CutAI vs PopScript
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CutAI
This app automatically edits your video footage, removing mistakes and dead air to create polished content. It's designed for creators and sellers who need to quickly produce engaging videos for platforms like TikTok.
- Automatic removal of retakes and dead air
- Fast timeline editing
- Trim, split, and delete clips
- Drag-and-drop clip reordering
- Pinch-to-zoom frame editing
- One-tap export for social media
Read full descriptionHide full description
Film it messy. Post it clean. CutAI turns your raw recordings into edited videos with AI. Built for UGC creators, product videos, and anyone who talks to the camera, it helps remove retakes, rambling, and dead air so you can spend more time creating. RECORD WITHOUT STARTING OVER Record in the app or import from your camera roll. Pause between takes, review your recording, then go back and add more footage to the same session. LET AI MAKE THE FIRST CUT Send your footage to CutAI for an automatic edit, then refine the result on the timeline. Trim, split, delete, and reorder clips to get the pacing you want. Add multiple videos to a batch when you have more to edit. Enable notifications to know when your edits and batches are ready. ADD YOUR FINISHING TOUCHES Create automatic captions, edit their wording and style, and position them on your video. Add styled text with your choice of fonts, sizes, and placement. SAVE AND SHARE Choose your export settings and save to Photos. Select multiple finished edits to save together, including your saved text, captions, and timeline changes. Share your videos wherever you post. MADE FOR CREATORS Product demos, brand content, tutorials, and everyday talking videos. Say it, try it again, and shape the final result with CutAI. A CutAI account and subscription are required. Monthly and annual plans are available. Prices and plan allowances are shown in the app before purchase. App Store subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://usecutai.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://usecutai.com/privacy
PopScript
This AI-powered video editor automatically removes filler words, dead air, and unwanted takes from your recordings. It generates captions and allows for text-based editing, transforming raw footage into polished social media content quickly.
- Automatic filler word removal
- Dead air and silence trimming
- Best take selection
- Transcript-based video editing
- Auto-generated captions
- Resize for social media
- AI audio blending
Read full descriptionHide full description
Record your video and PopScript cuts it for you. The AI video editor automatically removes filler words like "um" and "uh," cuts dead air and silence, and trims the takes where you started over, keeping your best take. Get a post-able video, with auto captions ready for Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts in under a minute, with no timeline editing. WHO IT'S FOR If you talk to a camera or use a voiceover, and dread the edit afterwards, this is built for you. - Content creators - TikTok Shop sellers filming product videos - TikTok Shop creators posting every day - UGC creators shooting for brands - Coaches and educators recording lessons - Personal brands and founders - Brands and businesses running high volume WHAT IT CLEANS, AUTOMATICALLY - Filler words: um, uh, like, you know — removed, not muted - Dead air: long pauses tightened so the pacing stays up - Repeats: say a line twice and PopScript keeps the better take - False starts: the run-up before you got it right, gone EDIT BY EDITING WORDS - Your video arrives as a transcript. Delete a sentence, and the video loses that sentence. - No timeline, no scrubbing, no hunting for the exact frame. - Change your mind and bring any cut back with a tap. - Watch every edit play back instantly before you commit to it. FINISH IT - Auto captions, generated from the same transcript you just edited - Add text boxes, photos and GIFs - Speed any clip up or slow it down - Resize for TikTok, Reels, Shorts or YouTube - AI audio blending, so cuts sound like you never stopped talking - Export at 1080p, 2K or 4K, with no watermark on any paid plan - Share straight to social or save to your camera roll PLANS Start with a free trial. Starter is for posting a few times a week, Pro for posting every day, and Pro Plus for high-volume shops and brands. Every plan exports without a watermark. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID. Auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the renewal date; otherwise the subscription renews automatically and the renewal is charged within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Cancelling stops auto-renewal but leaves the subscription active until the end of the paid period. Privacy Policy: https://popscript.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://popscript.app/terms Questions or problems? hello@popscript.app
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PopScript at free with in-app purchases against CutAI's subscription. PopScript also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). CutAI's advantage is ratings volume (814 vs 2) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. CutAI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and PopScript sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PopScript holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CutAI has 814 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CutAI's written reviews are positive against 100% of PopScript's.
CutAI ships an update weekly, PopScript fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CutAI | PopScript |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (814 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 814 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #72 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CUTAI LLC | florence kwok |
Customer experience
CutAI
PopScript
In-app purchases
CutAI
- CutAI Starter3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- CutAI Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Month
- CutAI Ultimate3 Days trial$89.991 Month
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- CutAI Starter Annual3 Days trial$159.991 Year
- CutAI Pro Annual3 Days trial$399.991 Year
- CutAI Ultimate Annual3 Days trial$719.991 Year
PopScript
- PopScript Starter Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- PopScript Pro Monthly14 Days trial$29.991 Month
- PopScript Pro Plus Monthly14 Days trial$69.991 Month
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- PopScript Starter Yearly14 Days trial$107.991 Year
- PopScript Pro Yearly14 Days trial$214.991 Year
- PopScript Pro Plus Yearly14 Days trial$500.001 Year









