Comparison

Video Captions vs Youtube Transcripts

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

Head to head
About

Video Captions

Easily add customizable text overlays to your videos. Choose from various fonts, colors, and control text visibility timing. Process your videos offline for enhanced data privacy.

Highlights
  • Add text overlays to videos
  • Customize fonts, colors, and timing
  • Drag, rotate, and scale text
  • Offline video processing
  • Simple, intuitive interface
Features
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Did you ever want to add text on videos? Video Captions allows you to add text labels on top of videos, with multiple customization options! With a simple interface, it allows all people to easily add text to videos! - Add text to videos Just pick one of your videos, tap 'Add Text' and write your text. It is that simple! - Pick fonts, colors & time You can select multiple fonts, colors and define the time when the text should be visible. You can also drag and drop the text, rotate it and pinch to scale it as you want. - Works offline Video Captions works offline, all video processing is done offline, in respect to your data privacy. Video Captions is now available on all iOS devices!

About

Youtube Transcripts

This AI-powered assistant transcribes, summarizes, and extracts key information from YouTube videos. It helps users learn faster and consume content more efficiently by providing accurate transcripts, concise summaries, and exportable notes in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • AI transcription from YouTube URLs
  • Instant summaries with bullet points
  • Keyword extraction
  • Highlight system
  • Export notes in text, SRT, VTT
  • Multi-language support
  • Offline storage
Features
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Transcribe, summarize, and extract key points from YouTube videos in seconds with YouSumm — your all-in-one AI-powered assistant for smarter learning and faster content consumption. Whether you're a student, content creator, researcher, or lifelong learner, YouSumm helps you: Transcribe YouTube videos automatically with high accuracy. Generate AI-powered summaries to understand content faster. Extract key points from any lecture, podcast, or tutorial. Save and export notes, subtitles, and full transcripts in text, SRT or VTT. Work in 10+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and more. Designed for productivity and optimized for clarity, YouSumm lets you: Skip long videos and go straight to the insights. Study more efficiently with structured summaries. Convert speech to text automatically — no manual typing needed. Use your notes anywhere: copy, share, or integrate into your workflow. Break language barriers by transcribing non-English content effortlessly. Features at a Glance: AI transcription from YouTube URLs Instant summaries with bullet points Keyword extraction from video content Highlight system for study or review Export options: text, SRT, VTT Dark mode support Offline storage of notes Secure and private processing Who is YouSumm for? Students reviewing lectures or tutorials Professionals summarizing presentations Content creators repurposing videos into blogs Journalists analyzing interviews Language learners studying with subtitles Private & Secure Your data stays yours. All processing is encrypted and designed with privacy in mind. Start saving time and learning smarter. Download YouSumm now and transform the way you watch and learn from video content. Subscription Fee and Terms: Your App Store account will be charged for subscription renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. If auto-renew is not turned off, the subscription will automatically renew at the same cost. You can change your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your App Store account settings. Your App Store account will be charged after the purchase is confirmed. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to this publication. You can cancel your subscription from the link below: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Video Captions3 screens
Youtube Transcripts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Youtube Transcripts at 191 against Video Captions's 34. On price, rating, update cadence 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. Video Captions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Youtube Transcripts sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Youtube Transcripts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Youtube Transcripts has 191 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Captions ships an update weekly, Youtube Transcripts every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Video Captions versus Youtube Transcripts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CaptionsYoutube Transcripts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (34 ratings)4.5 (191 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings34191 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.Daniel Triay Pons

Customer experience

Video Captions

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative5.9%

Youtube Transcripts

All ratings176 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative47.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Captions

One-time1
  • Video Captions Premium$0.99
10 purchases

Youtube Transcripts

Subscriptions10
  • YouSumm Pro$5.997 Days
  • Youtube Transcriber(1 Week)3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • YouSumm unlimited$9.997 Days
Show 7 more
  • YouSumm Unlimited$9.991 Month
  • Transcriber Pro: Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yousumm Anual$39.991 Year
  • YouSumm Anual$49.991 Year
  • YouSumm Unlimited$59.991 Year
  • YouSumm Pro: Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • YouSumm Pro: Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Video Captions free?
Video Captions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Youtube Transcripts free?
Youtube Transcripts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Captions or Youtube Transcripts?
Youtube Transcripts is rated higher. Video Captions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Youtube Transcripts averages 4.5 from 191 ratings.
Do Video Captions or Youtube Transcripts have ads?
Neither Video Captions nor Youtube Transcripts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Captions or Youtube Transcripts?
Video Captions ships an update weekly, and Youtube Transcripts every 2 weeks. Most recently, Video Captions was updated on November 3, 2026 and Youtube Transcripts on November 4, 2026.

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