Checked 2026-08-27, both sides
Kamply vs Arcads
Arcads is a browser tool that makes video ads with AI actors: pick a face from its library or build your own, give it a script, and it performs it.
- Kamply only
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- Both or neither
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- Arcads only
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Counted from the 17 capability rows below, price excluded. A row counts for one side only when that product does the thing and the other does not.
Who should buy Arcads
You are testing a lot of ad angles and want a person on camera in every one without a shoot: over a thousand AI actors, custom avatars, lip-sync, translations, and an API to drive it all from your own stack.
Who should buy Kamply
You would rather not put a synthetic person in your marketing. Kamply builds posts, carousels, decks and reels from your own brand tokens and real stock, against a brief you approved first.
You pay for Claude Max or ChatGPT Pro ($100+ a month). Kamply runs on it; AI usage is not included.
Finished work, built in the app.
Every piece here was built in Kamply at the size it ships. Sample brands are labelled as such.
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Where a product does not publish an answer, the cell says so rather than guessing.
| Checked 2026-08-27 | Kamply | Arcads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Cheapest paid plan | $69/mo | $110/mo, $77 promo |
| Free plan or trial | No | Partly: 7-day signup offer |
| Where it runs | ||
| Mac desktop app | Yes | No |
| Runs in a browser | No | Yes |
| iPhone or Android app | No | Not published |
| Public API | No | Yes |
| What it makes | ||
| Posts at exact platform ratios | Yes | No |
| Finished video files | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-slide carousels | Yes | No |
| Presentation decks | Yes | No |
| Generates footage with AI models | No | Yes |
| How it stays on brand | ||
| Reads your site for colour and type | Yes | No |
| Locks a written brief first | Yes | No |
| Blocks its own output on failed checks | Yes | No |
| What happens next | ||
| Publishes or schedules for you | No | No |
| Reports on performance | No | Not published |
| AI avatars or lip-sync | No | Yes |
| Files stay on your machine | Yes | No |
Kamply's price is the monthly interval; the yearly rate is on the pricing page. Product names and logos belong to their owners and are used here to identify the products being compared.
Questions before you pick.
If yours isn't here, ask it in the walkthrough. The form below reaches a human.
Does Kamply replace Arcads?
Not row for row, and this page does not pretend otherwise. You are testing a lot of ad angles and want a person on camera in every one without a shoot: over a thousand AI actors, custom avatars, lip-sync, translations, and an API to drive it all from your own stack. You would rather not put a synthetic person in your marketing. Kamply builds posts, carousels, decks and reels from your own brand tokens and real stock, against a brief you approved first.
Is Kamply cheaper than Arcads?
Arcads starts at $110/mo, $77 promo. Kamply is $69 a month, or a yearly rate on the pricing page. They are not the same purchase: read the rows above and decide which set of jobs you are buying.
Does Kamply generate video and images with AI like Arcads?
No. Kamply writes and edits with AI, but every photo and clip in a deliverable is real: licensed stock it sources for you, your own brand assets, or footage you shot. AI-generated imagery is rejected unless a brief opts into it. If a synthetic actor or generated B-roll is what you need, Arcads does that and Kamply does not.
Can I try either one for free?
Arcads offers a free trial. Kamply has neither a free plan nor a trial. The walkthrough is the equivalent: a first direction built on your brand, and the files are yours.
Does Kamply work in a browser like Arcads?
No. Arcads runs in a browser; Kamply is a Mac desktop app and nothing else. There is no web version, no Windows build and no mobile app. If you need to work from a phone or a PC, that is a real reason to pick Arcads.
How current are the facts on this page?
Every cell was checked against the Arcads site on 2026-08-27. Where the product does not publish an answer, the table says "Not published" instead of guessing. If something here is out of date, it is a mistake worth telling us about rather than a claim we are defending.
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