Cut Silence vs CatInCup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Cut Silence
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Long, awkward pauses make your videos and podcasts drag. Cut Silence finds the silent gaps and removes them automatically, so your talking-head clips, vlogs, and voice recordings get tighter and more watchable ā in one tap. No ads. No subscription. Pay once and trim forever. ⢠AUTO-CUT SILENCE ā detects the quiet gaps and splices them out, keeping your speech intact. ⢠THREE LEVELS ā Light, Balanced, or Aggressive, so short natural pauses stay and dead air goes. ⢠KEEPS QUALITY ā full-resolution export, audio and video stay in sync. ⢠100% PRIVATE ā everything happens on your iPhone. Your videos are never uploaded. ⢠NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION ā pay once, and that's it. No watermark, no weekly fee. Perfect for podcasters, YouTubers, course creators, and anyone who records themselves talking. Pick a video, choose how aggressively to cut, tap Remove Silence. Done.
CatInCup
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CatInCup turns raw talking-head footage into tight, watchable video ā right on your iPhone. REMOVE SILENCE IN ONE TAP Import a clip and CatInCup finds every pause and turns it into a clean jump cut. Tune the threshold, minimum pause and softening buffer ā or trust the calibrated defaults. CAPTIONS THAT NEVER LEAVE YOUR PHONE Generate word-timed captions fully on-device. On iOS 26+ popular languages use Apple's built-in speech models (zero download for languages you already have); a universal offline pack covers 99 languages everywhere else. Export subtitles as SRT, too. A REAL POCKET EDITOR ⢠Trim, split and reorder fragments on a magnetic timeline ⢠Speed ramps, per-fragment volume, mute ⢠Voice-over recording, noise reduction ⢠Text overlays and photo overlays ⢠Aspect ratios for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and YouTube ⢠Extract audio as M4A, export voice messages PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Everything renders 100% on your iPhone. No servers, no account, no analytics, no watermark. Your footage never leaves your device. Made for vloggers, teachers, course creators and everyone who talks to a camera. FREE, WITH NO CATCH Every tool is free: no subscription, no watermark, no export limit, no account. CatInCup has no ads and no analytics, because it has no servers at all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CatInCup at none against Cut Silence's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Cut Silence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CatInCup asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cut Silence | CatInCup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jhomar Maravillas | Vladimir Savinkov |
In-app purchases
Cut Silence
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99
CatInCup
No in-app purchases









