Comparison

Caption Hero vs CapScribe

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

Head to head
About

Caption Hero

Features
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Turn your videos into scroll-stopping content with captions that match your style. Caption Hero adds captions to any video — automatically. Pick a clip, generate the subtitles from the speech, fine-tune the timing, and style them exactly how you want. Then export and share. CAPTION ANY VIDEO • Auto-generate subtitles from the speech in your video • Edit text and timing line by line, word by word • Split, merge, and nudge captions for perfect sync • Undo and redo any change MAKE THEM YOURS • Fonts, sizes, colors, and positions • Outlines, shadows, and background styles • Live preview while you edit EXPORT & SHARE • Burn the captions right into your video • Save straight to Photos • Great for Reels, Shorts, TikTok, and more Start captioning in seconds. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CapScribe

This app automatically generates editable captions for your videos and audio files directly on your device. You can then customize the appearance and timing of these captions before burning them into your video or exporting them as subtitle files. It offers a one-time purchase to unlock full functionality without subscriptions or watermarks.

Highlights
  • On-device transcription
  • Editable captions
  • Customizable caption styles
  • Batch captioning
  • Offline transcription
  • SRT/VTT export
  • Translation support
Features
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CapScribe turns speech into editable captions and burns them into your video, entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing is uploaded to us. There is no subscription, no credit system, and no watermark: one purchase unlocks the full app. Import a video or audio file, transcribe it on device, fix words and timing, pick a style, and export. Already have captions? Pair a video with an SRT or VTT file and skip transcription. Batch up to 10 videos at once. Because everything runs locally, there is no upload queue and no waiting for a server. After the language pack is downloaded, transcription works in airplane mode. CREATE AND EDIT • Transcribe imported video and audio on your device • Keep multiple local video and audio projects, then search, rename, duplicate, reopen, or delete them • Burn styled captions into the exported video • Choose from eight presets or customize font design, alignment, colors, outline, background, corners, and shadow • Add a clean Pop or Rise entrance to captions, or keep motion off • Reframe output for the original ratio, 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, or 16:9 • Preview at 0.5×–2× speed and loop the current caption while editing • Enter exact timecodes, smart-split a caption, or safely fix empty and overlong captions in one step • Review low-confidence, fast, overlong, and empty captions in one place • Use on-device Automatic Checks to find detectable caption and timing issues, then listen and review names, numbers, original text, and translations before publishing • Reuse an on-device term dictionary for names and commonly misheard words • Undo and redo edits, or find and replace across original text and translations TRANSLATE AND EXPORT • Translate captions with Apple's system Translation framework • Switch between original, translated, and bilingual captions • Batch-caption up to 10 videos at a time • Export original, translated, or bilingual SRT, VTT, and TXT files separately or as one package • Preview the finished video, compare source-to-output resolution, and check expected duration, frame rate, audio, and file size before sharing FREE PREVIEW AND FULL VERSION Try the complete workflow at no charge. For longer media, the free preview processes the first 90 seconds of each video or the first 10 minutes of audio. A one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase removes those free preview limits. There is no subscription or watermark; actual processing capacity depends on your device and media. PRIVACY CapScribe processes your media and transcripts on your iPhone or iPad and does not upload them to the developer. Projects stay in the app's local storage. iOS may download Apple speech or translation language resources when first needed. Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Caption Hero3 screens
CapScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CapScribe at none against Caption Hero's shown. CapScribe also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Caption Hero sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and CapScribe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caption Hero ships an update every 5 days, CapScribe daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Caption Hero versus CapScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaption HeroCapScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRECRE8BOX正平 孙

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Caption Hero

Subscriptions1
  • Caption Hero Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
1 purchases

CapScribe

One-time1
  • CapScribe Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is Caption Hero free?
Caption Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CapScribe free?
CapScribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Caption Hero or CapScribe have ads?
Caption Hero shows ads; CapScribe does not.
Which is updated more often, Caption Hero or CapScribe?
Caption Hero ships an update every 5 days, and CapScribe daily. Most recently, Caption Hero was updated on October 24, 2026 and CapScribe on October 24, 2026.

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