# VideoScribe review (2026): is it worth it? > Whiteboard-style animated video maker for explainers Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. VideoScribe builds animated videos in which images and text are drawn on screen as if by hand. It runs in the browser and as desktop apps for Windows and macOS, and exports finished videos as MP4. Plans are sold per license, with a 7-day free trial. - **Category:** Presentations - **Made by:** Sho - **Website:** https://www.videoscribe.co - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you make longer videos, because Lite stops at 5 minutes and Core at 10. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing VideoScribe's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Ways to pay less - **50% off for charities in the US and UK** (Nonprofit): VideoScribe says charities and non-profits in the US and UK can claim a 50% discount. Source: https://www.videoscribe.co/pricing/ - **Up to 25% off for education** (Education): The pricing page lists up to 25% off for teachers, students and institutions, plus UNiDAYS for students in the UK and US. Source: https://www.videoscribe.co/pricing/ ## Key features - **Hand-drawn animation:** Images and text are drawn onto the canvas in sequence, and the timeline sets the order and timing. - **Image and icon library:** The trial includes 9,000+ images and icons; the paid Core and Max plans list 5M premium images and icons. - **AI tools:** All plans list AI tools with usage limits, including image generation. - **Export as MP4:** Videos download as MP4 in full HD (1080p), with a music library included. - **Brand kit and custom fonts:** The Max plan adds custom fonts and brand kit configuration. - **Preview links and training bundles:** Core and Max can create preview links, and training bundles are sold as add-ons. ## Good for - Marketers and trainers who want a whiteboard-animation look - Teams that need several licenses under one plan - Charities and educators who qualify for the stated discounts ## Worth knowing - The pricing page served to us showed USD figures tied to a Malaysian region code, which may be a regional price; no US list price was confirmed, so prices are not recorded. - Plan limits listed: Lite 5 downloads a month and 5-minute videos; Core 30 downloads and 10 minutes; Max unlimited downloads and 20 minutes. - Lite adds watermarks to premium images, and Core and Max remove the watermark from videos. - Reseller rights come only with Max. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. VideoScribe builds videos where images and text are drawn on screen as if by hand, in a browser or a Windows or Mac app, and exports MP4. The 7-day trial watermarks its output and caps it at 3 downloads, and the cheapest plan caps videos at 5 minutes and 5 downloads a month. - **Value for money: C.** No US list price was confirmed because the page showed a regional price, so it sits at C. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 7-day trial with no card, but only 3 video downloads, up to 5 minutes and watermarked output. - **Features: C.** Hand-drawn animation, an image and icon library, AI tools, MP4 export and a brand kit. The gaps are plan limits, such as Lite's 5 downloads a month. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating is on record, and building an animated video scene by scene takes learning. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web, Windows and Mac, with no phone apps and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from VideoScribe's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among presentation tools - VideoScribe's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 20 of the 89 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 16. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/presentations ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace VideoScribe you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. 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: 53 of the 89 other presentation tools grade higher. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Video generation, Video editing, Presentations, Templates, AI features ## Alternatives - [Powtoon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/powtoon): Animated video and presentation maker with AI credits. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/videoscribe-vs-visme) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.videoscribe.co/pricing/ - https://www.videoscribe.co/download/ - https://www.videoscribe.co/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/videoscribe Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).