Caption This vs Video Subtitle Hardcoder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caption This
Effortlessly generate video subtitles using AI. Customize your video's visual style with various fonts, animations, and colors. Enjoy offline transcription and a one-time purchase model for complete privacy and freedom.
- AI-powered subtitle generation
- Offline transcription
- Customizable fonts and styles
- Adjustable animations and transitions
- Privacy-focused with Apple's speech recognition
- One-time purchase
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Create subtitled videos with "Caption This." Turn your spoken words into video subtitles without the hassle of manual transcription. Features: CUSTOMIZATION • Define your visual style with a range of fonts and style options • Adjust animations, customize transitions, play with colors, and define font and paragraph styles for videos that truly stand out. PRIVACY AT THE CORE • Transcribe offline with peace of mind. • Caption This respects your privacy by using Apple's secure speech recognition technology, keeping your personal data secure. ONE-TIME PURCHASE • No Subscriptions, Just Freedom • Make a one-time purchase for Caption This and enjoy the app without the burden of recurring subscriptions. A straightforward pricing model that stands out in the crowd. Why "Caption This"? "Caption This" is your ultimate companion for captivating videos. Download now to infuse your creativity—transform your videos into shareable masterpieces. Let your voice shine! Download now! Tag your videos #CaptionThisApp for a chance to be featured.
Video Subtitle Hardcoder
Permanently embed subtitles into videos for better engagement on social media. Supports SRT/ASS files or allows in-app subtitle creation with customizable font, size, location, and timing.
- Hardcode subtitles into videos
- Supports SRT and ASS subtitle files
- In-app subtitle editor
- Customizable font, size, and color
- Adjust subtitle display location (top, bottom, middle)
- Set subtitle start time and duration
- Inbuilt video previewer
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Hardcode subtitles into a video. When a subtitle is hardcoded, it is permanently written into a Video and it is displayed whenever the video plays on any device or social media websites. Since videos autoplay without sound on social platforms, most of the viewers watch videos without sound. By uploading videos with hardcoded subtitles, you’ll get more engagement and higher viewer retention rates. The application provides two ways to hardcode the subtitles. ** Inbuilt support for SRT and ASS files : If you already have a SRT or ASS file, you could directly hardcode it to the video. In this case, the application will automatically take all formatting, font and location settings from the SRT/ASS files and hardcode it directly to the video. ** You could also create your own subtitles and merge them into the video right from the application. The application comes with its own editing interface. On this interface the video preview is displayed. You could traverse through the video and add the subtitle lines wherever required. ** Font, Size and Location : When you are defining your own subtitle lines, there is an option to set the font name, font size and the text color. These settings are universally applied to all subtitles lines that are added. ** Subtitle display location : For each subtitle line, you could specify whether that line should appear at Top, Bottom or Middle. These settings could be specified for individual lines. ** Start Time and duration to display subtitles : You could define the start time from which the subtitle should start displaying and the duration till which it should be displayed. This will ensure that the subtitles are displayed at exactly the right moment in your video. The application has its own inbuilt previewer where you could directly preview the created video with subtitles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Video Subtitle Hardcoder at 4.2 against Caption This's 2.5. Video Subtitle Hardcoder also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Caption This's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 17 months) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Caption This costs $2.99 and Video Subtitle Hardcoder $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Video Subtitle Hardcoder holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Caption This's written reviews are positive against 50% of Video Subtitle Hardcoder's.
Caption This ships an update every 4 days, Video Subtitle Hardcoder every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caption This | Video Subtitle Hardcoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Brennecke | Nikhil Anshuman |
Customer experience
Caption This
Video Subtitle Hardcoder
Bugs and requests
Caption This
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes during caption generation process
- App freezes when editing transcribed text
- Export/download hangs at 100% completion
- Text editor becomes unresponsive for extended periods
- Video upload stalls and never completes
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- Buttons don't respond to clicks or have delayed responses
- App crashes on iPad and newer Mac devices
- Captions fail to sync with imported videos
- Black screen appears during video processing
- App loses all work when force-closed
- Caption generation fails with 'Failed to generate captions' error
- Video recording within app causes crashes
- Pause button doesn't function properly
- Audio glitches during caption editing
- App cannot access all videos in camera roll
- Exported video doesn't include captions despite preview showing them
- Subtitle generation stops mid-video
- Device becomes extremely hot during use
- App unresponsive for 30+ seconds after button clicks
Requested features
14 requests- Ability to move and reposition captions on video
- Video timeline scrubbing and frame-by-frame navigation
- Save draft functionality to preserve work
- Manual timestamp editing for captions
- Numeric font size input instead of slider
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- Custom style templates for quick application
- Support for right-to-left text languages
- Better caption editing interface with easier word selection
- Ability to upload pre-made subtitles
- Support for longer videos (10+ minutes)
- Improved performance optimization for older devices
- TikTok-friendly caption positioning options
- Better support for different audio clarity levels
- Compatibility with Final Cut Pro and other video editors
Video Subtitle Hardcoder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Caption This
No in-app purchases
Video Subtitle Hardcoder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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