Customer reviews from Cricut
Cricut - Explore 4 Smart Cutting Machine - Seashell
Average customer rating
4.2
(116 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 116 reviews
5 Stars
69
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
5
1 Star
6
87%of customers recommend this product.
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73 out of
84)
Customer Reviews for Cricut - Explore 4 Smart Cutting Machine - Seashell
Posted by: Robin
from Concord, NH
Verified Purchase:Yes
Amazingly faster cuts compared to the Cricut Explore Air 2!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Busymfour
from Pennsylvania
Verified Purchase:Yes
I love this machine. Its easy to use...fast and no issues connecting or cutting any material Ive used for my projects. I highly recommend!
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Posted by: Renee
from Dallas
Verified Purchase:Yes
I really love it and it cuts really quick. I wasn’t sure it was really cutting but it was.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: AlanG
from Ontario, CA 91764
Verified Purchase:Yes
Very nice unit, I have just started to “explore". I can imagine all the different applications I can use as a model car builder! The only feature I would comment on is wishing there was slide adjustable feed guides for using other size materials. This would make it acceptable to use scraps of unused vinyl or other substrates. Design Space photo editing is a little clunky
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Lisa
from Rodney Ontario Canada
Verified Purchase:Yes
I upgraded my machine from the Explore Air two which I was very happy with. But upgrading to the Explore 4. was such a great decision . It is so fast and easy to use. I love that I can use it through Wi-Fi which means I only need the power cord which is great. It is so precise and fast I am Loving the Explore 4.
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Posted by: Steve
from Orange County, CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
The major issue I have with the hardware is 'discovery'. Takes extensive effort just to get the unit recognized by my PC to start making. I have a USB connection, but for my most recent project had to switch to Bluetooth to get it to work. I am not a tech novice, so this is frustrating. I bought this unit because my Explorer 2 mat feed wheels turned to mush and disintegrated.
The recent versions of software seems to be weak also. I could not bold just one word of text in a sentence, it was all normal or all bold. The in-process status reporting is incorrect. You will see Finished Drawing and yet have another 15 minutes before it's actually done. It really means all the drawing data has been sent to the machine, not that the machine is finished executing. The software is also not robust in recovering. I walked away from a job today expecting it to finish later. My PC went to sleep during the job while 75% done, and I was unable to get the app to reconnect to the machine to finish the job. No amount of button pressing on the machine was recognized by the software except for power off/on, and the job therefore ruined using my last piece of that particular card stock. I learned over the last 2+ years that you have to have at least twice the amount of project material on-hand because you will have to do at least one or more prototype runs before you do anything for real. It's an amazingly capable machine when it works, it frustrating when it doesn't.
The recent versions of software seems to be weak also. I could not bold just one word of text in a sentence, it was all normal or all bold. The in-process status reporting is incorrect. You will see Finished Drawing and yet have another 15 minutes before it's actually done. It really means all the drawing data has been sent to the machine, not that the machine is finished executing. The software is also not robust in recovering. I walked away from a job today expecting it to finish later. My PC went to sleep during the job while 75% done, and I was unable to get the app to reconnect to the machine to finish the job. No amount of button pressing on the machine was recognized by the software except for power off/on, and the job therefore ruined using my last piece of that particular card stock. I learned over the last 2+ years that you have to have at least twice the amount of project material on-hand because you will have to do at least one or more prototype runs before you do anything for real. It's an amazingly capable machine when it works, it frustrating when it doesn't.
Written by a customer while visiting Cricut
Customer Rating
4
Works great when it works!
on December 8, 2025
Posted by: Gab
I got my Cricut a couple of months ago when my old Silhouette died. When it works, it works VERY WELL, but it doesn't always work. The design software is fine, but bloated with ads and stuff I really don't need which makes it very slow. It's easy to get frustrated, but I'm doing my best to keep at it. Love the stuff I'm able to produce, just wish it was more consistent.
Written by a customer while visiting Cricut
Customer Rating
2
Hard to use
on December 8, 2025
Posted by: Difficult to use
from WV
Very difficult to manage. I’m striking out with using. Probably selling or sending back
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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