The Choppity Alternative For Radio-Edit Quality Tracks.
Choppity is a video clipping tool with profanity cleaning as a side feature. CrateScruba is purpose-built for DJs and music professionals.
The core problem
Choppity's profanity filter is a checkbox inside a video clipping tool — it wasn't engineered for music. It detects words in speech, mutes or bleeps them, and moves on. That works for a podcast highlight reel. It doesn't work for a 4-minute song that needs to sound seamless on a dancefloor.
How each tool works
Choppity
Detects profanity in audio/video
Mutes or bleeps the word
Exports censored video clip
CrateScruba
AI separates vocals from instrumental
Transcribes every word with millisecond precision
Detects profanity (word list + AI two-pass)
Crossfades to loudness-matched instrumental
Crossfades back seamlessly
Feature comparison
| Feature | CrateScruba | Choppity |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | DJs & music professionals | Video creators / clipping |
| Primary product | Profanity cleaning for music | Video clipping (profanity is a side feature) |
| Cleaning method | Crossfade to instrumental | Mute / bleep |
| Output quality | Radio-edit quality | Censored audio with gaps |
| AI stem separation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Word-level detection | ✓ Millisecond precision | Basic |
| Works with full songs | ✓ Any length | Designed for short clips |
| Waveform editor | ✓ Review & adjust | ✗ |
| Stems download | ✓ Vocals, drums, bass, other | ✗ |
| Audio-only export | ✓ | Video-focused |
Why it matters for DJs
The beat never stops
Instrumental continues during cleaned sections — no silence, no gaps
~70 seconds per song
Upload, process, download. Full AI pipeline, no manual work
Fine-tune if you want
Semi-Help mode: waveform editor to review and adjust every detection
Pricing
Choppity charges $0.08–$0.09 per minute on monthly subscriptions. CrateScruba costs less per minute with no commitment.
Choppity
Creator
180 min/month — $0.08/min
$15/mo
Pro
300 min/month — $0.09/min
$28/mo
Monthly subscription. Profanity filter is one feature among many. No free tier.
CrateScruba
Free on signup
25 starter credits
$0
Credit Pack
250 credits — $0.06/min
$3.99