Comparison

KukuLayer vs Cropcut

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

Head to head
About

KukuLayer

Features
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Turn people and moments into playful collages. KukuLayer is a local-first cutout library and non-destructive layer editor for iPhone and iPad. Import a photo, isolate the people you want, refine the edges, and reuse each cutout across new compositions. Build with multiple people, replace backgrounds, arrange layers, add outlines and colorful shadows, draw freely, place text and emoji, or wrap the finished image in a real frame. Your projects remain editable, and high-resolution exports are rendered from the original pixels and masks. • On-device person cutouts and mask correction • Reusable People Library • Multi-person, non-destructive layer editing • Outlines, shadows, text, emoji, custom expressions, and frames • High-resolution PNG and JPEG export • No account, no cloud upload, and no tracking All editing tools and background replacement are available for free, with no watermark. Free includes up to three person assets, two editable projects, and three successful high-resolution exports per local data container. KukuLayer Pro removes those capacity limits. If Pro expires or is refunded, existing people, assets, and projects remain intact and editable; adding person assets, creating projects, and exporting pause until Pro is restored. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cropcut

Features
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Cropcut turns any photo into a sticker and lets you build something new with it. No ads, no subscriptions, no account. Everything happens on your phone. CUT OUT ANYTHING • Tap Remove Background for an instant, automatic cutout. • Or trace around your subject with your finger. Cropcut snaps to the edges, so you get the exact cut you wanted, even when auto-detection gets it wrong. • Crop, undo, and fine-tune until it's just right. MAKE IT A STICKER Every cutout is saved to your reusable sticker tray and to your Photos as a transparent image. Your dog, your friend's face, that one perfect reaction shot, cut it once, use it forever. COMPOSE & CREATE • Drop your stickers onto any photo. • Drag to move, pinch to resize, twist to rotate. • Add text, and draw on top with freehand markup. • Save your creation to Photos or share it anywhere. Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram, wherever you like. MADE FOR CREATORS Memes, custom emoji, profile pictures, scrapbook pages, journal stickers, birthday cards, playful collages. Cropcut keeps it fast and fun. WHAT MAKES CROPCUT DIFFERENT • Trace it yourself. Automatic cutouts are great until they aren't. When the background remover leaves a stray edge or grabs the wrong thing, just draw around what you want and Cropcut snaps to it. • Cutouts you can actually reuse. Your stickers live in a tray inside the app and as real PNG files in Photos, so they work everywhere, not just in one keyboard. • Cut and compose in one place. No bouncing between a cutout app and a collage app. • Nothing to unlock. There is no Pro tier, no watermark, no daily limit, no trial that quietly turns into a subscription. Every feature is available to everyone from the first tap. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required. • No sign-in, no tracking, no data collection. • Your photos never leave your device. Download Cropcut and start cutting. Cropcut is an independent app and is not affiliated with Apple, WhatsApp, Meta, or any other company mentioned.

Screenshots

KukuLayer4 screens
Cropcut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cropcut at none against KukuLayer's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. KukuLayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cropcut asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KukuLayer ships an update fortnightly, Cropcut every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
KukuLayer versus Cropcut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKukuLayerCropcut
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeré—»äæŠ ēŽ‹ASHLEY DAVID LESLIE

In-app purchases

3 purchases

KukuLayer

Subscriptions2
  • KukuLayer Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • KukuLayer Pro Annual$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • KukuLayer Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Cropcut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KukuLayer free?
KukuLayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cropcut free?
Cropcut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KukuLayer or Cropcut have ads?
Neither KukuLayer nor Cropcut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KukuLayer or Cropcut?
KukuLayer ships an update fortnightly, and Cropcut every 2 weeks. Most recently, KukuLayer was updated on October 3, 2026 and Cropcut on October 4, 2026.

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