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 deep-water standing-wave sessions into organized, editable surf clips. DeepSurfCut is an AI surf video editor built for fixed-camera footage from stationary waves and wave pools. Import one session recording. On-device video analysis finds rides, groups repeat rides by surfer, and builds a timeline you can review and correct—without uploading your session video for analysis. SPEND LESS TIME SCRUBBING • Find ride clips automatically in long session footage • Organize repeat rides by surfer • Jump to the action instead of watching every minute between rides REVIEW AND REFINE • Inspect detected clips on an interactive timeline • Trim, split, merge, delete, and move clips • Create surfer tracks manually and correct groups • Save and reopen projects without changing the source video EXPORT EACH SURFER'S SESSION • Export individual ride clips or a complete rider reel • Keep useful time before and after each ride • Export at the source resolution • Work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac MADE FOR SURFERS, COACHES, AND VENUES Review progression, prepare coaching clips, or deliver each rider's session without manually cutting a long recording from start to finish. For best results, use stable, wide fixed-camera footage with the entry, wave, and fall zone visible. Video analysis runs on your device. DeepSurfCut Pro is required for analysis and export. Eligible users can start a two-week free trial. Purchases use the same Apple Account across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. 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 in-app purchases: DeepSurfCut at none against ShredCut's 3. ShredCut's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and 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. DeepSurfCut 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 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 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 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 — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB168 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
None

DeepSurfCut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShredCut free?
ShredCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeepSurfCut free?
DeepSurfCut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
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 monthly. Most recently, ShredCut was updated on October 2, 2026 and DeepSurfCut on October 1, 2026.

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