Captions vs Zubtitle (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Captions grades higher than Zubtitle: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
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. Zubtitle 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
Zubtitle
Online video editor for captions, resizing and social clips
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 Zubtitle if
- Fits if you add captions to short social videos
- Works for people who post the same clip in several sizes
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as you get 2 videos a month at 720p with a watermark
- Watch out: uploads are limited to 20 minutes on every plan
- Watch out: custom fonts are Agency only, at $49 a month
- Too light for full editing, as it is a caption and resize tool
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACaptionsFair | 2.0GPAZubtitleFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CGuru is $19 a month billed monthly, or $190 a year, in the middle of the category. |
| 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. | CBootstrapper is free for 2 videos a month at 720p with a watermark. |
| 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. | CCaptions, resizing and social clips do that job, but uploads stop at 20 minutes and custom fonts need Agency. |
| 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. | CNo store rating on record, and you style each video yourself. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed. |
| Best for | short talking-head videos that edit themselves | adding captions to short social videos |
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 Zubtitle. 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. Zubtitle starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0.
Captions scores higher and starts $14.01 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Captions for less, and 55 score higher than Zubtitle 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.
- Zubtitle also covers templates.
At a glance
| Captions | Zubtitle | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month for Lite (Android only); Basic is $9.99 per month | $19 per month, billed monthly |
| 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. | Bootstrapper plan: 2 videos per month at up to 720p, with a Zubtitle watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Mirage (NOCAP, Inc.) | Zubtitle LLC |
| Price read from | captions.ai | zubtitle.com |
| 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.
Zubtitle
- The free plan allows 2 videos a month, caps resolution at 720p and adds a watermark.
- Uploads are limited to 20 minutes on every plan, according to the annual-billing view of the pricing page.
- Custom fonts are listed only on Agency.
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.
Zubtitle
- Automatic captions
- Adds captions or subtitles to a video, with animations and saved style templates for brand fonts and colors.
- Resize and crop
- Changes a video's aspect ratio to suit each social platform.
- Trim and headline
- Trim a video to its strongest part and add a headline with the built-in text editor.
- Logo and progress bar
- Adds a logo or watermark and a branded progress bar to the video.
- AI text from video
- Generates social posts, titles, hashtags, YouTube descriptions and chapter timestamps from a video.
- Custom pricing calculator
- Larger needs can build a custom plan with the vendor's pricing calculator.
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.
Zubtitle
Bootstrapper$0
2 videos per month, Zubtitle watermark, resolutions up to 720p, all editor features.
Guru$19
per month, billed monthly
10 videos per month, no watermark, up to 4K, premium support.
Agency$49
per month, billed monthly
30 videos per month, no watermark, up to 4K, premium support, custom fonts.
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.
Zubtitle
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Annual billing is $190 a year for Guru and $490 a year for Agency, saving $38 and $98 against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Captions or Zubtitle?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Captions is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $19 a month for Zubtitle. Captions starts at $4.99 per month for Lite (Android only); Basic is $9.99 per month, and Zubtitle starts at $19 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Captions or Zubtitle?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Captions and Zubtitle have a free plan.
Which platforms do Captions and Zubtitle run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Captions lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web 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.