Comparison

Video Editor vs AutoCaption

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

Head to head
About

Video Editor

Features
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VEMA is an all-in-one video editor, video maker, creator camera, caption maker, and social content studio built for iPhone. Shoot, edit, caption, style, and export videos for Reels, Shorts, vlogs, tutorials, reactions, product videos, and social posts โ€” without moving your project to a desktop. SHOOT WITH THE CREATOR CAMERA Record multi-clip videos with a countdown timer, hands-free delay, and speed control. Every take goes directly into your project and is ready to trim, split, reorder, or style. EDIT ON A REAL TIMELINE Cut clips with precision, split and rearrange scenes, add transitions, adjust overlap timing, create speed ramps, reverse footage, crop, reframe, and place video on styled backgrounds. Build quick social edits or longer creator projects from the same timeline. AUTOMATIC CAPTIONS + CAPTION FX Generate captions with on-device speech recognition and real word-level timing. Then turn subtitles into attention-grabbing animated captions with: โ€ข Reveal karaoke captions that light up each word as it is spoken โ€ข Active Word and Highlight Box styles โ€ข One Word mode for fast-paced edits โ€ข Free vertical caption placement anywhere on screen โ€ข Adjustable font size, uppercase, custom text, highlights, and background plates โ€ข Timing offset, words per group, and pause-aware auto hiding 203 CINEMATIC FILTERS Choose from 203 LUT-based looks across Warm & Golden, Teal & Orange, Film & Vintage, Cool & Moody, Natural Clean, Bright & Airy, Autumn & Earth, Color Pop, Black & White, and Duotone & Experimental. Fine-tune your look with manual color controls. AUTOMATIC FACE BLUR Vision-powered face detection tracks faces frame by frame so you can blur bystanders or sensitive details without manually keyframing every moment. MUSIC, SOUND & VOICEOVER Add music from 88 built-in royalty-free tracks and sound effects, import your own audio, mix levels, and record voiceover directly over the timeline. TEXT, STICKERS, GIFS & OVERLAYS Add animated text, stickers, GIFs, and visual overlays. Position each element on the canvas and control exactly when it appears. REACTION VIDEO MAKER Create picture-in-picture reaction videos in 9:16 or 16:9. Use square or circular camera frames and place your reaction in any corner. THUMBNAIL STUDIO Grab a frame from your edit and turn it into a layered video thumbnail. Create multiple thumbnail versions so you can compare different layouts before publishing. MADE FOR EVERY CREATOR WORKFLOW Start with footage from your library or record something new inside VEMA. Create talking-head videos, daily vlogs, tutorials, reviews, unboxings, reaction clips, travel videos, product demos, educational content, before-and-after edits, and promotional videos. Keep the complete workflow on your phone from the first recording to the final upload. Fast editing tools help you turn spontaneous ideas and raw camera clips into polished content whenever inspiration strikes. EXPORT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Export in nine aspect ratios including 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 21:9, 1.91:1, and iPad formats. Create App Store preview videos at the required 30 fps, export MP4, extract audio, or make GIFs with control over duration, resolution, and smoothness. EVERYTHING A PHONE-FIRST CREATOR NEEDS VEMA keeps your recordings, projects, edits, captions, audio, thumbnails, and exports organized in one place. Whether you are making a Reel, Short, vlog, tutorial, reaction video, product showcase, talking-head video, social media clip, or creator post, VEMA gives you powerful video creation tools without a complicated desktop workflow. Record it. Edit it. Caption it. Publish it. Create your next video entirely on iPhone with VEMA. An optional one-time purchase removes advertising and the VEMA export watermark. No subscription is required. Terms of Use: https://ankurvema.github.io/FocusApp/vema-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ankurvema.github.io/FocusApp/vema.html

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AutoCaption

Features
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AutoCaption turns your video into clear, styled captions you can edit, without typing a word by hand. Pick your video, choose the caption language, and AutoCaption writes timed captions from what was said. Every word stays yours to change: fix a name, retime a line, restyle it, or move it anywhere in the frame. Made for short-form creators, podcasters, educators, coaches and anyone whose videos need to work with the sound off. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Generate timed captions from speech automatically - Edit every word in a caption timeline that stays in sync - Translate captions into 40+ languages, including mixed-language speech - Choose from 200+ caption styles, then change the font, colour, motion and position - Animate captions word by word, or keep them calm and readable - Put captions behind the speaker so the person stays in front - Export a video with captions burned in, or SRT and VTT subtitle files - Save projects and come back to edit them later CAPTIONS THAT STAY VISIBLE Captions are placed above the parts of the screen that apps cover with buttons and titles, so they are not hidden when you post. YOUR VIDEO, YOUR WORDS Your video is processed to create captions and is not used for anything else. You can delete your data at any time from Settings. AutoCaption is free to try. Subscriptions remove the watermark and unlock longer videos. Prices are shown in the app before you buy.

Screenshots

Video Editor4 screens
AutoCaption4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AutoCaption at every 3 days against Video Editor's every 2 weeks. AutoCaption also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AutoCaption sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, AutoCaption every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Video Editor versus AutoCaption: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo EditorAutoCaption
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size123 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnkur ChauhanAariz Rasheed

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Editor

One-time1
  • Unlock Lifetime$99.99
4 purchases

AutoCaption

Subscriptions4
  • AutoCaption Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • AutoCaption Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • AutoCaption Pro Annual Offer$39.991 Year
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  • AutoCaption Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Video Editor free?
Video Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AutoCaption free?
AutoCaption is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Editor or AutoCaption have ads?
Neither Video Editor nor AutoCaption shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Editor or AutoCaption?
Video Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and AutoCaption every 3 days. Most recently, Video Editor was updated on November 4, 2026 and AutoCaption on November 10, 2026.

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