Comparison

XyloKerf vs Cut List Optimizer & Planner

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

Head to head
About

XyloKerf

This app assists woodworkers in planning efficient cuts for projects before starting. It helps generate visual cut plans, track materials, and organize jobs, optimizing material usage and reducing waste.

Highlights
  • Generate visual cut plans
  • Track materials and project progress
  • Organize job details
  • Save material defaults
  • Work offline
  • Create cut lists for various projects
Features
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XyloKerf is a cut list optimizer for plywood, sheet goods, lumber, and dimensional boards—built for woodworkers who want a practical shop plan. START IN SECONDS Open the included sample directly into a ready-made cut plan. It never counts toward the free three-project limit, so you can see the complete workflow before entering your own measurements. BUILT FOR REAL PROJECTS • Plan plywood, MDF, panels, lumber, dimensional boards, and offcuts • Enter measurements in inches, fractions, or millimeters • Control stock quantity, thickness, cost, kerf, grain direction, and part rotation • Get efficient visual layouts with clear warnings when a part cannot fit • Follow ordered rip, crosscut, and trim steps, with progress saved between sessions • Restore archived projects and recover local storage safely FAST INPUT AND SHOP HANDOFF • Add parts manually or review a pasted or photographed cut list • Print measured shop packets with warnings and checklists using Pro • Share PDF, CSV, SVG, and DXF files using Pro • Back up and restore projects with Files or iCloud Drive XYLOKERF PRO The free plan includes the complete local planner and up to three active projects. Optional XyloKerf Pro unlocks unlimited active projects, printing, PDF shop packets, CSV cut lists, and SVG/DXF vector exports. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No XyloKerf account is required. Projects and optimization stay on your device. Photo text recognition runs on-device for the image you select. Measurements and generated layouts should always be verified before cutting. XyloKerf Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Monthly and yearly plans are available in the app. Prices are shown before purchase and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sergemoraru.github.io/xylokerf-support/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cut List Optimizer & Planner

Features
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A full sheet of plywood costs real money. This tells you how to cut it before you waste any. Type in the pieces you need and Cut List Optimizer lays them out on the sheet for you, kerf and grain included, then hands you a numbered order to cut them in. No sketching on the offcut. No discovering at piece eleven that the last one does not fit. WHAT YOU GET A layout with the waste worked out. Every part nested, the yield as a percentage, and the offcut shown against each sheet — before the blade touches anything. The kerf, accounted for. Your blade turns a few millimeters of plywood into sawdust on every single cut. Twelve cuts across a sheet and that is a piece you no longer have. Set your kerf once and it is in every calculation from then on. A cut order, not a puzzle. Rip first, then crosscut, numbered down the screen with the measurement for each one. Follow it and the offcuts stay square and usable. Grain direction, where it matters (Pro). Lock a part to the grain and the optimizer will not quietly rotate it to save a few millimeters. Inches or millimeters. Standard sheet presets for 8x4, 5x5 and 4x4, or type your own. Share the layout. Send the diagram to your phone, your printer or whoever is helping you cut. WHAT IS FREE, AND WHAT IS PRO Free, and staying free: unlimited parts, the optimizer, the sheet count and yield for the whole job, the full diagram and cut order for the first sheet, saved plans, and sharing a sheet as an image. If your job fits on one sheet, it is free from start to finish. Cut Planner Pro is a single payment for bigger jobs: every sheet of a multi-sheet job, each with its own cut order, the grain lock, and the whole job as one printable PDF. No subscription. No account. No ads. No network connection needed, which matters in a workshop where the signal does not reach.

Screenshots

XyloKerf4 screens
Cut List Optimizer & Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

XyloKerf and Cut List Optimizer & Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. XyloKerf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cut List Optimizer & Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
XyloKerf versus Cut List Optimizer & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXyloKerfCut List Optimizer & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey MoraruYaniv van der Stigchel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

XyloKerf

Subscriptions2
  • XyloKerf Cut List Optimizer$4.991 Month
  • XyloKerf Cut List Optimizer$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Cut List Optimizer & Planner

One-time1
  • Cut Planner Pro$5.99

Questions

Is XyloKerf free?
XyloKerf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cut List Optimizer & Planner free?
Cut List Optimizer & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do XyloKerf or Cut List Optimizer & Planner have ads?
Neither XyloKerf nor Cut List Optimizer & Planner shows ads.

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