Melted Crayons TV vs TheToonMaker

Melted Crayons TV is a browser-based AI storytelling studio for creating comics, graphic novels, storyboards, animated videos, and published story pages. Character references help keep figures visually consistent across panels, clips, and pages, and the studio offers more than 30 art styles, including comic book, anime, watercolor, LEGO, and cyberpunk. Creators can set motion direction for each shot and add character voices or narration. Outputs include interactive comic pages, MP4 video, narrated read-alongs, PDF and print, and social cuts. Published stories can include trackable short links and QR codes with click analytics. The free Sketch tier provides 30 monthly credits for image-only work; it exports watermarked 1080p static comic video and does not include panel animation. Paid plans start at $9.99/mo, with listed tiers varying in credits, voices, resolution, animation, and commercial-use terms. Character photo background extraction runs in the browser, and the maker says the photo does not leave the device for that step. Account content is retained while an account is active; after deletion, backups may take up to 30 days to expire.

TheToonMaker is a browser-based 2D animation studio for turning sketches into animated episodes. Its workflow brings character uploads, script writing, storyboards, clip generation, and episode assembly into one platform. Scripts can be divided into clips lasting 3–30 seconds, then edited with cuts, audio mixing, transitions, timing controls, and preview. The platform says it preserves a creator’s line work and character identity across shots. Exports include Full HD, vertical, and square formats. Creator includes H.264 export, while Pro includes native 4K resolution and ProRes export. The free plan includes organization accounts and projects, a script editor with the ToonAI assistant, and storyboards and scene planning, but no video, voice, or image generation. Creator costs $24 a month and includes 600 GPU credits per month, one character AI training per month, up to 1080p, and commercial use. Studio and Pro list larger credit allowances and additional capabilities. Unused GPU credits expire at the end of each billing period without rollover or refunds. TheToonMaker is operated by HubTrader LLC, whose stated office is in Albuquerque, New Mexico.