Comparison

CaptionAddr vs Handcut

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

Head to head
About

CaptionAddr

Create professional video captions directly on your iPhone. This app offers local transcription, frame-level editing, and extensive customization options for fonts, styles, and timing. Export polished videos ready for social media without needing desktop software or cloud uploads.

Highlights
  • Local video transcription
  • Frame-perfect caption timing
  • Customizable caption appearance
  • Burn-in caption export
  • No desktop software required
  • Pro version for longer videos and premium fonts
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Add captions and subtitles to any video in one tap. CaptionAddr turns English speech into word-by-word captions timed to the frame, then exports a finished video with the captions burned in, ready for Reels, Shorts and Stories. Everything happens on your iPhone or iPad. Your video, audio, transcript, caption edits, and export are never uploaded to CaptionAddr or our services. No account, no ads, no watermark. Free for clips up to 2 minutes. Pro captions videos up to 30 minutes. WHY CREATORS USE IT • Most people watch with the sound off. Captions keep them watching. • Single-word captions snapped to your video's frame rate, the punchy style made for short-form video • Accurate on-device transcription powered by Whisper • Transcribes English speech (more languages are not supported yet) • Fix any word: edit, delete, or reorder individual captions • 20 caption fonts with size, position, and tinted-background controls • Clean burned-in exports that work in any app • Works offline once installed FREE • Caption, edit, and export videos up to 2 minutes • The full transcription and caption editor • Clean exports with no watermark CAPTIONADDR PRO • Everything in Free • Videos up to 30 minutes • Monthly or annual plan, with a free trial for eligible new subscribers CaptionAddr Pro is available as a monthly or an annual subscription and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Eligible new subscribers can start with a free trial: 7 days on the annual plan, 3 days on the monthly plan. The App Store shows final local pricing and eligibility before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://captionaddr.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Service Terms: https://captionaddr.com/terms/

About

Handcut

Create professional captions and edit videos directly on your iPhone. Features word-by-word timing, picture-in-picture, and a multi-clip timeline. Offers a free tier with essential tools and a Pro version for advanced editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Word-by-word caption timing
  • On-device transcription
  • Picture-in-picture video
  • Multi-clip timeline editing
  • Manual keyframe animation
  • 18 film looks and 14 transitions
Features
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NEW: HandCut Pro Lifetime for just $9.99 — pay once, own it forever. No subscription required. Captions that land on the word — not near it. Handcut transcribes your video on your iPhone and times every caption to the word, so a pause reads as a pause and an emphasis lands where you put it. No upload. No render queue. No account. Nothing to sign up for. Built for people who talk to camera: coaches, course creators, realtors, podcasters, sellers cutting product video. If your video is you, saying something, this is the editor for it. WORD-BY-WORD CAPTIONS, DONE ON YOUR PHONE • Real per-word timing read from the audio, not guessed by dividing a sentence • Karaoke highlighting that follows the actual speech — the default look • On-device transcription — the app has no networking code to send audio with • Edit any word, restyle the whole set, move them anywhere on the frame PICTURE-IN-PICTURE, INCLUDED Screen recording plus a facecam bubble plus captions is the format this audience actually ships. It works on the free tier. Drag the bubble, pinch to size it, put it where it belongs. A REAL EDITOR UNDERNEATH • Multi-clip timeline with pinch-zoom, trim handles and drag-to-reorder • 18 film looks (11 free, 7 Pro) and 14 GPU transitions (4 free, 10 Pro) • 8 caption and text styles (3 free, 5 Pro) and Pro text animations (3) • Speed from 0.25× to 4×, with the trim preserved • Text, emoji and your own images — placed, scaled and rotated on the video • Mirror, crop and reframe for any aspect: vertical, square, widescreen • Frame rate follows your footage, up to 60fps • Music and voiceover tracks with a proper mixer • Manual keyframe animation — free on every plan WHAT COSTS NOTHING 1-Day Free Pass: unlimited captioned exports for 24 hours from your first one. Unlimited uncaptioned exports. Unlimited projects and length. 4K export, manual keyframes, picture-in-picture, on-device captions, most looks and transitions, text and stickers — and no watermark, on any tier. We do not brand your video. Resolution is not the paywall here. WHAT PRO ADDS Unlimited captioned exports, plus intelligence and automation — not resolution: transcript editing (delete words to cut video), motion tracking, Smart Cutout, Auto-Reframe, emphasis motion, basic denoise, Auto Match Look, version history, adjustment layers, plus the premium looks / transitions / caption styles / text animations. Green screen and extra video tracks stay free. Cutout, Reframe, Track, Denoise, Auto Match and Version History are Pro. WHY IT FEELS FAST The app makes no network requests, so there is no service to be down and no queue to wait in behind other people's videos. Your footage, your captions and your export all happen on the silicon in your hand. That is also why it is private — but the point is that it is quick. Handcut asks for no account, collects no analytics, and shows no ads. Handcut Pro subscriptions auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The lifetime option is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://shuhratjon1010.github.io/handcut/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shuhratjon1010.github.io/handcut/privacy.html

Screenshots

CaptionAddr4 screens
Handcut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CaptionAddr at 4.6 against Handcut's 3.7. CaptionAddr also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%). Handcut's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. CaptionAddr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Handcut sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CaptionAddr holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of CaptionAddr's written reviews are positive against 50% of Handcut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptionAddr ships an update weekly, Handcut every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CaptionAddr versus Handcut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionAddrHandcut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size476 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDYNSELL LLCDaler Soliev

Customer experience

CaptionAddr

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Handcut

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CaptionAddr

Subscriptions2
  • CaptionAddr Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • CaptionAddr Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
4 purchases

Handcut

Subscriptions3
  • Handcut Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Handcut Pro Annual Offer1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Handcut Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Handcut Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is CaptionAddr free?
CaptionAddr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handcut free?
Handcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CaptionAddr or Handcut?
CaptionAddr is rated higher. CaptionAddr averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Handcut averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do CaptionAddr or Handcut have ads?
Neither CaptionAddr nor Handcut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptionAddr or Handcut?
CaptionAddr ships an update weekly, and Handcut every 2 days. Most recently, CaptionAddr was updated on October 25, 2026 and Handcut on October 31, 2026.

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