Output Messenger vs TrueCut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Output Messenger
A secure, private messenger for office environments that enhances internal communication, boosts productivity, and strengthens colleague relationships. It requires a server application to be installed and running to connect.
- Private secure office messenger
- Cross-platform support (Desktop & Mobile)
- One-on-one and group chat
- Push notifications
- Offline and announcement messages
- No ads
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Output Messenger is designed to use a private secure messenger for your office. This intranet messenger improves internal communications, business productivity and relationships with colleagues inside office. IMPORTANT: Output Messenger requires Server application to be installed and running in your server. The Public IP Address or Domain name of the server running host should be provided in this Output Messenger App to connect with server. Why use Output Messenger ? - Cross platform (Desktop and Mobile) - View & chat with your Office users - One-on-One private chat with users - Group Chat with multiple users - Always-On. Runs as a service in the background. - Push Notifications - Offline / Announcement messages - No ads.
TrueCut
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Pro construction calculator. One-time purchase. No subscription. See the cut, not just the number. Every rafter, stair, crown, and baluster answer draws a live, dimensioned diagram, and "Explain this cut" walks you through the layout step by step, in the order you'd mark the stock. Free 14-day full trial, then $24.99 once. Basic feet-inch math and the baluster solver stay free forever. No account, no ads, no analytics. Built for gloves, thumbs, and full sun: a fraction-native keypad (tap 5, then 1/2, done), big keys with a haptic tick on every press, and a one-tap high-contrast Site Mode for the jobsite. THE PLEDGE • One-time purchase. No subscriptions. Ever. • Free 14-day full trial, disclosed up front. No payment info to start. • Basic feet-inch math and the equal-spacing baluster solver stay free forever. • Family Sharing on the Full Unlock. The household owns the tool. RAFTER STUDIO • Common, hip, valley (regular and irregular), and jack rafters with a numbered cut list • Explain this cut: ridge plumb cut, line length, ridge deduction, birdsmouth, tail, and stock length as ordered layout steps • Pitch gauge: lay the phone on the roof or rafter, hold, zero, and write the pitch into the solver • Plumb, level, and cheek angles shown as saw-dial settings • Ridge allowance, overhang, and HAP STAIR STUDIO • Riser and tread solver with a scrollable stringer diagram • Explain this cut: divide the rise, set the gauges, step off the stringer, drop the stringer, check headroom • Reference checks against your configured IRC, IBC, NBC, NCC, or UK Approved Document K limit presets, never a compliance ruling • +1 / −1 riser stepper re-solves live so you trade riser height against run • Headroom and stairwell opening checks; framing-square gauge settings on the cut sheet DECK & BALUSTER STUDIO • Equal-spacing baluster solver: count, center-to-center, and the first mark off the post (free forever) • On-center joist and stud layout at 12, 16, 19.2, 24" or custom • Full fence takeoffs: post bays, rails, pickets or panels, gates, post-hole concrete, and 3-4-5 square-up CROWN & MITER STUDIO • Spring-angle presets (38°, 45°, 52°) plus custom • Compound miter and bevel for any corner angle, drawn as saw dials • Nested vs. flat cutting guidance with a diagram MATERIALS STUDIO • Concrete volume and bag counts, roofing squares, drywall and siding sheets, paint, flooring, tile, blocks, board feet, studs • Arc & Circle card: circumference, area, arc length, and arch layout • Lightweight estimates with waste factor and unit cost that roll up to a total LASER MEASURE • Capture a distance from a supported Bosch GLM or Leica DISTO straight into the keypad and tape, over Bluetooth, on device FULL FEET-INCH-FRACTION MATH • Add, subtract, multiply, divide, powers, and square roots across mixed units • Decimal feet, decimal inches, yards, and full metric (m, cm, mm) • Fraction resolution from 1/2 to 1/64 with smart auto-reduce • Convert in place, memory slots, square-up with angle entry, and a persistent, labeled tape you can restore and edit PROJECTS, WIDGETS, AND SIRI • Save cut sheets, estimates, and tape lines into named projects and share a whole project as one PDF • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your last result; a Control Center button opens the keypad • Siri and Shortcuts open any studio by name SHARE THE CUT Every studio exports a dimensioned Cut Sheet PDF, with an optional layout-steps page. AirDrop or text it to your crew. PRIVACY No analytics, no accounts, no ads. The app makes no network calls of its own. Purchases are handled by Apple. App Privacy label: Data Not Collected. Reference calculation — verify against local code and field conditions before cutting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Output Messenger at none against TrueCut's 2. Output Messenger also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). TrueCut's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. TrueCut sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Output Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Output Messenger ships an update monthly, TrueCut every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Output Messenger | TrueCut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Srimax Software System | Gabriel John Fordan |
In-app purchases
Output Messenger
No in-app purchases
TrueCut
- 14-Day Free TrialFree
- Full Unlock$24.99
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