Magic Editor vs Captionry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Editor
Automatically generate animated captions for your videos by transcribing speech. Customize caption styles, fonts, and even translate them into other languages. Export directly to your library or as an SRT file.
- Automatic speech transcription and word-by-word timing
- Animated caption styles with live controls
- Multi-language font support including RTL
- Subtitle translation with timing preservation
- Burn-in captions or export SRT files
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Magic Editor — AI Auto Captions & Video Editing Create videos that look professional — right from your phone. Magic Editor makes video editing and automatic subtitles simple. Turn speech into perfectly timed captions, customize animated text, clean up your audio, and polish your videos with smart editing tools. No manual typing. No complicated editing workflow. Just import your video, create your captions, and make it your own. AUTOMATIC AI CAPTIONS Turn spoken words into subtitles automatically. - Generate captions from speech in seconds. - Sync subtitles word by word. - Tap to correct or edit any word. - Customize text size, color, font, and position. - Create subtitles for talking videos, tutorials, Reels, and Shorts. ANIMATED SUBTITLES THAT STAND OUT Make every word part of your video's style. Explore animated caption designs, including word-by-word highlights, marker effects, gradients, and creative typography. - Choose from a variety of caption styles. - Customize animations and text appearance. - Use different caption styles in one video. - Make captions follow your head movement. - Create videos with expressive, dynamic subtitles. SMART VIDEO EDITING TOOLS Do more than add captions. - Smart Cuts: Simplify video editing with intelligent cuts. - Silence Removal: Remove unwanted pauses. - Filler Word Removal: Clean up unnecessary spoken words. - Audio Enhancement: Improve voice clarity and reduce background noise. - Color & Light Adjustments: Refine the visual appearance of your videos. Create polished content without switching between multiple editing apps. FONTS FOR YOUR LANGUAGE Give your captions a look that fits your content. Explore fonts and typography styles, including styles inspired by StoryFont. Enjoy support for English, Persian, and Arabic, including right-to-left text. TRANSLATE YOUR SUBTITLES Reach audiences in different languages. Translate your captions while preserving their timing, then customize their appearance to match your video. EXPORT AND SHARE Save your finished video with captions built in, or export subtitles as an SRT file for use in other editing tools. MADE FOR CONTENT CREATORS Whether you're creating Instagram Reels, TikTok videos, YouTube Shorts, educational videos, or talking-head content, Magic Editor helps you turn raw recordings into ready-to-share videos. Less time editing. More time creating. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Captionry
Easily add subtitles and translations to your videos directly on your iPhone. This app automatically generates captions from speech, allows for detailed editing, and exports without watermarks. Your video and audio data remain on your device for enhanced privacy.
- Automatic on-device caption generation
- Editable caption lines in multiple languages
- Timeline editor with styling options
- Video import, trimming, and reordering
- Customizable names and caption rules
- SRT/WebVTT import/export
- Optional AI for speech-to-text and translation
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Add captions to your videos, right on your iPhone. Captionry turns speech into captions on your device, lets you edit every line, and exports without a watermark. No account. Your video and audio stay on your phone unless you create a share link. • Automatic captions, made on your device • Two caption lines in any languages, shown in the preview and burned into the export • A timeline editor: split, move and restyle captions; 20 templates, 15 fonts, outline, background and karaoke highlight • Import up to 10 clips, reorder and trim them, and caption the combined video • Names & terms and caption rules, so names are written the way you want • Edit captions in another app with SRT or WebVTT files, then import them with a preview of every change • My Videos: your exported videos, listed and ready to share Optional AI fixes speech-to-text mistakes and translates your caption lines. Captionry asks once before you start; only caption text is sent, never video or audio, and you can switch it off in Settings. It includes 15 free video minutes each month; an optional subscription gives more. Without AI, translation runs on your iPhone. Everything else stays free. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Captionry at 5.0 against Magic Editor's 4.3. Captionry also leads on ads (none vs shown). Magic Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Captionry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Magic Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Captionry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Editor has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Magic Editor ships an update every 3 days, Captionry every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Editor | Captionry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #137 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alireza Namazian | YOTEZIC LTD |
Customer experience
Magic Editor
Captionry
In-app purchases
Magic Editor
No in-app purchases
Captionry
- Captionry AI Monthly$3.991 Month
- Captionry AI Yearly$24.991 Year








