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Trove Player vs Offline Captions

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Trove Player compared with Offline Captions
DetailTrove Player logo Trove PlayerOffline Captions logo Offline Captions
What it doesNative local music player for iOS and Mac that plays FLAC, ALAC, APE and DSD from your library or NAS Word-by-word caption app for Windows, pay once
StageStartup Startup
Founded2026 2026
Based inCN IN
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: 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: Founding price $29 once, regular price $39 once; free web version for clips up to 5 minutes
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
  • Four caption styles: Bold, Clean, Punch, Reveal
  • MP4 and SRT file export
  • Offline transcription with no uploads
  • Yellow highlighting for uncertain words
  • Free browser version for clips up to 5 minutes
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
  • Offline transcription on your own computer with no uploads or internet required
  • One-time purchase with no subscription, no per-video fees, and unlimited videos
  • Personal dictionary that learns and applies fixes across all videos
  • Batch export to caption an entire week of videos in one run
  • Hinglish support with Roman script output for Hindi-English creators
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 +1 (up) since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)04
Citation Flow (Majestic)1312
Referring domains (Majestic)18

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