The honest comparison

MakerReels vs Captions

An editor-first AI video tool with strong caption styling and AI actors. MakerReels does one thing: turns your App Store link into finished TikTok & Reels ads — free to draft, honest about the cost.

Captions

from $9.99/mo · Credit subscription (1 credit ≈ 1 second)

Editor-first: you assemble the ad, it doesn't start from your app listing.
No App Store-native flow — it's built for general short video.
Credits meter by the second, so longer ads get expensive fast.

MakerReels

Free drafts · pay only at render

Reads your real App Store listing + uses your real screenshots
Scripts & edits are free — credits only burn on a take you render
Published cost per ad (~$0.30 screen · ~$2.50 AI-creator)
A failed render is auto-refunded; unused credits roll over; packs never expire
No watermark on paid · cancel anytime, no support ticket

What changes when you switch

MakerReels is app-ad-native end to end: your listing in, a finished, word-synced, captioned ad out — with your real screens — for a flat, published per-ad price.

Pull a batch free — no card →

Or get 3 free ad hooks for your app first.

Prices shown for Captions are from public sources as of mid-2026 and can change — always check their site for the latest. MakerReels' per-ad figures are our real production costs, published on the pricing page.