Comparison

Cutbench vs 2D Cut

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

Head to head
About

Cutbench

Features
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Cutbench turns your parts list into the most material-efficient cutting plan for the plywood and lumber you actually have — then walks you through every single cut at the saw. START IN ONE TAP Pick a template — base cabinet, bookshelf, workbench or drawer boxes — and every part and sheet is filled in for you. Change any dimension to fit your build. STOP WASTING SHEETS Laying out cabinet parts on plywood by hand is slow, and getting it wrong costs you an extra sheet, an extra trip to the lumber yard, and a ruined afternoon. Cutbench computes an optimized layout in under a second — accounting for saw kerf, grain direction, and the stock you actually own. KNOW WHAT TO BUY Every plan comes with a material list: how many sheets and boards you need, with cost totals when you enter prices. Share it straight to your phone's notes or messages before you head to the lumber yard. CUT-ALONG MODE Every other cut-list app stops at a diagram. Cutbench keeps going: a full-screen, one-cut-at-a-time guide that tells you exactly where to cut next, in order, with giant fraction-native measurements you can read from across the shop. Tap "Done" after each cut and move to the next. REMEMBERS YOUR SCRAP Leftover plywood from a finished project gets saved to your offcut bin. Next time you optimize a new project, Cutbench checks your offcuts first — before it tells you to open a fresh sheet. SHARE YOUR PLAN Send your cutting plan as an image to a client, a helper or a woodworking forum. BUILT FOR THE SHOP, NOT A SPREADSHEET • Fraction-native input — type 24 3/8", not 24.375 • Grain-direction locking so parts are never rotated the wrong way • Edge-banding allowance tracking • Sheet goods (plywood, MDF) and linear stock (boards, trim) in one project • Printable cut plans and part labels (PDF export) • Material presets: 4x8 and 4x10 plywood, 5x5 Baltic birch, and more • Inches, decimals or metric • iPad support PRIVACY BY DESIGN Cutbench doesn't need an account, doesn't need the internet, and doesn't collect your project data. Everything lives on your device. PRICING Try it free — unlimited optimizations, one saved project. Cutbench Pro unlocks unlimited projects, unlimited parts, Cut-Along mode, PDF export, and the offcut bin, starting at $24.99/year or $49.99 once, forever. Terms of Use: https://cutbench.info/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cutbench.info/privacy.html

About

2D Cut

Features
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2D Cut plans how to cut your parts from stock sheets so you use as little material as possible. Enter the sheet size and your cut list, and in seconds you get a clear layout for every sheet: where each part goes, the cut lines, the offcuts and the yield. Made for wood, glass, metal, acrylic, stone, board and anything else that comes in sheets. HOW IT WORKS • Enter the sheet: size, thickness, blade kerf and edge trim • Add your parts with quantities — in mm, cm or inches (fractions like 12 3/8 work) • Get the layout: parts, cut lines, offcuts, yield and cut length per sheet CUTTING OPTIONS • Guillotine cutting for panel saws and glass tables • Nested and multi-stage cutting (Pro) • Grain direction and part rotation • Remnants from your library are used before full sheets SHAPED PARTS • 45 shapes: arches, circles, ellipses, triangles, trapezoids, chamfered and rounded corners, L shapes, octagons • Each shape is placed by its bounding box and drawn with its real contour SAVE AND SHARE • Projects keep every calculation; edit and recalculate in one tap • Library of materials, stock sheets and remnants • Export PDF cutting reports, DXF for CNC and CSV • The same account works on the website at 2dcut.app PLANS • Free: 3 calculations a month with an account (one try without) • Pro: all cut types, shapes, clean exports, unlimited projects (fair use) • Pro + API: everything in Pro plus a REST API and webhooks for your own software Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. A Pro subscription bought in the app also unlocks Pro on the website. Terms of Use: https://2dcut.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://2dcut.app/privacy

Screenshots

Cutbench4 screens
2D Cut4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cutbench and 2D Cut are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Cutbench sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and 2D Cut sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cutbench versus 2D Cut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCutbench2D Cut
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli OzgurSemih Kaya

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cutbench

Subscriptions2
  • Cutbench Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Cutbench Pro - Annually$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Cutbench Pro - Day Pass$0.99
  • Cutbench Pro - Lifetime$14.99
4 purchases

2D Cut

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro + API Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Pro + API Yearly$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Cutbench free?
Cutbench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 2D Cut free?
2D Cut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cutbench or 2D Cut have ads?
Neither Cutbench nor 2D Cut shows ads.

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