
How I Built a Free AI Video Generator
I'm a mobile dev running a small studio in Israel. We ship React Native and Flutter apps — eSIM, delivery, VPN, VoIP. A few months ago I started building CreatorAI — an AI video editor that actually lets people try it for free. The Problem Every AI video tool charges $20-40/month before you even know if it works. Runway, Pika, Kling — all great tech, all paywalled. Small creators and businesses can't justify that cost to test an idea. What I Built CreatorAI — a free video editor + AI video generator. Editor is 100% free — trim, captions, music, transitions, filters, export in HD 10 free AI credits on signup — no card, no trial that auto-charges Text-to-video — describe a scene, get a clip Image-to-video — upload a photo, animate it Web + iOS + Android Tech Stack Frontend: React Native (Expo) for mobile, Next.js for web AI Models: Kling v2.1, Seedance Lite via fal.ai Backend: Node.js + Supabase Payments: RevenueCat + Paddle Hosting: Vercel (web), EAS (mobile) How AI Generation Works Use
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