Video Subtitle Hardcoder vs ABL Video Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ABL Video Player
This video player allows for precise playback control, including looping specific sections and playing multiple videos simultaneously. Users can adjust display settings, color, and playback speed for an enhanced viewing experience.
- A-B loop playback
- Simultaneous multi-video playback
- Adjustable playback speed
- Frame-by-frame stepping
- Display and color adjustments
- Multi-language support
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A full-featured video player that goes the extra mile!!!! ↓↓↓Features↓↓↓ ・AB Loop: Loop playback for a selected section ・Multi-Player: Play multiple videos at once ・Bookmarks: Save and restore multi-player layouts ・Playlists: Save and play video lists ・Speed Control: 0.05x–10.0x playback speed ・Display: Zoom, rotation, aspect ratio ・Color: Brightness, contrast, saturation ・Frame Step: Fine-tune playback position ・Multilingual: 10+ languages (more added over time)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABL Video Player at 100% against Video Subtitle Hardcoder's 50%. ABL Video Player also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Video Subtitle Hardcoder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On in-app purchases and device support 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
ABL Video Player is free to download; Video Subtitle Hardcoder costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ABL Video Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Subtitle Hardcoder has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Video Subtitle Hardcoder's written reviews are positive against 100% of ABL Video Player's.
Video Subtitle Hardcoder ships an update every 17 months, ABL Video Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Subtitle Hardcoder | ABL Video Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 356 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikhil Anshuman | Hiroshi Ota |
Customer experience
Video Subtitle Hardcoder
ABL Video Player
In-app purchases
Video Subtitle Hardcoder
No in-app purchases
ABL Video Player
No in-app purchases
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