Comparison

Quick Subtitles vs Litterbox

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

Head to head
About

Quick Subtitles

This app converts audio and video files into accurate text transcriptions and subtitle files directly on your device. It offers AI-powered cleanup for error correction and advanced transcript analysis for summaries and key takeaways. All processing is done locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device transcription
  • Export as text or SRT
  • AI-powered cleanup
  • Transcript analysis (summaries, notes)
  • Transcription history
  • Editable transcripts
Features
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Quick Subtitles is a powerful, but simple app that transforms audio and video files into accurate text transcriptions and subtitle files, 100% on your own device. Just drag, drop, and done. Drop any audio or video file into the app and get a full transcription in seconds. Export as plain text or SRT subtitle files, ready for your favorite video editor. Two Speech Engines - Apple Speech Analyzer - Fast and accurate, built right into your device - NVIDIA Parakeet V3 - Up to 2x faster transcription on Apple Silicon (free download) AI-Powered Cleanup Transcriptions aren't always perfect. Use AI to find and fix errors with an inline review that shows you exactly what changed before you accept. Or turn on YOLO mode and let it fix everything automatically. Choose your AI: use the built-in Quick Subtitles AI included with Premium, or bring your own API key for Google Gemini or OpenAI. AI Transcript Analysis Go beyond transcription. Use AI to generate summaries, show notes, key takeaways, action items, or anything else with fully customizable prompts. Built for Your Workflow - Transcription history keeps all your past work organized - Editable transcripts so you can make corrections by hand - Real-time progress with words-per-second metrics Privacy First All transcription happens on your device. Your audio never leaves your iPhone or iPad. Requirements: iOS or iPadOS 26 and later. Speech recognition permission required. Privacy policy: https://birchtree.productions/apps/quick-subtitles/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Litterbox

This Safari extension allows you to view individual posts from a social media platform without navigating to the full website. It opens links in a pop-up window for quick viewing and does not share your browsing data.

Highlights
  • View posts in pop-up windows
  • Avoids visiting the full website
  • Uses official API
  • Protects user cookies
  • Identifies viewable links
Features
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Litterbox is a Safari extension that opens x.com links in a popup so you can read the one post and leave. - It uses the same API that powers X's embed widgets. - It never sends your cookies. - The openable x.com links are marked with a small dot.

Screenshots

Quick Subtitles4 screens
Litterbox2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Litterbox at 100% against Quick Subtitles's 0%. Litterbox also leads on price (Free vs $29.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Quick Subtitles's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Litterbox is free to download; Quick Subtitles costs $29.99 up front. Quick Subtitles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Litterbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Litterbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Quick Subtitles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Litterbox's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quick Subtitles versus Litterbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick SubtitlesLitterbox
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatt BirchlerAnd a Dinosaur

Customer experience

Quick Subtitles

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Litterbox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Subtitles

One-time1
  • Premium$24.99
None

Litterbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Subtitles free?
Quick Subtitles costs $29.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Litterbox free?
Litterbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Subtitles or Litterbox?
Litterbox is rated higher. Quick Subtitles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Litterbox averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quick Subtitles or Litterbox have ads?
Neither Quick Subtitles nor Litterbox shows ads.

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