Comparison

ProKnockOut vs Exacto

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

Head to head
About

ProKnockOut

Effortlessly remove backgrounds from photos with AI-powered tools. Create collages, ID photos, and edit images with multi-layer synthesis and a variety of filters and effects. Easily erase unwanted objects and refine details for professional-looking results.

Highlights
  • One-click cutout
  • Batch cutout
  • Manual selection tools
  • Multi-layer composition
  • ID photo creation
  • Magic Eraser for object removal
  • 100+ filters and effects
Features
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ProKnockOut is an AI photo editor built for powerful cutouts, background removal, object erasing and creative photo editing. Create clean, professional images in just a few taps. BACKGROUND REMOVER • Remove backgrounds with one tap • Cut out people, products, animals and objects • Refine hair, fur and fine edges • Create transparent PNG images • Replace backgrounds with your own photos PHOTO CUTOUT & COMPOSITION • Make precise photo cutouts • Use Lasso, Eraser and other selection tools • Combine multiple images with layers • Create seamless photo compositions • Adjust and blend images with ease AI PHOTO TOOLS • AI photo editing • AI-powered creative effects • AI image generation • AI Expand for extending image backgrounds • AI product images for professional product scenes • AI restoration and colorization tools MAGIC ERASER • Remove unwanted objects and people • Clean up distractions from your photos • Restore the surrounding background naturally ID PHOTO • Create ID and passport-style photos • Change background colors • Choose from multiple photo sizes • Automatic cutout and photo adjustments CREATIVE PHOTO EDITING • 100+ filters and effects • 23 blend modes • Stickers, text and templates • Photo collages • Custom image sizes • Transparent PNG and JPG export Whether you are creating product images, social media content, ID photos or everyday edits, ProKnockOut gives you the tools to cut, edit, compose and perfect your photos. Privacy Policy: http://www.godimage.mobi/policy Terms of Use: http://www.godimage.mobi/terms

About

Exacto

Easily create precise photo cutouts and remove backgrounds with a powerful pen selection tool. This app brings advanced desktop editing capabilities to your mobile device, allowing for pixel-perfect selections and unlimited layers for complex edits.

Highlights
  • Pen Selection Tool for precise cutouts
  • Unlimited layers for multiple selections
  • Delete and insert points in selections
  • Reset control points
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Autosave projects
  • Instant preview
Features
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Quickly remove unwanted backgrounds or create razor-sharp photo cutouts with the Pen Selection Tool. Previously found only in advanced desktop programs, now available for the very first time on iPhone and iPad with a streamlined and much simplified implementation optimized for touch. This incredibly versatile tool offers unique capabilities unmatched by anything else on the App Store. It’s an integral part of the professional toolbox and artists and photographers have relied on it for decades. Now you can too! You no longer have to waste hours working on a single photo only to achieve less than satisfactory results. With Exacto you can make pixel-perfect selections that precisely trace the contours of any subject, no matter how intricate or complex. But that’s not all! Exacto even goes beyond the standard functionality of the Pen Selection Tool by introducing features that provide greater flexibility and control such as the ability to delete and insert points anywhere in the selection, the ability to reset control points, and most importantly, unlimited layers for making multiple selections. In addition, Exacto offers other advanced features that greatly enhance the user experience including unlimited undo / redo, projects autosave, instant preview, and much more! Here’s how it works: 1 - Place points around an area of interest then drag them into position to make a selection. 2 - Add layers to make selections of multiple subjects and areas in your photo. 3 - Keep track of your progress with the full-size instant preview option. 4 - Made a mistake? With unlimited undo / redo your entire editing history is preserved, from start to finish. So you can go backward or forward as many steps as you need. 5 - Must leave in a hurry? With autosave your work is never lost and you can pick up right where you left off at any time. 6 - All done? Save your photo cutout to the Camera Roll or open it in other apps. There’s no limit to the fun and exciting ways you could use your photo cutouts. For example, you could: 1 - Superimpose them on different backgrounds. 2 - Insert them in work or school presentations. 3 - Use them as stickers in chats. 4 - Use them in creating decorative art. 5 - Print them out and make actual cardboard cutouts for special occasions. and on and on! Experiencing issues? Have comments or suggestions for future updates? Please contact us at support@exactoapp.com.

Screenshots

ProKnockOut4 screens
Exacto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ProKnockOut at Free against Exacto's $2.99. ProKnockOut also leads on ratings volume (74K vs 615) and review sentiment (73% vs 55%). Exacto's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, 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

ProKnockOut is free to download; Exacto costs $2.99 up front. ProKnockOut sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Exacto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ProKnockOut against 4.5 for Exacto. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProKnockOut has 74K ratings behind it against 615, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of ProKnockOut's written reviews are positive against 55% of Exacto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProKnockOut ships an update monthly, Exacto every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ProKnockOut versus Exacto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProKnockOutExacto
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (74K ratings) — better4.5 (615 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings74K — better615
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRETOUCH AI PTE. LTD.Tinkerworks Apps

Customer experience

ProKnockOut

All ratings74,041 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews955 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative21.6%

Exacto

All ratings615 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative39.5%

User reviews

ProKnockOut

From 74K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing features
  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 💡 Innovative AI tools
  • 🤩 Excellent photo editing capabilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy updates
  • 💸 Expensive subscription
  • 🤔 Confusing UI changes
  • 🔍 Unreliable tool functionality

Exacto

From 615 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent manual image cut-out app
  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 💡 Intuitive method for generating cut-outs
  • 👍 Precise and detailed cut-outs
  • 👍 Feathering feature for high-quality results

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when handling complicated motifs
  • 🐛 Inability to save edited images
  • 🐛 White background when saving cut-outs
  • 👎 Lack of automation and inconvenient cut-out points
  • 👎 Complicated and not user-friendly

Bugs and requests

ProKnockOut

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Saved drafts disappearing
  • AI tools not working as expected
  • Subscription issues and double charging

Requested features

4 requests
  • Undo button for editing
  • Improved transparency handling
  • More intuitive sticker/layer management
  • Better communication from developers

Exacto

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on newer iOS versions
  • Saving issues, unable to save with transparent background

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a refine selection brush
  • Ability to add a background layer
  • Magnetic lasso tool
  • Change the color of the selection outline
  • Combine with creative composition tools

In-app purchases

11 purchases

ProKnockOut

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly VIP Membership3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly VIP-Flash sale7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP Membership$5.991 Month
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  • Monthly VIP-Flash sale1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • AI Membership-Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Semiannually VIP Membership14 Days trial$16.496 Months
  • Yearly VIP Membership14 Days trial$26.991 Year
One-time4
  • Save HD Image Once$0.99
  • Universal unlock 1 time$0.99
  • Save Pics In High Resolution$3.99
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  • Pro Bundle Pack$4.99
None

Exacto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProKnockOut free?
ProKnockOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exacto free?
Exacto costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProKnockOut or Exacto?
ProKnockOut is rated higher. ProKnockOut averages 4.6 out of 5 from 74K ratings, while Exacto averages 4.5 from 615 ratings.
Do ProKnockOut or Exacto have ads?
ProKnockOut shows ads; Exacto does not.
Which is updated more often, ProKnockOut or Exacto?
ProKnockOut ships an update monthly, and Exacto every 2 months. Most recently, ProKnockOut was updated on October 20, 2026 and Exacto on October 20, 2026.

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