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| Your shortlist | Clips and socialCaptions |
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| General starting cost | Free, then $9.99/mo |
| Billing and eligibility | View recorded plans (4)
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| Workflow | Not verified in this comparison |
| Input | Not verified in this comparison |
| Export | Not verified in this comparison |
| The verdict | Mobile-first AI video editor for captions, polish, and short-form clips, not a long-form clip hunter. |
| Free tier | Available. Check the plan limits below. |
| Best for | Video podcasters and social editors who already have a clip or take and need captions, cleanup, and export-ready polish. |
| Not the best fit | Hosts who want unsupervised long-form to viral-clip discovery as the main job (OpusClip-class tools still own that shelf). |
| The gotcha | Generative credits burn fast on AI Edit and retries, and lighter plans can hit long processing queues after a handful of AI projects. |
| Public plans | Read public plan notes
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| Pricing notes | Prices from Captions help docs and App Store IAP, checked Sep 28, 2026. Yearly billing exists with a discount versus monthly; Max and Frontier exact yearly USD were not listed on the help docs page. Unused credits can roll up to 3× monthly allowance on paid plans. Enterprise is custom. |
| Category | Clips and social |
| Tool type | Video editors |
| Also listed in | No secondary categories |
| Price checked | 2026-09-28 |
| Next step | Visit Captions |