Comparison

Splitgram vs Captioner

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

Head to head
About

Splitgram

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Splitgram is the easiest way to create eye-catching split-screen posts for Instagram, mixing photos and videos in one beautiful composition. Splitgram is a subscription app. A 7-day free trial is included, after which a subscription is required to create and export your posts. KEY FEATURES INTELLIGENT AUTO MODE Let Splitgram do the work. Auto mode analyzes your gallery to find the best matching photos and videos, then creates ready-to-share compositions. All processing happens on your device. MIX PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Combine still images and video clips in a single split-screen. Each segment can be a photo OR a video — perfect for storytelling, before/after, and creative reels. SPLIT-SCREEN TEMPLATES Choose from dozens of professional layouts designed for all Instagram aspect ratios. From simple 2-up designs to dynamic 7+ panel compositions. PRECISE EDITOR Fine-tune every segment with intuitive controls: crop, position, rotate, mirror, and adjust exposure. CUSTOMIZABLE BORDERS Choose your border color and thickness, or go borderless. EXPORT IN MAXIMUM QUALITY Save your creations to your gallery, ready to post directly to Instagram or any other platform. PRIVACY FIRST • No account required • No tracking, no analytics, no ads • All photos and videos stay on your device • Even Auto Mode analysis runs locally on device SUBSCRIPTION Splitgram requires a subscription to create and export posts. Start with a 7-day free trial. • Available plans: weekly, monthly and yearly subscriptions. The exact price is shown in the app before you confirm, in your local currency. • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://wojciechkusnierczyk.github.io/splitgram-legal Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Whether you're a content creator, photographer, or just love sharing your moments, Splitgram gives you the tools to make every post stand out.

About

Captioner

This app adds animated, word-by-word captions to your videos directly on your device. Choose from numerous styles, customize fonts and colors, and edit text for perfect synchronization. It supports on-device translation and preserves your original video quality.

Highlights
  • Word-by-word animated captions
  • Fifteen customizable caption styles
  • On-device speech recognition and translation
  • Editable caption text
  • Preserves original video resolution and frame rate
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Captioner adds animated, word-by-word captions to your videos, entirely on your device. Drop in a clip, pick a style, fix any word, and export a new video with the captions burned in. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it's free. WORD BY WORD Captioner listens to your video with Apple's on-device speech engine and keeps the moment every word is spoken, so the word being said lights up as it's said. Perfect for Reels, Shorts, TikTok and any video watched with the sound off. FIFTEEN STYLES, ALL YOURS TO CHANGE Highlight boxes, outlines, karaoke colors, pops, typewriter reveals, boxed subtitles, and single-word styles that show only the spoken word. Every style's font, weight, size, case, colors, outline, shadow and animation can be changed. Use San Francisco in sans serif, rounded, serif or monospaced designs, any font on your device, or a font file you add. Save your own styles and make one the default for every new video. PUT THEM WHERE YOU WANT Drag the caption in the preview, or set a vertical position and left, center or right alignment. Vertical 9:16 and widescreen 16:9 videos each remember their own spot. FIX THE WORDS Every caption is editable next to the preview. Split a line before any word, merge two, delete one, or rebuild from the original recognition. Punctuation, title case and curse words are simple toggles. TRANSLATE Turn the captions into Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and dozens more with Apple's on-device translation, keeping them timed to the original speech. YOUR VIDEO, UNTOUCHED Exports keep the original resolution and frame rate, and the audio is copied exactly as it was. H.264 by default, HEVC if you prefer. Already have an SRT or WebVTT file? Use it instead of transcribing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Speech recognition, translation and rendering all happen on your device. Captioner has no account, no analytics and no tracking. The first time you caption a language, the system downloads Apple's speech model for it; after that it works offline. Captioner for Mac adds batch queues and watched folders that caption and export videos automatically.

Screenshots

Splitgram4 screens
Captioner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Captioner at none against Splitgram's 3. Captioner also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Splitgram's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Splitgram sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Captioner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splitgram ships an update fortnightly, Captioner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Splitgram versus Captioner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitgramCaptioner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWojciech KusnierczykStephen Robles

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Splitgram

Subscriptions3
  • Splitgram Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Splitgram Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Splitgram Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Captioner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splitgram free?
Splitgram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Captioner free?
Captioner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Splitgram or Captioner have ads?
Neither Splitgram nor Captioner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splitgram or Captioner?
Splitgram ships an update fortnightly, and Captioner daily. Most recently, Splitgram was updated on October 28, 2026 and Captioner on November 1, 2026.

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