Comparison

ShredCut vs DeepSurfCut

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

Head to head
About

ShredCut

Automatically cuts action sports footage into individual clips per attempt. Record or import videos, and the app intelligently segments your session. Edit, organize, and share your best moments with ease.

Highlights
  • Automatic clip segmentation
  • Record or import footage
  • Manual clip trimming and splitting
  • Custom speed curves
  • Highlight reel creation
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Session history log
Features
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Stop wasting hours editing action sports footage. ShredCut automatically cuts your session video into individual clips — one per attempt — just record or import and let ShredCut do the cutting. Works with skateboarding, BMX, snowboarding, inline skating, scootering, surfing, and any action sport filmed as a continuous session. RECORD OR IMPORT Film your session directly in the app or import existing footage from Photos or Files. ShredCut detects the still moments between attempts and creates separate clips automatically. CAMERA • Built-in camera with zoom controls: 0.5×, 1×, 2×, 3× • Ultrawide lens support • Tap to focus with visual indicator EDIT & ORGANIZE • Trim or extend clip start and end points with sliders • Split any clip into two at any point • Add a custom speed curve — slow down to 0.25× or speed up to 2×, with a live preview • Navigate between clips inside the preview • Name your tricks • Manually label clips as Landed or Bail • Delete unwanted clips with one tap EXPORT • Save individual clips or all clips to Camera Roll • Share directly to social media APPLE WATCH Start and stop recording directly from your wrist. The watch shows a live preview from the iPhone camera and a recording timer — no need to touch your phone during your session. HIGHLIGHT REEL Create a highlight video from your best clips: • Transitions: Fade Black, Cross Dissolve, Flash White, Zoom, Slide • Add music from your library with automatic BPM sync • Export progress shown in real time SESSION HISTORY The app keeps a log of every processed session, grouped by day — see how many clips were extracted and how long ago each video was analyzed. If the original video is still on your device, you can jump back in and access your clips directly. Terms of Use: https://shredcut-terms.carrd.co Privacy Policy: https://shredcut.carrd.co

About

DeepSurfCut

This AI-powered video editor transforms long surf session recordings into organized, editable clips. It automatically detects rides, groups them by surfer, and allows for easy editing and exporting of individual sessions. Designed for surfers, coaches, and venues to review progression and create highlight reels.

Highlights
  • AI-powered ride detection
  • Automatic ride grouping by surfer
  • Interactive timeline editing
  • Clip trimming, splitting, and merging
  • Manual surfer track creation
  • Export individual ride clips or reels
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Turn long standing-wave sessions into organized, editable surf clips. DeepSurfCut is an AI surf video editor for fixed-camera recordings of stationary waves and wave pools. Import a session, find rides with on-device analysis, group repeat rides by surfer, then review and refine the timeline without uploading the video for analysis. FIND AND ORGANIZE RIDES • Automatically find rides in long recordings • Group repeat rides by surfer • Review every surfer and play complete clips REFINE YOUR TIMELINE • Trim, split, merge, delete and move clips • Create surfer tracks and correct groups • Work with landscape and portrait footage • Keep the original video unchanged EXPORT WITH PRO • Export individual clips, batches or a complete surfer reel • Adjust time before and after each ride • Use portrait follow to frame the action • Save projects and use Restore Last Scan Free features include importing, opening existing projects, unlimited analysis and grouping, playback and timeline editing. DeepSurfCut Pro is required for saving projects, all video exports, portrait follow and Restore Last Scan. Subscription options and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Use the same Apple Account across iPhone, iPad and Mac. For best results, use stable, wide fixed-camera footage with the entry, wave and fall zone visible. Performance depends on the device, footage and operating conditions. The app interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ShredCut4 screens
DeepSurfCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShredCut at every 4 days against DeepSurfCut's every 9 days. ShredCut also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ShredCut sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DeepSurfCut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShredCut ships an update every 4 days, DeepSurfCut every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ShredCut versus DeepSurfCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShredCutDeepSurfCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOONA VILI SAMULI REPOYao Zhao

Customer experience

ShredCut

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

DeepSurfCut

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShredCut

Subscriptions2
  • ShredCut Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • ShredCut Pro — Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShredCut Pro — Lifetime Access$89.99
2 purchases

DeepSurfCut

Subscriptions2
  • DeepSurfCut Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DeepSurfCut Pro Yearly1 Month trial$69.901 Year

Questions

Is ShredCut free?
ShredCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeepSurfCut free?
DeepSurfCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShredCut or DeepSurfCut?
ShredCut and DeepSurfCut are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ShredCut or DeepSurfCut have ads?
Neither ShredCut nor DeepSurfCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShredCut or DeepSurfCut?
ShredCut ships an update every 4 days, and DeepSurfCut every 9 days. Most recently, ShredCut was updated on October 31, 2026 and DeepSurfCut on October 31, 2026.

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