Arcads vs Poolday (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Arcads grades higher than Poolday: 1.8 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Arcads grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Poolday grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Poolday
AI agent that edits and assembles on-brand marketing videos
Which one is for you
Pick Arcads if
- Fits if you test lots of UGC-style video ads and don't want to film or hire creators
- Works for brands sending one script out in several languages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price before handing over a card, as dollar prices are only in the app
- Watch out: the 72-hour trial needs a card, and Starter monthly begins by itself unless you cancel
- Not for you if you want rivals' ads or reports on your own accounts
- Tight if you're on Starter or Creator, which stop generating at the credit limit until the monthly reset
- Watch out: the API, team seats, custom actors and ElevenLabs voices start on Pro, and credit rates may differ by account
Pick Poolday if
- Fits if you make many marketing videos and have the budget for credits
- Makes sense if you want one agent across brand, edits and variations
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small, at $1,250 a month with the same amount spent as credits
- Skip it if you want to try first, since there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: extra credits cost more per credit on the lower plans
- Watch out: bonus credits for 6 or 12 month terms were not stated
- Not for you if you want to buy without a call, as every plan starts with one
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAArcadsWeak | 1.4GPAPooldayWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo dollar price is on record: Arcads shows prices only inside the app, so this is the ordinary grade for a missing price, not a judgment. What's known is that Starter gives 8,000 credits a month, a talking-actor video costs 800, and yearly billing is 20% off. | F$1,250 a month for Pro, which is five times the dearest tenth of ad tools ($250), and the plan includes the same amount as credits. Business starts at $5,000 and Enterprise is $15,000. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. A 72-hour trial with 1,000 credits needs a card, and Starter monthly begins by itself unless you cancel. That's short, and the price isn't published outside the app. | FNothing free: no plan and no trial on record. |
| Features | C1,000+ AI actors, custom actors, video and image models such as Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0, unboxings, app showcases, translation with lip sync and batch workflows. It does the making fully, but that's one job: no rivals' ads, no reports on your accounts. | CA brand kit, prompt to video, targeted edits, variations at scale and connectors with MCP. It is one narrow job, video, that sits next to ad tools. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Writing a script and picking an actor is simple, but credits vary by model and Arcads says rates may differ by account, so working out what a video costs takes care. | CNo store rating on record. A call to configure the agent comes before use. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and it doesn't connect to any ad account. Its links are ElevenLabs voices and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT, and the API only comes on Pro and above. | BA web app with Canva, Figma, ElevenLabs, HeyGen, Descript and Cloudinary connections, plus MCP access. No phone or desktop apps are listed. |
| Best for | UGC-style video ads read by AI actors | an AI agent that makes on-brand marketing videos |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Arcads and Poolday. How we grade
Where they differ
- Arcads also covers image generation.
At a glance
| Arcads | Poolday | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $1,250 per month, which includes $1,250 in credits |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 72-hour free trial with 1,000 credits; a card is required and Starter monthly begins unless cancelled | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FRESHR SAS | Poolday AI |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | poolday.ai |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Arcads
- Dollar prices are not published outside the app; plans run Starter (8,000 credits a month), Creator, Pro, Scale and Business (192,000), with yearly billing 20% off.
- Starter and Creator stop generating at the credit limit and reset monthly; Pro and up roll credits over and bill extra use on the next invoice.
- A talking-actor video costs 800 credits and a Veo 3.1 clip 800; Arcads says it tests other rates, so accounts may differ.
- The API, team seats, custom actors and ElevenLabs voices start on Pro.
Poolday
- The entry price is $1,250 a month, and the same amount is spent as credits; extra credits cost more per credit on lower plans.
- Month-to-month billing is available, and 6 or 12 month commitments earn bonus credits; the amount of bonus credits was not stated.
- Business lists a starting price of $5,000, and a custom monthly amount between two plans can be set on the page.
- Every plan starts with a call to configure the agent; there is no self-serve free plan or trial on the pricing page.
Key features
Arcads
- AI actors
- Talking-actor videos up to 2 minutes from a library of 1,000+ AI actors based on consenting real actors, or a private custom actor or clone of yourself.
- Video and image models
- Generates clips with Seedance, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 and others, and images with Nano-Banana, GPT Image and Seedream, all from one credit balance.
- Product and app videos
- Turns a product photo into a first-person unboxing or an app screenshot into an app showcase video.
- Translation and editing
- Translates videos with lip sync into 176 language and accent options, and adds captions, overlays, trims, resizes and upscales.
- Workflows and Mark
- Workflows make a whole batch in one run, such as one script across 10 actors in 2 languages; Mark is an AI agent briefed in plain language.
- API and MCP
- A public API on Pro and above, and an MCP server for using Arcads from Claude or ChatGPT.
Poolday
- Brand kit
- Logo, fonts, colors and Lottie files are set up once and applied in every video.
- Prompt to video
- The agent starts from a storyboard, a URL, clips or an idea, asks for what it needs and completes the video.
- Targeted edits
- A user can click the exact element to change and only that element is edited.
- Variations at scale
- One prompt can produce variations across hooks, actors, styles, key moments, languages and sizes.
- Connectors and MCP
- 238 connectors cover media, marketing, meetings and project tools, and the agent can use custom MCP servers or any REST API with a key.
Plans
Arcads
Pricing could not be confirmed. See arcads.ai.
Poolday
Pro$1,250
per month, includes $1,250 in credits
Unlimited users, the full agent, skills and brand kit, MCP access, a 15-minute onboarding call and a Slack channel with 2-business-day response.
Business$5,000
per month and up, includes $5,000 in credits
Everything in Pro plus API access, a starter automation built at onboarding, video workflows for recurring formats, invoice payment and a lower rate on extra credits.
Enterprise$15,000
per month, includes $15,000 in credits
Everything in Business plus a DPA, MSA and security review, SSO, net 30 on 6 or 12 month terms, model controls, 3 days of engineer setup and a 2-hour response.
Ways to pay less
Arcads
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
Arcads' pricing help article says plans are billed monthly or yearly, and yearly billing is 20% off.
Poolday
- Other savings
Bonus credits for 6 or 12 month commitments
Poolday says committing for 6 or 12 months earns bonus credits compared with paying month to month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Arcads or Poolday?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Arcads has no price we could confirm, and Poolday starts at $1,250 per month, which includes $1,250 in credits.
Which has a free plan, Arcads or Poolday?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Arcads nor Poolday has a free plan. Arcads has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.