Subtitles Viewer!
Craig Grummitt
Downloads and displays subtitles synchronized with TV or cinema for viewing on an iPhone or iPad.
What Subtitles Viewer! does
Subtitles Viewer displays subtitle files alongside TV or cinema on an iPhone or iPad. It uses the volunteer-contributed OpenSubtitles library, so availability depends on the title and language. Three subtitle downloads are free; unlimited monthly/annual plans and extra credits are offered. Font size and text colour can be adjusted. The publisher documents local subtitle storage and optional iCloud synchronization of purchase credits and flags, with search information sent to OpenSubtitles.
How it compares
Subtitle files rather than live speech recognition
Subtitles Viewer uses files for a particular title and language, so availability and timing depend on the contributed file. Apple Live Captions transcribes audio playing on your device, while GalaPro provides services for participating productions.
Paid downloads versus Apple’s free automatic captions
Subtitles Viewer includes three free downloads, then offers credits or an unlimited plan. Apple Live Captions is free on supported Apple devices, but creates captions from audio rather than supplying a subtitle file.
Features
Transcripts & notes
- Conditional: Personal-cloud sync4
Audio input & output
- Supported: Live outputs5On-screen text
Availability & access
- Supported: Account requirementNone
Privacy & data
- Supported: Data storage3Device
- Subtitle playback preferences, not live speech-caption appearance.
- Subtitle playback preferences.
- Subtitle files, library titles, playback/language preferences and purchase flags are stored locally; optional iCloud purchase-state sync is separate.
- Only documented for credit/purchase state, not subtitle libraries or transcripts.
- Displays downloaded/uploaded subtitles synchronized with the programme rather than recognizing nearby speech.
App Store ratings & reviews
Praise
- The sample spans 2014–2026. Reviewers describe following films/TV when captions were otherwise unavailable, using a separate device for different-language subtitles and appreciating font choices or straightforward controls. Recent 2026 comments describe successful viewing, but none establishes accuracy for every title or a clinical outcome.
Complaints
- A July 2025 reviewer reports broken TV-show search. Other search, download/upload or launch/playback failure reports mostly date from 2015–2020. These older reports are version-unspecified and should not be presented as defects verified in the current 2026 release.
Mixed reports
- 2014–2018 comments describe manual timing, small buttons, reading/navigation difficulty or requests for scrubbing/automatic synchronization. A few expected video/audio playback rather than a separate subtitle display. These historical experiences do not establish current controls or support for microphone-based captions.
- 2014–2025 comments describe incomplete, incorrect-language, mismatched or late-available subtitle files and request more titles/languages. One December 2015 edited review reports a later successful title after an initially poor file. File/production availability is distinct from automatic speech recognition; this sample does not verify a universal catalog or translation quality.
- 2014–2020 comments question free-credit limits, historical unlimited/upload prices or purchase value. Some mention old ads or review-reward prompts; current pricing and privacy rules must come from current publisher sources, and old prices are not imported as today’s plans.