Subvibe vs CapScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subvibe
Edit, time, and style subtitles with precision. Translate into 20 languages and export as SRT or burn them into your video. Offers on-device processing for enhanced privacy.
- Timeline-based subtitle editing
- Precise timing adjustments
- Translate to 20 languages
- Export SRT or burn-in subtitles
- On-device processing option
- Customizable subtitle styles and animations
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Auto-captions are never right the first time. A name is misspelled, two lines are merged, the timing drifts by half a second — and most apps give you no way to fix any of it. Subvibe gives you the timeline. Tap a word to retype it. Drag a block to retime it. Split, merge, restyle — then translate the whole track into any of 20 languages and export it as a clean .srt file or burn it straight into the video. Your video never leaves your iPhone — only the audio is used to generate subtitles. Prefer full privacy? Switch speech recognition to on-device mode and work with no connection at all. • SUBTITLE EDITOR — retype, split, merge and restyle every line on the timeline • EXACT TIMING — drag blocks to fix drift and match speech frame by frame • TRANSLATE ON DEVICE — 20 languages, nothing uploaded, no account • AUTO SUBTITLES — accurate speech-to-text, in the cloud or right on your device • BEAUTIFUL STYLES — fonts, colors, outlines, backgrounds, and one-tap designer templates • ANIMATIONS — word-by-word reveal and highlight effects that pop on social • EXPORT YOUR WAY — save video with burned-in subtitles, or export an SRT file • ON-DEVICE MODE — switch speech recognition to your device and work fully offline Perfect for creators, editors, and anyone who wants clean, accurate subtitles without sending their videos to the cloud. Your first 3 exports are free with a watermark. Subvibe Pro unlocks unlimited watermark-free exports and premium styles. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXd1QO3xk1MygdgdEwPeV9dd9PeqXiJIZ_3eEFh_eUE/edit?usp=sharing
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.
- On-device transcription
- Editable captions
- Customizable caption styles
- Batch captioning
- Offline transcription
- SRT/VTT export
- Translation support
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CapScribe at none against Subvibe's shown. CapScribe also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Subvibe's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Subvibe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and CapScribe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Subvibe against 5.0 for CapScribe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Subvibe ships an update every 9 days, CapScribe daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Subvibe | CapScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Pupko | 正平 孙 |
Customer experience
Subvibe
CapScribe
In-app purchases
Subvibe
- Week$4.997 Days
- Monthly subscription$6.991 Month
- Yearly subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
CapScribe
- CapScribe Full Version$8.99








