SubExtractor vs Libreto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubExtractor
Effortlessly capture and use subtitles directly within Safari. Transform captions into clean, usable text for studying, research, or easy comprehension. Offers flexible formatting and privacy-focused, on-device processing.
- Instant caption detection in Safari
- Clean reading view without distractions
- Copy and export subtitles
- Flexible formatting options
- On-device processing for privacy
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SubExtractor makes it effortless to capture and use subtitles directly in Safari. Whether you’re studying, researching, or just following along, SubExtractor turns captions into clean, usable text in seconds. Key Features • Instant Detection – Grab captions instantly from supported sites in Safari. • Clean Reading View – Read subtitles without clutter or distractions. • Copy & Export – Copy to clipboard or save for later study. • Flexible Formatting – Choose flowing paragraphs, a single block, or keep original timestamps. • Privacy First – All processing happens on your device. Nothing leaves Safari. Why SubExtractor? Captions improve focus, comprehension, and accessibility. SubExtractor helps you take better notes, study more effectively, and enjoy videos anywhere—whether in a noisy environment or a quiet one. Designed to be simple, fast, and intuitive, it works seamlessly across iOS and macOS.
Libreto
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Libreto is a full drawing studio, digital notebook, planner, and PDF editor for iPad, and a streamlined PDF editor and notes app for iPhone. Private by design, with on-device AI included, and one fair price. LIBRETO INTELLIGENCE, ON YOUR DEVICE Ask questions about any PDF or notebook and get answers with tappable page citations. Summarize a document, a page range, or a selection. Get plain-language explanations of anything you highlight. Turn any document into flashcards and quizzes with spaced-repetition review. Record a lecture, then transcribe and summarize it on-device, tap any line to jump the audio and your handwriting to that moment. Search inside every PDF, note, and transcript in your library, even when you don't remember the exact words. All of it runs with Apple Intelligence, right on your device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is metered, no AI credits to buy. DRAW & SKETCH (iPad) A full drawing canvas with pressure brushes, layers, blend modes, and a saved color palette. Real symmetry: vertical, horizontal, both axes, or radial. Smudge actual pixels at full resolution. Pro adjustments and filters: hue, curves, gradient map, blurs, halftone, chromatic aberration, and more. Selection and lasso, cut/copy/paste, text, import photos, flip the canvas, export as PNG or PDF. Apple Pencil Pro: squeeze to open your brushes, double-tap to swap brush and eraser. NOTEBOOKS FOR APPLE PENCIL (iPad) Paper styles: lined, dot grid, grid, graph, Cornell, and to-do, or import any photo as your own paper. Choose your page size and orientation. Search your handwriting and convert it to text on-device, in English and Spanish. Write large in the Zoom Writing window and let the ink land small and neat on the page. Add stickers, washi tape, photos, and AI art with Image Playground. On iPhone, take plain handwritten or finger-written notes; iPhone does not support Apple Pencil. TEXT DOCUMENTS Prefer to type? Start a Text Document with markdown, headings, and checklists you can tick right in the preview, alongside your PDFs and notebooks. STUDY SPLIT (iPad) Read a PDF on one side, take notes on the other. Send selected text or a clipped page into your notes, with a link back to the source page. PLANNERS, YOUR WAY (iPad) Six planners, each with its own clean, roomy layout: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Scheduling, Personal, and Pro. Real calendar dates with tappable months. Every planner opens with a tappable table of contents. Grow any planner with extra pages: habits, goals, schedules, dashboards, and journals. Portrait or landscape, Warm or Dark theme, charcoal and gold, or cream and espresso. DESIGN YOUR COVER (iPad) Elegant cover designs, Leather, Minimal, Botanical, Midnight, Floral, Marble, Geometric, and a live animated Aurora. Recolor any cover, import your own photo, or generate cover art with Image Playground. PDF TOOLS (iPad and iPhone) Read and mark up PDFs with highlights and ink, right alongside your notes. Make scans searchable with on-device OCR. Clean up a photographed page with Scan Enhance. Redact sensitive content for real: the hidden text is destroyed, not just covered, with find-and-redact across a whole document at once. Export as PDF, image, plain text, Word (RTF), or Markdown. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No third-party AI. Your work, and everything Libreto Intelligence reads, stays on your devices, with optional private iCloud sync. MEMBERSHIP Unlock every premium feature, drawing tools, planners, designs, and Libreto Intelligence, for $19.99/year with a 3-day free trial, or $2.99/month. Prefer not to subscribe? Buy Libreto once for $59.99 and keep every feature, including future updates, forever. 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 in-app purchases: SubExtractor at none against Libreto's 2. Libreto's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Libreto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SubExtractor asks for nothing beyond the download.
SubExtractor ships an update weekly, Libreto every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubExtractor | Libreto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junior Espino | JC Mobile App Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
SubExtractor
No in-app purchases
Libreto
- Libreto Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Libreto Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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