Sure Cuts A Lot 3 vs Line
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sure Cuts A Lot 3
Design custom layouts for your electronic cutting machine. Supports various font and file types, includes drawing tools, and auto-tracing for images. A desktop version is required for cutting.
- Design custom layouts
- Use TrueType and OpenType fonts
- Import SVG, PDF, EPS, WPC files
- Drawing and editing tools
- Auto-trace images for cutting
- Includes digital shapes
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Sure Cuts A Lot is an easy to use software to design virtually any layout for cutting with your electronic cutting machine. - Use TrueType and OpenType fonts - Import various file formats, including SVG, PDF, EPS, WPC - Drawing tools to draw and edit shapes - Auto tracing to convert images for cutting - Includes over 200 digital shapes, with many more available through the eshape store. Cutting from this app is limited to supported cutting machine models and requires the Desktop version of Sure Cuts A Lot 3 (separate purchase) for Mac OSX or Window running on the same local network. For more information, please visit http://www.craftedge.com
Line
Transform any photo or graphic into a line drawing with this efficient tool. Ideal for artists, it offers easy tracing, direct printing, and cloud saving. Now free for all users, it supports multiple images and layers for complex artwork.
- Image to line drawing conversion
- Supports multiple images
- Layer support
- Adjustable line levels
- Tracing mode with disabled touches
- Light table functionality
- Print and cloud save options
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Line-ize will take any photo, image, or graphic and convert it to a line drawing. It's lightweight so you can get your art transferred to lines easily and quickly. It allows for easy tracing, send directly to a printer, or save/upload to the cloud. *** NOW FREE FOR EVERYONE *** Created by tattoo/piercing industry professionals for industry professionals. *** Ideal for tattooists, comic book artists, marketing and graphic artists and more! *** -- FEATURES -- - Now supporting iPhones!! - Supports multiple images at once - Layers support for combining artwork together - 5 levels of adjustments to get the lines exactly how you need - Disables touches for easy tracing with a pencil or pen right on your iPad - Right or Left handed artists feature - Acts as a light table too! - Portrait and landscape
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Line at Free against Sure Cuts A Lot 3's $9.99. Line also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.3) and review sentiment (33% vs 4%). Sure Cuts A Lot 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (37 vs 8). On update cadence and ads 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
Line is free to download; Sure Cuts A Lot 3 costs $9.99 up front. Line sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sure Cuts A Lot 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Line holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Sure Cuts A Lot 3's written reviews are positive against 33% of Line's.
Sure Cuts A Lot 3 ships an update every 2 months, Line every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sure Cuts A Lot 3 | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.3 (37 ratings) | 3.3 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.5% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craft Edge | kevin green |
Customer experience
Sure Cuts A Lot 3
Line
Bugs and requests
Sure Cuts A Lot 3
Reported bugs
22 issues- Crashes immediately upon opening
- Crashes when importing files
- Crashes when exporting files
- Crashes when selecting fonts
- Crashes when changing font/color
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- Crashes when accessing Object menu
- Cannot import files from any drive (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Cannot export files
- App does not recognize cloud storage
- App shuts down unexpectedly
- Does not save work
- App is not compatible with iPad
- Import screen has desktop-specific menus/folders
- Help documentation is for desktop version
- Cannot add layers
- Google problem loading page stuck with no exit
- App does not connect to the internet
- App drops off or closes before anything can happen
- Cannot open or trace SVGs
- Cannot link to home software pro
- Cannot save work and stream to computer
- App does not download on Mac (mentioned in one review, potentially a different platform issue but noted)
Requested features
9 requests- Update the app regularly
- Improve compatibility with cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive)
- Allow importing images from iPad photos directly
- Fix bugs related to crashing and file import/export
- Add more features comparable to the desktop version
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- Improve customer support response time
- Allow users to choose resolution for exporting SVG files
- Add dark mode option
- Improve scrolling for layers
Line
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sure Cuts A Lot 3
No in-app purchases
Line
- Remove Ads$4.99
