SubPlayer vs CinemaCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubPlayer
Instantly find and download subtitles for movies and TV shows in over 60 languages. Import your own SRT files and play them in sync with your content using the built-in player. Access your downloaded subtitles offline.
- Search millions of subtitles
- Supports 60+ languages
- Download SRT files
- Import your own subtitles
- Built-in media player
- Offline subtitle library
- Share subtitle files
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Find subtitles for any movie or TV show. In seconds. SubPlayer connects to one of the world's largest subtitle databases, giving you instant access to millions of subtitles in 60+ languages. Search by title, choose your language, download an SRT file. Done. ---------------------- FEATURES ---------------------- SEARCH MILLIONS OF SUBTITLES Search by movie or TV series title. Filter by language and content type to find exactly what you need, fast. 60+ LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, and many more. DOWNLOAD SRT FILES Save subtitle files directly to your library. No account required. IMPORT YOUR OWN Already have an SRT file? Import it from Files, Safari, or any app. It's added to your library instantly. BUILT-IN PLAYER Play subtitles in sync with your content. Skip forward or backward 5 seconds, adjust font size, and drag subtitles to any position on screen. OFFLINE LIBRARY All downloaded subtitles are stored locally on your device. Access your full library anytime, no internet needed. SHARE ANYWHERE Send subtitle files to any compatible media player or share with others directly from the app. ---------------------- PERFECT FOR ---------------------- - Fans of foreign films and international TV series - Language learners following along in a target language - Anyone who needs subtitles for accessibility - Travelers watching content abroad Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CinemaCC
This app provides synchronized subtitles for movies shown in theaters, displayed on your phone in your preferred language. It allows you to find or import subtitle files and sync them with the film using on-device audio analysis.
- Personalized subtitle display on phone
- Subtitle synchronization with film
- Find or import SRT subtitle files
- Theater-dark display
- Offline functionality
- Adjustable timing controls
- On-device audio analysis for sync
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The film plays on the big screen. The subtitles are on your phone, in the language you read. CinemaCC turns your iPhone into a private subtitle companion for films on a cinema screen, TV, computer, or projector. Find or import one or two tracks, prepare the languages you want, then tap Enter theater. YOUR SUBTITLES, YOUR LANGUAGES - Find one or two matching subtitle tracks through TMDB and OpenSubtitles, or use one or two SRT files you already have - Import SRT or ZIP files from Files, a secure link, or another app, then assign each track’s role and language. - If a selected language has no matching subtitle, ask CinemaCC to notify you when one becomes available. - Library keeps prepared films and their subtitle packages ready to use again. - If no matching subtitle track is available, preview a source and optionally purchase one AI translation. Each purchase or credit covers one translation; completed results can be reused. HOW IT WORKS - The player opens paused. Tap Play at the film’s first frame, then follow the subtitles in sync. - Landscape uses the full height for subtitles. Browse lines, use Jump here, and move the floating timing controls without covering the cue actions. - On supported phones, Find My Place uses the microphone and on-device speech recognition to match a few seconds of dialogue and recover your position. - On supported phones, Spoken Subtitles can read the current subtitle line through connected private headphones. Every film. Your language. - A near-black display and brightness controls are designed to keep glow and distraction low. - Screen stays awake for the whole film - Prepared screenings remain available offline; online search and AI translation require an internet connection. - Supports common SRT text encodings from different sources. iPhone and Apple Watch - Keep recent prepared screenings on Apple Watch for offline bilingual playback, line browsing, and playback controls. Siri and Shortcuts — iOS 18+ - CinemaCC actions can find movie subtitles, open a movie, search for the current movie, or show prepared films. - Press and hold the CinemaCC Home Screen icon to open Find subtitles, Library, or Import subtitles directly. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No CinemaCC account, ads, or advertising tracking; an OpenSubtitles account is optional and used only for provider downloads - Your CinemaCC Library is stored locally. Find My Place microphone audio is processed on-device and not uploaded. Whether it is a film that never got subtitles in your language, fast dialogue in your second language, or a movie night with someone who reads a different language than you — CinemaCC keeps you in the story.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CinemaCC at none against SubPlayer's 3. CinemaCC also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (35 vs 1). SubPlayer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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. SubPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. CinemaCC asks for nothing beyond the download.
SubPlayer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CinemaCC has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SubPlayer ships an update fortnightly, CinemaCC every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubPlayer | CinemaCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakub Sak | Haiyi Mei |
Customer experience
SubPlayer
CinemaCC
In-app purchases
SubPlayer
- SubPlayer - Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- SubPlayer - Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$5.99
CinemaCC
No in-app purchases









