Comparison

subMatik vs Subaki

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

Head to head
About

subMatik

This app transforms your iPhone into a subtitle creation studio. It automatically generates accurate, timed captions for any video or audio file directly on your device, supporting over 70 languages. You can also translate existing captions or burn them directly into your video for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • 70+ language support
  • Context-aware translation
  • Vertical-friendly subtitle placement
  • Burn-in subtitles to video
  • SRT and MP4 export
Features
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subMatik turns your iPhone into a complete subtitle studio. Drop in any video — vertical Reels, horizontal interviews, podcast audio — and get clean, timed captions in seconds. Transcription, burn-in, and export run on-device; translation is on-device with Apple Translation, or via Google/DeepL if you choose. WHAT MAKES SUBMATIK DIFFERENT • 100% on-device transcription via the Whisper speech model (WhisperKit). Your audio never touches a server. • 70+ languages supported, including Turkish, Chinese (Simplified + Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Burmese, and more. • Context-aware translation. Each segment is translated alongside its neighbors so idioms and homonyms come out right. • Vertical-friendly subtitle placement. The Position Picker has a 3×3 anchor grid + drag-to-tune fine adjustment over a real frame from your video — no guessing. • Reels mode. Chops cues into 1–5 word bursts that read fast on phone screens. • Burn subtitles into the video pixels. Export an MP4 with captions baked in, ready for Instagram / TikTok / YouTube Shorts. Save directly to Photos. • Re-translate any existing SRT into a new language without re-running Whisper. • Files-app integration. Right-click any video → "Open in subMatik" → ready to caption. • No account, no ads, no analytics dragnets. Optional anonymous crash telemetry via Apple MetricKit only. WHY ON-DEVICE MATTERS Modern Whisper models run entirely on your iPhone. There's no reason to upload your private conversations, family videos, work recordings, or proprietary content to someone else's server just to get subtitles. subMatik proves that the highest-quality transcription can be the most private one too. OUTPUT FORMATS • SRT (universal, supported everywhere) • Burned-in MP4 (subtitles in pixels, no separate file needed) PRO TIPS • "Upper third" position preset keeps subtitles clear of TikTok / Reels bottom UI. • Long-press any file in the queue to set a custom subtitle anchor just for that clip. • DeepL users: paste your API key in Settings for higher-quality translations on European languages. • On first launch you choose a Whisper model — from a fast ~150 MB option up to the highest-accuracy one. It downloads once (use Wi-Fi). After that, transcription is fully offline. REQUIRES iOS 26.0 OR LATER. Works on iPhone 11 and newer. Best experience on iPhone 14 Pro and newer. PRIVACY POLICY: https://catheadai.com/submatik/privacy

About

Subaki

Features
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The easiest app for subtitles. Three simple steps: 1. Pick your video 2. Edit the subtitles 3. Save the video The subtitles are written for you, already synced to the voice. Then you change whatever you like: font, colors, size, position. Fix any word by tapping it. Works in 8 languages: Greek, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Dutch. No account. No watermark. No ads. To write the subtitles, Subaki sends only the audio of your video for transcription. The video itself stays on your phone, and the audio is not kept. Free in Greece, with no subscription at all. Everywhere else, saving a video needs a Subaki Pro subscription. Terms of Use: https://subaki.gr/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://subaki.gr/privacy.html

Screenshots

subMatik4 screens
Subaki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: subMatik at none against Subaki's 1. Subaki's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 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. Subaki sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. subMatik asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subMatik ships an update every 3 weeks, Subaki daily. Both last shipped on September 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
subMatik versus Subaki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersubMatikSubaki
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevki Bugra OzbekApostolis Tselepis

In-app purchases

None

subMatik

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Subaki

Subscriptions1
  • Subaki Pro$11.991 Year

Questions

Is subMatik free?
subMatik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subaki free?
Subaki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do subMatik or Subaki have ads?
Neither subMatik nor Subaki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subMatik or Subaki?
subMatik ships an update every 3 weeks, and Subaki daily. Most recently, subMatik was updated on September 11, 2026 and Subaki on September 11, 2026.

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