Video tool profile
Captions
A mobile-first AI video studio for creating short-form videos: AI actors, prompt-to-video, text-based editing, captions, B-roll, and music generation.
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- Best for
- Mobile-first short-form creators who want to produce complete videos — including AI actors — from their phone.
- Starting point
- Free plan with limited credits (60-200 one-time credits per help docs).
- Free plan
- Yes — Free version exists (per official pricing FAQ): basic tools like trimming.
- Key limitation
- Every AI generation consumes credits (e.g., prompt-to-video 16 credits per 6s; AI Edit 10-40 credits per help docs).
Choose it if
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Avoid it if
- Credit balance is capped at 3x the monthly allowance; individual credit top-ups are not available.
- Company rebranded to Mirage in 2025 — check which brand name the app shows in your region.
Free-plan suitability
Free version exists (per official pricing FAQ): basic tools like trimming, transitions, and some media library assets, captions in 100+ languages with 1 caption template, and no AI usage credits; generative AI features require paid plans (Max $24.99/mo with 500 credits/month, Scale from $69.99/mo).
Pricing
Free plan with limited credits (60-200 one-time credits per help docs). Max $24.99/month (500 credits/month); Frontier $69.99/month (1,400 credits); Frontier 2x $139.99/month (2,800 credits); Frontier 4x $279.99/month (5,600 credits); Enterprise custom. Help docs also list a Basic tier at $9.99/month (200 credits). Prices reflect iOS plans per the official pricing page.
Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.
What Captions does
- AI Edit transforms raw footage into a finished video: pick an editing style (Bloom, Prime, Elevate, Paper, etc.) and AI cuts scenes, overlays B-roll, and polishes the edit
- Chat-based editor allows advanced edits with simple prompts; library of curated AI Edit styles
- Automatic captions with stylized fonts and templates, translation and subtitles in 100+ languages, and downloadable transcripts
- AI avatars: create digital twins (AI twin) or custom AI actors, using prompts to change outfits, backgrounds, or insert products
- One-tap AI video generation: AI Creator, AI Ads, AI Skits, AI Twin, AI Shorts, and Reddit-to-Reel; script-to-video and prompt-to-video tools
- Audio enhancement: AI voiceover, AI voice clone, AI denoise, AI music and sound effects generation, and AI censor; plus eye-contact correction and pause/filler-word trimming
- Traditional editing: teleprompter, trim, zoom, transitions, keyframes, and video resizing; one-tap AI video translation with AI Lipdub
Is it legit?
Who is behind Captions, where it is based, and what is publicly known about its funding. Company details change — verify on the official site before committing.
- Company
- NOCAP, Inc. (d/b/a Captions, now Mirage)
- Founded
- 2025 (rebrand); originally Captions
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, USA
- Funding
- Backed by investors including Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Jacob Andreou, and Jared Leto (per company about page)
Evaluation guide
Step-by-step evaluation guides for Captions — workflow fit, pricing, rights, and a same-input test before paying.
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