Comparison

CaptionAddr vs Clipped

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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CaptionAddr makes clean, frame-aligned single-word captions for videos on iPhone and iPad. Choose one clip, transcribe it on your device, refine any word, style the captions, and export a finished video ready to share. Your video, audio, transcript, caption edits, and export are not uploaded to CaptionAddr or our services. BUILT FOR SHORT-FORM VIDEO • Single-word captions snapped to your video’s frame rate • Local Whisper Small English transcription • Edit, delete, and reorder individual words • 20 caption fonts with size, position, and tinted-background controls • Clean burned-in video exports that work anywhere • No account required • No ads or cross-app tracking FREE • Import, caption, edit, and export videos up to 2 minutes • Full local transcription and caption editor • Clean exports with no required watermark CAPTIONADDR PRO • Everything in Free • Import and export videos up to 30 minutes CaptionAddr Pro Monthly renews monthly unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. A 3-day introductory offer may be available to eligible new subscribers. 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

Clipped

This app transforms long video recordings into short, shareable clips using on-device AI. It automatically identifies key moments, adds captions, and allows for reframing, all without uploading your footage or requiring an account.

Highlights
  • On-device AI clip generation
  • Automatic captioning with animated styles
  • Reframing with face detection
  • No account or credit limits
  • Offline functionality
  • One-time watermark removal purchase
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Clipped turns long recordings (podcasts, interviews, lectures, livestreams) into short, ready-to-post clips, entirely on your iPhone. No uploads. No account. No monthly credit limits. Because every model runs on-device, Clipped works in airplane mode and never sends your footage anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Import a long video: podcast, interview, lecture, livestream, or vlog. 2. Pick a model in Settings: Smarter for the best highlight picks, Faster for quicker results, or No AI to choose moments yourself. Apple's on-device Speech engine transcribes the audio; download extra language packs anytime. 3. On-device AI finds the strongest moments and builds clips automatically. 4. Auto-captions are burned into the video. Choose from 7 animated styles, customize the colors, and preview the look live before exporting. 5. Reframe from 16:9 to 9:16 with face detection and tracking. Pick a layout: hard crop that follows the speaker, split-screen, or blur-fill. 6. Export straight to your Camera Roll, ready to post to TikTok, Reels, or Shorts. NEW IN 2.0 - Advanced framing: split-screen panes and a face-tracked camera with smooth motion - Enhance pass: adds AI-timed visual beats, animated text and stat overlays synced to what's being said - AI social captions: generate ready-to-post captions with Apple Intelligence - Redesigned Home and Settings, a model download manager, and noticeably faster transcription WHY ON-DEVICE MATTERS - Your footage never leaves your phone. No cloud, no server, nothing to leak. - Works anywhere: airplane mode, no signal, remote shoots, sensitive client footage. - No account required. Open the app and start clipping. - No monthly credit limits. One podcast or fifty, clip as many as you like, every day. PERFECT FOR - Podcasters turning full episodes into shorts - Streamers and YouTubers clipping long VODs and streams - Interviewers, coaches, and course creators repurposing long recordings - Anyone who wants full control over sensitive or unreleased footage HONEST PRICING Clipped is free to use. Every export includes a small watermark until you remove it with a single one-time purchase. That's the whole model: no subscription, no monthly credits, no "Pro" tier, no paywalled features. Compare that to the rest of this category, which is entirely subscription- and credit-metered, often $15-$30 a month or more. With Clipped, what you pay never changes whether you clip once or every single day. Privacy: https://www.clipped.cc/privacy Terms: https://www.clipped.cc/terms https://www.clipped.cc/

Screenshots

CaptionAddr3 screens
Clipped4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clipped at 5.0 against CaptionAddr's 4.6. CaptionAddr's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and Clipped sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clipped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CaptionAddr has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptionAddr ships an update monthly, Clipped every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CaptionAddr versus Clipped: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionAddrClipped
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size476 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDYNSELL LLCSalvatore Castellitti

Customer experience

CaptionAddr

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

Clipped

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CaptionAddr

Subscriptions1
  • CaptionAddr Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
1 purchases

Clipped

One-time1
  • Watermark Remover$9.99

Questions

Is CaptionAddr free?
CaptionAddr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clipped free?
Clipped is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CaptionAddr or Clipped?
Clipped is rated higher. CaptionAddr averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Clipped averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CaptionAddr or Clipped have ads?
Neither CaptionAddr nor Clipped shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptionAddr or Clipped?
CaptionAddr ships an update monthly, and Clipped every 2 months. Most recently, CaptionAddr was updated on September 17, 2026 and Clipped on September 16, 2026.

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