Animaker review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Browser-based animated video maker with characters and AI voices
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Animaker report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for animated explainer videos in the browser
Animaker makes animated videos in the browser from characters, templates and AI voices. The page does not say whether its prices are monthly or yearly, and each plan caps premium exports.
Who Animaker is for
- Fits if you make animated explainers without drawing
- Works for people who want characters and AI voices in one tool
Who Animaker is not for
- Watch out: the pricing page does not say if its prices are monthly or yearly, and checkout shows $35 monthly
- Tight if you export a lot, as each plan caps premium exports and extras cost $10 to $20 each
- Watch out: resolution is tied to the plan, 720p on Basic and 1080p on Starter
- Skip it if you want to know the free limits first, as the pages do not list them
Why Animaker gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$10, $19 and $49 are listed without a billing period, and checkout shows $35 monthly or $19 a month billed yearly, so we grade it in the middle.
- CFree plan and trialA free account is offered, but its limits are not listed on the pages we read.
- CFeaturesPrompt-to-animation, a character builder, AI subtitles and voices, and templates; premium exports are capped per month.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you build each video scene by scene.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus an Android app; no iPhone or desktop version listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Animaker's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/animaker#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/animaker.svg" alt="Animaker: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Animaker stands among screen recording and video tools
Animaker's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 27.
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $12.25 for the category: 35 of the 88 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 35 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 134 screen recording and video tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Animaker’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 20 of 133, level with 66
- CFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 133, level with 80
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 133, level with 77
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 133, level with 84
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 17 of 133, level with 49
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 102 screen recording and video tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Animaker, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Animaker you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 92 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools grade higher. It costs $120 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A video editor.
- A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Animaker’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Animaker?
Animaker is an animation and video maker that runs in the browser, with an Android app. You describe an idea or start from a template, and it builds scenes with characters, voiceover and lip sync that you refine in an editor. It also offers AI subtitles, video translation and a character builder.
Worth knowing
- The pricing page did not say whether $10, $19 and $49 are billed monthly or yearly; its checkout line shows $35 monthly or $19 monthly billed yearly at $228.
- Each plan caps premium exports per month; extra exports cost $10 to $20 each depending on the plan.
- Higher resolutions are tied to plans: 720p on Basic, 1080p on Starter, 2K on Pro, 4K on Enterprise.
- Students and nonprofits are told to email support for special pricing.
Key features
- Prompt-to-animation
- Enter an idea, answer a few questions, and get a video with scenes, characters, voiceover and lip sync, then fine-tune it in Advanced Edit.
- Character builder
- Build custom animated characters for a brand; the number you can create depends on the plan.
- AI subtitles and voices
- The vendor lists subtitles in 130+ languages and 1,800+ voices across 200+ languages and accents.
- Templates and stock library
- Start from thousands of video templates, with a stock library of media, icons, music and stickers.
- Translation and export
- Translate a video into 100+ languages, and export as MP4, GIF or WebM from SD up to 4K.
Animaker pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Animaker has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month; billing period not shown on the page.
- Starts at
- $10 per month; billing period not shown on the page
- Free plan
- A free account is offered ('Create for Free'); the free plan's limits are not listed on the pages read.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $10per month; billing period not shown | 5 premium exports a month, 5 custom characters, 10 stock assets and 720p video. |
| Starter | $19per month; billing period not shown | 10 premium exports a month, 15 custom characters, 20 stock assets and 1080p video. |
| Pro | $49per month; billing period not shown | 30 premium exports a month, 30 custom characters, 45 stock assets and 2K video. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited 4K exports and custom characters, 50 stock assets a month; contact sales. |
Read from app.animaker.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Animaker before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationStudent and nonprofit pricing on request
Animaker's help center says students and nonprofit organizations can email support to ask about special pricing.
Stated on support.animaker.com
Animaker alternatives
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Free trial · from $15/mo
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Free plan · from $8/mo
- Animaker vs Doodly
Free trial · from $41/mo
- Animaker vs Steve AI
Free plan · from $19/mo
Common questions
Does Animaker have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Animaker is listed for Web and Android.
Does Animaker have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Animaker is listed for Web and Android.
Is Animaker open source?
Animaker is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.