So here is ours: $14.99 a month. Below is an honest look at both tools, using only what Arcads publishes itself.
Free credits. No card.
Ida, made with ClipUGC in about 4 minutes
Arcads is built for teams that spend real money every month. ClipUGC is built for one person shipping an app.
Pick Arcads if
Pick ClipUGC if
Only what Arcads publishes itself. Their prices are not public, so we leave that blank instead of guessing.
| Feature | Arcads | ClipUGC |
|---|---|---|
| Price on the website | Not published | $14.99 a month |
| Entry plan | Starter, 8,000 monthly credits, price shown after signup | Professional, 150 credits, $14.99 |
| Free to try | No trial. Refund within 24 hours if no credits used | Free credits, no card |
| Unused credits | Reset each cycle on Starter and Creator | Monthly credits, cancel any time |
| What one video costs | Varies by model and length | 7 credits for 5 seconds, 13 for 10 |
Checked on arcads.ai and the Arcads help center, September 2026. Their promotions change often, so check again before you decide.
| Feature | Arcads | ClipUGC |
|---|---|---|
| AI actors | 1,000+ library, plus your own avatar | Make your own, she keeps the same face |
| Your app footage in the video | You handle it | Built in, and free |
| API | ||
| Command line | npm i -g clipugc | |
| Claude connector | ||
| Phone app | None listed | iPhone and Android |
| Made for | Agencies and marketing teams | Indie developers and small apps |
Both tools connect to Claude. Only one of them is $14.99.
CLI docs on GitHub$ npm install -g clipugc
$ clipugc auth login
$ clipugc characters create --description "..."
$ clipugc videos create --image <lookId> --duration 5
A photo is 2 credits. A 10-second video is 13. Adding your app footage is always free.
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free credits to start, no card
$14.99 / month
150 credits every month
Business is $49.99 a month for 600 credits, with story episodes and front-of-queue rendering. See the full plan comparison
Arcads does not publish prices. There is no pricing page on arcads.ai, checked September 2026, so you have to sign up to see numbers. Their help center lists the plans as Starter with 8,000 monthly credits, Creator with 16,000, and a PRO plan with custom pricing. ClipUGC is $14.99 a month for 150 credits, and you can read that without an account.
Their refund policy says you can ask for your money back within 24 hours of the first charge if you have not used any credits, once per account. That is a refund, not a trial. ClipUGC gives you free credits when you sign up and asks for no card.
For one app and one recurring influencer, yes. If you need hundreds of actors, many languages and a team running campaigns all day, Arcads is the bigger tool and we will say so.
A 5-second clip is 7 credits and a 10-second one is 13. On the $14.99 plan that is about 70 cents and about $1.30. Photos are 2 credits. Adding your app footage costs nothing.
No. It runs in the browser, on iPhone and Android, and from the terminal if you prefer that.
Everything else is answered on the main FAQ.
Free credits, no card. If it is not for you, you have spent nothing.