Trove Player vs Captioner

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Trove Player compared with Captioner
Detail	Trove Player	Captioner
What it does	Native local music player for iOS and Mac that plays FLAC, ALAC, APE and DSD from your library or NAS	AI subtitle generator and editor for videos
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	CN	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: full local music player with 15+ formats, gapless playback, 10-band equalizer, ReplayGain leveling, playlists and synced lyrics. Pro: $9.99 one-time, adds network sources (WebDAV, SMB, Google Drive, MEGA), Apple Watch sync, tag writing, smart playlists and desktop lyrics window. Pro Supporter:	Free: 30 one-time credits. Basic: $10/month (300 credits) or $60/year. Creator: $20/month (1,200 credits) or $120/year. One-Week Pass: $7 one-time (120 permanent credits + 7 days Creator features). Additional permanent credits: $6 for 120 credits, $15 for 300 credits, $30 for 600 credits.
Key features	Plays FLAC, ALAC, APE, DSD, OGG, OPUS and 15+ audio formats Gapless playback and playback speed adjustment 10-band equalizer with named presets and preamp gain ReplayGain volume leveling per track or album Word-by-word synced lyrics from LRC files or online search WebDAV and SMB streaming from NAS with Pro Google Drive and MEGA playback with Pro CarPlay on iPhone with playlists and albums Apple Watch app with offline playback without iPhone	98%+ accuracy AI transcription Support for 98+ languages Transcribe up to 2 hours per video Export in SRT, VTT, and SBV formats Precise word-level timestamps In-browser subtitle editing Automatic transcript alignment Video export with burned-in subtitles Subtitle translation to 15+ languages Built-in voice extraction for background noise
What makes it different	Built with native SwiftUI—not Electron or a web wrapper—for true platform integration on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch Local-first design: your files never pass through Trove's servers, no account or tracking required One-time purchase instead of subscriptions—buy Pro once and use it forever across all your Apple devices Plays lossless and exotic formats directly without re-encoding or uploading your music Connects to your NAS, WebDAV, SMB, Google Drive or MEGA on your own account without hosting music on Trove's servers	Highest accuracy AI transcription optimized for videos Precise timestamps requiring minimal manual editing Editing experience built by content creators for creators Automatic alignment of existing transcripts Supports multiple subtitle formats and platforms
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	22 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	8
Citation Flow (Majestic)	13	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	1	80

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