Submagic 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: Submagic from $19/seat/mo, Typpo from $0.99/wk — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Submagic has one; not confirmed by us for Typpo
Best fit: Submagic: agencies and podcasters slicing one long recording into a week of shorts · Typpo: creators making captioned clips from voice notes
Platforms: Submagic: Web · 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

SubmagicAuto-captions and clip editing for short-form vertical video

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

Side by side

Fact	Submagic	Typpo
Category	Subtitles & Captions	Text-to-Video Generators
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$19/seat/mo	$0.99/wk
Public API	Yes	Not confirmed
Trust score	88 / 100	87 / 100
Platforms	Web, API	iOS, Figma plugin
Company	Submagic	BeatPitch Inc.
Launched	2023	—
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Submagic

The quickest route from a talking-head recording to captioned vertical clips, and the caption styling is what people actually pay for. If you already cut in Premiere or DaVinci, their built-in speech-to-text plus one saved template gets you most of the way for nothing.

Pros

caption presets track short-form trends rather than looking like generic subtitle burn-in
transcript-based trimming is far faster than scrubbing a timeline
every paid tier includes some API minutes, so the pipeline can be automated
4K/60fps export at the top tier, which most caption tools cap below

Cons

quotas count finished videos (3 credits each), not minutes, so short clips waste allowance
clip-length ceilings of 2 minutes on Starter and 5 on Pro rule out most podcast episodes
Starter and Pro include only 10 API minutes a month; 100 needs the $69 Business tier
no free plan is listed on the pricing page, only a 'try for free' signup

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 Submagic if you need

agencies and podcasters slicing one long recording into a week of shorts
creators who want caption styles that match what is currently working on short-form feeds
non-English content, since transcription covers a wide language set

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