Comparison

Subtitles vs Quick Captions

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

Head to head
About

Subtitles

Features
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【Subtitles】字幕提词(Subtitle Prompter)is a professional teleprompter app designed for content creators, presenters, and broadcasters who need reliable script display during recordings or live sessions. **AI Script Analysis** The app analyzes your script structure to optimize reading flow, identifying natural pauses and helping you maintain a steady pace throughout your presentation. **Local Storage** All scripts are stored securely on your device, ensuring quick access and offline availability without relying on cloud services. Your content remains private and accessible anytime. **High-Performance Scrolling Playback** A smooth, customizable scrolling system allows you to adjust speed and display settings to match your recording needs, supporting various screen configurations and viewing distances. **Flexible Display Controls** Configure font size, colors, and background options to create optimal reading conditions for any environment, from bright studios to dimmed settings. **Multi-Device Support** The app works seamlessly across different devices, enabling you to start editing on one device and continue presenting on another with consistent performance. 字幕提词(Subtitle Prompter)provides the essential tools for professional script presentation, helping you deliver confident and polished performances every time. Premium Account Pricing and Terms $ 4.99/week* $ 39.99/year* *Prices shown are in U.S. dollars; actual charges may be converted to your local currency. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be provided. Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Turning off auto-renewal may be done by going to your account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fenwoon.xyz/zimutici/privacy.html

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Quick Captions

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Add subtitles to a video directly on your iPhone. Quick Captions transcribes the speech and burns subtitles into the video. No account or video uploads. Recognition happens on the device. The video never leaves your phone and there is no sign-up. The recognition model, a few hundred megabytes, downloads before your first clip, and a translation model comes down the first time you pick a language. Once the models are downloaded, recognition and translation work with the network off. WHAT IT DOES Works with one clip at a time: record it, choose it from your library or share it from another app. Recognition starts automatically, with nothing to set up first. Turns speech into subtitles and embeds them in the picture. Because the text becomes part of the video rather than a separate track, it remains visible after sharing, uploading or re-encoding. It looks the same in a message, a reel or a short. Detects the spoken language automatically, so there is nothing to choose first. It recognises speech in these European languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian. Uses the system typeface, so Cyrillic, Greek and Central European characters are displayed correctly. Translates the captions into English, on the phone, for the languages it carries a model for. The translation runs one way and, like the rest, never leaves the device. Lets you correct any line before you export, including names, places and jargon that were misheard. Can remove pauses automatically, making the clip shorter and tighter without manual cutting. Exports through the standard share sheet: choose the video with embedded subtitles, a version with pauses removed or an .srt transcript. Reads only the clip you hand it. It never asks to browse your entire photo library and imposes no artificial limit on video length. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It does not open an existing subtitle file. It creates subtitles from your video's speech; you can export the captioned video or an .srt file. It is not a full production suite. It focuses on adding subtitles to your clips. FAQ Can I put subtitles on a video on my iPhone? Yes. Pick a clip from your library, or share one in from another app, and the captions are written and burned in on the phone itself. How do I add subtitles to an already recorded video? The same way as a fresh one. Anything in your library goes through the same single pass. What does burn subtitles into a video mean? It means the text is drawn into the frames, so it plays back anywhere, in any app or on any site, without a separate subtitle track to switch on. Can subtitles be automatically generated? The app listens, writes the lines and places them; you only step in to fix a word. How do I add subtitles to reels on iPhone? Caption the clip first, then share it on. Because the captions are burned in, they stay put wherever the video is posted. How do I export SRT from a video? Quick Captions exports the recognised text as an .srt file through the share menu, so you can use it in another app. It creates SRT files but cannot open an existing one. How do I remove silence from a video automatically? Switch on pause removal and the gaps between sentences will be cut from the exported video. Can I subtitle a video without the internet? Recognition runs entirely on the device once the model is downloaded, so aeroplane mode is fine. How do I translate subtitles to English? The app translates the lines into English on the phone, from the languages it has a model for. The rest are recognised but not translated.

Screenshots

Subtitles3 screens
Quick Captions3 screens

Verdict

The call

Subtitles and Quick Captions are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Subtitles versus Quick Captions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubtitlesQuick Captions
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHONG KONG JIAOLAN CO. LIMITEDMaxim Oransky

In-app purchases

None

Subtitles

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Captions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subtitles free?
Subtitles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Captions free?
Quick Captions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subtitles or Quick Captions have ads?
Neither Subtitles nor Quick Captions shows ads.

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