AI tools that earn their subscription.

Independent reviews for freelancers, creators and small businesses. See what each tool actually does, what it costs, and whether it can make or save you money.

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Write & sell

Client copy, drafts and sales pages that need little cleanup before they ship.

3 reviewsWriting

Create videos

Edit, clip, dub and publish a channel without a studio or a crew.

4 reviewsVideo

Make images

Thumbnails, illustrations and product shots from a prompt.

1 review · MidjourneyImage

Automate work

Connect the apps you already pay for and hand off the busywork.

1 review · ZapierAutomation

Research faster

Cited answers and summaries instead of forty open tabs.

1 review · PerplexityResearch

Build & code

Ship small tools and client sites without hiring a developer.

1 review · CursorCoding
Latest review · Writing

Claude review: the writing assistant with the best reputation for prose

Claude is the assistant most often recommended by writers for drafts that need little cleanup. The trade-off, according to the same users, is a Pro usage cap that can interrupt long sessions. No image generation either, so it is usually one of two tools.

8.7/10 · Recommended
Featured guide

Making money with AI tools: what actually works

There is a genre of video that shows a dashboard, says a number, and lists seven tools. Here is what the evidence from people doing this work says produces income, what produces content, and what produces nothing but a subscription bill.

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Voice & audio8.8/10

ElevenLabs

The most natural text-to-speech on the market by most accounts. Credits run out faster than the pricing page suggests.

Free · Starter from $5/moBest for: Faceless YouTube, audiobooks, podcast intros, course narration
Writing8.4/10

ChatGPT

Covers more jobs than any other single subscription. Writers consistently rate its drafts a step behind Claude.

Free · Go $8/mo · Plus $20/moBest for: People who want one tool for text, images, voice and research
Image8.5/10

Midjourney

The reference point for aesthetic quality in pins, covers and thumbnails, with a workflow that fights you on text and consistency.

From $10/moBest for: Pinterest pins, book and podcast covers, stock-style visuals
Writing6.4/10

Jasper

Polished templates and brand-voice tools on top of models you can rent directly for a third of the price.

Pro from $59/mo billed yearlyBest for: Small marketing teams that need shared brand voice and campaign templates
Video7.6/10

Runway

Among the strongest generative video tools for short B-roll. Credit pricing makes every failed generation feel like burning cash.

From $12/mo billed yearlyBest for: Short B-roll and motion backgrounds for video channels
Video8.1/10

Descript

The fastest route to a cut talking-head or narrated video, by most accounts. Heavy projects still make it wheeze.

Free · Hobbyist $16/mo billed yearlyBest for: Faceless channels, podcasts, course videos, anyone editing spoken content

Free KDP tools

All KDP tools

Four calculators for Amazon KDP paperbacks, every number checked against KDP's published specifications. No login, no email gate.

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KDP cover calculator

Spine width and full wraparound cover size from page count, paper and trim, in inches and millimetres.

Free tool

KDP royalty calculator

Printing cost, the 50% or 60% tier, royalty per sale and the minimum list price for every Amazon marketplace.

Free tool

KDP trim sizes

Every paperback trim size with page limits by paper type, margin rules and bleed, as plain HTML tables.

Free tool

KDP page count estimator

Words to pages for a given trim, font, point size and line spacing, then straight into the cover calculator.

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The best AI video tools we have reviewed

Five tools that cover voice, editing, clipping, B-roll and avatars, ranked by whether they earn their cost for a small channel or a freelancer.

5 tools comparedAug 18, 2026
Guide

Making money with AI tools: what actually works

There is a genre of video that shows a dashboard, says a number, and lists seven tools. Here is what the evidence from people doing this work says produces income, what produces content, and what produces nothing but a subscription bill.