Quick answer
Choose Mako if you want a high volume of ads at the lowest price and are happy to check them yourself. Choose Duggie if you want fewer, checked creatives delivered to you each week.
Side by side
| Mako | Duggie | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Self-serve AI tool | Done-for-you studio |
| Price | $44.99 to start for a 2-week intro, then $3.30 a day, as published on trymako.ai, checked 31 October 2026 | $500/month |
| Ads per month | 80 static image ads, as published, checked 31 October 2026 | 20 creatives, 100 ads with copy variants |
| Price per ad (calculated) | about $1.24 at $3.30 a day for 30 days | $25 per creative, $5 per ad with copy variants |
| Sizes | Not stated on trymako.ai | Feed, Square and Story (60 files) |
| Copy | Generated | 5 variants per creative |
| Who reviews | You | A person on our team, every file |
| First delivery | Minutes | Same day, usually 1 to 2 hours |
| Guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee on the credits you have not used, for first plan payments from 1 November 2026, as in Mako's Terms, checked 31 October 2026 | 14 days, first payment, full $500 |
How to compare them fairly
- Use the same unit. Mako counts ads. Duggie counts creatives (each in three sizes) and ads (with copy variants). Compare per creative and per file, not only per ad.
- Add your checking time. With a self-serve tool, you check every file yourself, so add those hours to the price.
- Try both on the same product and offer. You can start with 1 free ad from Duggie before you pay anything, and Mako publishes a 2-week intro. Compare whether the product is right, whether the text in the image is spelled right, whether the sizes are there, and how long you spent fixing files.
When Mako is the better pick
When you want the most ads per dollar, want video as well as statics, or prefer to generate and edit ads yourself.
When Duggie is the better pick
When your time is the constraint, you want every file checked before it reaches you, and you want copy variants and all three sizes delivered ready to upload.
Related reading: AI ad generators vs human-reviewed static ads, Holo alternative for static Meta ads and what a static Meta ad costs in 2026.
Where Duggie fits
Duggie is for brands that would rather receive checked ads than generate and check their own.
Duggie makes static Meta ads for you: 20 custom creatives a month, each in Feed, Square and Story (60 files), with 5 copy variants each, so 100 ads to test. They arrive in 4 weekly batches, the first one the same day your subscription starts, usually within 1 to 2 hours. A person reviews every file, revisions are unlimited and usually back in 1 to 2 hours, and your first payment is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. It's $500/month, and you can start with 1 free ad before you pay anything. See pricing.
Duggie may not be the right fit if you need video, or more than 20 new concepts a month for one brand.