Comparison

HSB Light vs Captions AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HSB Light

This app generates custom light colors for photography and videography. Users can select colors via sliders or a pre-set library to create specific lighting effects and reflections.

Highlights
  • Customizable light colors
  • Slider controls
  • Color swatch library
  • Photography lighting
  • Reflection effects
Features
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HSB Light creates light of any given color for photography purposes, creating reflexes, for example. You can use sliders or choose from a swatch library.

About

Captions AI

Easily add professional subtitles to your videos with automated transcription and multi-language support. Refine text, choose from diverse styles, and ensure perfect timing for any video format. Includes teleprompter functionality for enhanced on-camera delivery.

Highlights
  • Automated caption generation
  • Multi-language subtitle support (65+ languages)
  • Text refinement and editing
  • Diverse caption styling options
  • Flexible video format adaptation
  • Long video compatibility
  • Manual subtitle syncing
  • Teleprompter functionality
Features
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Read your script on a teleprompter right over the camera, then get captions on every take, timed to each word and spelled the way you wrote them. Already have a video? Caption it in 20 languages. All on your iPhone, nothing uploaded. TELEPROMPTER • Your script scrolls over the live camera, just under the lens, so you keep eye contact • Reading speed from 80 to 220 words per minute, with the read time shown • Adjust the text size and the dark glass behind the words • Mirror mode, 3-2-1 countdown, light, front or back camera • Write your script by typing, pasting, or tapping the mic and just talking • Tap to pause the scroll and jump back to any part. Retake or keep the take • Your scripts stay saved for the next shoot AUTO CAPTIONS • Every take goes straight to captions that follow your script's spelling • Or pick any video and get subtitles timed to each spoken word • 20 caption languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Chinese • Long videos welcome: full podcasts, lectures and interviews • Vertical, square or landscape: captions fit the frame • Fix any word, split, merge or delete lines, fine-tune the timing • Choose how many words show at once. Undo and redo anything STYLE • 12 ready-made caption looks and 22 bold fonts, including Arabic fonts • Color, gradient, box, outline and shadow • Karaoke highlight on the spoken word, and stars to make key words pop • Entrance animations. Drag captions anywhere, pinch to resize • Save your own style for new projects • Add your own titles and text on the video MAGIC IN ONE TAP • Highlights: key words picked for you • Emojis: add them to your captions • Translate: your captions in 15 languages with Apple's on-device translation EXPORT • Save your video in high quality with captions burned in • Share an SRT subtitle file for any platform or video editor PRIVATE BY DESIGN Transcription, translation and dictation run on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. Some languages need a one-time language pack download, then work offline. Captions Pro lets you save and share your finished videos. Weekly and yearly plans available.

Screenshots

HSB Light4 screens
Captions AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HSB Light at 5.0 against Captions AI's 4.5. HSB Light also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (50% vs 42%). Captions AI's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (412 vs 4). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Captions AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. HSB Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HSB Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captions AI has 412 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of HSB Light's written reviews are positive against 42% of Captions AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSB Light ships an update every 32 months, Captions AI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HSB Light versus Captions AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSB LightCaptions AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (412 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4412 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeniamin GribkovDean Huakau

Customer experience

HSB Light

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Captions AI

All ratings412 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

HSB Light

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Captions AI

Subscriptions3
  • Captions Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Caption Pro$12.991 Month
  • Caption Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is HSB Light free?
HSB Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Captions AI free?
Captions AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HSB Light or Captions AI?
HSB Light is rated higher. HSB Light averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Captions AI averages 4.5 from 412 ratings.
Do HSB Light or Captions AI have ads?
Neither HSB Light nor Captions AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSB Light or Captions AI?
HSB Light ships an update every 32 months, and Captions AI monthly. Most recently, HSB Light was updated on October 24, 2026 and Captions AI on October 27, 2026.

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