The Captions alternative for talking videos and video ads
For creators and small businesses who film talking videos and video ads. ClipEasy will cut, caption and clean up each raw take for you. Compare edit steps, credits and Android support. Coming soon.
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- For talking videos and video ads, ClipEasy does the whole edit from one raw take. It cuts pauses, filler, retakes and false starts, adds captions, cleans the audio and tightens the opening.
- Captions is a strong pick for AI actors, AI twins and dubbing into 29 languages. Its AI Edit needs the Max plan or higher and uses 10 to 40 credits per edit, even if you never export.
- ClipEasy edits up to 10 different videos at once, one per product, while you do something else. Its teleprompter follows your voice and stops the take after your last line.
- ClipEasy is being built as the same app for iOS and Android. On Android, Captions is Captions Lite, a separate app with manual editing tools.
- Captions is available today, and ClipEasy is coming soon. Join the waitlist for early access.
Why creators leaving Captions should wait for ClipEasy
Retakes cut for you
Start a line over, stumble or pause, and keep talking. ClipEasy removes retakes and false starts, fixes overlapping audio and tightens the opening, all in the same edit.
Captions' AI Edit runs on credits
Each AI Edit in Captions draws 10 to 40 credits, even on a project you never export, and AI Edit needs the Max plan, $24.99 a month, or higher. On most plans you cannot buy extra credits, only upgrade.
Ten videos, one upload
Add up to 10 raw takes, one per product, and ClipEasy edits them all at once while you do something else.
A teleprompter that listens
There is no scroll speed to set. The script follows your voice, finds your line if you skip ahead and stops the take after your last line. ClipEasy then keeps the take where you got each line right.
The same app on Android
ClipEasy is being built for iOS and Android alike. On Android, Captions offers Captions Lite, a separate app whose tools its help center describes as manual editing.
What you can make with ClipEasy
Product videos in a batch
Add up to 10 raw takes, one for each product, and ClipEasy edits every one of them while you do something else.
Talking-to-camera ads
Give ClipEasy a raw take with pauses and stumbles left in, and get back a cut, captioned ad with clean audio and a tighter opening.
Testimonial-style videos
Talk naturally and start over when you need to. ClipEasy removes the retakes, false starts and filler and adds captions.
Scripted videos with the teleprompter
Bring your script and read it into the lens. The teleprompter follows your voice, and ClipEasy keeps the take where you got each line right.
Unboxing and first impressions
Film your first reaction in one raw take. ClipEasy cuts the dead air and awkward moments and adds captions so it is ready to post.
Reviews filmed in one take
Record your review in one go, pauses and all. ClipEasy trims the silences and filler, cleans up the audio and tightens the opening.
Captions
Captions, built by Mirage, is an AI video editor and video generator. You upload or record footage, pick an AI Edit style, and it cuts scenes, adds B-roll, zooms, music and transitions, then lets you tweak the result in a simple editor or by typing requests to a chat-based editor. It also auto-generates captions in 100+ caption styles, translates and dubs videos, removes background noise, trims pauses and filler words, and corrects eye contact. Beyond editing your own footage, it can generate AI actors, AI twins from a selfie, and AI images, video, music and voiceovers. AI features run on monthly credits. It is on iPhone and Mac through the App Store and on the web. On Android it is offered as Captions Lite, a separate app with manual editing tools.
Best for: Creators and small businesses who want one app that auto-edits, captions, translates and stylizes short social videos and ads, and who also want AI avatars and generated media.
- AI Edit edits a whole video from a chosen style: cuts scenes, overlays B-roll, adds zooms, music and transitions
- Auto captions with 100+ caption styles and customizable fonts and colors
- Trim pauses feature gets rid of unwanted pauses, filler words and other interruptions
- AI Denoise automatically removes background noise from talking videos
- Chat-based editor applies changes such as effects, transitions, B-roll and pacing from plain-language requests
- Subtitles in 100+ languages and dubbing into 29 languages
ClipEasy
ClipEasy is an AI video editor for short-form and UGC creators who film talking-to-camera videos and ads for brands. You film a take on your phone or upload one you already have. ClipEasy then finds the mistakes and fixes them: it cuts dead air, pauses and filler, removes retakes and false starts, adds captions, cleans up the audio and tightens your opening, so the video is ready to post. If you want to change something, you edit it yourself in a few taps. It edits up to 10 different videos at once, one per product, while you do something else. It also has a teleprompter that follows your voice. It works on your real face and your real footage and does not generate actors. ClipEasy is coming soon to iOS and Android, with a waitlist on the homepage.
Best for: UGC creators who film talking-to-camera videos and ads for brands, often one per product, and want each raw take cut, captioned and ready to post without editing it by hand.
- Cuts dead air, pauses and filler and removes retakes and false starts from a raw take on its own, so you can keep talking and let ClipEasy do the cutting
- Adds captions, cleans up the audio, fixes overlapping audio and tightens your opening
- Edits up to 10 different videos at once, for example one for each product, while you do something else
- A teleprompter that follows your voice, keeps up if you skip, stops the take after your last line and lets ClipEasy keep the take where you got each line right
- You can still change anything yourself in a few taps after ClipEasy edits the video
Weighing Captions? ClipEasy cuts your retakes for you
Film or upload a raw take and ClipEasy cuts the dead air, filler and false starts, then adds captions. Coming soon to iOS and Android.
Captions: pros and cons
- Available to download today on iPhone, Mac and web, and on Android as Captions Lite
- Trim pauses cuts pauses and filler words, and AI Denoise removes background noise
- Auto captions with 100+ caption styles
- Generates AI actors and AI twins and dubs into 29 languages, which ClipEasy does not do
- AI Edit and the chat-based editor need the Max plan, $24.99 a month, or higher
- Each AI Edit uses 10 to 40 credits, even if never exported, and on most plans extra credits cannot be bought
- On Android it is Captions Lite, with manual editing tools
- Reviewers report long processing waits. The developer replied that Pro users may wait up to 360 minutes after six AI projects in a month
- Reviewers report spending credits to fix AI edits that did not match what they asked for
- The Free plan gets 60 to 200 lifetime credits that do not refresh, plus one caption template
ClipEasy: pros and cons
- Stumble, pause or start over and leave it all in: ClipEasy finds the mistakes and cuts them out
- Captions, audio cleanup, overlapping audio fixes and a tighter opening come with the edit
- One upload for up to 10 product videos, edited while you do something else
- The teleprompter waits when you stop to think, finds your line if you jump ahead and ends the take on its own
- No editing experience needed, and you can change anything yourself in a few taps
- Being built for both iOS and Android
- Not out yet: it is coming soon to iOS and Android, so there is a waitlist instead of an app to install
- Edits your own footage. It does not generate AI-actor videos or dub into other languages
ClipEasy vs Captions: edit steps, batch editing and the teleprompter
| Feature | ClipEasy | Captions |
|---|---|---|
| Removes retakes and false starts | Yes | — |
| Fixes overlapping audio | Yes | — |
| Tightens the opening | Yes | — |
| Edits several different videos at once | Up to 10 | — |
| No scroll speed to set | Yes, the script follows your voice and waits when you pause | — |
| Teleprompter keeps up if you skip a line | Yes, it finds your line, or tap the next card | — |
| Take stops on its own | Yes, three seconds after your last line | — |
| Cut checked against your script | Yes, keeps the take where you got each line right | — |
| Batch edits run while you do something else | Yes | — |
| Cuts dead air and pauses | Yes | Yes |
| Removes filler words | Yes | Yes |
| Auto captions | Yes | Yes, 100+ caption styles |
| Audio cleanup | Yes | Yes, AI Denoise |
| Edit it yourself after the AI edit | Yes, in a few taps | Yes |
| Teleprompter that follows your voice | Yes | Teleprompter; following your voice not stated |
| Film in the app or upload a take | Yes, both | Yes, both |
| iPhone app | Coming soon | Yes |
| Android app | Coming soon | Yes, Captions Lite |
| Works without editing experience | Yes, ClipEasy does the cutting | Yes |
| Save to phone and post anywhere | Yes, TikTok, Reels, Shorts or anywhere else | Yes, exports |
- Edits several different videos at once: Max lists concurrent video generation (up to 2), which is for generation, not editing your takes
- Cuts dead air and pauses: Trim pauses: get rid of unwanted pauses, filler words and other interruptions
- Removes filler words: Same Trim pauses feature lists filler words
- Auto captions: Free plan gets 1 caption template
- Audio cleanup: Automatically removes background noise from talking videos
- Edit it yourself after the AI edit: Simple editor for tweaks, or chat-based editor (chat editor on Max and up)
- Teleprompter that follows your voice: AI Teleprompter: read directly from your script while recording in-app
- Film in the app or upload a take: Upload or record your video; in-app camera
- iPhone app: App Store listing covers iPhone and Mac
- Android app: Lite plan offers tools for manual editing on Android
- Works without editing experience: No experience required; edits with simple prompts
- Save to phone and post anywhere: Plans include exports with no watermark
What each plan includes, not just what it costs
| App | Plan | Price | Billing | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClipEasy | 3 plans | $15–$60/mo | Coming soon | Plan names and exact prices are not decided yet. ClipEasy is coming soon to iOS and Android. |
| Captions | Free | $0 | Free | 60 to 200 lifetime credits (no refresh), one caption template, captions, camera, trim, zoom, sounds, transitions, resize, exports with no watermark |
| Captions | Lite | $4.99/mo | Monthly, Android only | Android only; manual editing tools, no AI Edit listed. Manual editing tools on Android: captions, translation, dubbing, caption styles, camera, teleprompter, AI script, eye contact, denoise, auto-trim |
| Captions | Basic | $9.99/mo | Monthly or yearly (yearly price not stated) | No watermark; no AI Edit or chat-based editor. 200 credits a month, exports with no watermark, script generator, camera and teleprompter, caption and dub, eye contact, denoise, censor, zoom, trim |
| Captions | Max | $24.99/mo | Monthly or yearly (yearly price not stated) | No watermark; credits used even if not exported; prices reflect iOS plans. 500 credits a month, AI Edit, chat-based editor, Clips, AI actors, up to 30 AI Twins, up to 2 concurrent video generations |
| Captions | Frontier | $69.99/mo | Monthly or yearly (yearly price not stated) | No watermark; credits cap at 3x monthly allowance. Everything in Max, 1,400 credits a month, most advanced generative AI models, faster generations |
| Captions | Frontier 2x | $139.99/mo | Monthly or yearly (yearly price not stated) | No watermark; credits cap at 3x monthly allowance. Everything in Frontier with 2,800 credits a month |
| Captions | Frontier 4x | $279.99/mo | Monthly or yearly (yearly price not stated) | No watermark; top-up credits available. Everything in Frontier with 5,600 credits a month; top-up credits available |
Prices as of 2026-11-07, from each app's own pricing page.
Other tools Captions users compare
CapCut
Best for: Creators and marketers who want to cut social videos themselves on a timeline, with templates, effects, music, auto captions and AI generation tools in one app.
- Auto captions that generate subtitles from speech, which you can then translate and style
- Multi-track timeline with keyframe animation, chroma key, stabilization and speed from 0.1x to 100x
- Exports custom resolutions up to 4K 60fps with smart HDR
- CapCut's own Standard vs Pro guide lists the auto caption generator and noise reduction as Pro-only tools
- Free cloud storage ended in August 2024; free users have to pay to save or back up projects online
- Reviewers report more and more basic features, such as smooth slow motion and some transitions, moving behind the Pro…
Opus Clip
Best for: Podcasters, creators, coaches and marketers who record long-form video and want many short clips cut from it for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- AI picks highlight moments from long videos and cuts them into short clips, across genres like vlogs, gaming, sports,…
- Auto captions with animated caption templates, emoji and keyword highlights, and multi-language transcription
- ReframeAnything resizes video for each platform and tracks moving subjects
- Built to turn long videos into many short clips, not to edit a single raw talking-to-camera take into one finished video
- Free plan exports carry a watermark, are limited to 1080p with a 3-day export limit, and media expires after 3 days
- Pause and filler removal is not on the Free plan; bad-take removal and speech enhancement are not on Free or Starter
Descript
Best for: Podcasters and business or marketing teams who record podcasts, talks, screen recordings or interviews and want to edit them as a transcript, then turn them into clips, translations and captioned videos.
- Edits video by editing the transcript: deleting a word removes that moment, and moving a sentence moves the footage
- Remove Filler Words cuts ums, uhs, likes and long pauses across a project in one pass, and you can review each cut
- Remove Retakes detects repeated attempts at the same line and keeps the last good one
- The free plan exports at 720p with a watermark and includes 1 media hour a month
- Every plan caps media hours per editor each month (10, 30 or 40 on paid plans), and Hobbyist cannot buy top-ups
- AI tools use AI credits (400, 800 or 1500 a month by plan), and Hobbyist cannot top up credits
Submagic
Best for: Creators, marketing teams and agencies who want animated captions, B-roll and auto-publishing on short videos, or who turn podcasts and long videos into many shorts.
- Animated caption styles in 123 languages, with a stated 99% accuracy
- Removes silences, bad takes and filler words and cleans audio with AI (Pro and Business plans)
- Inserts B-roll and adds auto zooms on its own
- Silence removal, bad-take removal, filler-word removal and audio clean-up are not on the Starter plan; they come with…
- Runs on monthly credits: an upload costs 3 credits and each extra AI feature 1 to 3 credits, so using more AI features…
- Caps the length of each video: 2 minutes on Starter, 5 minutes on Pro, 30 minutes on Business
BIGVU
Best for: Realtors, coaches, marketers and small business owners who read a script on a teleprompter and want captions, branding and social posting in one app, or AI avatars when they would rather not film.
- Teleprompter with a Voice Control mode that scrolls as you speak and waits when you pause
- Automatic captions with themes, your logo and brand colors
- Text-based editing: trim and cut by selecting words on the automatic transcript, with frame-by-frame controls and…
- Retakes are handled by hand: you capture multiple takes and choose the best, then trim on the transcript yourself
- Free plan exports are 720p and watermarked, and Free and Starter cap recording at 9 minutes per video
- Eye contact fix, background replace, auto B-rolls and 4K export start at the AI Pro plan
InShot
Best for: Social media creators, vloggers and small YouTubers who want a phone editor with lots of effects, music, stickers and manual timeline tools, plus AI captions and silence and filler removal.
- AI Cut automatically removes silence, filler words and breath sounds
- Auto Captions with AI speech-to-text, in multiple languages, plus bilingual subtitles
- Voice Enhance improves voice clarity and reduces background noise
- Reviewers report drafts cannot be opened if the original clip is moved or deleted from the phone; the developer…
- Reviewers report clips stored in iCloud disappear from projects unless every video is downloaded to the phone first
- The Android app contains ads; reviewers report watching ads to remove the watermark, and ads sometimes getting stuck…
Which app fits the videos you make
| If you are | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Creators making talking videos and video ads | ClipEasy | ClipEasy does this job on its own: it cuts pauses, filler and retakes, then handles captions, audio and the opening, and it edits up to 10 videos at once. Coming soon, with early access on the waitlist. |
| UGC creators filming talking-to-camera videos for brands | ClipEasy | One upload gives you up to 10 product videos, each cut, captioned and with clean audio. The teleprompter follows your voice, and ClipEasy keeps the take where you got each line right. |
| Creators who want AI actors, AI twins or dubbing | Captions | Captions generates AI actors and twins and dubs into 29 languages. ClipEasy edits your real face and footage and does not generate actors. |
| Creators who need an editing app today | Captions | Captions is live now on iPhone, Mac, web and, as Lite, on Android. ClipEasy is coming soon to iOS and Android. Join the waitlist to switch when it launches. |
Questions people ask
Is ClipEasy or Captions better for editing talking videos and video ads?
ClipEasy, once it launches. It does the whole edit from one raw take: it cuts pauses, filler, retakes and false starts, adds captions, cleans the audio and tightens the opening. Captions trims pauses and filler, captions and denoises, and its full AI Edit needs Max or higher and runs on credits.
Which AI tool is best for writing captions?
For talking videos, ClipEasy adds captions as part of the edit, after the pauses, filler and retakes are gone. Captions offers 100+ caption styles today. If you want the cut and the captions done in one pass, that is the job ClipEasy is built for.
How much is the Captions app?
Captions starts at $0 a month, with 60 to 200 lifetime credits. Lite is $4.99 a month on Android only, and Basic is $9.99 a month with 200 credits. Max is $24.99 a month with AI Edit and 500 credits, and the Frontier tiers cost $69.99 a month, $139.99 a month and $279.99 a month. ClipEasy will have 3 plans, between $15 and $60 a month, coming soon. Plan names and exact prices are not decided; see the table above.
How do you use Captions?
In Captions, you upload or record footage and pick an AI Edit style. The app cuts scenes and adds B-roll, zooms, music and transitions, and you can tweak the result in a simple editor or the chat-based editor. AI Edit needs the Max plan or higher. With ClipEasy, you will film or upload a raw take, and it does the cutting, captions and audio for you.
When will ClipEasy be available on iOS and Android?
ClipEasy is coming soon to both iOS and Android. Join the waitlist on clipeasy.app to get early access.
Why choose ClipEasy over Captions for videos you film for brands?
Because ClipEasy is built for exactly that job. It removes retakes and false starts, fixes overlapping audio and edits up to 10 product videos at once. Its teleprompter follows your voice, and ClipEasy keeps the take where you got each line right.
Alternatives to other tools
ClipEasy vs Captions
Captions: features, pricing and reviews
CapCut alternatives
Opus Clip alternatives
Descript alternatives
Submagic alternatives
BIGVU alternatives
InShot alternatives
Videoleap alternatives
Splice alternatives
VN alternatives
Edits alternatives
Mimic alternatives
Mashcut alternatives
CutUGC alternatives
CutAI alternatives
PromptSmart alternatives
BlitzCut alternatives
Teleprompter.com alternatives
A teleprompter that follows your voice, built into the editor
No scroll speed to set, and the take stops on its own after your last line. ClipEasy then keeps the take where you got each line right.