Comparison

Sure Cuts A Lot 3 vs Escalator Field Command

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Escalator Field Command

This professional tool helps escalator mechanics work faster and stay organized with on-device data. It features a searchable code reference, route management, CAT1 testing tools, document storage, time logging, and PDF reporting.

Highlights
  • Searchable code reference
  • Route and unit management
  • CAT1 testing tools
  • Offline document storage
  • Time logging and reporting
  • PDF report generation
Features
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Built for Escalator Mechanics. Everything You Need in the Field. Escalator Field Command is the professional-grade tool for escalator mechanics who want to work faster, stay organized, and ensure compliance with 100% on-device data and no sign-up required. THE FIELD GUIDE: THE CODE, ANSWERED IN PLAIN ENGLISH. Your subscriber Field Guide puts escalator and moving walk requirements, drawn from ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and MCP, right in your pocket. Ask a question the way you’d ask a senior mechanic, typed or spoken, and get a clear, sourced answer in seconds. Jump straight to any section by its code number, bookmark and highlight the rules you lean on most, and open linked references without ever leaving the app. The code, finally searchable. YOUR ROUTE. YOUR RECORDS. YOUR WAY. Add every escalator on your maintenance route with detailed unit information, service history, and key notes. Instantly accessible, always offline. No more flipping through notes or searching multiple systems. CAT1 TESTING, SIMPLIFIED. Category 1 testing is broken into four colour-coded sections for at-a-glance progress tracking. Always know what’s complete and what’s outstanding. Put a unit on hold when it’s out for the year, and share a completion report showing every unit’s pass or fail. ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS, ALWAYS OFFLINE. Upload manuals, test reports, photos, and any supporting documents so everything related to the job lives in one place, organized and available without an internet connection. Search inside a PDF for a word or a part number and jump straight to the page it is on. LOG HOURS & TRACK TIME. Log time tickets for maintenance, repairs, travel, and training. Weekly timesheets auto-fill from your records. Copy a whole day as one block of text to paste into your company’s system, or send it as a PDF with your parking and expenses and a photo of each receipt. A morning notice tells you what is due before you set off. PLAN AHEAD. REPORT WITH CONFIDENCE. See your upcoming service jobs right on the dashboard so bigger work never sneaks up on you, and check them off once they're done. Then generate polished PDF reports, including the State of the Union, a route-wide snapshot of where every unit stands. Need something else? Write your own report for a building, pick the units, attach photos, and share it in seconds. Set up the things that come round again, a safety meeting, a monthly report, an annual recertification, and whatever falls on today is waiting across the top of your dashboard when you open the app. Units already on a maintenance schedule are added for you. In British Columbia, fill in the Technical Safety BC Escalator Data Sheet Checklist on site and send it as a PDF instead of carrying paper. FLAG ISSUES BEFORE THEY ESCALATE. Rate each unit’s priority and tick off its open items one at a time. Never lose a follow-up. ONBOARD NEW MECHANICS INSTANTLY. Incoming mechanics gain immediate access to historical test data and unit notes. Institutional knowledge is preserved. Transition time is minimized. PRIVACY FIRST. ALWAYS. All data lives on your device. No cloud account. No internet required. No sign-up. Daily backups, and one export file carries records, photos and manuals to a new phone or a coworker. Want a copy off the phone? Optional iCloud Backup saves one a day to your own iCloud Drive. It stays off unless you turn it on. iPhone and iPad. PRO SUBSCRIPTION The app is free to download, and the free version keeps up to three of your own escalators. A Pro subscription unlocks unlimited escalators and all features, and new subscribers get the first month free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://counterweightdispatch.com/apps/escalator-field-command/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Escalator Field Command4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Escalator Field Command at 100% against Sure Cuts A Lot 3's 4%. Escalator Field Command also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.3). Sure Cuts A Lot 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (37 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Escalator Field Command is free to download; Sure Cuts A Lot 3 costs $9.99 up front. Escalator Field Command sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Sure Cuts A Lot 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Escalator Field Command holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sure Cuts A Lot 3 has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Sure Cuts A Lot 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Escalator Field Command's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sure Cuts A Lot 3 ships an update every 2 months, Escalator Field Command daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Sure Cuts A Lot 3 versus Escalator Field Command: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSure Cuts A Lot 3Escalator Field Command
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating1.3 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraft EdgeMike Dangerfield

Customer experience

Sure Cuts A Lot 3

All ratings37 ratings
Positive5.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative89.2%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive3.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative87.7%

Escalator Field Command

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Escalator Field Command

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sure Cuts A Lot 3

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Escalator Field Command

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Annual1 Month trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Sure Cuts A Lot 3 free?
Sure Cuts A Lot 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escalator Field Command free?
Escalator Field Command is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sure Cuts A Lot 3 or Escalator Field Command?
Escalator Field Command is rated higher. Sure Cuts A Lot 3 averages 1.3 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Escalator Field Command averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sure Cuts A Lot 3 or Escalator Field Command have ads?
Neither Sure Cuts A Lot 3 nor Escalator Field Command shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sure Cuts A Lot 3 or Escalator Field Command?
Sure Cuts A Lot 3 ships an update every 2 months, and Escalator Field Command daily. Most recently, Sure Cuts A Lot 3 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Escalator Field Command on October 28, 2026.

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