Comparison

SIEVES vs Cut List Optimizer

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

Head to head
About

SIEVES

Features
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Productivity tracker

About

Cut List Optimizer

Features
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SawKit works out how to cut your parts from full sheets of plywood, MDF or melamine with the least waste โ€” and then tells you the order to make the cuts in. Type your cut list the way you'd say it. 15 3/16. 3/4". 4' 6". Millimetres if that's your shop. SawKit reads all of it, and a unit written on a number always wins, so you can mix imported hardware into a metric project without doing sums. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Works out the layout across as many sheets as it takes, and picks the best of twelve different packing strategies for your particular list. โ€ข Respects the grain. Say which way it runs on the sheet and on the part, and parts that must follow it are turned to match โ€” never guessed from which number you typed first. โ€ข Accounts for the blade. Kerf and edge trim are part of the calculation, not an afterthought. โ€ข Gives you the cut order. Every pass runs edge to edge across the piece in your hands, numbered, so you can work through it at the saw. โ€ข Prints. A page per sheet plus a shopping list with prices and a total, in black and white that survives a workshop printer. โ€ข Runs on iPad, iPhone and Mac, side by side or one at a time. โ€ข Works with no signal at all. Workshops are usually the worst room in the building for that. FREE INCLUDES Everything above on screen: the whole calculation, the drawing, and the calculators. Up to 25 parts, three projects and one kind of stock. PRO ($24.99, one payment) Unlimited parts, projects and stock. PDF export and printing. The cut order. Your own stock list with prices. Your projects on every device you own. SHOP CALCULATORS โ€” always free Board feet with cost. Purchase allowance, done properly: waste comes out of what you buy, not what you need, so 15% waste means buying about 18% more โ€” not 15%. Project cost with markup. PRIVACY Nothing is collected. No account, no analytics, no tracking, no server. Your cut lists are yours and they stay on your devices.

Screenshots

SIEVES4 screens
Cut List Optimizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SIEVES at none against Cut List Optimizer's 1. SIEVES also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. Cut List Optimizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SIEVES asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SIEVES ships an update weekly, Cut List Optimizer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
SIEVES versus Cut List Optimizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIEVESCut List Optimizer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSidikov IbrokhimArmen Ter-Oganezov

In-app purchases

None

SIEVES

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cut List Optimizer

One-time1
  • SawKit Pro$24.99

Questions

Is SIEVES free?
SIEVES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cut List Optimizer free?
Cut List Optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SIEVES or Cut List Optimizer have ads?
Neither SIEVES nor Cut List Optimizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIEVES or Cut List Optimizer?
SIEVES ships an update weekly, and Cut List Optimizer every 3 weeks. Most recently, SIEVES was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cut List Optimizer on October 25, 2026.

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