Subtitle Reader Text to Speech vs Caption'd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
Listen to downloaded subtitles in your preferred language while watching foreign films. Import subtitles via URL or search directly from opensubtitles.org. Offers language selection and synchronization tools.
- Listen to downloaded subtitles
- Import subtitles via URL
- Search subtitles on opensubtitles.org
- Language selection
- Synchronization and timing
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Listen downloaded subtitles in your own language while you are watching foreign movie. You can import subtitles if you know to URL link or you can search on opensubtitles.org site. Features: * Language selection * Synchronization and timing on movie utilities * Search subtitles
Caption'd
This app provides real-time closed captions for everyday conversations, making it easier for individuals with hearing impairments to understand speech. It securely processes audio on-device and offers multi-language support and text-to-speech functionality.
- Real-time closed captioning
- On-device secure processing
- Multi-language support
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Conversation privacy
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Caption'd is an app to help people hard of hearing with every day conversations. In a world, and faces, that are covered by masks, lip-reading has become harder. Caption'd is here to help with that. Caption'd makes any real-world conversation into a closed caption one for those who are hard of hearing. All captioning is done securely on device and the conversation is never saved or transmitted elsewhere. Features: • Closed Captioning for conversations • Multi-Language Support • Built-in text to speech to speak for you
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subtitle Reader Text to Speech at 3.9 against Caption'd's 2.5. Subtitle Reader Text to Speech also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (28 vs 4). Caption'd's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subtitle Reader Text to Speech has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Subtitle Reader Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 0% of Caption'd's.
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech ships an update every 8 months, Caption'd every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subtitle Reader Text to Speech | Caption'd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matrix Software Co. | FRAMEWRK, Incorporated |
Customer experience
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
Caption'd
In-app purchases
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
No in-app purchases
Caption'd
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Subtitle Reader Text to Speech free?
Is Caption'd free?
Which has better reviews, Subtitle Reader Text to Speech or Caption'd?
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