Banner Maker Pro vs TweenUI

Banner Maker Pro is a free Windows application for creating web banner ads, Facebook banners, buttons, headers, animated GIFs, logos, and other web graphics. Users can choose custom image sizes, add or crop images and logos, resize them, and blend them with transparency. Finished graphics can be saved as GIF, JPEG, or PNG files. The maker lists more than 120 one-step animations and over 800 backgrounds and standalone images. Text tools provide borders, three shadow styles, angled or circular text, installed computer fonts, and Unicode support. Export options include HTML for placing a banner on a website, a rotator containing up to 10 images, and mouse-over effects. Output has no watermark. The listed plan costs nothing and allows unlimited banner making. The app requires Windows 10 or above and 12 MB of disk space. Facebook does not accept GIFs, so animated banners must be exported as PNG or JPEG there. Help includes in-app instructions, an F1 file, FAQs, tutorials, and contact support.

TweenUI is a web-based builder for animated HTML5 banner ads and advertising campaigns. Its drag-and-drop editor lets users create banners without writing code and combine animations beyond entry and exit effects. Banners can scale for mobile, tablet, and desktop displays while keeping their aspect ratio, and template-based feed banners can update text and images dynamically. Finished creatives can be downloaded as HTML5, AMPHTML, MP4 video, or animated GIF. Users can upload TrueType or OpenType fonts; only the characters used are included in the final banner. TweenUI says its banners support Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Sizmek, DoubleClick for Publishers, Campaign Manager, and Bid Manager. Cloud Publish hosts banners and supports real-time updates through republishing; Professional users instead download and host their own banners. The Personal plan is free for personal, non-business use. Professional costs $29 a month, Professional + cloud $49 a month, and Business $199 a month. Plans include email support, with priority support on Business.