# Captions alternatives > Six alternatives to the Captions video app for subtitles, clips and AI editing, with what each does best and prices read off their own sites on 20 Oct 2026. - **Author**: Marxx - **Published**: 2026-11-01 - **Category**: Video tools - **URL**: https://marxx.ai/library-alternatives/captions-alternatives --- The main Captions alternatives are Submagic and Opus Clip for captions and short clips, VEED and Descript for fuller editing, and CapCut for a free editor you can try online. The Captions app lists its Max plan at $24.99 a month on iOS (checked 2026-10-20). ## What Captions does well, and why teams look elsewhere Captions is an app from NOCAP, Inc. that uses AI to edit, caption, translate and generate videos. Its pricing page lists iOS plans, and the paid plans work in monthly credits: - **Max:** $24.99 a month, 500 credits, a chat-based editor, AI actors and long videos turned into clips. - **Frontier:** $69.99 a month for 1,400 credits. Frontier 2x is $139.99 and Frontier 4x is $279.99. - **Free:** no AI credits, one caption template and basic tools. Teams look elsewhere for prices that cover more than iOS plans, a plan priced by videos instead of credits, or a different mix of captions and clips. ## A worked example Say you want a year of captions for one editor. - Captions Max: 12 x $24.99 = $299.88. - Submagic Starter billed yearly: 12 x $12 = $144. It is $19 a month if you pay monthly. - Descript Hobbyist billed yearly: 12 x $16 = $192. - Opus Clip Pro billed yearly: 12 x $9.50 = $114. - VEED Creator billed yearly: INR 5,874. These tools cap different things: credits, videos, or media hours. Compare what each plan lets you finish in a month, not only the price. ## Quick comparison | Tool | Best for | Starting price | |---|---|---| | Captions | AI editing and AI actors on iOS | Max $24.99/month; free plan | | Submagic | Captions on short videos | Starter $19/month; $12 billed yearly | | Opus Clip | Turning long videos into clips | Free; Starter $9/month (list $15) | | VEED | Editing and subtitles in the browser | Creator INR 490/month, billed yearly (shown in INR ) | | Descript | Editing video by editing its text | Free; Hobbyist $16/month, billed yearly | | CapCut | Free editor on phone, desktop and web | Free to try; paid price not checked | | Marxx | Making ads and publishing them to Meta | Per workspace; see [pricing](/pricing) | Prices read on each company's own site on 2026-10-20, in the currency the site showed us. ## Submagic Adds captions to short videos. Starter has 15 videos a month of up to 2 minutes. Pro is $39 a month ($23 billed yearly) for 40 videos of up to 5 minutes. Business is $69 ($41 billed yearly) for 100 videos of up to 30 minutes. Prices are per member. ## Opus Clip Turns long videos into short clips with animated captions in 20+ languages and can post to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels. Starter lists $15 a month and showed $9 on 2026-10-20, billed monthly only, with 150 credits. Pro lists $29 a month and showed $19 monthly or $9.50 billed yearly ($114), with 300 credits and video dubbing. There is a free plan. ## VEED Creator is INR 490 per user a month billed yearly, with unlimited auto subtitles and no watermark. Pro is INR 1,068 and Studio is INR 1,722. ## Descript Edits video by editing a transcript. Free gives 1 media hour a month, with 720p export and a watermark. Hobbyist is 10 media hours a month and watermark-free 1080p export. Creator is $24 billed yearly ($35 monthly). ## CapCut CapCut's home page says you can try it online for free, with auto captions and caption templates. We could not open its pricing page on 2026-10-20, so we do not quote a paid price. See [CapCut alternatives](/alternatives/capcut-alternatives). ## Marxx We make Marxx, so weigh this. Its production canvas makes ads and publishes them to Meta. See the [production canvas](/features/production-canvas). ## How to choose 1. Pick the job: captions only, clips from long videos, or full editing. 2. Test the caption style on a real video in your language. 3. Check for watermarks and export limits on any free plan. 4. For talking-head ads in other languages, see the [best AI dubbing tools](/best/best-ai-dubbing-tools). ## FAQ ### Is Captions free? The Captions app has a free plan with no AI credits, one caption template and basic tools (checked 2026-10-20). Paid plans start at $24.99 a month on iOS. ### Which Captions alternative has a free plan? Opus Clip and Descript list free plans. Descript's free plan exports at 720p with a watermark. ### Which tool is best for Hindi captions? We did not test language quality, so we cannot rank them. Run the same Hindi video through two tools and compare the results. --- - [More Video tools articles](https://marxx.ai/library-alternatives/category/video-tools) - [All articles](https://marxx.ai/library-alternatives)