Comparison

AI Video Translator vs iBoxPlayer

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

Head to head
About

AI Video Translator

This app uses AI to transcribe, translate, and add captions to videos in over 100 languages. It can also generate an AI summary of the video's content, allowing you to understand foreign-language videos quickly. Hardcoded captions are also supported.

Highlights
  • AI-powered video transcription
  • Translation to 100+ languages
  • Automatic caption generation
  • AI video summaries
  • Supports hardcoded captions
  • Saves translated videos
Features
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Captioner is an AI video translator: it turns a video in a language you don't speak into one you can watch in your own. Choose a video from your photo library — Captioner transcribes the speech, translates it, and plays the video back with captions in your language, plus an AI summary of what it says. Any language in, any language out: Thai speech to English captions, English to Burmese, Chinese to Vietnamese — every direction works. No account. No editing skills. Start with five free videos. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a video from your photo library 2. Choose your language — 100+ supported 3. Watch with translated captions, or skim the AI summary first WHAT YOU GET • AI subtitles — accurate speech-to-text, automatically timed • Translation across 100+ languages: Burmese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Khmer, Lao, plus English, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and 90+ more • Hardcoded captions? Covered. Captioner reads burned-in captions on screen and shows the translation right under them — the text other video translator apps can't touch • AI summary — know what a video says before you watch it • Library — translated videos stay saved on your device for rewatching WORKS WITH • Videos saved in your photo library • Video files shared directly to Captioner from another app • Only use videos you own or have permission to process PERFECT FOR • Watching foreign-language videos with subtitles in your language • Understanding a video someone sent you, fast — read the summary first • Translating videos for friends and family who speak another language • Language learners who want real subtitles on real videos FIVE FREE VIDEOS Captioner includes five free video translations, no sign-up needed. A Captioner Premium subscription unlocks more translations. It runs on the same engine as captioner.io, our AI subtitle generator and video translator on the web. Your videos are processed securely and never shared. Terms of Service: https://captioner.io/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://captioner.io/en/privacy

About

iBoxPlayer

Features
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iBoxPlayer is one video player for the videos you already have: in your iPhone's photo library, in your Telegram chats, in your Google Drive and in the Files app. Each video plays right where it already is, without re-uploading or converting it. There's no iBoxPlayer account to create, your videos never pass through a server of ours, and every video picks up where you left off. YOUR SOURCES • This iPhone: the videos in your photo library, organised by album • Telegram: connect your own Telegram account and play the videos in your chats. Playback starts right away and you can jump to any point • Google Drive: play the video files you choose to share with the app. Only the files you pick are visible to iBoxPlayer • Files and Share: open a video from the Files app or another app's share sheet and it plays in place A PLAYER BUILT FOR GESTURES • Swipe to change brightness and volume • Double-tap to skip back or forward • Press and hold to speed up, let go to return to normal • Pinch to zoom and fill the screen • Lock the controls so a stray touch doesn't interrupt • Playback speed and a sleep timer • Every video resumes where you stopped SUBTITLES AND AUDIO TRACKS • MKV, MP4 and other common formats • Switch between audio tracks in multi-language videos • Turn subtitles on or off and choose the track • Style subtitles: size, colour and background WATCH ON YOUR TV • Cast to a TV on your Wi-Fi • Picture in Picture for MP4 and MOV videos: keep watching in a small window while you use other apps YOUR LIBRARY, ALL IN ONE PLACE • Every video from every source in one grid, filtered by source • A Continue watching row on Home • Playlists that mix videos from any source • Search across your videos • Pin the chats you use most to the top OFFLINE AND MOBILE DATA • Keep videos available in the app for when you have no signal, with pause, resume and cancel • Set a streaming quality limit to save mobile data • Lower quality used automatically on a weak connection MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme • 10 accent colours • Optional PIN lock for the app IBOXPLAYER PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • No ads • Keep more than one video available offline at the same time Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly, every 6 months or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. NO ACCOUNT, NO UPLOADS iBoxPlayer has no account system and no server that your videos pass through. Telegram connects directly from your iPhone to Telegram, and Google Drive shares only the files you pick. Your watch history, playlists, resume positions and PIN are stored on your device. AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Indonesian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese and French. iBoxPlayer is a player for videos you already have access to. It doesn't include any movies, shows or other videos. Terms of Use: https://iboxplay.com/iboxplayer-app/terms Privacy Policy: https://iboxplay.com/iboxplayer-app/privacy iBoxPlayer uses the Telegram API and is part of the Telegram ecosystem. Google Drive is a trademark of Google LLC. iBoxPlayer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Telegram or Google.

Screenshots

AI Video Translator4 screens
iBoxPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AI Video Translator at none against iBoxPlayer's shown. iBoxPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. AI Video Translator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and iBoxPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Video Translator ships an update every 6 days, iBoxPlayer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AI Video Translator versus iBoxPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Video TranslatoriBoxPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB101 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBotisan AI Pte. Ltd.Pradnyawant Bhimrao Kokate

In-app purchases

6 purchases

AI Video Translator

Subscriptions3
  • Captioner Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Captioner Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Captioner Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 120 minutes$3.49
  • 300 minutes$6.99
  • 1,200 minutes$24.99
3 purchases

iBoxPlayer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium 6 months$2.996 Months
  • Premium Yearly$4.991 Year

Questions

Is AI Video Translator free?
AI Video Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iBoxPlayer free?
iBoxPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Video Translator or iBoxPlayer have ads?
iBoxPlayer shows ads; AI Video Translator does not.
Which is updated more often, AI Video Translator or iBoxPlayer?
AI Video Translator ships an update every 6 days, and iBoxPlayer every 3 days. Most recently, AI Video Translator was updated on October 24, 2026 and iBoxPlayer on October 26, 2026.

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