Comparison

Captured! vs EditMaker

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

Head to head
About

Captured!

This app acts as a universal clipboard, saving links, photos, videos, audio, files, and texts shared from other applications. It offers on-device processing for previews, AI descriptions, OCR, and transcription, with smart organization and full-text search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Universal content capture from any app
  • Automatic previews and AI enrichment
  • On-device OCR and transcription
  • Smart organization with folders and views
  • Full-text search and Spotlight integration
  • iCloud sync for selected folders
  • JSON backup and restore
Features
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Tired of losing links, photos, videos, audio, files or texts shared from your apps? Captured is your universal clipboard. Tap Share from any app and choose Captured — everything is instantly saved, previewed and enriched, on-device by default. UNIVERSAL CAPTURE Accepts URLs, photos, videos, audio, files and text from any app. Automatic source detection (Safari, YouTube, Instagram, X, Photos...). AUTO-GENERATED PREVIEWS Every item gets a thumbnail: web pages via live browser, photos/videos from first frame, files via QuickLook, audio as waveform, text as typographic render. Thumbnail gallery with on-demand regeneration. AI DESCRIPTION, OCR & TRANSCRIPTION AI image/video description: Apple Vision (free, on-device), OpenAI GPT-4 Vision or Anthropic Claude. Built-in OCR on photos and videos. Audio speech-to-text transcription — all on-device by default, no cloud required. SMART ORGANIZATION Folders with batch move/delete and drag-and-drop reorder. Smart Views: All, Recent (7 days), Unread, With Location, With AI. Configurable sort: manual, newest, oldest, title, source. Filter by type: URL, file, photo, video, audio, text. FULL-TEXT SEARCH & SPOTLIGHT Instant search across titles, URLs, notes, AI descriptions and transcriptions. All items indexed in system Spotlight — searchable from the home screen. RICH METADATA Auto-fetch of web page title and last-modified date (bold title signals updated content). Reverse geocoding of GPS coordinates in photos. WIDGET WidgetKit widget in small, medium and large sizes showing unread items in real time. BACKUP & RESTORE Full JSON export/import (items, folders, settings, thumbnails) with Replace or Merge mode. PRIVACY All your data stays on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Network calls only when you explicitly enable web fetching or AI description via your own API key. iCloud sync, folder by folder Choose exactly which folders you want to find on your other devices. A long press on a folder offers "Sync with iCloud": its photos, videos, files and links — including previews — automatically appear on your iPhone, iPad and Mac linked to the same Apple account. Folders that are not synced remain strictly local. A "Resync iCloud" option lets you reconcile state across devices in one gesture. Link previews: lock, zoom, crop You can now lock a link's preview so it never changes, or enlarge the preview by a factor of 2 to better see thumbnails from your favorite sites. A new setting automatically crops the white or black bands surrounding some previews. Organization: everything by drag-and-drop Reorganize your folders by dragging them in the sidebar. Move an item from one folder to another simply by dragging it onto the destination folder. No more drop-down menus. Paste a link from the clipboard A new menu entry lets you directly add the currently copied link, without going through another app's "Share" menu. Manage your space better The info panel now shows the space used in iCloud when sync is active. A long press on each line gives access to quick actions. The "Delete local data only" option frees up space while keeping your synced folders intact.

About

EditMaker

Features
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EditMaker automatically turns your videos into pro-level edits. No timeline, no complicated software, no editing skills needed. You choose your videos and music: EditMaker detects the best moments and generates a high-quality edit for you. HOW IT WORKS: 1) Import one or more videos, whether it’s you on vacation, your friends at a party, or iconic scenes from movies or TV shows. 2) Add music. 3) That’s it! The app takes care of the editing for you. WHY EDITMAKER: • Pro-quality edits with zero editing experience. • Generated in seconds, not hours! • Automatic audio and video analysis. • Many different styles. • Settings to fine-tune the final result. • Batch edits: a huge time saver. 100% PRIVATE Everything is processed locally on your device. No video or music is ever sent to a server. Terms of use : https://nikoaigit.github.io/editmakerpage/terms.html

Screenshots

Captured!3 screens
EditMaker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Captured! at none against EditMaker's 2. Captured! also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EditMaker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Captured! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Captured! ships an update fortnightly, EditMaker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Captured! versus EditMaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptured!EditMaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlexandre FenyoNicolas Malpot

In-app purchases

None

Captured!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EditMaker

Subscriptions2
  • EditMaker Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • EditMaker Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Captured! free?
Captured! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EditMaker free?
EditMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Captured! or EditMaker have ads?
Neither Captured! nor EditMaker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Captured! or EditMaker?
Captured! ships an update fortnightly, and EditMaker weekly. Most recently, Captured! was updated on October 13, 2026 and EditMaker on October 12, 2026.

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