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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Turn your measurements into a cutting plan you can follow at the saw. XyloKerf is a cut list optimizer for plywood, MDF, sheet goods, lumber and dimensional boards. Enter your parts, and it lays them out on your stock with the blade kerf, grain direction and trim margins accounted for. Then it walks you through every cut in order. SEE THE CUTS BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM • Preview each sheet's or board's cut sequence on an interactive 3D table saw: play, pause, scrub or step through one cut at a time • Follow numbered trim, rip and crosscut steps, and check them off as you go. Your progress is saved between sessions. LAYOUTS THAT RESPECT YOUR SHOP • Sheet and board optimization that tries several strategies and keeps the most efficient layout • Kerf, grain direction, part rotation, trim margins and stock quantity • Mark banded edges and add notes; they show on the plan, the checklist and PDF, CSV and SVG exports • Clear warnings when a part can't fit, and why • Inches, fractions or millimeters FAST INPUT • Add parts one by one, paste a list, or import a photo of a cut list. Text recognition runs on your device, and you review every row before it's added. • Duplicate parts, use steppers and "Save & Add Next" to enter a whole project quickly • Open the included sample to see a finished plan in seconds. The sample doesn't count toward your free projects. FROM PLAN TO SHOP (PRO) • Print measured shop packets with warnings and checklists • Export PDF, CSV cut lists, and SVG/DXF vector files for CAD and CNC PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. Projects and optimization stay on your device, and you can back up and restore them through Files or iCloud Drive. XYLOKERF PRO The free version includes the complete planner for up to three active projects. XyloKerf Pro unlocks unlimited projects, printing, PDF shop packets, CSV cut lists and SVG/DXF exports. Eligible new subscribers can try Pro free for 7 days with the yearly plan, or choose monthly. Always check measurements and layouts before cutting. XyloKerf Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Prices are shown in the app before purchase and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase or, if you start a free trial, when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your 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

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cut List Optimizer & Planner at every 9 days against XyloKerf's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XyloKerf ships an update every 2 months, Cut List Optimizer & Planner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
XyloKerf versus Cut List Optimizer & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXyloKerfCut List Optimizer & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
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 Optimizer7 Days trial$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.
Which is updated more often, XyloKerf or Cut List Optimizer & Planner?
XyloKerf ships an update every 2 months, and Cut List Optimizer & Planner every 9 days. Most recently, XyloKerf was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cut List Optimizer & Planner on November 8, 2026.

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