Comparison

Cutter optimizer vs Castoro

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

Head to head
About

Cutter optimizer

This smart tool helps you plan and optimize the cutting of various materials like bars, tubes, and sheets. It generates intelligent cutting plans to save time, reduce waste, and increase profits for construction, carpentry, and DIY projects.

Highlights
  • Save and manage personalized cutting lists
  • Optimize cuts for bars, pipes, tubes, and sheets
  • Minimize waste by combining cuts
  • Reuse leftover scraps
  • Generate sheet-cutting layouts with diagrams
  • Share optimized results
Features
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Tired of wasting material and struggling with complicated cutting lists? Cutting Optimizer is the perfect solution! This smart tool helps you plan and optimize the cutting of bars, tubes, sheets, plywood, metal plates, and other materials quickly and efficiently. Save time, reduce waste, and increase profits with intelligent cutting plans designed to make the most of every piece. Whether you’re working in construction, carpentry, metalwork, fabrication, or DIY projects, Cutter gives you the flexibility and control you need. Key Features: Save and manage personalized cutting lists with custom names. Optimize cutting for bars, pipes, tubes, and sheets. Enter different material sizes and combine cuts to minimize waste. Reuse leftover scraps for maximum efficiency. Generate sheet-cutting layouts with clear cutting diagrams for easy visualization. View cuts in grouped or individual formats. Share optimized results via email or messaging. Cutter offers everything you need to optimize your cuts, save money, and work smarter. in-app purchase included Lifetime to Remove Ads Privacy Policy : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5seT5eTkoZtkbUQKlE1qsSQrl8zg3rc1WgOcbGV4XnXZ-zA/viewform?usp=header
 Support URL : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dn1gNdDP2AHL7sg-px4rxdLAcoGHlNB8/edit#heading=h.1ionsc3v3xmq

About

Castoro

This app helps furniture makers and independent creators calculate precise sheet cutting dimensions, accounting for edge banding and material costs. It generates detailed cut maps and reports for efficient workshop management and seamless handover to the shop floor.

Highlights
  • Calculate finished and blank sizes
  • Assign edge banding per side
  • Generate detailed cut maps
  • Step-by-step cut sequence playback
  • Import part lists from Excel/CSV
  • Cost calculation for materials
  • Generate PDF reports and labels
Features
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Castoro is sheet cutting for furniture workshops and independent makers. A part stores its finished size — the size it will have once the edge banding is on. Castoro works out the saw blank itself, from the banding thickness on each side and the premill. Enter 600 and the part is 600, no matter how much banding goes onto it. The core features are free. No account needed to start. Sizes and edge banding - finished and blank sizes shown side by side in the table and in the PDF - banding assigned per side of the part, with a catalogue of types - totals for length, rolls and cost - premill stated explicitly: how much the banding machine takes off the banded side - open a part in 3D — banding per side, grain direction and dimensions on the model Cut maps - several layout variants per calculation, chosen by waste and number of cuts - colour coding for parts, reusable offcuts and waste - the cut sequence plays back step by step before work starts - grain, blade kerf and sheet edge trim taken into account - reusable offcuts are kept as stock, not written off as waste Handover to the shop floor - PDF report with cut maps, part list and material totals - label page: size, material, edge banding and grain on every sticker - the QR on a label opens the part card with sizes, banding and map numbers — from a phone, right at the saw - a link to the calculation opens on any device, no app required Getting data in - import part lists from Excel, CSV and the clipboard - column auto-matching with manual correction - missing data flagged before the import runs Cost - prices for material and edge banding, currency, discounts, markups and tax - running total in the results and as its own section in the PDF Calculation history - search, filters and renaming - any saved calculation reopens in the editor Castoro is for: - furniture manufacturers and joinery workshops - small production teams - independent makers Beyond chipboard and MDF the app handles particle board, plywood, glass, mirrors, metal, plastic, acrylic and composite panels. Works on phone, tablet and desktop — the same calculation opens everywhere. Castoro Pro The cut sequence printed in the PDF, not just on screen. Your workshop's details instead of the Castoro page: logo, contacts and company data. Support: support@castoro.pro Website: castoro.pro

Screenshots

Cutter optimizer4 screens
Castoro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Castoro at none against Cutter optimizer's 1. Castoro also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). Cutter optimizer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cutter optimizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Castoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cutter optimizer ships an update every 7 months, Castoro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cutter optimizer versus Castoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCutter optimizerCastoro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNanjibhai GorasiyaDmitriy Trofimov

Customer experience

Cutter optimizer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Castoro

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cutter optimizer

One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$12.99
None

Castoro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cutter optimizer free?
Cutter optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castoro free?
Castoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cutter optimizer or Castoro have ads?
Neither Cutter optimizer nor Castoro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cutter optimizer or Castoro?
Cutter optimizer ships an update every 7 months, and Castoro every 4 days. Most recently, Cutter optimizer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Castoro on October 12, 2026.

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