Vidulk vs Crayo
Pick Crayo if you run faceless or brainrot channels and want AI to write the story, read it with an AI voice and put it over gameplay footage, with Reddit stories and AI images in the same plan. Pick Vidulk if you want chats that look like 17 real messaging apps, free previews and watermarked downloads, phone apps, and the option to pay $7 for one story instead of a yearly plan.
Choose Vidulk if
- Free to write, preview and download with a small watermark. Crayo lists no free plan.
- Pay $7 for one watermark-free story, or $19.99 for a month; Crayo's lowest advertised rate needs $160 up front for a year.
- Chats styled like 17 messaging apps in light and dark mode, plus 6 other formats.
- iPhone and Android apps plus the web app.
- Unlimited AI clipping of long videos in the same subscription.
Choose Crayo if
- You want AI voiceovers: Crayo has 100+ voices and 30 to 180 voiceover minutes a month.
- You make split-screen gameplay story videos and Reddit story videos.
- You want AI images, voice changer, face swap and subtitle remover in one plan.
| Vidulk | Crayo | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web app; free browser generators on vidulk.com | Web |
| Free use | Write and preview free; download with a free account, small watermark | No free plan listed |
| Removing the watermark | 1 video credit ($7) per story, or Vidulk Unlimited | Not published |
| Paid pricing | Unlimited $9.99/week, $19.99/month, $179/year; credits $7 for 1, $19 for 10 (web prices) | Hobby $13/month ($160/year), Clipper $27/month ($327/year), Pro $55/month ($664/year), billed yearly; no refunds |
| Chat looks | 17 apps including iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Snapchat, Discord, in light and dark mode | Not published |
| Other story formats | Viral post, AI chat, comments, Instagram post, story, email | Reddit story videos, split-screen gameplay stories |
| Templates | 300+ | Template generator (count not published) |
| Write with AI | Paste a script from ChatGPT, Claude or any AI; up to 10 scripts at once | AI helps write the story |
| AI voiceover | No | Yes: 100+ voices, 30 to 180 minutes a month |
| Video backgrounds | 8 animated backgrounds or your own video or image (premium) | Gameplay footage for split-screen videos |
| Bulk export | Up to 10 videos at once (Unlimited) | Not listed |
| AI clipping of long videos | Yes | Yes: AutoClip |
What Crayo is
Crayo is a web tool for faceless and brainrot channels. Its Fake Text Chat feature builds a scripted phone conversation video, with AI helping to write the story and reveal it message by message. The same plans include Reddit story videos, split-screen gameplay stories, AutoClip for long videos, 100+ AI voices, AI images and editing tools. Crayo says it has more than 3.2 million users.
Vidulk's Story studio renders chats in the look of 17 named messaging apps, with typing indicators and message sounds, plus viral posts, AI chats, comments, Instagram posts, stories and emails, and 300+ templates.
Pricing
Crayo's pricing page shows yearly billing: Hobby is $13 a month billed at $160 a year, Clipper is $27 a month ($327) and Pro is $55 a month ($664). Monthly billing costs more; Crayo says yearly saves 30%. Each AI-generated video, including fake texts, uses one workflow credit (250 to 3,000 a month), and export minutes are capped from 2 to 30 hours a month. Crayo does not offer refunds.
Vidulk is free to write, preview and download with a small watermark. A watermark-free story is one $7 credit, or included in Vidulk Unlimited at $9.99 a week, $19.99 a month or $179 a year on the web.
Where Crayo is stronger
Vidulk has no AI voiceover, no gameplay footage library and no Reddit-to-voice workflow in the Story studio; its backgrounds are 8 animated styles or your own video or image. If your format is a narrated story over gameplay, Crayo does more of the work. If you want realistic chat screens, many formats, and a free way to start, try Vidulk at vidulk.com/app.
Who should pick which
Choose Crayo if you run several faceless channels and want story, voice, gameplay and captions produced in one pass, and you are ready to commit to a yearly plan. Choose Vidulk if your videos are chat screens that need to look like a real app, if you want to try before paying, or if you also clip podcasts, streams or YouTube videos. Vidulk handles batches too: paste up to 10 scripts and export 10 videos at once on Unlimited. Every Vidulk story tool also exports a PNG screenshot.
Switching from Crayo to Vidulk
- Sign in at https://www.vidulk.com/app/login with Apple or Google.
- Open the Story studio, pick a format and a chat app look.
- Paste your script, or copy Vidulk's ready-made prompt into ChatGPT or Claude and paste the answer back.
- Add an animated background or your own gameplay video, then export one video or up to 10 at once on Unlimited.
Vidulk works on iPhone, Android and the web with one account.
Try Vidulk on the webFAQ
Does Crayo have a free plan?
Crayo's pricing page lists no free plan. Vidulk lets you write, preview and download story videos with a small watermark on a free account.
Does Vidulk have AI voiceover like Crayo?
No. Vidulk chat videos use typing indicators and message sounds. Crayo includes AI voiceovers with 100+ voices.
Can I use my own gameplay background in Vidulk?
Yes. Video backgrounds accept your own video or image, or one of 8 animated styles. Downloading with a background needs Vidulk Unlimited or a video credit.
Sources
- Vidulk product facts (llms.txt)
- Vidulk fake chat video generator
- Crayo pricing page
- Crayo Fake Text Chat feature
- Crayo homepage
Prices and features change. Check the vendor's site before you buy.