Edit the transcript
Automatic captions aren’t perfect, so every word stays editable. Tap a word to fix the text or shift its timing.
Captions that follow every word.
Captions Cut is an AI caption app for iPhone and the browser. One tap turns the speech in your Reels, TikToks and Shorts into word-by-word animated captions: fix the transcript, pick a style, export in 1080p or 4K.
Pick a style
The creators are AI-generated. The captions are drawn by the app itself.
From raw clip to captioned post, on your phone.
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Captions in one tap
Import a clip from Photos, choose the spoken language or leave it on Auto detect, and the words arrive timed to the speech.
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Every word stays editable
Tap a word to fix a typo or nudge when it appears. Your edits live in the project on your iPhone.
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Export, then post
Captions are rendered into the video and saved to Photos in 1080p or 4K, ready for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
Automatic, but never out of your hands.
The transcript is yours to correct, the look is yours to change, and the language is yours to choose.
Translate the captions
Turn your captions into another language, or show both languages at once. Included with Pro.
Everything a short video needs.
Automatic captions
Speech becomes timed captions in one tap. Sign in with Apple or Google and your first 2 minutes are free.
Word-by-word highlights
The spoken word lights up, pops or slides, so people follow along with the sound off.
48 styles
Popular, bold, neon, retro, elegant, handwritten and boxed looks, each restyling every caption at once.
135 fonts
Open-licence fonts you can use in anything you publish. Pro adds the display faces.
53 spoken languages
Pick the language or leave it on Auto detect. See every language.
Translation
Show the captions in another language, or both at once. Included with Pro.
1080p or 4K to Photos
Captions are rendered into the video and saved to your library. Pro exports have no watermark.
Your video stays on your phone
Only the audio track is uploaded for transcription, and it is deleted right after.
Pay per second
1 credit covers 1 second of audio. You see the cost before anything starts, and failed jobs are refunded.
Same clip, three styles.
One tap restyles every caption in the project. Here are three of the app’s styles, drawn by this page.
- Spoken languages
- 53spoken languages
- Caption styles
- 48caption styles
- Fonts
- 135open-licence fonts
- App languages
- 47app languages
Your videos stay on your iPhone.
When you ask for captions, Captions Cut uploads only the audio track, and deletes it as soon as the transcription finishes. Read the privacy policy.
- Audio onlyThe video itself never leaves your device.
- Deleted right afterThe audio file is removed whether transcription succeeds or fails.
- No passwords, no adsSign in with Apple or Google; there is nothing to make up and no ads. Usage stats never include your videos or captions.
Pricing
Captions Cut is free to download. Transcription uses credits (CRD): 1 CRD covers 1 second of audio, rounded up for each video.
Free
$0
- Import, edit, style and export
- 2 minutes of captions free when you first sign in
- Buy credit packs whenever you need more
- Exports include a Captions Cut watermark
Captions Cut Pro
$7.99 / month
or $49.99 / year
- 7,200 CRD (2 hours of audio) a month, or 86,400 CRD (24 hours) a year
- Export without the watermark
- Caption translation
- Pro fonts
Renews automatically through your Apple ID unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Subscription credits expire at the end of each billing period.
Credit packs
More time for your next idea.
Pay once. Your credits never expire.
30 minutes10.0¢ per minute
$2.99Buy
Most popular2 hours7.5¢ per minute
$8.99Buy
Best value5 hours6.7¢ per minute
$19.99Buy
One-time purchases, in US dollars. Sign in with Apple or Google to use them on every device.
Prices are in US dollars and vary by country; the App Store shows your local price before you buy. If you have both, subscription credits are used before pack credits.
Questions
Do I need an account?
To create captions, yes: you sign in with Apple or Google, with no password to make up, and new accounts get 2 minutes of captions free. Opening and styling clips works without one. Your credits, Pro and clips stay with your account on every device.
How much does it cost to caption a video?
1 CRD per second of audio, rounded up for each video. A 45-second clip costs 45 CRD; a 45.3-second clip costs 46 CRD. The app shows the estimated cost before you start, and if a transcription fails the credits go back to your balance automatically.
Is my video uploaded?
No. Only the audio track is uploaded for transcription, and it’s deleted as soon as the transcription finishes.
Is Captions Cut the same as CapCut or the Captions app?
No. CapCut is ByteDance’s full video editor, and Captions (captions.ai) is an AI video studio from the company Mirage. Captions Cut is an independent app that does one thing: automatic, word-by-word animated captions for short videos, on iPhone and in the browser, paid per second of audio. Compare it with CapCut and with Captions.
Can I use the fonts in videos I publish?
Yes. Every caption font is an open-licence font from Google Fonts (SIL Open Font License or Apache 2.0), free to use in anything you make, including commercial work.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. An Android version is coming; this site will link to it when it’s ready.
Start captioning.
Free to download on iPhone. Pay only for the seconds you transcribe. Android is coming soon.
