Captions app alternative
A Captions alternative that keeps it your footage
Captions is a mobile-first AI video editor. Its AI Edit applies a style to your footage with cuts, captions, B-roll, transitions, music and graphics, and it offers AI features like eye-contact correction and an AI twin. CutUGC takes the opposite approach: it edits only what you filmed, and puts its effort into picking the best take of every line.
CutUGC vs Captions at a glance
| CutUGC | Captions | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | An edit of your footage, nothing added from elsewhere | A style applied to your footage, adding B-roll, transitions, music and graphics |
| Repeated takes of a line | Compares every take and keeps the best one | Removes awkward pauses; comparing takes is not a documented feature |
| Generated or altered footage | None | Optional: eye-contact correction, AI twin |
| Where you use it | Web browser | Mobile-first app |
| Best for | Scripted UGC, product reviews, UGC ads | Creators who want a produced, effects-heavy look from their phone |
Details about Captions are based on its public product pages and help docs as of September 2026, and may change.
Why authenticity matters for UGC
UGC ads work because they look like a real customer talking. Stock B-roll, heavy transitions and corrected eye contact can make a clip feel produced. CutUGC keeps the look of a real phone recording and puts its effort into the pacing: best takes, no dead air, a strong hook, captions.
When Captions is the better choice
If you want to edit entirely on your phone, add B-roll and music automatically, or use eye-contact correction and AI avatars, Captions has those and CutUGC does not.
Questions
Does CutUGC correct eye contact or change my face?
No. Nothing in the video is generated or altered. It is cut, cropped, zoomed and captioned, and that is all.
Can I use CutUGC on my phone?
Upload works from a phone browser. The editor is most comfortable on a laptop or desktop.