Comparison

RawCut vs ViewItOnce

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

Head to head
About

RawCut

Transform your camera roll into polished TikToks, Reels, and Shorts with AI-powered editing. Simply write a script, and the app intelligently selects and cuts your footage to match your words, eliminating manual timeline work.

Highlights
  • Create videos from script and camera roll
  • AI matches script lines to video clips
  • Automatic 9:16 video cutting
  • Fine-tune and regenerate edits
  • B-roll only mode for faceless content
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Real videos from your own footage. No stock, no AI-generated filler. Turn your camera roll into finished TikToks, Reels, and Shorts, from nothing but a script. Your camera roll is full of great moments; RawCut finds them and cuts them together. Write one line per moment, and the AI reads your clips, finds the exact seconds that match, and cuts a ready-to-post 9:16 video. Your words, your footage, zero timeline dragging. HOW IT WORKS Add clips Write your script: scenes, moments, or the words you say on camera Tap Create, AI matches every line to the right clip and cuts it Fine-tune: trim, reorder, add on-screen text, or regenerate for a fresh cut Save or share, ready to post on TikTok, Reels, or Shorts MADE FOR CREATORS B-roll-only mode for faceless content Honest results: if no clip fits a line, RawCut tells you instead of faking it Your videos never leave your iPhone. Only small snapshots are analyzed, once. No ads. Free to try. Your first videos are on us. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.rawcutapp.com/privacy

About

ViewItOnce

Features
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ViewItOnce sends photos that actually disappear, right inside your iMessage conversations. Most "disappearing photo" apps still keep a copy somewhere. ViewItOnce doesn't. Your photo is encrypted on your phone before it leaves, our servers only ever hold scrambled bytes they can't read, and the moment your photo has been seen, it's deleted. Not hidden. Deleted. HOW IT WORKS Open a chat in Messages, tap the apps button next to the text field, and pick ViewItOnce. Choose a photo, pick how long it lives, and send. Your friend gets a card in the conversation; when they tap it, the photo appears for one look and then burns. One button switches between "View once", "One replay" for people who blink at the wrong moment, and "Keep in chat" when you just want to send a normal photo. THE APP IS FOR PAIRING Open the ViewItOnce app to connect with someone using a QR code or a six-digit code. You don't need an account, a phone number, or an email. Pairing is optional for sending, but it's how you and one specific person confirm you're talking to each other and nobody in between. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT The photo itself never travels through the message. Your recipient gets a small card in the chat; the actual photo sits encrypted on our servers, gets fetched when they tap, and is destroyed after viewing. Nothing usable is left behind in the conversation, in backups, or with us. Photos are never saved to disk unencrypted on either phone. Location data and other photo metadata are stripped before sending. A word of honesty: no app can stop someone from taking a screenshot, and nothing stops a person from pointing another camera at their screen. ViewItOnce keeps copies of your photo from existing; it can't control the person you sent it to. Send accordingly. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT YOU Almost nothing, by design. No accounts. Your device makes up a random ID and cryptographic keys on first launch, and that's all we ever see. We can't read your photos even if we wanted to. VIEWITONCE PLUS Sending disappearing photos is a subscription: ViewItOnce Plus costs $9.99 a year and starts with a free week. Opening photos other people send you is free and always will be, as is pairing and the "Keep in chat" option. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited if you buy a subscription during the trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://viewitonce.pawels-apps.workers.dev/privacy

Screenshots

RawCut4 screens
ViewItOnce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RawCut at every 4 days against ViewItOnce's monthly. RawCut also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. RawCut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and ViewItOnce sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RawCut ships an update every 4 days, ViewItOnce monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
RawCut versus ViewItOnce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRawCutViewItOnce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerod oosterPawel Szydlowski

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RawCut

Subscriptions2
  • RawCut Pro$6.991 Month
  • RawCut Business$9.991 Month
1 purchases

ViewItOnce

Subscriptions1
  • ViewItOnce Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is RawCut free?
RawCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ViewItOnce free?
ViewItOnce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RawCut or ViewItOnce have ads?
Neither RawCut nor ViewItOnce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RawCut or ViewItOnce?
RawCut ships an update every 4 days, and ViewItOnce monthly. Most recently, RawCut was updated on October 31, 2026 and ViewItOnce on October 28, 2026.

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