Subtitles Viewer! vs Video Translator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtitles Viewer!
This app allows you to view subtitles on your iOS device, synchronized with movies or TV shows playing on your screen. It's ideal for enjoying content in your native language, especially in cinemas or for those who are hard of hearing.
- Synchronized subtitle viewing
- Cinema and TV movie support
- Native language subtitles
- Assistance for hard of hearing
- Extensive language support
- Download from opensubtitles.org
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View subtitles on your iOS device synchronized with television or movies on your TV, or at the cinema. Brilliant for when you're at a cinema watching a movie, and you need subtitles in your native language! Great for the hard of hearing and deaf community. Satisfied users have described this app as "awesome" and "a godsend". Subscribe for unlimited subtitle downloads and uploads. If you prefer, extra download credits are available as in-app purchases. Download three subtitles for free. Subtitles available in English, Spanish(Español), Arabic(العربية), Bengali, Chinese(中文), Danish(dansk), Dutch(Nederlands), French(français), German(Deutsch), Greek(ελληνικά), Japanese(日本語), Javanese(basa Jawa), Hebrew(עברית), Italian(italiano), Korean(한국어), Malay(bahasa Melayu), Polish(język polski), Portuguese(português), Punjabi, Russian(русский язык), Sweden(Svenska), Thai(ไทย), Turkish(Türkçe) and Vietnamese(Tiếng Việt). Subtitles are downloaded from the huge database of subtitles at opensubtitles.org. As subtitles are contributed to opensubtitles by volunteers, the time it takes for subtitles to become available after a movie release can vary. Unlimited Subscription: • Monthly unlimited downloads and uploads • Annual unlimited downloads and uploads Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in iOS Settings, or at https://apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.interactivecoconut.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.interactivecoconut.com/terms-of-use/
Video Translator
Translate text directly from your screen, including within videos and images. This app supports 140 languages and allows for real-time translation of foreign language apps, websites, and media.
- Screen translation for apps and websites
- Translate text in videos
- Translate text in images and screenshots
- Supports 140 languages
- Real-time translation
- Extract text from videos
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It is very troublesome to translate overseas apps and sites ...! The answer is here, "Video Translator" ! You can translate overseas apps and websites while looking at the screen. You can also translate these texts which is on videos and images that have been difficult to translate so far/. This app can also be used to translate shopping rare products that can only be purchased from the app written in foreign language. ▼ Supported languages Supports 140 languages including English, Korean, Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese! All can be translated to English ▷ Customer's reviews “Easy to use than popular translation apps!” “Because you can translate while watching, you know which part of the translation! ▼ The secret is video translation! Please upload a video you want to translate to this app. This app extracts the text in the video and translates it. The translation results come out and you can read while watching the original text of the video. You can quickly collect information in overseas apps and websites. as if you were watching a foreign movie with subtitles There are other modes ...! "screenshot translation mode" This function enables you to translate photos and screenshots taken with the camera! This app translates the characters taken with the camera or written in the photo. ▼ Recommended for these people - App marketers and app operators who want to conduct market research on overseas apps and websites - Those who want to enjoy stress-free shopping to buy products that can only be purchased overseas. - Beauty lovers who want to see cosmetic surgery information and cosmetics information that can only be written with Korean ,Chinese,Japanese apps. - Student who want to translate textbooks in foreign languages(only for practice! don't use this for your exam) - For those who want to check a variety of overseas artists or variety videos of idols (K-POP, etc.) without waiting for volunteers to translate them, it is troublesome to translate overseas apps and sites!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subtitles Viewer! at 70% against Video Translator's 11%. Subtitles Viewer! also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). Video Translator's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Subtitles Viewer! sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Video Translator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subtitles Viewer! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subtitles Viewer! has 397 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Subtitles Viewer!'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Video Translator's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subtitles Viewer! | Video Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (397 ratings) — better | 2.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 397 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Grummitt | kouki yuza |
Customer experience
Subtitles Viewer!
Video Translator
Bugs and requests
Subtitles Viewer!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on search
- Incorrect/fake subtitles downloaded
- Subtitle files not syncing properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to manually adjust subtitle timing
- More languages and subtitle options
- Seamless integration with streaming services
- Earn credits through ads or other means
Video Translator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Subtitles Viewer!
- Subtitles Pro monthly$6.991 Month
- Subtitles Pro Annually$24.991 Year
- One credit$0.99
- Five credits$2.99
- Ten credits$3.99
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- Subtitle uploads$4.99
- Unlimited subtitle downloads$6.99
Video Translator
- 200 points$3.99
- 500 points$8.99
- 5000 points$79.99
Questions
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