# Photo Captions - Hot Take — Funny captions on your photos

> Funny captions on your photos (iPhone/iPad app by Vitalii Petrychuk.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-captions-hot-take/id6795260713 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vitalii Petrychuk](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779904331)
- Category: Photo & Video, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-captions-hot-take/id6795260713/reviews.md

## What is Photo Captions?

Some photos deserve a comment. Hot Take looks at your picture and writes the line that goes with it - then puts it right on the image, ready to share.

Pick a photo. Get five takes, from mild to wild. Tap the one that lands.

DIAL THE HEAT
Mild, Light, Bold, Wild. Heat isn't something you hope for - it's something you ask for. Slide it up and every take comes back meaner. Slide it back down when the photo doesn't have it coming.

TWELVE WAYS TO SAY IT
Funny, Deadpan, Roast, Wholesome, Main Character, POV, Absurd, Newsflash, Museum Label, Soft Launch, Pet Voice, and Documentary. The same photo becomes a joke, a burn, or a nature-documentary voiceover depending on which one you tap.

WRITTEN FOR THE ROOM
Tell Hot Take who's going to see it - Family, Friends, Group Chat, Public Post, Dating, or Work - and the caption adjusts. What lands in the group chat is not what you send to your team.

STYLES THAT SELL THE JOKE
Ten looks you already know: Impact, Caption, Cutout, Story, Marker, Bubble, Headline, Poster, Highlighter and Neon. Drag, pinch and rotate the text anywhere on the photo, stack captions for a top-and-bottom meme, and save the looks you keep coming back to.

NOT FEELING IT?
Remix for five fresh takes. Edit any caption by hand. Change the mode, the audience, the length - the button tells you what you're about to get before you tap it.

THEN SHARE IT
Export the finished image and send it anywhere - Messages, Instagram, the group chat, wherever it's going to land. No watermark.

YOUR KEY. YOUR CAPTIONS.
Connect a Gemini API key from Google AI Studio or an OpenRouter key. Hot Take talks directly to the provider you choose: there is no Hot Take account, caption server, subscription, credit pack, or purchase. Your key stays in this iPhone's Keychain.

Both connections use Gemini Flash. Gemini is the direct route and offers a free tier for eligible models and projects. OpenRouter is useful if you already have a balance there or want a key-level spending limit; it charges a fee when you add credits. Provider limits, prices, and terms apply.

Terms of Use: https://underratedsoftware.com/hot-take/terms
Privacy Policy: https://underratedsoftware.com/hot-take/privacy


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2026-09-07

Hot Take now puts you in control of the AI connection.

- Connect your own Google Gemini or OpenRouter API key.
- Your key is stored in this iPhone's Keychain.
- Photos and prompts go directly to the provider you choose, with no Hot Take server in between.
- No Hot Take account, credits, in-app purchases, or subscription.
- Reusing a photo can reuse its on-device analysis and avoid an extra image request.

Both provider options use Gemini Flash. Gemini offers a free tier for eligible projects; OpenRouter offers prepaid usage and key-level spending limits.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-27

No release notes.

## More apps by Vitalii Petrychuk

- [Wrist Codes: Barcode Wallet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wrist-codes-barcode-wallet/id6782626858)

All apps by Vitalii Petrychuk: https://appshunter.io/developer/6779904331

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