Captions vs Detail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Captions and Detail share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Captions starts cheaper, at $4.99 a month against about $6.51 a month.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Captions grades higher on ease of use and platforms. Detail grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Captions
AI video editor and generator for short talking-head videos
Detail
iPhone and Mac app for recording and auto-editing talking videos
Which one is for you
Pick Captions if
- Fits if you post talking-head videos to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube Shorts
- Works for marketers who want many ad versions with AI actors and no filming, on Max
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you came for AI Edit or Clips, as both start on Max at $24.99 a month
- Skip it if you want one subscription on every device, since the $4.99 Lite plan works only on Android
- Not for you if you start on your phone and finish on your laptop, because projects stay on the device and don't sync
- Tight if you rely on AI Edit for longer clips, as it stops at 2 minutes on iOS and 1 on the web
- Watch out: free AI credits are 60 to 200 once and never refresh, and Prompt to Video uses 16 credits per 6 seconds
Pick Detail if
- Fits if you record talking videos on an iPhone or Mac
- Works for people who want a teleprompter and captions in one app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as only iOS and Mac are listed
- Tight if you stay free, as exports are watermarked and caption styles limited to 3
- Watch out: iOS and macOS subscriptions are separate, so Pro on one does not unlock the other
- Watch out: the page showed euro prices, and its dollar figures could not be read
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACaptionsFair | 2.4GPADetailFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasic is $9.99 a month, but it doesn't include the things people come here for. AI Edit, the chat editor, Clips and AI Twins all start on Max at $24.99, two and a half times this category's middle, and the credits still run out at 500 a month. | BPro is €5.83 a month billed yearly (€70), inside the category's cheapest quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | CManual editing with one caption template, and exports carry no watermark. But the AI credits are 60 to 200, once, and they never refresh. | CThe free Basic plan has unlimited recording and editing, but exports are watermarked with 3 caption styles. |
| Features | CAI Edit, a chat editor you type instructions into, captions in 100+ styles, dubbing into 30+ languages in a clone of your voice, AI avatars and Clips. The gaps the listing names are real: AI Edit stops at 2 minutes on iOS and 1 on the web, and projects don't sync between devices. | CRecording, transcripts, a teleprompter and auto-edits for talking videos, a narrow job. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 38,000 App Store ratings. You pick an editing style and it does the cutting, or you type the change you want, so there's no timeline to learn first. | BNo store rating on record, but it is an app you install and start recording in. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android and the web, with a public API. But there's no Mac or Windows app, so on a computer it's the browser only, and the Android app is Captions Lite, a different, manual editor. | CiPhone and Mac only; no Windows, Android or full web editor. |
| Best for | short talking-head videos that edit themselves | recording and editing talking videos on Apple devices |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Captions and Detail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Captions starts at $4.99 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Detail starts at about $6.51 a month and scores 2.3.
Captions scores higher and starts $1.52 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Captions for less, and 12 score higher than Detail for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Captions also covers noise cancellation.
At a glance
| Captions | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month for Lite (Android only); Basic is $9.99 per month | €5.83 per month, billed annually (€70) |
| Free plan | Captions in one template, camera, trim, zoom, sounds, transitions and resize, exported without a watermark, plus 60 to 200 one-time AI credits that do not refresh. | Basic plan on iOS: unlimited recording and editing, transcriptions and teleprompter, with watermarked exports and 3 caption styles. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Mirage (NOCAP, Inc.) | Detail Technologies B.V. |
| Price read from | captions.ai | detail.co |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Captions
- There is no Mac or Windows app: on a computer it runs in the browser, and projects are stored on the device and do not sync between devices.
- The Android app is Captions Lite, a manual editor. Its $4.99 Lite plan works only on Android; iOS and web need a separate subscription.
- AI Edit, the chat-based editor, Clips and AI Twins start on Max at $24.99 a month, and Prompt to Video uses 16 credits for every 6 seconds.
- The pricing page says its prices reflect iOS plans and lists no yearly prices; Basic and Lite appear only in the help center.
Detail
- The iOS and macOS apps have separate subscriptions; a Pro plan on one does not unlock the other.
- The pricing page showed euro prices from here; a dollar toggle exists but its figures were not readable.
- There is no Windows, Android or full web editor listed on the site.
Key features
Captions
- AI Edit
- Pick an editing style and the app cuts scenes and adds B-roll, zooms, transitions, music and captions. It handles clips of up to 2 minutes on iOS and 1 minute on the web.
- Chat-based editor
- Type the change you want and the editor applies it. Each message uses 2 credits and each action taken 1 credit, with more for generated media.
- Captions, translation and dubbing
- Generates captions in 100+ styles, translates subtitles into 100+ languages and dubs video into 30+ languages with a clone of the speaker's voice.
- AI avatars and AI Twin
- Generates a talking-head video from a script using a built-in AI actor or a digital twin of yourself. The Max plan allows up to 30 AI Twins.
- Clips
- Turns one long video into a batch of short clips that are ready to post. Clips is included from the Max plan.
- Eye contact, denoise and trimming
- Corrects eye contact, removes background noise and cuts pauses and filler words. On Android, eye contact and denoise need the Lite plan.
Detail
- Recording with a teleprompter
- Record with a built-in teleprompter, your own script or a generated one.
- Auto Edit
- One tap applies silence removal, zoom cuts, titles, captions and music to a recording.
- Podcast Auto Edit
- Produces long-form edits and short clips and switches between speakers automatically. Needs Pro.
- Remote and multi-camera recording
- Invite a guest through a browser link or connect a second device for multi-camera recording.
- Reaction videos
- Import an online video by pasting its URL, then record yourself over it.
- Captions
- Automatic captions in three styles on Basic, and in every style on Pro.
Plans
Captions
Free$0
Basic manual editing with one caption template and watermark-free exports. 60 to 200 lifetime credits that do not refresh.
Lite$4.99
per month, Android only
Manual editing on Android with dubbing, caption styles, teleprompter, eye contact and denoise. Cannot be used on iOS or the web.
Basic$9.99
per month, or $64.99 per year on the US App Store
200 credits a month, with captions and dubbing, script generator, teleprompter, eye contact, denoise and Reddit to Video.
Max$24.99
per month, billed monthly
500 credits a month, AI Edit, the chat-based editor, Clips, up to 30 AI Twins and generated B-roll, music and images.
Frontier$69.99
per month, billed monthly
1,400 credits a month and faster generation. Frontier 2x is $139.99 with 2,800 credits and Frontier 4x is $279.99 with 5,600.
EnterpriseCustom
Bulk credit discounts, custom seat options, account management, onboarding and training-data exclusion.
Detail
Basic (iOS)€0
Unlimited recording and editing, multi-camera, teleprompter and transcriptions; exports carry a watermark.
Pro (iOS)€5.83
per month, billed annually (€70)
Watermark-free exports, every caption style, AI clips, AI framing and Podcast Auto Edit. Monthly price not read.
Ways to pay less
Captions
- Annual discount
Discount on yearly subscriptions
The help center says yearly subscriptions are discounted against 12 months of monthly billing. The US App Store lists Basic at $64.99 a year against $9.99 a month.
Detail
- Annual discount
Save 65% with annual billing
The pricing page labels its Annual toggle as a 65% saving over monthly billing for the iOS Pro plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Captions or Detail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Captions is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against about $6.51 a month for Detail. Captions starts at $4.99 per month for Lite (Android only); Basic is $9.99 per month, and Detail starts at €5.83 per month, billed annually (€70).
Which has a free plan, Captions or Detail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Captions and Detail have a free plan.
Which platforms do Captions and Detail run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Captions lists a web app and an Android app and only Detail lists a macOS app. Both list an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.