Is there a good app for add captions and subtitles to videos?
Too Expensive: 3 apps already serve this, and 8 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to add captions and subtitles to videos, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| restore adding text comments on video | missing-feature | 1 | ارجو تمكين اضافة تعليقات على الفيديو كما كان في السابق |
| no auto-generated subtitles/captions | missing-feature | 1 | if you could add subtitles autogenerate feature for video, this would be make this app the best app ever |
| auto caption all languages + AI effects | missing-feature | 1 | added more effects and auto caption all languages and AI effects and voice clone and add trending music |
| auto-generated captions | missing-feature | 1 | need auto generated captions |
| no auto caption feature | missing-feature | 1 | the only thing I would say could be better is them adding a auto caption feature |
| everything VIP incl. subtitles | price | 1 | es vip todo hasta los subtítulos |
| no custom text or captions | missing-feature | 1 | I just want to be able to add my own captions and text |
| closed captions stop after ~300 episodes | bug | 1 | 300 episodes (not even half way) the close caption ceases, this is terrible because of hearing deficit |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captions: AI Edits Your Video | 4.7 | 36,159 | Free |
| Live Transcribe | 4.6 | 7,359 | Free |
| Videdit - Handy Video Editor | 4.5 | 648 | $0.99 |
Should you build it?
The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier. Opportunity here scores 23 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| tikene/video-caption-and-translate | stale | 21 | Python |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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