw kerf width and stock trimming
- Multiple stock lengths and material types
- Layout minimization
- Fractional and imperial unit support
- Export cutting layouts to PDF and Excel
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CutList Optimizer – Linear Cutting is a mobile app designed for optimizing linear material cutting. It helps users generate efficient 1D cutting plans that reduce material waste, improve utilization, and streamline cutting operations. Powered by our proprietary AI solver, enhanced with machine learning and deep learning technologies, the app delivers fast and accurate solutions for cutting bars, pipes, rods, profiles, and other standard-length linear materials. Perfect for woodworkers, metal fabricators, construction professionals, and anyone who works with linear materials on a regular basis. Features: • Unlimited Projects. • Unlimited Calculations. • Unlimited Parts and Stocks. • Supports Saw Kerf Width. • Supports Stock Trimming. • Supports Multiple Stock Lengths. • Supports Multiple Material Types. • Supports Layout Minimization. • Supports Standard Fractional and Imperial Units. • Export Cutting Layout as PDF and Excel. • Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Terms of Service: https://www.cutlistoptimal.com/termservice Privacy Policy: https://www.cutlistoptimal.com/privacypolicy
Deck Armor
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Scan your boat deck and get a Deck Armor quote. Deck Armor is hand troweled marine flooring, installed by certified installers, with a lifetime warranty on recreational boats. This app measures your deck with the iPhone's LiDAR scanner so the quote is built from your boat. How it works 1. Tap Boat Owner. No account. 2. Walk around the deck with the phone pointed at the surface. Magenta means a spot is not scanned yet. 3. Tap Done, check the picture, tap Send. A person at Deck Armor measures the scan and gets back to you with the square footage and a price. An iPhone Pro or iPad Pro measures the deck with LiDAR. On other iPhones, send the boat details and we measure by hand. Deck Armor franchise operators use the same app to reach their portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deck Armor at none against CutList Optimizer's 2. Deck Armor also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). 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. CutList Optimizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Deck Armor asks for nothing beyond the download.
CutList Optimizer ships an update monthly, Deck Armor every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CutList Optimizer | Deck Armor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CutList Optimal | David Odell |
In-app purchases
CutList Optimizer
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$9.991 Year
Deck Armor
No in-app purchases
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