Comparison

Cut and Paste vs Magic Wand

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

Head to head
About

Cut and Paste

Easily cut out subjects from photos and paste them onto new backgrounds. Create funny and unique images without complex editing software. Adjust brightness, opacity, and position for a polished look.

Highlights
  • Cut out photos
  • Paste onto backgrounds
  • Outline feature
  • Adjust brightness and opacity
  • Add own backgrounds
  • Share creations
Features
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Cut out photos and paste them onto background pictures with Cut & Paste! Make hilarious photos quickly and easily without using Photoshop. Select from one of the many cool background photos or add your own. Choose your paste photo and cut it out with the simple to use outline feature. Pinch and drag into place. Polish up your shape, adjust the brightness and opacity. Paste another photo or check out your creation now. Share your laughs on Instagram. Subscription pricing and terms: Cut & Paste offers three auto-renewing subscription options: $3.99 per week $8.99 per month $39.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your Cut & Paste subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read more about our terms and conditions here: 


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About

Magic Wand

Easily select and remove backgrounds from photos with an intelligent magic wand tool. Edit images with a full suite of editing features, including filters, effects, and drawing tools.

Highlights
  • Magic Wand quick selection
  • Hair Brush tool
  • Full Photo Editor
  • Filters and effects
  • Stickers and shapes
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation
Features
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The Magic Wand tool lets you select a consistently colored area (for example, a red flower) without having to trace its outline. In the image, tap on the part of the object you want to select and the edge detection algorithm will find the boundary. This Tool is a quick and really easy way to select certain portions of an image, giving you the ability to alter one part of your image while leaving other parts intact. You can for example use this App to swap out or remove the background of a photo, leaving the subject of the picture in place. A complete and powerful Photo Editor is also included. A quick and easy way to edit your pictures and add awesome effects. The hair brush tool algorithm will select the hair/fur for you in high quality making the mask result smooth and natural looking. Magic Wand tool features: - Magic Wand quick selection tool - Hair Brush - Normal Brush - Add/Remove selection tool - Settings including Hardness, Opacity and Brush Size - Invert selection tool - Useful for creating stickers Photo Editor features: - Filters - One-tap auto enhance - Stickers and shapes - Automatic Effects - Crop and straighten your photos - Rotate - Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and gamma - Sharpen and blur - Draw with your fingers - Add text - Focus tool - Cosmetic tools Magic Wand App is for FREE.

Screenshots

Cut and Paste4 screens
Magic Wand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Wand at 80% against Cut and Paste's 29%. Magic Wand also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Cut and Paste's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cut and Paste sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Magic Wand asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cut and Paste holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cut and Paste has 2.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Cut and Paste's written reviews are positive against 80% of Magic Wand's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cut and Paste ships an update every 2 weeks, Magic Wand every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cut and Paste versus Magic Wand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCut and PasteMagic Wand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.3K ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOwen SchickMatteo Morelli

Customer experience

Cut and Paste

All ratings2,279 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative67.8%

Magic Wand

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Cut and Paste

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Editing tools not working as expected
  • Inability to delete or cancel subscription
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save and export edited images
  • More customization options
  • Improved performance and stability

Magic Wand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Cut and Paste

Subscriptions5
  • Cut and Paste Photos 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Unlock All 1 Week Subscription$7.997 Days
  • Unlock 1 Month Subscription3 Days trial$17.991 Month
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  • Cut and Paste Photos 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Cut and Paste Photos 1 Year3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time4
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Unlock Backgrounds$0.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlock All$1.99
None

Magic Wand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cut and Paste free?
Cut and Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Wand free?
Magic Wand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cut and Paste or Magic Wand?
Cut and Paste is rated higher. Cut and Paste averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Magic Wand averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Cut and Paste or Magic Wand have ads?
Neither Cut and Paste nor Magic Wand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cut and Paste or Magic Wand?
Cut and Paste ships an update every 2 weeks, and Magic Wand every 4 days. Most recently, Cut and Paste was updated on November 1, 2026 and Magic Wand on October 19, 2026.

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