ShopHelper vs Cutbench

ShopHelper is the woodworking toolkit built for how you actually work — in the shop, at the lumber yard, and everywhere in between. Whether you're a weekend hobbyist or a seasoned professional, ShopHelper puts 9 precision tools in your pocket so you can spend less time calculating and more time building. ------------------------ 9 TOOLS INCLUDED ------------------------ CUT LIST OPTIMIZER Input your parts and get a color-coded visual cut map showing exactly how to lay out each sheet. See efficiency percentages, total cost, and required sheet counts — then export a print-ready PDF to take to the shop. BOARD FOOT CALCULATOR Toggle between Lumber and Log mode, pull species directly from the Wood Database, adjust for quarter scale, rough-sawn buffer, and waste overhead. See line cost per piece in real time. WOOD DATABASE Browse and filter 13 domestic and exotic species by color, Janka hardness, and price. Each entry includes price per board foot, radial and tangential shrinkage rates, grain characteristics, and a built-in wood movement calculator. MOISTURE LOGGER Log readings with density correction factor, EMC, and stability status. Pull local weather data for ambient conditions and use quick capture for fast entries mid-project. DIGITAL LEVEL Machine-grade sensitivity for pitch and roll. Set a relative zero on any reference surface and measure compound angles for crown moulding and complex joinery cuts. FRACTION CALCULATOR Native fraction math with a running history line and instant decimal conversion. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in fractions — exactly how woodworkers think. CUT LIST TO SHOPPING LIST Organize materials across Lumber, Sheets, and Hardware tabs. Pull quantities directly from your cut list so nothing gets missed at the yard. FINISHING JOURNAL Track every project through status stages with finish recipes, hardware BOMs, task checklists, time logs, and attached photos or sketches — all in one place. TIME TRACKER Run multiple named timers that tie directly into your Finishing Journal. Pause, save, reset, or delete any timer with one tap. ------------------------ PRIVACY FIRST ------------------------ No account. No sign-up. All your data — cut lists, journal entries, moisture logs, calculations — is stored locally on your device and never sent to our servers. ------------------------ PERMISSIONS ------------------------ ShopHelper only requests permissions when you use the feature that needs them: - Camera / Photos: attach images to journal entries - Location: optional weather fetch for EMC calculations (Moisture Logger) - Motion sensors: real-time leveling (Digital Level) - File storage: save exported PDFs to your device

Cutbench turns your parts list into the most material-efficient cutting plan for the plywood and lumber you actually have — then walks you through every single cut at the saw. START IN ONE TAP Pick a template — base cabinet, bookshelf, workbench or drawer boxes — and every part and sheet is filled in for you. Change any dimension to fit your build. STOP WASTING SHEETS Laying out cabinet parts on plywood by hand is slow, and getting it wrong costs you an extra sheet, an extra trip to the lumber yard, and a ruined afternoon. Cutbench computes an optimized layout in under a second — accounting for saw kerf, grain direction, and the stock you actually own. KNOW WHAT TO BUY Every plan comes with a material list: how many sheets and boards you need, with cost totals when you enter prices. Share it straight to your phone's notes or messages before you head to the lumber yard. CUT-ALONG MODE Every other cut-list app stops at a diagram. Cutbench keeps going: a full-screen, one-cut-at-a-time guide that tells you exactly where to cut next, in order, with giant fraction-native measurements you can read from across the shop. Tap "Done" after each cut and move to the next. REMEMBERS YOUR SCRAP Leftover plywood from a finished project gets saved to your offcut bin. Next time you optimize a new project, Cutbench checks your offcuts first — before it tells you to open a fresh sheet. SHARE YOUR PLAN Send your cutting plan as an image to a client, a helper or a woodworking forum. BUILT FOR THE SHOP, NOT A SPREADSHEET • Fraction-native input — type 24 3/8", not 24.375 • Grain-direction locking so parts are never rotated the wrong way • Edge-banding allowance tracking • Sheet goods (plywood, MDF) and linear stock (boards, trim) in one project • Printable cut plans and part labels (PDF export) • Material presets: 4x8 and 4x10 plywood, 5x5 Baltic birch, and more • Inches, decimals or metric • iPad support PRIVACY BY DESIGN Cutbench doesn't need an account, doesn't need the internet, and doesn't collect your project data. Everything lives on your device. PRICING Try it free — unlimited optimizations, one saved project. Cutbench Pro unlocks unlimited projects, unlimited parts, Cut-Along mode, PDF export, and the offcut bin, starting at $24.99/year or $49.99 once, forever. Terms of Use: https://cutbench.info/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cutbench.info/privacy.html