Comparison

CutUGC vs YapCuts

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

Head to head
About

CutUGC

This app transforms raw talking-to-camera footage into polished vertical videos by automatically selecting the best takes and removing dead air. Users can then fine-tune edits, add text, overlays, and audio. It also offers a hook builder to create multiple short clips from a single piece of content.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic editing
  • Manual edit adjustments
  • Text and caption styling
  • Overlay and audio tracks
  • Hook builder for multiple clips
  • 1080x1920 export
Features
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Film it once, retakes and all. CutUGC turns a raw talking-to-camera clip into a finished vertical video: the best take of every line kept, the dead air, ums and false starts gone. HOW IT WORKS • Record in the app or import a clip from your library, up to fifteen minutes long. • Tap Cut it. Only the sound of your clip is sent, so even a long recording opens in the editor in seconds. Your video stays on your phone. • The AI decides the edit and nothing else. Your footage is trimmed and cropped, never altered or generated. The person on screen is always you. AN EDITOR YOU CAN TRUST, AND CHANGE • Every cut is yours to adjust: drag clip edges to trim, split, reorder, or bring a line back. • Add text and place it anywhere on the video, choose from a full set of fonts, and style your captions. • Add overlays and audio on their own tracks. • Preview plays the edit instantly, and a plain cut exports right on your phone. HOOK BUILDER Upload one main piece of content and up to twenty hook clips. CutUGC renders a finished 1080×1920 video for every hook, matched in format and loudness so the join is invisible. Test more hooks without editing each one by hand. MADE FOR UGC creators, brands and agencies making talking-head videos and UGC ads, and founders filming their own content: anyone who records a lot of raw footage with retakes and wants post-ready shorts without editing by hand. PLANS CutUGC is a subscription with a 3-day free trial. Starter includes 100 cuts a month, Creator 300, and Studio is unlimited; every plan includes the AI Editor, the Hook Builder and every export. Monthly and annual billing are available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://cutugc.app/terms Privacy policy: https://cutugc.app/privacy

About

YapCuts

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You record. YapCuts edits. You post. Record a take in the app, or pick one from your camera roll. YapCuts cuts the ums, the long pauses and the retakes, then adds captions in your style. Every cut is listed, and you can restore any of them. You can also split, trim and delete clips on the timeline yourself. What YapCuts cuts • Filler words like um and uh • Long pauses • Retakes, where you stopped and started a sentence again Captions • Start from a caption look, then change the font, colour, highlight, motion and layout • Fix the spelling of any word • The preview and the export use the same caption engine, so your captions come out the way they look in the editor Tracks and export Add B-roll, overlays and music on their own tracks. Export in up to 4K and save straight to Photos. Your video stays on your iPhone YapCuts uploads only the sound of your take so it can be transcribed. Editing and exporting happen on your iPhone. YapCuts Pro YapCuts needs a Pro subscription to cut and caption your videos. Pro includes 500 minutes of footage a month, billed monthly or yearly. Minutes are counted by the length of each take you upload. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://yapcuts.co/legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://yapcuts.co/legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

CutUGC4 screens
YapCuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CutUGC at 16.4 against YapCuts's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. CutUGC sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and YapCuts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CutUGC ships an update every 3 days, YapCuts every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CutUGC versus YapCuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCutUGCYapCuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtiaid Software Inc.Save Smart

In-app purchases

9 purchases

CutUGC

Subscriptions9
  • Starter3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Starter3 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Creator3 Days trial$24.997 Days
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  • Studio3 Days trial$34.997 Days
  • Creator3 Days trial$54.991 Month
  • Studio3 Days trial$79.991 Month
  • Starter3 Days trial$172.991 Year
  • Creator3 Days trial$529.991 Year
  • Studio3 Days trial$769.991 Year
2 purchases

YapCuts

Subscriptions2
  • YapCuts Pro Monthly$29.001 Month
  • YapCuts Pro Yearly$199.001 Year

Questions

Is CutUGC free?
CutUGC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YapCuts free?
YapCuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CutUGC or YapCuts have ads?
Neither CutUGC nor YapCuts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CutUGC or YapCuts?
CutUGC ships an update every 3 days, and YapCuts every 2 days. Most recently, CutUGC was updated on October 29, 2026 and YapCuts on October 29, 2026.

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