Comparison

CapQuick vs Subly

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

Head to head
About

CapQuick

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Tap, talk, post. You had a thought worth posting. You opened your camera, recorded thirty seconds of yourself, then hit a wall. Uncaptioned video gets scrolled past. Most people give up. The ones who don't open a video editor, fight with auto-caption settings, wait for processing, fix three typos, export, and finally upload. Nine minutes later, the moment is stale. CapQuick is the fix. Open the app. Record. Captions appear. Tweak the font, color, or size if you want. Share to X. Done. That's it. No editor. No timeline. No clip-cutting. No subscription. What you get: - Quick automatic captions. - Customize font, color, emphasis color, stroke, and background per video. - Direct share to X and other social platforms. - Landscape and portrait video support. - Burned-in captions, ready for any platform. - Pre-recorded video import for captioning clips you already shot. Built for: - Tech founders and builders who post takes - Finance and crypto commentators - News and political voices - Sports takes - Educators and creators who want their face on the timeline - Anyone who wants captions for accessibility without the editing tax What's different: No subscription. CapQuick is free with a small watermark, or pay once for the watermark-free Pro version. No cloud upload. Your audio is processed on device using Apple's speech recognition. Nothing leaves your phone unless you share it. No timeline editor. We don't cut your video. We caption it. No accounts, no signups, no email required. Open the app and go. Privacy: CapQuick processes everything on your device. No analytics, no third-party tracking, no audio uploaded to a server. Your video stays on your phone unless you choose to share it. Built by Justin Hammon, an indie iOS app maker who got tired of paying $20 a month for tools that should take ten seconds. Tap, talk, post.

About

Subly

Easily add animated, word-by-word captions and AI-generated narration to your videos. This app processes everything on your device, ensuring privacy and offline functionality. Edit clips, add music, and export in professional formats without recurring fees.

Highlights
  • Word-by-word animated captions
  • On-device AI narration
  • Full video editing suite
  • Offline functionality
  • One-time purchase
  • SRT/VTT export
  • Vertical reframing
Features
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Requires a Pro subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. New users can start with a free trial. Caption, edit, and narrate short videos — all on your iPhone, all private. Start with a free trial. No credits that "run out." No account. Your video never leaves your device, so it even works in airplane mode. • WORD-BY-WORD CAPTIONS — animated, karaoke-style highlight with a live preview. • SUBLY PRO — no watermark, unlimited full-quality export. Yearly, weekly with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime unlock. • ON-DEVICE & PRIVATE — no servers, no uploads, no account. Cloud editors send your footage away and take broad rights to it; Subly never does. • FULL EDITOR — combine clips, split, trim, and reorder on a scrub timeline with frame-accurate preview. • TRANSITIONS — dissolve, fade to black, slide, and zoom between clips. • B-ROLL & MUSIC — drop video overlays and a music bed with auto-ducking and per-clip volume. • AI NARRATOR — type a script, pick a voice, get a natural voiceover generated entirely on your iPhone. Offline, unlimited, no per-character fees. • CAPTIONS FROM YOUR SCRIPT — one script becomes both the narrator audio and word-synced captions. • ENGLISH-FIRST, 90+ LANGUAGES — on-device Whisper transcription. • PRO FORMATS — export SRT and VTT subtitle files. • VERTICAL REFRAME — turn landscape clips into 9:16. Built for Reels, Shorts, and TikTok creators who want their footage to stay theirs. Subly Pro: a yearly subscription, a weekly subscription with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Subly-Privacy-Policy-06-09

Screenshots

CapQuick4 screens
Subly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CapQuick at daily against Subly's every 4 days. 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. CapQuick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Subly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CapQuick ships an update daily, Subly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CapQuick versus Subly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapQuickSubly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin HammonNTSAUTOSIGA LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CapQuick

One-time1
  • CapQuick Pro$9.99
3 purchases

Subly

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Subly Pro$39.99

Questions

Is CapQuick free?
CapQuick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subly free?
Subly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CapQuick or Subly have ads?
Neither CapQuick nor Subly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CapQuick or Subly?
CapQuick ships an update daily, and Subly every 4 days. Most recently, CapQuick was updated on September 28, 2026 and Subly on October 8, 2026.

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