Comparison

BoardGameRef vs AuCut

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

Head to head
About

BoardGameRef

Quickly find reliable rule clarifications for board games. Get clear answers for setup, turns, actions, and edge cases to keep your game night flowing smoothly. Features include instant Q&A, conversation history, and feedback tools.

Highlights
  • Instant rule Q&A
  • Clear edge case explanations
  • Conversation history
  • Feedback tools for answer improvement
  • Focus on real gameplay scenarios
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BoardGameRef gives you fast, reliable rule clarifications for your favorite board games. Ask about setup, turns, actions, timing windows, edge cases, and scoring, and get clear answers designed for real gameplay. Whether you’re teaching a new game, resolving a mid-game dispute, or double-checking a tricky interaction, BoardGameRef helps your table move forward quickly and confidently. Key features: 1. Instant rule Q&A in a clean chat interface 2. Clear explanations for edge cases and ambiguous situations 3. Conversation history to revisit prior rulings 4. Built-in feedback tools to improve answer quality over time Stop flipping through rulebooks and keep game night flowing.

About

AuCut

Edit audio files directly on your device without uploading. Trim, merge, convert formats, and extract audio from videos. Advanced features include noise reduction and batch processing.

Highlights
  • Trim audio clips
  • Extract audio from video
  • Convert audio formats (MP3, M4A, WAV)
  • Adjust volume and add fades
  • Change speed and pitch
  • Merge multiple audio files
  • Noise reduction
Features
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AuCut is a fast, private audio cutter and audio editor. Trim a section out of any audio file, join several clips into one track, convert between MP3, M4A and WAV, pull the audio out of a video and reduce background noise, all on your phone, with no account and no uploads. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Trim audio: drag the two ends on the waveform to keep only the part you want. Ideal for cutting a lecture, an interview, a podcast or a voice message. • Extract audio from video: turn an MP4 or MOV into an audio file in one tap. • Convert audio: switch between M4A, MP3 and WAV. • Volume and fades: boost, lower or normalize the volume and add a fade in or fade out when you trim or convert. • Change speed and pitch: speed up or slow down a recording without changing the voice, or shift the pitch on its own. • Split audio: cut a long file into equal parts or into parts of a set length, then share or save each one. • Open from other apps: share an audio file, a voice message or a video to AuCut and pick the tool to use. • Merge audio (Pro): join several audio files into one track, trim each clip first, and split a recording into parts to keep only what you need. • Noise reduction (Pro): remove background noise from a recording, then compare before and after. • Voice memo clean-up (Pro): cut the silence at the start and end and reduce noise in a single step. • Remove silence (Pro): cut out the quiet gaps in a lecture, a podcast or a voice recording automatically. • Separate video & audio (Pro): turn a video into a silent copy with the same picture quality, plus its audio file. • Batch processing (Pro): apply one tool (convert, volume, speed, remove silence, noise reduction or extract audio) to up to 20 files at once. • Background sound (Pro): add ocean waves, rain, street traffic, a busy café, birdsong, a forest, a stream or a crackling fire under a recording, or use your own file. PRECISE, NOT FIDDLY Drag the handles for a rough cut, then fine-tune with a jog bar down to a tenth of a second. Whenever you adjust a cut point, AuCut plays the audio around it, so you can hear whether it is right instead of guessing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your audio and video files are never uploaded. AuCut needs no account. The free version shows ads, and the app collects anonymous usage data to improve itself. FREE TOOLS, ONE-TIME PRO Trim, Extract audio, Convert, Volume, Speed and pitch, and Split are free. Merge, Noise reduction, Remove silence, Voice memo clean-up, Separate video & audio, Background sound and Batch processing are part of AuCut Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription. SUPPORTED FORMATS Audio: MP3, M4A, WAV. Video: MP4, MOV, M4V, 3GP, AVI, MKV. Save the result as M4A or MP3 and share it anywhere. Files shared from other apps in formats such as OPUS, OGG, FLAC or AAC are converted automatically. AuCut is available in English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese and Korean, with light and dark themes.

Screenshots

BoardGameRef3 screens
AuCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BoardGameRef at none against AuCut's 1. BoardGameRef also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). AuCut's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. AuCut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BoardGameRef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BoardGameRef against 5.0 for AuCut. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoardGameRef ships an update every 3 days, AuCut weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
BoardGameRef versus AuCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoardGameRefAuCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaocheng BaiTiep Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

BoardGameRef

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AuCut

One-time1
  • AuCut Pro – Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is BoardGameRef free?
BoardGameRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AuCut free?
AuCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BoardGameRef or AuCut?
BoardGameRef and AuCut are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BoardGameRef or AuCut have ads?
AuCut shows ads; BoardGameRef does not.
Which is updated more often, BoardGameRef or AuCut?
BoardGameRef ships an update every 3 days, and AuCut weekly. Most recently, BoardGameRef was updated on October 31, 2026 and AuCut on November 6, 2026.

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