# Viggle

> Animate any character from a photo using motion from video or text prompts

- Category: [Video AI](https://finderatlas.com/categories/video-ai)
- Pricing: Freemium
- Website: https://viggle.ai
- Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, API
- API: available
- Mobile app: available
- Made by: Viggle, Toronto, Canada
- Last updated: 2026-10-19
- FinderAtlas page: https://finderatlas.com/tools/viggle

## Overview

Viggle is an AI character animation platform that turns a still image into a moving character. Users upload a character image and a reference motion video, or describe a motion in text, and Viggle generates a video in which the character performs that movement. The company describes the system as a physics-native world model built on its proprietary Joint Space-Time (JST) model, and says it has more than 50M users worldwide.

## Key features

- Character Swap
- Motion Transfer
- Viggle Live
- Multi-Character and Multi-Track Sessions
- PINOC 3D Motion Capture
- Games
- Developer API
- Mobile Apps

## Pricing

- **Free** ($0): Try Viggle with limited daily generations
- **Pro** ($9.99/month): Regular creators who need watermark-free output
- **Live** ($19.99/month): Heavier use and longer real-time sessions
- **Max** ($79.99/month): High-volume creators

## Best for

- Quickly animating a character image with a reference motion clip, character swapping in videos, and meme-style social content

## Who uses it

- Meme and short-form video creators
- Social media marketers
- Indie game developers
- Animators
- Developers building character-animation features

## Strengths

- Free tier allows 5 videos per day without a card.
- Low entry paid price of $7.99/month for watermark-free output.
- Covers character swap, motion transfer and real-time swap in one product.
- Offers iOS, Android, web and API access.
- Developer API with pay-as-you-go pricing and 100 free starter credits.

## Limitations

- Free output is watermarked and assets are stored for only 7 days.
- Seedance access is excluded from the Pro plan.
- PINOC and the API are priced separately from the main plans, so total cost is split across products.
- The pricing page shows a yearly discount of 20% but no yearly prices.

## Not recommended for

- Long-form cinematic production, or users who need a fully transparent flat-rate price for all products (PINOC and the API are billed separately)

## FinderAtlas editorial scores (out of 10)

- Ease of Use: 8.6/10
- Feature Depth: 7.8/10
- Value for Money: 8/10
- Performance & Speed: 7.6/10
- Documentation & Support: 7.2/10

## Alternatives

- [Vidu](https://finderatlas.com/tools/vidu): Generate consistent AI videos from text, images and reference characters in one workspace ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/vidu-vs-viggle))
- [Vidmoat](https://finderatlas.com/tools/vidmoat): Describe the edit in plain English and an AI agent builds it on an editable timeline ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/vidmoat-vs-viggle))
- [VEED](https://finderatlas.com/tools/veed): Browser-based AI video editor for subtitles, avatars, dubbing and social-ready videos ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/veed-vs-viggle))
- [Runway](https://finderatlas.com/tools/runway): AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/runway-vs-viggle))
- [PixVerse](https://finderatlas.com/tools/pixverse): Generate videos from text, images and prompts with AI models, agents and APIs ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/pixverse-vs-viggle))
- [Captions](https://finderatlas.com/tools/captions): AI video editor that turns raw footage and prompts into finished, captioned videos ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/captions-vs-viggle))
- [Vizard](https://finderatlas.com/tools/vizard): Turn long videos into captioned, social-ready short clips with AI editing ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/viggle-vs-vizard))
- [Kling AI](https://finderatlas.com/tools/kling-ai): Generate AI video and images from text, photos and references in one studio ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/kling-ai-vs-viggle))

## Recent updates

- 2026-10-01: Homepage promotes the JST-2 model (release date not stated)

## FAQ

**Is Viggle free?**

Yes, there is a free plan with 5 free videos per day, but output carries a watermark and asset storage lasts 7 days. Paid plans start at $7.99/month.

**What does Viggle generate from?**

Viggle takes a character image plus a motion source, either a reference video or a text description, and generates a video of the character performing that motion.

**Does Viggle have a mobile app?**

Yes. The download page links to an iOS App Store listing, Google Play and a direct Android APK.

**Does Viggle have an API?**

Yes. The Viggle API lets developers create characters and motions and run asynchronous renders. It is priced at $0.01 per credit, and new accounts get 100 free credits.

**Can I use Viggle for game development?**

PINOC, a separate product, converts phone video into 3D character motion and exports to game engines. It is billed separately from Viggle AI, starting at $10.39/month.