Captions: pricing, plans and alternatives
Captions is an AI video editing app from Mirage (NOCAP, Inc.) that adds captions, edits talking-head footage and generates videos with AI actors or a digital twin of you. It runs on mobile and desktop and targets creators and brands making short social videos.
Help center lists Basic at $9.99/mo (200 credits); the pricing page (iOS prices) starts at Max $24.99/mo. Yearly billing is discounted. Unused credits roll over up to 3x the monthly allowance.
Best for
Creators and small brands producing short-form social videos and UGC-style ads from their phone.
Watch out for
Most AI features require Max ($24.99/mo) or higher, credits are capped per month, and the Lite plan works only on Android.
What Captions does
- Automatic captions and AI edit styles for talking-head videos
- AI actors and digital twins (custom AI avatars)
- Chat-based editing and long-video-to-clips
- AI B-roll, music, sound effects and images
- Lip-sync dubbing into other languages
Captions pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Basic editing, 1 caption template |
| Lite | $4.99/mo | Android only, manual editing |
| Basic | $9.99/mo | 200 credits/mo, some AI tools |
| Max | $24.99/mo | 500 credits/mo, AI Edit, AI actors, clips |
| Frontier | $69.99/mo | 1,400 credits/mo; 2x $139.99 and 4x $279.99 tiers |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom, via Mirage sales |
Captions alternatives
Other ai video ads tools Scout tracks, with the same facts side by side.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captions | $9.99/mo | ||
| ArcadsArcadsAI video adsArcads makes AI video ads, mainly UGC-style clips where an AI actor reads your script on camera. 3-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | Custom | ||
| CreatifyCreatifyAI video adsCreatify is an AI video ad generator that turns product information into short video ads. Free plan, paid from $15/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $15/mo | ||
| HeyGenHeyGenAI video adsHeyGen creates videos with AI avatars that speak your script, including a custom avatar of yourself. Free plan, paid from $29/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $29/mo | ||
| InVideo AIInVideo AIAI video adsInVideo AI is a prompt-driven video maker and editor that uses an AI agent and third-party models to generate video, images, voice and music. Free plan, paid from $20/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $20/mo | ||
| PictoryPictoryAI video adsPictory turns text, blog posts, scripts or images into short videos using stock footage, AI voices and avatars. Paid from $29/mo, 14-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $29/mo | ||
| SynthesiaSynthesiaAI video adsSynthesia turns scripts into videos presented by AI avatars, with dubbing and translation. Free plan, paid from $19/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $19/mo |
Where Scout covers Captions
How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from Captions's own website, help center or Shopify App Store listing. We list what we read below. Prices and plans change often, so confirm on Captions's pricing page before you buy.