Reviews of Captions Lite

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List of user reviews and ratings for Captions Lite

Total ratings

4.07 (Rating count: 18,141)

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Review summary

Users generally find Captions Lite easy to use and good for adding captions, with positive feedback on language support (including Persian). However, the app is often criticized for a heavy paywall, export/connectivity problems, a strict 5-minute caption limit, missing editing controls (positioning, scaling, timing), and occasional reliability issues, making it more suitable for short videos than longer, more polished projects.

Pros

Easy to use and simple interface.
Captioning feature is useful and core to the app.
Positive overall experience for video creation and editing.
Supports multiple languages, including Persian, broad language coverage.

Cons

Heavy paywall / many features require a paid subscription or are not free.
Repeated export/connectivity errors (export failures and misleading connectivity messages).
Captioning limited to 5 minutes per video, hindering longer projects.
Missing essential editing controls (caption positioning/size, 16:9 scaling, precise timing tools, ability to move the video).
Occasional reliability issues (freezes/not working, performance hiccups).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.80

All time rating average: 4.07

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24% (98)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-11	La*****	not accurate.Missing words ,wrong words .extra words.
not accurate.Missing words ,wrong words .extra words.
2026-06-10	Mi*****	I have Captions on my computer, paid, via mobile phone, so it's the Lite version and I have to pay for it, the profile is not connected to the one for which Captions was paid, i.e. they work as if they were from different manufacturers, so I had to check several times whether it was really the right Captions, unfortunately it works completely differently, everything I have saved on my laptop (web), I have to order again on my phone as that is another app.not practical at all. and also to pay for
I have Captions on my computer, paid, via mobile phone, so it's the Lite version and I have to pay for it, the profile is not connected to the one for which Captions was paid, i.e. they work as if they were from different manufacturers, so I had to check several times whether it was really the right Captions, unfortunately it works completely differently, everything I have saved on my laptop (web), I have to order again on my phone as that is another app.not practical at all. and also to pay for
2026-06-07	Tu*****	can be a great app but no overdub (it doesn't export correctly so you even lose your time), its missing controls for 16:9 scaling or any other actually. scaling isn't controllable, there is auto scaling that doesn't really work and you cannot move the video AT ALL to correct it's position, and it has a VERY slow bug fixing updates (like NON)
can be a great app but no overdub (it doesn't export correctly so you even lose your time), its missing controls for 16:9 scaling or any other actually. scaling isn't controllable, there is auto scaling that doesn't really work and you cannot move the video AT ALL to correct it's position, and it has a VERY slow bug fixing updates (like NON)