The CurseCut Alternative For Radio-Edit Quality Tracks.
CurseCut removes profanity from video content. CrateScruba produces radio-edit quality clean songs purpose-built for DJs.
The core problem
CurseCut is cheaper per minute than CrateScruba — significantly so at higher tiers. But it uses the same mute/bleep approach as every other video censoring tool. That approach works for dialogue in a YouTube video. It doesn't work for a song on a dancefloor where the audience hears every gap.
How each tool works
CurseCut
Detects profanity in video/audio
Mutes or bleeps the word
Exports censored file
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 | CurseCut |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | DJs & music professionals | Video creators |
| Primary product | Profanity cleaning for music | Dedicated profanity removal (video-focused) |
| Cleaning method | Crossfade to instrumental | Mute / bleep |
| Output quality | Radio-edit quality | Censored audio with gaps |
| AI stem separation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Word-level detection | ✓ Millisecond precision | ✓ |
| Works with full songs | ✓ Any length | Designed for video content |
| 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
CurseCut is cheaper per minute — as low as $0.02/min on their highest tier. CrateScruba costs $0.06/min but produces a fundamentally different output: radio-edit quality, not censored audio.
CurseCut
Hobby
300 min/month — $0.03/min
$9/mo
Pro
720 min/month — $0.026/min
$19/mo
Studio
1,800 min/month — $0.021/min
$39/mo
Enterprise
3,000 min/month — $0.02/min
$60/mo
Monthly subscriptions. Also offers one-time credit packs that roll over.
CrateScruba
Free on signup
25 starter credits
$0
Credit Pack
250 credits — $0.06/min
$3.99