No upload, no subscription. That's it.
Free to start, no card, nothing uploaded. Drop in a clip and watch the captions write themselves.
Submagic lives in the cloud and behind a subscription. Just Captions does the captioning on your iPhone instead — free to start, no account, and your footage never gets uploaded. Same result, far less friction.
Submagic is a slick web tool for trendy, animated captions and clip editing — but it uploads your video, needs an account, and gates the good stuff behind a paid plan. If your goal is simply clean, readable subtitles you can post in a minute, Just Captions gets you there without any of that. It runs locally on your phone, so there's nothing to upload and nothing to wait for.
| Just Captions | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your device (iOS) | In the cloud (web) |
| Footage uploaded | No — stays on phone | Uploaded for processing |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Price to start | Free, no card | Limited free, then subscription |
| Auto transcription | Yes | Yes |
| Caption style | 4 clean, readable presets | Many animated templates |
| AI translate | 33 languages | Yes |
| Batch videos | Up to 20 | Varies by plan |
Competitor details are based on publicly available information and may change — check their site for the latest.
Different tools, different jobs. For private, no-fuss subtitles on your phone, Just Captions is the lighter choice.
Free to start, no card, nothing uploaded. Drop in a clip and watch the captions write themselves.