Captions vs Typpo

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price: Captions from $24.99/mo, Typpo from $0.99/wk — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Captions — 96 vs 87 for Typpo
Best fit: Captions: Creators shooting talking-head shorts on a phone and publishing several a week · Typpo: creators making captioned clips from voice notes
Platforms: Captions: Web, iOS, Android, macOS · Typpo: iOS, Figma plugin

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

CaptionsMobile-first AI video editor that cuts, captions, dubs and drops b-roll into talking-head footage

TyppoiPhone app that turns what you say into a short video with animated captions timed to the words.

Side by side

Fact	Captions	Typpo
Category	AI Video Editing	Text-to-Video Generators
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$24.99/mo	$0.99/wk
Trust score	96 / 100	87 / 100
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, macOS	iOS, Figma plugin
Company	NOCAP, Inc.	BeatPitch Inc.
Launched	2021	—
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Captions

Captions is the strongest of the phone-first short-video editors, and the caption styling plus eye-contact correction are the two features people actually keep it for. The AI edit pass genuinely removes an hour of manual cutting from a weekly-video habit. The pricing is the problem: it is credit-metered, the published table is labelled iOS-only, and the entry tier's 500 credits disappear fast once you use the generative features it exists to sell.

Pros

Automatic scene cutting, caption burn-in, b-roll insertion and music in one pass over raw footage
Over 100 caption styles and support for 100+ languages, including dubbing
Eye-contact correction handles the single most obvious tell in scripted creator video
Runs on iOS, Android, web and desktop with the same account
Free tier still gives trimming, transitions and library media, so the app is usable before paying

Cons

Everything generative is credit-metered, so the monthly price understates real cost at volume
The pricing page states it reflects iOS plans only, which leaves web and Android buyers guessing
Credit rollover is capped at 3x the monthly allowance, so banking credits for a big project does not work

Typpo

Typpo turns spoken words, audio or a script into a captioned, animated clip entirely on the phone, and the subscription is cheap enough to be an impulse purchase. It has grown brand templates, a Figma plugin and project boards for teams, and the App Store build is being updated again, but it is still Apple-only and credits are charged on top of the subscription.

Pros

Records, transcribes and animates captions in one app
50+ voice options and background removal built in
Timeline editor and reusable brand templates in any aspect ratio
Subscriptions start at $0.99 a week

Cons

iPhone and iPad only, with no Android app and no web editor
Credit packs are charged on top of the subscription
No published team plan despite the team-oriented features

Which one fits

Choose Captions if you need

Creators shooting talking-head shorts on a phone and publishing several a week
Getting a script read off-screen to look like direct-to-camera delivery
Producing the same clip in several languages with dubbing and translated captions

Choose Typpo if you need

creators making captioned clips from voice notes
quick social videos without opening a desktop editor
people who would rather talk than type a script