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A VideoScribe alternative that draws it for you.
VideoScribe is a whiteboard editor: you place images on a canvas and arrange the timeline, with AI helpers for scripts, images and voiceover. StrokeTale starts from your topic and draws the whole video, then lets you change any scene by chatting. Here is how they differ.
Free account with 3 minutes of video a month. You approve the script before you spend anything.
Checked 28 Oct 2026
StrokeTale and VideoScribe, side by side.
What each one does, from each product's own public pages on 28 Oct 2026. Prices and features change: the sources are listed below.
| Topic | StrokeTale | VideoScribe |
|---|---|---|
| How you build a video | Describe it; approve a script; every scene is drawn for you. Change scenes by chatting. | Build it on a canvas: add images and text, set the order and timing yourself. |
| Hands-on control of each element | Scene-level: words, picture, motion and timing per scene. No drag-and-drop canvas yet. | Full element-level control on the canvas. |
| AI script | Free drafts and revisions; approve before any picture is made; invented figures flagged. | AI script generation, with monthly minute limits per plan. |
| Pictures | A new picture for each scene, traced into pen strokes and drawn by the hand. | A large image library, your own uploads, and AI image generation with monthly limits. |
| AI voiceover | 28 voices (12 HD), speaking styles, studio finishing, free previews. | AI voiceover in 45+ languages on the Core and Max plans; you can also record or import audio. |
| Burned-in captions | 6 styles, word by word, safe-zone placement on 9:16, plus free SRT and VTT. | Not listed on the pricing page. |
| Translate a finished video | 30 languages: voice, captions and titles together. | Not listed on the pricing page. |
| Shapes | 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 from one script. | Landscape, portrait and square. |
| Export | 1080p MP4. | Full HD (1080p) MP4. |
| Free to try | Free account with 3 credits (3 minutes of MP4) each month. Scripts, previews and scene edits never use credits. | 7-day free trial, 3 watermarked downloads, up to 5 minutes. |
Which one to choose
Choose VideoScribe if
- You want to place every image and word by hand on a canvas.
- You need videos longer than 3 minutes in one project (longer explainers are coming).
- You want to use your own images, fonts or a large stock library today.
Choose StrokeTale if
- You want a finished, narrated, captioned video from a topic, without arranging a timeline.
- You want to approve the script before you spend anything, and fix scenes by asking.
- You publish Shorts, Reels and TikToks and need hook-first openings and safe-zone captions.
- You need the same video in other languages (30 today).
Sources, checked 28 Oct 2026
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See the difference on your own topic.
Scripts, previews and scene edits are free. You only spend credits when you export, and you see the price first. A free account includes 3 minutes of video every month.
- Script approved before you pay
- Price shown before you confirm
- Credits back if a render fails
- 3 free minutes a month