Comparison

simple.STT vs Board Cut Optimizer

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

Head to head
About

simple.STT

Features
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simpleSTT turns audio and video into clean, accurate text using the world's best AI — and it sends your audio straight to them: OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs. Never an unknown server. Never an unnamed model. Do one thing. Do it well. No bloat. No account. No detours for your data. Pick a file, choose a model, get your transcript. GOES ONLY TO THE AI YOU TRUST • Your audio is sent directly to OpenAI, Google or ElevenLabs — the world's most trusted AI labs • Never routed through an unknown server, never handed to an unnamed model • No simpleSTT server in the middle — it's device-to-provider, with your own API key • Transcripts are stored locally on your device PAY ONCE — THEN JUST CENTS • Buy the app once for lifetime access — no subscription required • After that you pay only your provider's API rate: usually just cents per recording • State-of-the-art transcription without a state-of-the-art monthly bill WORLD-CLASS MODELS — YOUR CHOICE • OpenAI GPT-4o Transcribe & Whisper • Google Gemini 3.5 Flash & 3.1 Pro • ElevenLabs Scribe v2 & v1 Switch models per job and always know exactly which one ran. BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Audio and video: M4A, MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, MP4, MOV and more • Large recordings handled with smart splitting • Parallel processing for faster results • Automatic language detection, or pin a specific language • Custom prompts for vocabulary, formatting and summaries • Adjustable temperature for fine-grained control • Full-text search across all transcripts — find any word in titles or text, highlighted instantly WHO IT'S FOR Journalists, researchers, students, lawyers, doctors, therapists, podcasters — and anyone who'd rather read than re-listen. REQUIRES YOUR OWN API KEY To transcribe, add your own OpenAI, Google or ElevenLabs API key in Settings. You pay your provider directly for what you use — usually just a few cents per recording. Do one thing. Do it well. That's simpleSTT. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Board Cut Optimizer

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Plan crosscuts for boards, battens and slats before buying material or starting work. Board Cut Optimizer helps home renovators, installation crews, cutting shops and small woodworking businesses turn lengths and quantities into a clear cutting plan. It can help reduce waste and material costs, depending on your order. Enter one stock length, the required part lengths and quantities, saw kerf and end trims. The app builds a verified plan, then uses exact search to look for a solution requiring fewer stock pieces. Optimality is shown only when it has been proved. Use it for shelving parts, battens for lining, decorative slats and repeat batches of wooden products. Calculate each material and cross-section separately, using one stock length per calculation. This is a one-dimensional crosscut planner, not a sheet-nesting, rip-cutting or structural-design tool. TRY BEFORE BUYING Calculate your own orders with up to 3 different lengths and 30 pieces for free. You can run repeated calculations, save results and export reports. You can also view and export the ready-made reference result. Larger orders require full access. FOR THE JOB AND THE WORKSHOP • Saw kerf and end-trim allowances. • Millimeters, centimeters, meters and inches, including fractions and feet/inches. • Cutting maps, saved results that open without recalculation, and readable text reports. • PNG cutting plans for printing or sharing, up to 20 patterns and 32 lengths per pattern. • An optional price per stock piece for estimated material cost and potential savings compared with cutting each requested length separately. Savings are not guaranteed. All calculations run on your device. No account, ads or analytics SDK. Works offline on iPhone and iPad; orders are not sent to the developer. Full access is available as a one-time lifetime purchase or a weekly auto-renewable subscription without a free trial. Both unlock the same features. Prices and terms are shown before purchase; Restore Purchases is available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

simple.STT4 screens
Board Cut Optimizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Board Cut Optimizer at daily against simple.STT's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. simple.STT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Board Cut Optimizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

simple.STT ships an update every 3 weeks, Board Cut Optimizer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
simple.STT versus Board Cut Optimizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersimple.STTBoard Cut Optimizer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAWID MICHAL MILCZAREKAnton Zhdankin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

simple.STT

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
2 purchases

Board Cut Optimizer

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Full Access$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Access$29.99

Questions

Is simple.STT free?
simple.STT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Board Cut Optimizer free?
Board Cut Optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do simple.STT or Board Cut Optimizer have ads?
Neither simple.STT nor Board Cut Optimizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, simple.STT or Board Cut Optimizer?
simple.STT ships an update every 3 weeks, and Board Cut Optimizer daily. Most recently, simple.STT was updated on October 19, 2026 and Board Cut Optimizer on October 25, 2026.

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