Comparison

Only Captions vs Captioner

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

Head to head
About

Only Captions

Features
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Turn any video into scroll-stopping content — instantly. Only Captions uses AI to auto-generate accurate, perfectly-timed captions and subtitles for your videos — no manual typing, no editing skills needed. Just upload your clip and watch AI do the work. WHY ONLY CAPTIONS • AI-powered auto captions & subtitles in seconds • High-accuracy transcription, multiple languages supported • Fully customizable fonts, colors, sizes & animated styles • One-tap export, ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels & YouTube Shorts • Works with talking-head, gaming, travel, tutorial & any video type • Fast, reliable AI transcription — no manual syncing required BUILT FOR CREATORS Whether you're a content creator, marketer, educator, or just someone who wants their videos to look professional, Only Captions makes adding subtitles effortless. Boost watch time, improve accessibility, and reach viewers who watch on mute — all with a few taps. HOW IT WORKS Upload your video Let AI auto-generate your captions Customize style, color & animation Export and share anywhere KEY FEATURES • Auto caption generation powered by AI • Edit every word with full manual control • Multiple caption styles and templates • Fast on-device processing • Simple, intuitive editor — no learning curve • Regular updates with new styles and features Download Only Captions today and turn your videos into engaging, accessible, scroll-stopping content — instantly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Only Captions4 screens
Captioner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Captioner at none against Only Captions's 3. Captioner also leads on ads (none vs shown). Only Captions's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Only Captions sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Captioner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Only Captions ships an update every 5 days, Captioner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Only Captions versus Captioner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnly CaptionsCaptioner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShikhar MishraStephen Robles

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Only Captions

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Promo$17.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Captioner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Only Captions free?
Only Captions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Captioner free?
Captioner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Only Captions or Captioner have ads?
Only Captions shows ads; Captioner does not.
Which is updated more often, Only Captions or Captioner?
Only Captions ships an update every 5 days, and Captioner every 4 days. Most recently, Only Captions was updated on November 6, 2026 and Captioner on November 10, 2026.

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