What is the best alternative to StickReel?

For long YouTube videos in your own voice, Alpy. For many AI-voiced minutes for little money, Crreo. To animate by hand for free, Pivot Animator. For vertical stick figure Shorts, StickReel itself.

Is there an AI tool that makes stickman videos?

Yes: Alpy draws stick figure scenes from your narration or a typed script with one recurring stickman; StickReel and Crreo generate them from a script or topic with AI voices.

Can I use my own voice for a stick figure video?

With Alpy, yes: upload or record your narration and the drawings follow it. StickReel uses AI voices, including cloned ones on its Creator and Pro plans.

What is the cheapest way to make stick figure videos?

Pivot Animator is free if you animate by hand. Among AI tools, Crreo has the lowest price per AI-voiced minute; Alpy starts at $7 for one video up to 3 minutes with no subscription.

Alternatives

StickReel alternatives for stick figure YouTube videos

For long horizontal YouTube stick figure videos narrated in your own voice, use Alpy: upload a recording or paste a script for an AI voice, and it draws a stick figure scene for each part, with the same character throughout. For the most AI-voiced minutes for the money, Crreo. To animate every frame yourself for free, Pivot Animator. StickReel is still the better pick for vertical Shorts and moving stick figure animation. Yes, this is Alpy's site.

Last updated 26 October 2026

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Why people look for a StickReel alternative

Length. StickReel prices by 30-second videos; a 60-second one costs twice the credits, so a 10-minute YouTube video uses a lot of them.
Your own voice. StickReel narrates with AI voices, and cloned voices on Creator and Pro; there is no plain upload of a recording you already made.
Shorts first. It is built for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, with 16:9 as an option.

The alternatives compared

Tool	How a video is made	Voice	Starting price
Alpy	Draws a stick figure scene for each part of your narration, one recurring character, 16:9	Your recording, or six AI voices	$7 a video or $29/month
StickReel	Writes, voices and animates stick figure scenes from a topic or script, 9:16 or 16:9	AI voices; cloned voices on Creator ($39) and Pro	$19/month: 16 credits, one per 30-second video in its simplest style
Crreo	AI video from a script in styles including stickman	AI voice library	$14/month for 60 video minutes, videos up to 10 minutes
Pivot Animator	You pose and animate every frame yourself	Add your own in an editor	Free, Windows

Prices from each tool's own site, checked 2026-10-26.

1. Alpy: long stick figure videos in your own voice

Record or upload your narration, or paste a script and pick an AI voice. Alpy draws a simple stick figure scene for each part of what is said, on white, with the same stickman throughout: the Stickman, the Classic Stickman, or one dressed for the topic (Ancient, Scientist, Detective, Survivor and more). Videos run 10 seconds to 20 minutes. Plans: Starter $29/month: 20 minutes (about 6 three-minute videos); Creator $59/month: 50 minutes (about 16 three-minute videos); Pro $99/month: 100 minutes (about 33 three-minute videos); or $7 for one video up to 3 minutes, no subscription. The scenes are drawn stills cut to the words, not moving animation.

Alpy

Good

+ Built around your own voice, with six AI voices for when you would rather not record
+ Videos up to 20 minutes (on Pro, or paid once; Starter 8, Creator 15)
+ About $4.83 per three-minute video on the cheapest plan, $3.00 on the largest
+ One recurring character kept consistent across scenes and the thumbnail
+ Title ideas, a description and a thumbnail come with every video

Not so good

− Six AI voices, not a large voice library, and no voice cloning
− Horizontal 16:9 only, no vertical Shorts
− One deliberately simple drawing style, not polished animation
− No free plan

2. Crreo: the most AI-voiced minutes

Crreo turns a script into a video in a choice of styles, stickman among them, with AI voices. Start is $14/month for 60 video minutes with videos up to 10 minutes; Grow is $29 for 120 minutes up to 15. Its pricing page does not mention uploading your own voice. Better than Alpy if you want many AI-voiced minutes cheaply.

3. Pivot Animator: free, by hand

Pivot Animator is free Windows software for animating stick figures frame by frame. You get real movement and full control, at the cost of many hours per minute of video, and the voice is added separately in an editor.

Questions

What is the best alternative to StickReel?: For long YouTube videos in your own voice, Alpy. For many AI-voiced minutes for little money, Crreo. To animate by hand for free, Pivot Animator. For vertical stick figure Shorts, StickReel itself.
Is there an AI tool that makes stickman videos?: Yes: Alpy draws stick figure scenes from your narration or a typed script with one recurring stickman; StickReel and Crreo generate them from a script or topic with AI voices.
Can I use my own voice for a stick figure video?: With Alpy, yes: upload or record your narration and the drawings follow it. StickReel uses AI voices, including cloned ones on its Creator and Pro plans.
What is the cheapest way to make stick figure videos?: Pivot Animator is free if you animate by hand. Among AI tools, Crreo has the lowest price per AI-voiced minute; Alpy starts at $7 for one video up to 3 minutes with no subscription.

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