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Captions logo

Captions.

Mobile and desktop app for captioned talking-head videos with AI editing, dubbing, and AI actors.

FreemiumFree planby Captions
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75Avg fit

Best fit

Social media content

85/100

Category
Video
Pricing
Freemium, from $9.99/mo
Popularity
70/100
Setup
Moderate
Listing
Needs verification
captions.ai
Captions website
Homepage, captured October 2026

Overview

What it does.

Captions is a creator-focused video app available on iOS, Android, desktop, and web. It records or imports talking-head footage and applies styled captions, auto zooms, eye contact correction, filler word removal, and background changes. Its AI Dubbing translates spoken video into other languages with voice matching, and the Mirage model generates AI actors reading a script for ads and UGC-style content. Small businesses use it to produce polished selfie-style product videos, testimonials, and ads directly from a phone. Output exports to camera roll or shares to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Plans are credit-based: the Basic tier removes watermarks and includes 200 monthly credits, while Max adds generative features such as AI actors and text-to-video. Credit consumption on generative features is high, so heavy use of AI actors can exhaust a plan mid-month, and the app has shifted plan names and prices several times in 2026.

Pricing
Free plan with watermark; Basic (formerly Pro) $9.99/month with 200 credits; Max $24.99/month with 500 credits (Oct 2026).
Works with
TikTokInstagramYouTubeShopifyZapier
Features
DubbingExport optionsTemplatesTranscriptionTranslationVideo editing
Checked
October 2026

Fit

Where it fitsbest.

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Use caseFitEffortRisk
  • Social media content

    Phone-recorded tips, testimonials, and product clips with auto captions.

    1-2 weeks to value · Low effort · Medium risk · low

    85Best fit
    LowMedium
  • Video generation

    AI actor ads read from a script when no one wants to be on camera.

    2-4 weeks to value · Medium effort · Medium risk · low

    74Review
    MediumMedium
  • Video localization

    Dubbing a short product video into another language from the phone.

    2-5 weeks to value · Medium effort · Medium risk · low

    66Review
    MediumMedium

Verdict

Who it suits.Who it doesn’t.

Best for

  • Owners recording selfie-style videos on a phone who want captions and polish with minimal effort.
  • Phone-recorded tips, testimonials, and product clips with auto captions.
  • AI actor ads read from a script when no one wants to be on camera.
  • Dubbing a short product video into another language from the phone.

Not ideal for

  • Multi-camera or long-form projects that require a desktop timeline editor.
  • Free exports carry a watermark and credits cap AI usage.
  • AI actor generation burns credits quickly on the Max plan.
  • Lip-sync quality varies by language and clip length.

Pays back on

Relatedopportunities.

Run the audit
  • 01Build a content repurposing engine
  • 02Generate governed brand content
  • 03Create training content
  • 04Repurpose content across channels
  • 05Localize content and training assets

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Not paid placement. Verified means the listing passed our current editorial checks; it does not guarantee fit for every workflow.