Comparison

Cut Away Pro vs Split Video

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

Head to head
About

Cut Away Pro

Features
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CutAway is the video trimmer that should have been built into iOS. Trim your clips, merge them together, and export — without re-encoding. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. No watermarks. No bloat. HEAR WHERE TO CUT CutAway is the only lightweight video trimmer with audio scrubbing. Hear exactly where people start and stop talking, so you never cut mid-sentence. Combined with a visual waveform and silence detection, finding the perfect cut point takes seconds — not minutes. SCRUB, TAP, DONE Scrub to where you want to cut, then tap Cut Left or Cut Right. Everything on that side disappears. No start and end points. No tiny handles. Just scrub, tap, done. It's 2–3x faster than any other trimmer. INSTANT EXPORT, ORIGINAL QUALITY Other trimmers re-encode your video — slow, lossy, and battery-draining. CutAway uses passthrough export: same resolution, same codec, same frame rate. For single clips, export is nearly instant. MERGE WITHOUT COMPLEXITY Shot 40 clips at the Eiffel Tower? Trim each one to the highlights, arrange them in order, and export one combined video. No multi-track timelines. No learning curve. Trim, merge, done. CAPTURE THE PERFECT FRAME Found the perfect moment? Export the current frame as a high-quality photo. Perfect for thumbnails, social media, or saving a memory. PERFECT FOR • Reclaiming storage — trim hours of footage to the good parts • Trip & event highlights — combine a day's clips into one reel • Drone footage — distill long flights to the best moments • Quick shares — cut to the good part before sending • Thumbnails — capture the perfect still frame KEY FEATURES • Audio scrubbing with waveform visualization • One-tap Cut Left / Cut Right • Split, delete, trim & reorder clips • Precision scrubbing — pause your finger to zoom in • Passthrough export (no re-encoding) • Export full timeline, individual clips, or still frames • 50-level undo/redo • Pinch to zoom the timeline • Works directly with your Photos library • Non-destructive — originals never modified • No ads. No watermarks. No third-party SDKs. • Your data never leaves your device.

About

Split Video

Easily divide videos into precisely timed clips without re-encoding, preserving original quality. Add multiple cut points and export segments directly to your photo library. Offers frame-level precision and preserves metadata.

Highlights
  • Precise timeline editor
  • Lossless video splitting
  • Frame-level precision
  • Preserves original quality
  • Metadata preservation
  • In-app video library
  • Undo cut functionality
Features
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Turn one long video into the clips you want, in seconds. FAST, LOSSLESS CUTS Clips keep their original quality with no re-encoding, so exports are fast and look exactly like your source. • Tap clips to keep or skip them • Undo anytime and preview before you save • Save every clip to Photos in one go AUTO CUT, POWERED BY ON-DEVICE AI Let Split Video find the cuts for you: • By moment: find the highlights in your video, with a little lead-in and follow-through on each • By beat: cut to the music's sections, phrases, bars, or beats • By speech pause: split talking videos at natural pauses and sentence endings All analysis runs privately on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. NOW WITH SLO-MO SUPPORT Split a Slo-mo video and choose how to save it: exactly as it plays in Photos, or as Slo-mo you can still adjust in Photos. Your original is always kept. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your videos never leave your device. Moment and beat cuts require iOS 27. Speech pause cuts require iOS 26 or later. Split Video requires iOS 17 or later and is available in English and Simplified Chinese. Questions or feedback? contact@meetpi.dev Terms of Use: https://meetpi.dev/split-video/terms Privacy Policy: https://meetpi.dev/split-video/privacy

Screenshots

Cut Away Pro3 screens
Split Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cut Away Pro at none against Split Video's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Split Video sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cut Away Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cut Away Pro versus Split Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCut Away ProSplit Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus KjellbergMeet Pi LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cut Away Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Split Video

One-time2
  • A cuppa Joe$2.99
  • Buy me coffee$4.99

Questions

Is Cut Away Pro free?
Cut Away Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split Video free?
Split Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cut Away Pro or Split Video have ads?
Neither Cut Away Pro nor Split Video shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cut Away Pro or Split Video?
Cut Away Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Split Video every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cut Away Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Split Video on October 24, 2026.

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