Comparison

Ideamixer vs CutStock

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

Head to head
About

Ideamixer

This application helps users brainstorm and generate new ideas by allowing them to add their own thoughts and mix them together. It provides useful functions for creative thinking and idea generation.

Highlights
  • Add personal ideas
  • Mix ideas together
  • Generate new concepts
  • Creative thinking tool
  • Idea brainstorming
Features
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Ideamixer is an app for brainstorming and growing your ideas. An idea is a new combination of things you already know — not something out of nowhere. Ideamixer helps you capture what you notice, feel, and learn, then combine it all to spark new ideas. Over 500 built-in words are ready to jump-start your thinking. Tools to expand and deepen your ideas - Idea Hex: expand associations in a mandala-chart layout - Virtual Talk: answer questions about your idea to find new perspectives - Missing Link: explore what connects your idea and a random word - Idea Link: organize your thoughts in a mind-map style - Osborn's Checklist: transform an idea through nine viewpoints - Idea Mixer / Random Mix: combine ideas with each other or with random words - Separate: split an overgrown idea into a brand-new one - Color coding: categorize your ideas by color - AI suggestions (iOS 26 or later, with Apple Intelligence): on-device suggestions for hex cells, child minds, and explanations Go ahead and get good ideas! --- Icons by Icons8

About

CutStock

Features
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CutStock is a woodworking app that streamlines your workflow from cut list optimization and inventory management to exporting layouts. Simply enter your sheet size and required part dimensions, and CutStock automatically generates an optimized cutting layout. Whether you’re building furniture or working on DIY projects, it helps reduce material waste and makes planning faster and easier. Manage both full sheets and offcuts in one place, making it easy to decide which material to use and how to get the most out of every board. From planning your cuts to organizing your inventory, CutStock keeps everything connected. Try every feature free for 10 days. Experience automatic layout generation, inventory management, and PDF/CSV export before making a purchase. Perfect for * Furniture makers and woodworking enthusiasts * DIY projects of any size * Quickly estimating material usage and yield * Managing full sheets and reusable offcuts * Keeping cutting plans organized in your workshop Features * Enter sheet sizes, part dimensions, and quantities * Automatic cut layout generation * Compare multiple layout patterns * Fine-tune layouts with drag-and-drop editing * Save and organize projects with tags * Manage sheet stock and offcuts * Export layouts as PDF or CSV * Kerf, margin, and dimension adjustment settings CutStock goes beyond cut optimization by combining layout planning, inventory management, and export tools in a single app, helping you work more efficiently and reduce material waste.

Screenshots

Ideamixer3 screens
CutStock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CutStock at none against Ideamixer's shown. Ideamixer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ideamixer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CutStock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ideamixer ships an update every 2 months, CutStock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ideamixer versus CutStock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeamixerCutStock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColorBoxStudiosaito daiki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ideamixer

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$3.99
1 purchases

CutStock

One-time1
  • CutStock Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Ideamixer free?
Ideamixer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CutStock free?
CutStock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ideamixer or CutStock have ads?
Ideamixer shows ads; CutStock does not.
Which is updated more often, Ideamixer or CutStock?
Ideamixer ships an update every 2 months, and CutStock every 4 months. Most recently, Ideamixer was updated on November 1, 2026 and CutStock on October 31, 2026.

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