Motion graphics · honest comparison
Rescroll vs Hera.
Both turn a description into a motion graphic. Hera gives you the graphic to put in your edit; Rescroll gives you back your video with the graphic already on it.
The short version
Hera is an AI motion designer: describe an animation, refine it by prompt or on its canvas, and export it as an MP4, a GIF or a transparent MOV. It has templates and brand kits, and it's great for standalone animations — intros, explainer scenes, animated stats — and for overlays you composite in your own editor.
Rescroll AI Motion Graphics starts from your video. You drop your talking-head footage, add a moment and describe it. Rescroll looks at the frame, designs the graphic for that exact moment, places it around you, times it to the word from a transcript, and exports your whole video with the graphics on it.
Where the difference shows up
The last mile. With a clip or overlay from any generator, the remaining work is yours: import it, size it, move it off your face, and slide it along the timeline until it lands on the word. For one graphic that's fine. For six per video, every week, it's the part that takes the time. Rescroll does that part for you.
What the AI can see. Rescroll designs each graphic knowing what's in your frame — where you are, where your hands go, where your captions sit — and what you're saying at that moment. A generator working from a prompt alone doesn't know any of that.
Standalone work. If there's no talking head at all — a logo sting, a product explainer, an animated title card — Hera is the better fit. Rescroll only builds on footage you bring.
What it costs
Hera has a free tier with a daily limit of generations at lower resolution; its paid plans are shown in the app. Rescroll's motion graphics come with the Pro plan at $20/month billed yearly ($29 monthly) or Ultimate, and have no free tier. For the wider field, see the best AI motion graphics generators in 2026.
The honest take
We're not for everyone.
Both tools are great at different things. Here's where each one wins.
Where Hera wins
Great at standalone motion design.
- Standalone animations from a prompt — intros, explainer scenes, animated stats and titles.
- Transparent MOV export to drop overlays into any editor.
- Canvas editing to adjust a graphic by hand after it's generated.
- Templates and brand kits, and a free tier to start.
Where Rescroll wins
Built on your footage.
- Starts from your video — the graphic is designed for the moment it goes in.
- Placed around you — clear of your face, hands, captions and the app buttons.
- Timed to the word from a word-by-word transcript. No sliding clips along a timeline.
- Your real brand and data from attached screenshots, saved pages, logos, fonts or a CSV.
- A finished video out — one MP4 with every graphic and your original audio.
Feature comparison
Side by side.
| Feature | Rescroll | Hera |
|---|---|---|
| Describe a motion graphic in plain English | ||
| Standalone animations with no footage | ||
| Transparent overlay export for your editor | ||
| Designs the graphic from your actual frame | ||
| Places graphics around the speaker automatically | ||
| Times graphics to your spoken words automatically | ||
| Exports your finished video with graphics on it | ||
| Templates and brand kits | ||
| Matches your brand from attached references | ||
| Free tier |
Who is this for
Pick the one that fits your job.
Choose Hera if
You need standalone animations — intros, explainers, animated titles — or you're happy to composite overlays in your own editor. Hera is a strong pick, and the free tier makes it easy to try.
Choose Rescroll if
You film yourself talking and want graphics on that video — placed around you, landing on your words — without doing the compositing yourself, every video, every week.
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