Preview. These maps are our reading of public sources and haven't been checked with the projects' maintainers yet.
SubSmith
A desktop and mobile app that transcribes your own video and audio files into study material with a hover dictionary and Anki export.
subsmith.appActive
Changelog lists v1.3.5 on 2026-09-20; iOS app 'SubSmith: Language Learning' v1.0.1 released 2026-10-25 (App Store lookup); privacy notice updated 2026-09-28. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Language learning apps
Where it stands apart
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? partly (some features need the maker's servers) (10% of 20 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? Anki decks and sync (10% of 20 others)
- How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. more than 10 languages (16% of 19 others)
- How does a learner pay? paid after a free trial (5% of 20 others)
- What is the main way you use it? desktop app (15% of 20 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (85% of 20 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (60% of 20 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (85% of 20 others)
- Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? no game mechanics (69% of 16 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Do you need an account to use it?
Nearest neighbors
- Zhenzhu 71% of 14 shared answers match
- Lex 69% of 13 shared answers match
- LingQ (reference) 54% of 13 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) Privacy notice is written in the first person ('I don't sell your personal data'); iOS seller is Ibrahim Farah. $15/year or $40 lifetime. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart partly (some features need the maker's servers) Desktop app transcribes locally with Whisper models; mobile cloud transcription, subscriptions and online services use the maker's servers. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | Not documented Privacy notice describes accounts for subscriptions, allowances and mobile sign-in with Apple/Google; not clear whether the desktop app needs one. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart Anki decks and sync Anki export is the core of the sentence-mining workflow. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which learning method does the maker put first? | comprehensible input (reading or listening to real or leveled content) Learning from your own media with lookups, then mining sentences into Anki. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does AI do in the product? | AI only assists (translation, lookups, transcription, or grading) Whisper speech-to-text generates subtitles; the learning material is your own media. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. | stands apart more than 10 languages '99+ languages'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does the material you learn from mainly come from? | content you bring (your videos, books, songs, or the pages you browse) | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does a learner pay? | stands apart paid after a free trial 7-day trial; $15/year or $40 lifetime. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? | no game mechanics None mentioned. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where is your learning progress kept? | on your device only Desktop: media, transcripts and subtitles stay on your computer. Account data for subscriptions is on the maker's servers. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way you use it? | stands apart desktop app Windows, macOS, Linux; iOS/iPad too; Android in beta. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476894 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · subsmith.app · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · subsmith.app/changelog · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · subsmith.app/privacy · collected 2026-10-26
Are you a maintainer? Claiming and correcting projects is coming soon.