KerfMate vs Cut List Optimizer & Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
KerfMate
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Cut smarter before the blade touches material. KerfMate turns rectangular part lists into clear, low-waste cutting plans for sheet goods and linear stock. Plan plywood, MDF, panels, lumber, rails and profiles on iPhone or iPadβwithout an account, ads or tracking. PLAN SHEETS AND LENGTHS β’ Add parts, quantities and available stock β’ Optimize 2D sheets and 1D linear material β’ Respect blade kerf, edge trim, rotation locks and grain direction β’ See every placement in a visual plan β’ Inspect reference cut-edge coordinates for each placement β’ Identify parts that do not fit instead of hiding them KNOW THE MATERIAL IMPACT β’ See material-use percentage, stock count and estimated cost β’ Compare the plan with a simple one-part-per-stock baseline β’ Save useful offcuts in a local inventory β’ Work in metric or imperial measurements, including fractions BUILT FOR THE WORKSHOP β’ Duplicate projects to compare variants β’ Import parts from CSV β’ Export PDF plans, CSV lists, SVG layouts and JSON backups β’ Plan on iPhone and iPad with layouts tailored to each device β’ Choose English, German, Spanish, French, Italian or Brazilian Portuguese PRIVATE BY DESIGN KerfMate stores projects on your device. There is no account, backend, analytics, advertising or third-party tracking. Exports leave the app only when you choose a destination in Appleβs share sheet. FREE & PRO Free includes one project with up to 15 parts. KerfMate Pro unlocks unlimited projects and parts, offcut inventory, CSV import, variants and professional exports. Choose monthly, yearly with a 7-day trial for eligible new subscribers, or lifetime. Appleβs purchase screen shows the authoritative local price and trial eligibility. KerfMate creates practical low-waste layouts; it does not claim a mathematically optimal solution or prescribe a safe cutting order. Reference edges are coordinates, not machine instructions. Always choose a safe sequence and verify dimensions and machine setup before cutting. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://viralcrew.de/apps/kerfmate/privacy
Cut List Optimizer & Planner
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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 β 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.
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Verdict
KerfMate and Cut List Optimizer & Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. KerfMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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.
| Parameter | KerfMate | Cut List Optimizer & Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasko Hodzic | Yaniv van der Stigchel |
In-app purchases
KerfMate
- KerfMate Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- KerfMate Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- KerfMate Pro Lifetime$29.99
Cut List Optimizer & Planner
- Cut Planner Pro$5.99
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