Comparison

CaptionAddr vs Auto Captions

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

Auto Captions

Features
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Your video is good. It just doesn't look edited. Charlatan listens to your video, writes down every word, and lets you decide how it looks — from 99 fonts, not the same three everyone else is using. PICK A VIDEO. THAT'S THE WHOLE SETUP. Choose a clip from your library or record one right there. Charlatan transcribes the audio and lays the subtitles onto the timeline, synced to what you actually said. 78 FONTS, AND THEY ARE THE POINT Impact, condensed, handwritten, marker, stencil, inline, serif. The font is what makes a caption look like yours instead of like a default. Browse by category and see each one on your own video before you commit to it. WORD BY WORD, OR PHRASE BY PHRASE Three subtitle paces: one word at a time for the classic short-form look, short punches of two or three words, or full sentences that are easier to read. Karaoke highlight lights each word up exactly when it is spoken. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOURS Size, position, tilt, letter spacing, ALL CAPS, colour, outline, shadow and marker highlight. Drag the subtitle anywhere in the frame, pinch to resize it. Save a style once and reuse it on every video, so everything you post looks like it came from the same place. REFRAME FOR WHERE IT IS GOING Export 9:16 for short-form, 1:1 for the feed, 16:9 for wide — or keep the original framing. TRANSLATE IT Record in one language, export the subtitles in another. EVERYTHING HAPPENS ON YOUR IPHONE The audio never leaves your phone. No account, no upload, no server, nothing to sign up for. It works on a plane. WHAT'S INCLUDED 17 fonts, the full style editor, and export. CHARLATAN PRO All 99 fonts, karaoke word-by-word highlight, translation, reframing to 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9, saved styles, videos of any length, and no watermark. Subscriptions Charlatan Pro is available as a monthly or a yearly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan includes a 1-week free trial; the monthly plan does not. Prices are shown inside the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dezeo.lat/charlatan/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

CaptionAddr3 screens
Auto Captions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Auto Captions at every 9 days against CaptionAddr's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CaptionAddr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and Auto Captions sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptionAddr ships an update monthly, Auto Captions every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CaptionAddr versus Auto Captions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionAddrAuto Captions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size476 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDYNSELL LLCNicolas Gula

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CaptionAddr

Subscriptions1
  • CaptionAddr Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
3 purchases

Auto Captions

Subscriptions2
  • Charlatan Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Charlatan Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Charlatan Pro Forever$39.99

Questions

Is CaptionAddr free?
CaptionAddr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto Captions free?
Auto Captions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaptionAddr or Auto Captions have ads?
Neither CaptionAddr nor Auto Captions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptionAddr or Auto Captions?
CaptionAddr ships an update monthly, and Auto Captions every 9 days. Most recently, CaptionAddr was updated on October 3, 2026 and Auto Captions on October 16, 2026.

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