Storyboard That is a drag-and-drop storyboard and comic creator with thousands of standards-aligned lesson plans, rubrics and rostering through Google Classroom, Clever, Canvas, ClassLink and Schoology. ComicInk is an AI comic maker: the teacher types a lesson topic and AI writes the script and draws a full comic, with a reading level setting and a free printable worksheet. Choose Storyboard That for a large lesson library and students working in their own accounts; choose ComicInk for a finished, fully illustrated comic without building cells by hand.
| Storyboard That | ComicInk | |
|---|---|---|
| How comics are made | Drag-and-drop cells: choose scenes, characters and items, then add text. | Type a lesson topic or story idea; AI writes the panel-by-panel script and draws every page. |
| AI | Not mentioned on its pricing page. | AI writes the script and draws the art. |
| Student accounts | Yes — rostering via Google Classroom, Clever, Canvas, ClassLink and Schoology. | Teacher-led: accounts are 18+; students don’t need one. |
| Lesson resources | 3,000+ lesson plans with standards and rubrics. | Four lesson templates (Lesson to Comic, Vocabulary Story, History Moment, Science Process). |
| Reading level | Not a feature (users write the text). | Ages 6–8 to 15+, Adult, or a language-learner level A1–C1. |
| Worksheets | Worksheet Maker on paid plans. | Classroom pack: worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key (free). |
| Free plan | 2 storyboards a week, 3 cells, watermarked downloads. | Free 1,000-credit classroom trial; script writing is free. |
| Price | Individual $11.99/month; Teams $29.99 per user/month; school plans by quote. | Free 1,000-credit classroom trial. Then $9.99/month (Basic) or credit packs; a drawn page is 50 credits. |
ComicInk is one: you type a lesson topic or story idea and AI writes the script and draws every page. Teachers can request a free 1,000-credit classroom trial.
It has a free plan limited to two storyboards a week, three cells and watermarked downloads. Paid individual plans start at $11.99 a month (checked October 21, 2026).
Yes. Besides comics, ComicInk has an AI storyboard generator that turns a brief into frames with a shot list, and free printable storyboard templates.
Storyboard That details are from Storyboard That’s own pages, checked October 21, 2026: Storyboard That pricing · Storyboard That home page. Prices change — check their site before deciding.
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Free 1,000-credit classroom trial — enough for three or four complete comics. No credit card.