Dubs

What is Dubs?

Dubs is a phone-first AI video app that captions, translates and dubs short clips, aimed at people who publish Reels, TikToks and Shorts. It also writes scripts, runs a teleprompter and generates talking avatars.

The workflow is built around a single project screen. You record a clip in the app or upload one from your camera roll, choose the spoken language, and Dubs transcribes the speech into timed captions. From there you can restyle the text, translate it, replace your voice with an AI voice in another language, then export the finished video or an SRT subtitle file.

Evoplex Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, publishes the app and runs the dubsapp.io website. The site claims more than 15 million creators and over five million videos made each month, figures the company reports rather than ones we could test. The iPhone app reached version 42.1 in September 2026 and holds 4.4 stars from about 870 App Store ratings. Many directories still list the older dubs.io address for the same product.

Key Features

Captioning in more than 100 languages is the core of Dubs, with AI dubbing, avatars and a teleprompter added so one app covers a clip from script to upload.

• Auto subtitles: Speech is turned into timed captions, with the maker claiming accuracy above 96 per cent. You can correct individual words afterwards, and premium users can caption videos of up to ten minutes instead of one.
• AI dubbing: The app translates your speech and replaces it with an AI voice in a chosen target language. Its help centre lists about 17 dubbing languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish and Ukrainian, far fewer than the caption list.
• Caption styling: Fonts, colours, size, position and animations can all be changed before export. Extra touches such as AI Highlights for keywords and automatic emoji insertion help captions match the look of popular short-form accounts.
• Teleprompter and scripts: An AI script writer drafts text for promos, tutorials or vlogs, and the teleprompter scrolls it while you film. Scroll speed is adjustable, and a Dual Camera mode records with both lenses at once.
• AI avatars and AI Twin: Avatars read a typed script on camera, and the store listing says they speak more than 30 languages. AI Twin is described as a voice clone that copies your own tone and intonation.
• Audio clean-up and music: AI Denoise removes background noise from recorded speech, which also helps dubbing quality. A built-in library adds music tracks, including AI-generated ones, so you do not need a separate audio app.

Pros

Speed on a phone is why creators pick Dubs: recording, captioning and a translated version of a short clip can all happen in one app within minutes.

• Quick turnaround: A captioned clip usually needs only an upload, a language choice and a quick proofread. That suits creators who post daily and cannot spend an hour per video in a desktop editor.
• Wide caption reach: Captions can be translated into more than 100 languages. Small brands can therefore test new foreign-language audiences cheaply with subtitles before paying for full voice dubbing.
• Useful free tier: Subtitle editing, the teleprompter and downloads work without paying. You can judge caption accuracy in your own language on clips of up to one minute before subscribing.
• All-in-one workflow: Script writing, filming, captioning, dubbing and music sit in the same project. Fewer app switches mean fewer re-exports and less quality loss on the way to upload.
• Standard subtitle export: Besides burned-in captions, Dubs can save an SRT file after export. You can upload that file to YouTube as closed captions, which keeps text searchable and lets viewers switch it off.

Cons

Hidden pricing is the catch with Dubs, because plan costs appear only inside the app and dubbing time beyond the included allowance is bought in separate packs of seconds.

• Opaque prices: The website lists weekly, monthly and yearly plans but no figures. Store pages show prices without labelling the billing period, so you only see the real cost at checkout.
• Metered dubbing: Monthly Premium includes 400 seconds of dubbing and yearly Premium 4,000 seconds. Heavy users buy extra packs, from 300 seconds for $6.99 on iPhone, which adds up for longer videos.
• Free tier limits: Free exports carry a watermark and captioning stops at one-minute clips. AI dubbing and avatars are paid features, so the free version is a trial rather than a working plan.
• Advertising data: The App Store privacy label says purchases, identifiers and usage data may be linked to you and used for tracking. Privacy-conscious teams should read the terms before uploading client footage.
• Phone-centred design: The iPhone build needs iOS 16 or later and is not designed for iPad. Long-form editors will find the web version thinner than a full desktop editing suite.

Who is Using Dubs?

Short-form creators form the core audience, while marketers, teachers and small businesses use Dubs to add captions and translated versions to promotional or learning clips.

• Short-form creators: TikTok, Reels and Shorts creators add animated captions to every post. Many also use the teleprompter to deliver scripted hooks in one take.
• Small businesses: Shop owners and local service firms make promotional clips and paid ads. Translated captions help them reach tourists or customers who speak another language.
• Teachers and tutors: Educators caption lessons so students can follow without sound. Language tutors and podcasters also create the same clip in several languages for practice.
• Marketing teams: Social media managers produce regional versions of one campaign video. Dubbing and SRT export cut the cost of hiring separate translators for each market.

Pricing

Dubs runs a freemium model, with a watermarked free tier and Premium or Max subscriptions billed through the app stores (App Store listing and help centre, October 2026).

One directory quotes plans from $15 a month, which official pages do not confirm, and Futurepedia simply notes weekly to yearly billing.

Disclaimer: App store prices vary by country, currency and running offers, so treat these figures as a guide and confirm the amount on your own checkout screen.

What Makes Dubs Unique?

Script-to-translation coverage on one phone is the real differentiator. Most caption apps start after filming, but Dubs drafts the script, prompts you while recording, captions the result and then voices it in another language.

The mix of extras also suits solo creators. Denoise, keyword highlights, emoji, music and a voice clone sit beside the captions, so a single person can produce a finished multilingual clip without a desktop editor or a second subscription.

Compatibilities and Integrations

Dubs works on iPhone, Android and the web, but it offers no public API or editor plug-ins, so output moves by exported files.

• Platforms: iPhone on iOS 16 or later, Android through Google Play, and a browser version on the website.
• Video export: Finished clips download with captions burned in, and you choose resolution and frame rate before saving.
• Subtitle files: Original or translated captions can be saved as SRT files for YouTube or other players.
• Payments and accounts: Billing runs through Apple, Google Play or Stripe, and the help centre explains moving a licence between devices.

Dubs Tutorials

A first dubbed clip takes about five minutes, starting from the AI Dubbing option on the home screen.

1. Install the app or open the website, then sign in or continue on the free tier.
2. Choose AI Subtitles or AI Dubbing, and record a new clip or upload an existing one.
3. Trim the video if needed, then set the source language and the target language.
4. Tick AI translation for captions only, or AI dubbing to replace the voice as well, and keep the screen open while it processes.
5. Correct any wrong words, then adjust the caption font, colour, size and position.
6. Tap Save, pick the resolution and frame rate, export the video and download the SRT file if you need one.

How We Rated It

Dubs scores 3.6 out of 5, with strong ease of use held back by weak integrations, metered dubbing and advertising-linked data collection.

Summary

Dubs suits phone-first creators, small brands and teachers who want captions and quick translations without learning a desktop editor. Its caption tools are fast and flexible, and SRT export makes the text reusable beyond social posts. The main weakness is pricing that hides inside the app, with dubbing metered by the second and a watermark on free exports. Privacy-minded users should also note the tracking disclosed on the App Store. Test a one-minute clip in your own language on the free tier, and record in a quiet room, before you pay for a subscription.