Comparison

CaptionAddr vs Subtext

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

Subtext

Create professional, animated captions for your short-form videos directly on your iPhone. Transcribe, translate, and edit captions in seconds with on-device processing for ultimate privacy. Export in high resolution with optional watermark removal.

Highlights
  • On-device transcription
  • Animated caption styles
  • Translate captions
  • Import .srt/.vtt files
  • Transcript-first editor
  • Filler word removal
  • Burned-in export up to 4K
Features
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Captions sell the video. Subtext gives you word-perfect, animated captions burned into your short-form clips — transcribed entirely on your iPhone, in seconds. No upload. No queue. No monthly bill. Free forever with unlimited exports — pay once to remove the watermark. WHY SUBTEXT • On-device transcription with word-level timing — your footage never leaves your phone • Choose the language spoken in your clip, and Subtext remembers it next time • Caption in a different language from the speech — translated on your device, not in the cloud • Bring your own .srt or .vtt subtitle file when you'd rather supply the text yourself • Import to styled export in under a minute, even on airplane mode • Three current caption looks: bold karaoke highlight, word-pop, and a clean line fade • A transcript-first editor built for the 90-second workflow: tap a word to fix it, hold to emphasize • Confidence review jumps you straight to the words worth checking • One-tap filler-word sweep removes every "um" from your captions • Platform safe-zone guides so captions never sit under the like button • Save your brand style once, apply it on every future clip in a tap • Burned-in export up to 4K, plus .srt / .vtt sidecar files PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. No account, no upload, no analytics on your content. PAY ONCE The full pipeline is free with unlimited exports — each carries a small Subtext watermark. Choosing your spoken language and importing a subtitle file are free too. A single one-time purchase removes the watermark and unlocks translated captions, style presets, filler sweep, and sidecar captions. No subscription, ever.

Screenshots

CaptionAddr4 screens
Subtext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subtext at 100% against CaptionAddr's 75%. CaptionAddr's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Subtext sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptionAddr ships an update weekly, Subtext monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CaptionAddr versus Subtext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionAddrSubtext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size476 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDYNSELL LLCSahil Jain

Customer experience

CaptionAddr

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

Subtext

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CaptionAddr

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

Subtext

One-time1
  • Subtext Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is CaptionAddr free?
CaptionAddr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subtext free?
Subtext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaptionAddr or Subtext have ads?
Neither CaptionAddr nor Subtext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptionAddr or Subtext?
CaptionAddr ships an update weekly, and Subtext monthly. Most recently, CaptionAddr was updated on October 31, 2026 and Subtext on November 9, 2026.

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