# Award Expert vs Open Caption Finder

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Caption Finder at none against Award Expert's 6. Open Caption Finder also leads on ads (none vs shown). Award Expert's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (252 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Award Expert sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Open Caption Finder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Award Expert holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Award Expert has 252 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Award Expert's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Caption Finder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Award Expert ships an update every 6 days, Open Caption Finder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Award Expert | Open Caption Finder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (252 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/award-expert/id6446135720/reviews)** | [4.6 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-caption-finder/id6757417093/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **252** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 45 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Justin Jaeger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1668004056) | [Look Loaded, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1866802951) |

## What reviewers say

### Award Expert

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/award-expert/id6446135720)

This app allows users to predict the winners of major movie awards like the Oscars and Golden Globes. Users can track friends, create watchlists, and analyze award races with community rankings and charts. Compete with others on leaderboards and track your prediction history.

**Highlights:** Predict Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Follow friends and track updates, Add films to watchlist, Analyze award races with charts, Compete on leaderboards, Track prediction history

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
- ✨ Fantastically designed interface
- 🌟 Seamless and well-designed UI
- 🚀 Smooth app performance
- 💡 Great community features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitches too much
- 🐛 Saving features not working
- 🐛 App crashes within seconds
- 🐛 No live updates

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes
- No live updates
- Cannot access account (Twitter login removed)
- App closes almost at random on iPad
- Predictions not saving

**Requested features**

- Add music award shows
- Add casting section
- Add stunts/choreography section
- Create a 'personal awards pick' list separate from official predictions
- Add a 'next' button to move to the next category


### Open Caption Finder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-caption-finder/id6757417093)

Easily locate movie showtimes with open captions, which are subtitles displayed directly on screen. Search by your current location or any US city to find screenings for the next seven days and directly purchase tickets.

**Highlights:** Find open caption showtimes, Search by location, View showtimes for 7 days, Direct ticket purchase link, Report incorrect listings, Community contributor leaderboard

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Award Expert free?

Award Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Open Caption Finder free?

Open Caption Finder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Award Expert or Open Caption Finder?

Award Expert is rated higher. Award Expert averages 4.8 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Open Caption Finder averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.

### Do Award Expert or Open Caption Finder have ads?

Award Expert shows ads; Open Caption Finder does not.

### Which is updated more often, Award Expert or Open Caption Finder?

Award Expert ships an update every 6 days, and Open Caption Finder every 2 months. Most recently, Award Expert was updated on October 30, 2026 and Open Caption Finder on October 24, 2026.

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