Re vs Quick Subtitles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Re
Easily transform Mastodon posts into shareable images with author attribution and alternative text. This utility allows you to create visually appealing quote posts for Mastodon and other social platforms.
- Create image quote posts from Mastodon
- Include author attribution
- Generate alternative text for images
- Share to other social networks
- Use via Share Sheet
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Re: Toot turns Mastodon posts into images that are suitable for quote posts. Images are accompanied by attribution to the original author and an alternative text. Images created by Re: Toot can also be shared to other social networks and messaging services. To create an image from a Mastodon post, just copy the link the post and open Re: Toot or invoke the app through the Share Sheet. Re: Toot is free to use and all settings can be unlocked through a one-time in-app purchase.
Quick Subtitles
This app converts audio and video files into accurate text transcriptions and subtitle files directly on your device. It offers AI-powered cleanup for error correction and advanced transcript analysis for summaries and key takeaways. All processing is done locally for enhanced privacy.
- On-device transcription
- Export as text or SRT
- AI-powered cleanup
- Transcript analysis (summaries, notes)
- Transcription history
- Editable transcripts
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Quick Subtitles is a powerful, but simple app that transforms audio and video files into accurate text transcriptions and subtitle files, 100% on your own device. Just drag, drop, and done. Drop any audio or video file into the app and get a full transcription in seconds. Export as plain text or SRT subtitle files, ready for your favorite video editor. Two Speech Engines - Apple Speech Analyzer - Fast and accurate, built right into your device - NVIDIA Parakeet V3 - Up to 2x faster transcription on Apple Silicon (free download) AI-Powered Cleanup Transcriptions aren't always perfect. Use AI to find and fix errors with an inline review that shows you exactly what changed before you accept. Or turn on YOLO mode and let it fix everything automatically. Choose your AI: use the built-in Quick Subtitles AI included with Premium, or bring your own API key for Google Gemini or OpenAI. AI Transcript Analysis Go beyond transcription. Use AI to generate summaries, show notes, key takeaways, action items, or anything else with fully customizable prompts. Built for Your Workflow - Transcription history keeps all your past work organized - Editable transcripts so you can make corrections by hand - Real-time progress with words-per-second metrics Privacy First All transcription happens on your device. Your audio never leaves your iPhone or iPad. Requirements: iOS or iPadOS 26 and later. Speech recognition permission required. Privacy policy: https://birchtree.productions/apps/quick-subtitles/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Re at 100% against Quick Subtitles's 0%. Re also leads on price (Free vs $29.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Re is free to download; Quick Subtitles costs $29.99 up front. Re sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quick Subtitles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Re holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Re has 32 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Re's written reviews are positive against 0% of Quick Subtitles's.
Re ships an update daily, Quick Subtitles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Re | Quick Subtitles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (32 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon B. Støvring | Matt Birchler |
Customer experience
Re
Quick Subtitles
In-app purchases
Re
- Full Version$2.99
Quick Subtitles
- Premium$24.99
