Comparison

Splice vs Auto Captions, Video Subtitles

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

Head to head
About

Splice

Create professional-looking videos with a powerful yet simple mobile editor. Easily trim clips, add effects, customize soundtracks with royalty-free music, and share your creations directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Trim, cut, and crop video clips
  • Adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation
  • Speed ramping for slow or fast motion
  • Overlay clips and apply masks
  • Chroma Key for background removal
  • Royalty-free music library
  • Voice recorder for narration
Features
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Simple yet powerful, Splice makes it easy to create fully customized, professional-looking videos on your iPhone or iPad. Imagine the performance of a desktop editor, optimized for your mobile device. Just tap to trim clips, add slow motion effects, and overlay multiple clips to create beautiful videos you’ll love to share. It’s never been easier to edit like a pro on the go. POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS MADE SIMPLE + Trim, cut, and crop your photos and video clips. + Refine your clips by adjusting exposure, contrast, saturation, and more. + Adjust playback speed for fast or slow motion, now also with speed ramping. + Overlay photos or videos and apply masks to create incredible effects. + Remove background with Chroma Key. + Animate your clips with the Ken Burns effect. + Apply filters and adjust background colors, orientation, and more. + Add amazing effects: glitch, chroma, vintage, and lots more. + Choose your transition style and control the speed between transitions. + Add title slides, text overlays, and a custom outro. + Bring your photos to life and create slideshows with pan and zoom effects. CUSTOMIZE THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK + Choose songs from 6,000+ royalty-free tracks from Artlist and Shutterstock libraries. + Trim and mix multiple audio tracks with precision. + Use a song from your own iTunes collection (subject to iTunes terms). + Add narration or custom sound effects with the built-in voice recorder. EASILY SHARE + SAVE YOUR VIDEO + Share right to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Mail, Messages, and more. + Save videos to your camera roll. SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

About

Auto Captions, Video Subtitles

Record videos while reading a script on your screen and easily combine multiple clips into a single video. This app offers automatic resizing for social media platforms, HD 4K resolution saving, and the ability to add overlay text and emojis.

Highlights
  • Record videos with on-screen script
  • Stitch multiple video clips
  • Mute and boost audio
  • Auto-resize for social media
  • Save in HD 4K resolution
  • Add overlay text and emojis
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What you can do with the free VidMerger video editor and teleprompter app: ● Add automatic subtitles and video captions ● Record videos while reading your script on your screen ● Stitch clips together into one video ● Mute and boost the volume in videos ● Size videos automatically for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube, and more ● Save your videos in HD 4K Resolution ● Add overlay text and emojis to your videos ———————————————————— ◆ The easiest way to combine multiple video clips together ◆ Here’s how to combine videos with VidMerger: 1. Upload the videos you want to stitch together 2. Place the clips in the order you want in your video 3. Tap the "Finish" button 4. Your clips will automatically be stitched together into one single video (and saved to your phone's camera roll automatically) ———————————————————— VidMerger subscription policy: Once you sign up to VidMerger Premium, you will have full access to all of VidMerger features for free for 3 days. You can cancel your subscription any time and you will be sent a reminder before your VidMerger subscription begins after your trial. VidMerger Premium Subscription: - With a VidMerger Premium subscription you have access to all of VidMerger's advanced video editing features, and access to all future updates. - VidMerger Premium monthly subscription is billed monthly for $14.99, and payment will be charged to iTunes Account after a 3 day free trial. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to the user's iPhone Settings -> Apple ID -> Subscriptions. ———————————————————— Connect with VidMerger on Instagram and Twitter: @VidMergerApp Have any questions or recommendations? Feel free to reach out to me at: Andrew@AndrewLee.Ventures Privacy Policy: https://andrewlee.ventures/privacy Terms Of Use: https://andrewlee.ventures/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Auto Captions, Video Subtitles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Auto Captions, Video Subtitles at freemium against Splice's subscription. Splice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (429K vs 500). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Splice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Auto Captions, Video Subtitles sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Splice against 4.5 for Auto Captions, Video Subtitles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 500, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 79% of Auto Captions, Video Subtitles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Auto Captions, Video Subtitles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Splice versus Auto Captions, Video Subtitles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceAuto Captions, Video Subtitles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings) — better4.5 (500 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews78.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings429K — better500
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSAndrew Lee

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings429,184 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,010 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.7%

Auto Captions, Video Subtitles

All ratings500 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative17.2%

User reviews

Splice

From 429K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Variety of editing tools
  • 🎶 Good music selection
  • 💡 Allows video and photo editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate
  • 🔇 Audio issues

Auto Captions, Video Subtitles

From 500 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 💡 Lifetime access, no subscription
  • 🎨 Allows basic video editing like trimming, muting, and merging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or freezes when trying to edit videos
  • 🐛 Doesn't work for some users
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and tracking

Bugs and requests

Splice

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos fail to export properly
  • App crashes during editing
  • Syncing issues with audio and video
  • Laggy performance on older devices
  • Inconsistent behavior with photo/video imports

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more transition options
  • Allow importing custom music
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Implement layers and compositing
  • Provide better export options

Auto Captions, Video Subtitles

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to edit videos
  • Freezes or exits unexpectedly
  • Incompatible with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add music/audio editing capabilities
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Provide more advanced video editing tools

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Splice

Subscriptions7
  • Movie creator and clip editing7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice4 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial14 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Splice Bundle7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice Bundle$9.997 Days
  • Splice Monthly With Free Trial7 Days trial$13.991 Month
5 purchases

Auto Captions, Video Subtitles

Subscriptions4
  • VidMerger: Premium$8.997 Days
  • VidMerger Premium: Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • VidMerger Premium: Discounted3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • VidMerger: Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • VidMerger Premium: LifetimeFree

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto Captions, Video Subtitles free?
Auto Captions, Video Subtitles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Auto Captions, Video Subtitles?
Splice is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while Auto Captions, Video Subtitles averages 4.5 from 500 ratings.
Do Splice or Auto Captions, Video Subtitles have ads?
Auto Captions, Video Subtitles shows ads; Splice does not.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Auto Captions, Video Subtitles?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Auto Captions, Video Subtitles every 2 months. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 24, 2026 and Auto Captions, Video Subtitles on September 12, 2026.

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