CaptionEdge vs CapScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CaptionEdge
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CaptionEdge – Smart Captions, Subtitles & Text Overlays Transform your photos, videos, and audio with private, on-device AI captions — instantly and securely. No downloads, no accounts, no cloud uploads. Start captioning the moment you open the app. Key Features: - On-Device AI: Full AI processing happens locally on your device — no internet required. - In-App Capture: Take photos or record videos and caption them instantly, without switching apps. - Automatic Captions: Generate accurate captions for photos, videos, and audio. - Multilingual Support: Transcribe and translate captions in 13 languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Vietnamese, German, and Turkish. - Face Recognition: Detect people for precise captions and better text placement. Free: up to 5 faces. Pro: unlimited faces. - Scene Detection: Automatically detect video scenes and timestamp captions. - Audio Transcription & Translation: Perfect for meetings, lectures, interviews, and educational content. - Text Overlay & Export: Burn captions directly into media or export as .srt or .txt files. - Professional Styles: 12 styles including narrative, educational, social media, and Names Only mode. - Batch Processing & Sharing: Caption multiple files automatically and share directly from other apps. Pro & Family Sharing: - Try CaptionEdge free with ads. - Upgrade to Pro for unlimited captions, unlimited faces, ad-free experience, and Family Sharing for up to 6 members. Cancel anytime. Supported Formats: - Video: MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP - Images: JPG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, TIFF, GIF, BMP, ICO, CUR - Audio: M4A, MP3, WAV, AIFF, CAF, ALAC Fast, accurate, private AI captions — fully on-device. No waiting, no uploads. Just captions. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CapScribe
This app automatically generates editable captions for your videos and audio files directly on your device. You can then customize the appearance and timing of these captions before burning them into your video or exporting them as subtitle files. It offers a one-time purchase to unlock full functionality without subscriptions or watermarks.
- On-device transcription
- Editable captions
- Customizable caption styles
- Batch captioning
- Offline transcription
- SRT/VTT export
- Translation support
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CapScribe turns speech into editable captions and burns them into your video, entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing is uploaded to us. There is no subscription, no credit system, and no watermark: one purchase unlocks the full app. Import a video or audio file, transcribe it on device, fix words and timing, pick a style, and export. Already have captions? Pair a video with an SRT or VTT file and skip transcription. Batch up to 10 videos at once. Because everything runs locally, there is no upload queue and no waiting for a server. After the language pack is downloaded, transcription works in airplane mode. CREATE AND EDIT • Transcribe imported video and audio on your device • Keep multiple local video and audio projects, then search, rename, duplicate, reopen, or delete them • Burn styled captions into the exported video • Choose from eight presets or customize font design, alignment, colors, outline, background, corners, and shadow • Add a clean Pop or Rise entrance to captions, or keep motion off • Reframe output for the original ratio, 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, or 16:9 • Preview at 0.5×–2× speed and loop the current caption while editing • Enter exact timecodes, smart-split a caption, or safely fix empty and overlong captions in one step • Review low-confidence, fast, overlong, and empty captions in one place • Use on-device Automatic Checks to find detectable caption and timing issues, then listen and review names, numbers, original text, and translations before publishing • Reuse an on-device term dictionary for names and commonly misheard words • Undo and redo edits, or find and replace across original text and translations TRANSLATE AND EXPORT • Translate captions with Apple's system Translation framework • Switch between original, translated, and bilingual captions • Batch-caption up to 10 videos at a time • Export original, translated, or bilingual SRT, VTT, and TXT files separately or as one package • Preview the finished video, compare source-to-output resolution, and check expected duration, frame rate, audio, and file size before sharing FREE PREVIEW AND FULL VERSION Try the complete workflow at no charge. For longer media, the free preview processes the first 90 seconds of each video or the first 10 minutes of audio. A one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase removes those free preview limits. There is no subscription or watermark; actual processing capacity depends on your device and media. PRIVACY CapScribe processes your media and transcripts on your iPhone or iPad and does not upload them to the developer. Projects stay in the app's local storage. iOS may download Apple speech or translation language resources when first needed. Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 26 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CapScribe at daily against CaptionEdge's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. CaptionEdge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and CapScribe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CaptionEdge ships an update every 2 months, CapScribe daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CaptionEdge | CapScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 2675225 Ontario Inc | 正平 孙 |
In-app purchases
CaptionEdge
- Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- CaptionEdge Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- CaptionEdge Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
CapScribe
- CapScribe Full Version$8.99









