Clyper vs Captions

Why clippers pick Clyper over Captions

1. 1

   Built for clips, priced for clips

   Captions' first plan with Clips is Max, at $24.99 a month, and that price also covers AI actors, digital twins, AI video and a chat-based editor, with 500 AI credits for its generative tools. Clyper Starter is $20 a month for 150 minutes of video, up to 75 clips, and on every plan a credit is a minute of video, however many clips it makes.

2. 2

   Videos up to 4 hours

   Captions' help center limits Clips to videos up to 3 hours (10 GB as a file). Clyper takes YouTube links and uploads from a minute to 4 hours long, so a podcast or a stream replay that runs past three hours goes in whole, and Studio takes 10 links at once.

   Clipping someone else's video still needs their permission, which clipping campaigns give.

3. 3

   You choose how many clips

   Captions' FAQ says the number of clips you get depends on how long the video is and how many strong moments it has. On Clyper you choose: up to 30 clips a video, or leave it on Auto and it works the number out. Each runs 20 to 60 seconds and starts and ends on a whole sentence, so nothing opens mid-thought.

4. 4

   Ready to post as they come

   Every Clyper clip follows whoever's talking and cuts to the other person when they answer, and a stream gets its webcam stacked over the game. Its captions go on word by word in 50+ languages, in 5 animated styles placed where TikTok's, Reels' and Shorts' buttons won't cover them, and each clip gets a hook score so you know which to post first. If one needs a nudge, trim it, extend either end by up to 15 seconds or fix a word.

Side by side

Clyper and Captions, feature by feature

Feature	Clyper	Captions
YouTube links
YouTube links	Any public or unlisted video, with no channel check. Up to 10 links at once on Studio	Yes: paste a YouTube or other public video link, or upload a file
Clips
Clips	As many as you choose, up to 30 a video, 20 to 60 seconds each, cut to whole sentences	A batch of up to 30+ clips, about 30 seconds each by default; the number depends on the video
Vertical framing
Vertical framing	Follows whoever's talking and switches between speakers. Streams get the webcam on top, the game below	Vertical or horizontal, keeping speakers centered; facecam layouts for gaming
Captions
Captions	Word by word, in 5 animated styles or your own (Pro), in 50+ languages, clear of every app's buttons	A caption style you pick, from 100+ templates, in 100+ languages
Clip score
Clip score	A hook score on every clip, on every plan	Clips ranked by a virality score
Export
Export	1080 × 1920 MP4, no watermark on any plan	Resolution, frame rate and bitrate you choose; no watermark on paid plans
Video length
Video length	1 minute to 4 hours	Up to 3 hours (10 GB as a file)
Uploads
Uploads	MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, up to 4 GB	MP4 and MOV on the web (M4V too on iOS), up to 10 GB for Clips
Price
Price	$20/mo (Starter), or $19/mo billed yearly (Pro)	$24.99/mo (Max, its first plan with Clips)
What you pay for
What you pay for	Minutes of video: 1 credit is 1 minute, at least 10 a video, however many clips it makes	A subscription, with AI credits for its generative tools (500 a month on Max)
Free plan
Free plan	No free plan. Starter is month to month	Yes, for basic editing; Clips starts with Max
Editing
Editing	Trim, extend either end by up to 15 s, fix words, change the caption style, reword the hook headline (Pro)	Manual editing (fullest on iOS), AI Edit styles and a chat-based editor (Max)
Posting
Posting	Download and post anywhere	Publishes to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and more

From people clipping with Clyper

• $1,200/mo

  “Didn’t touch editing software once. Just dropped links in, posted what it spit out.”

• 90 sec/clip

  “Went from an hour per clip to under 2 minutes. Still can’t believe it.”

• 9 clients

  “Tripled our client load without hiring anyone. Clyper is basically a second team.”

Results from individual Clyper customers. Yours will vary: what you earn depends on the campaigns you join and how your clips perform.