# Page 5 | The Brief Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is The Brief the right Graphic Design solution for you? Explore 285 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/161766/Creatopy/reviews --- The Brief 4.6 (285) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/161766/Creatopy/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of The Brief ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 285 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Amber C. Inbound Marketing Strategist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Helps Our Agency Create All the Display Ads We Desire" July 29, 2019 5.0 Bannersnack helps our agency impress clients by delivering responsive ad templates and social media graphic templates. It takes our team less time to create beautiful ads and that's a win for our design-inclined individuals and our non-design-inclined individuals. Pros Bannersnack's display ad templates and ad creator are world class. Being able to place your headline, CTA and image into a sidebar and have Bannersnack create many display ads that look beautiful is incredible. They also have great templates for social media posts as well. Cons I've been using Bannersnack for just about two years now and sometimes I find the auto-saving doesn't work as expected and I find myself losing work I got distracted from. Other than that, I have no other complaints! Review Source Zander V. Partner and Creative Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bannersnack is tasty" June 26, 2019 4.0 Love the product. Use it constantly and my customers are always thrilled with what our team creates for them using Bannersnack. Pros The ability to create tons of different versions of online marketing advertising. Cons A bit clunky user experience when it comes to editing banners. Would really like to be able to scroll the timeline when in edit mode. And have never been able to get the custom URL service to work properly. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hi Zander, I would like to thank you for your feedback! As you mentioned, with the help of our amazing Banner Generator you can create multiple banners in different sizes at the same time, there so, saving you a lot of time and nerves. I have also noticed that you have a hard time with the Timeline without a scrubber. I am really happy to announce this just came out as a feature. As for the custom URL, we would love to hear some more details about this and see how we can help you with that, just contact our customer service and we will help you out with that. DP Drew P. Graphic Designer Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for large quantities! " June 19, 2019 5.0 Great! My work flow would be much slower with out it! Pros I've had to create hundreds of banners for single clients and this software speeds up that process immensely for me. Especially when the banners are animated and when there are many different sizes. Cons I occasionally have difficulty sharing banners with clients for review. Review Source Response from The Brief August 1, 2019 Hello Drew, We are so glad to read through your positive review of Bannersnack! With each constructive feedback, we learn and our confidence grows along with our desire to make Bannersnack the best web platform for design. We are determined and driven to create an environment in which all of our users can thrive in their own creative way! I can see that you are facing some difficulties with the sharelinks from time to time, and I would like to advise you to get in touch with our support team whenever this happens so that we can take a look at the situation and possibly determine what is causing this in order to fix it. No problem goes overlooked as we constantly strive to improve. Thank you! Cody J. Director of Search Marketing Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Controls are intuitive for past Photoshop users, or similar programs. " May 8, 2018 4.0 Time saving and consistency is the best part. Being able to rebuild all size ads at the same time each month is a huge perk. Pros Being able to create multiple size ads at the same time was a major time savor. All times are crunch times when work needs to be completed, so saving time on design is always a benefit. The other benefit I really liked is the integration of stock images. Making ads was much faster with the creative available right in the program. This comes standard in most photo programs, but it was great to see here. Cons Finding the edges of other elements was sometimes a few pixels of area rather than the exact area. Made me uncertain of the preciseness of the ads. Review Source NP Niraj P. Product Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Really useful tool. Saves a lot of time." May 4, 2018 5.0 The best part of this tool is to be able to create multiple banner sizes at the same time. You make an edit in one size and it automatically reflects in all other sizes. Saves so much time and also a person from non-design background can find his/her way around the tool easily. Kudos to the Bannersnack team! Pros The best part of this tool is to be able to create multiple banner sizes at the same time. You make an edit in one size and it automatically reflects in all other sizes. Saves so much time and also a person from non-design background can find his/her way around the tool easily. Kudos to the Bannersnack team! Cons I've highlighted this earlier as well. While working on a banner set, there are a couple of functionalities that do not work yet; such as modifying the background of one particular banner in a banner set. It's a minor issue and I'm hopeful that the team will be able to fix it soon. Review Source HDS H. David S. CEO Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product" July 2, 2019 5.0 Pros Ease of use and updates and storage of banners for customers Cons Would like to be able to change type size to different sizes within the same cell Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello David, A positive review always has a good impact on our morale and drives us to keep on doing a terrific job. We can all agree here that Bannersnack has indeed managed to simplify the creation process of banners through it's intuitive and game changing features, allowing our users to develop quality assets from scratch, in no time! Any recommendations or issues that might come up can be communicated to our support representatives and they will make sure you get the help and information that you are looking for! We thank you for choosing Bannersnack as your primary platform for creating banners. VR Verified Reviewer Owner Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Been using Bannersnack for 3-4 years" October 25, 2018 5.0 Pros Ease of use, a lot of templates and examples to use, pictures Cons Some options might be hard to find, for example the size measurements. Review Source GO Gabriel O. E-Banking Channels Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Graphic designing tool" November 22, 2023 5.0 Pros The software is easy to use to create good graphics with good templates that can be customized Cons The software pricing is not favorable enough for smaller businesses to use the tool Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chief Executive Officer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent platform for graphic and banner assets!" May 11, 2018 5.0 Pros BannerSnack is extremely intuitive and easy to navigate. It also comes with a large variety of professional templates and ad size sets based on the advertising platform. Cons The ability to edit a select number of banners instead of having to edit them all or just one would be excellent. Review Source PD Patrick D. Conseiller en Stratégies numériques Chemicals Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Perfect tool" August 5, 2019 5.0 Pros Bannersnack is incredibly easy of use, fast and up to this point, very reliable. Customer service is fast and courteous, very helpful (I used live chat several times already). Great value for the price. Took one month only to test all the features but will subscribe to a yearly plan for sure. Cons So far, I don't see any cons. Of course I've just been using the tool for a month. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello Patrick, We would love to let you know how grateful we are for your amazing review. Bannersnack is all about making the process of creating banners, a child's play so we are glad every time this reflected in our user's reviews. This is a huge motivational aspect for us and it keeps us making the platform better and better with more features on each update. I'm happy to hear that you haven't had any issues with Bannersnack so far, but if you ever do as you've said our customer support team is always ready to help on the spot, so don't hesitate to chat with us! ST Shana T. Content Strategist Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "My be useful for a heavier banner ad creator" December 5, 2019 5.0 Overall it was just fine! But it doesn't suit my needs, as I'm not a frequent banner ad creator. Pros This software is actually very user friendly and intuitive. From what I can see, there are plenty of opportunities for A/B testing and other marketing research tools. I did have to get in touch with customer service when I had some confusion about pricing, and they were fantastic. Overall, if you're a heavier banner ad creator this may be a great software program for your needs. Cons As for me, I don't use the software nearly as much as some others might. I work for the occasional client who wants a banner created, but that doesn't really warrant buying the software when there are other, free, tools out there on the good ol' interwebz. I was also a little disappointed that you couldn't do more image manipulation. Even Canva gives you options! Review Source Response from The Brief February 12, 2020 Hi Shana, We're thankful that you've taken some of your time to leave feedback! We appreciate every bit of advice and all our customers' suggestions are taken very seriously. We are constantly adding new features that our customers have requested. If there is anything that you would like to see on Bannersnack, you can submit a request through our built in form, or drop us a message on our chat and we'll make sure to send it for review! MJ Marlin J. Marketing Manager Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for creating good looking content very fast! Affordable too. " June 19, 2019 5.0 I love Bannersnack. I've never had an issue with it and it has saved me a ton of time. Although I am also a graphic designer, I choose banner snack because its easier and faster than making something from scratch. Pros The many formats available to export in, the HTML5 functionality and the ease of use. The most user friendly software out there. Cons Would love more templates, even though you have a lot, you can never have enough Review Source Response from The Brief July 24, 2019 Hello Marlin! We'd like to thank you for your amazing review of Bannersnack and let you know that we appreciate the positive feedback that you have provided. We find ourselves to be in continuous development in terms of features, functionality and content and rest assured, that we will be adding more templates in the future to enlarge our content database. KT Kostas T. Business Development Manager Industrial Automation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fast learning curve and real value" June 27, 2019 5.0 I am building HTML Google ads with ease. Bannersnack gave me the benefit of building video animations from still images and text that I am using to compile longer videos for my Business. Pros Very easy to get started. It really facilitates the whole process of building HTML ads for different platforms. Being able to save creatives in mp4 opens ups many possibilities for building videos for promoting content. Cons Didn't find anything to dislike so far. So far it covered all the needs I had. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello there, Thank you so much for taking the time to give us this amazing review! We really appreciate it! I have noticed that you like how easy is to create banners with Bannersnack. With this ease of work, you also get an easy method to get your banners in the desired formats, in your case HTML5 and MP4. With just a few clicks you can get your banner in just a few seconds in any format you would need, ready to use. Making ad banners was never this easy. MP Mike P. Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Business review" June 26, 2019 5.0 I would say reseller options to markup and resell, my clients own login admin. Pros Tracking reports, easy to use, templates, images and themes. Cons A dashboard to resell under my own brand. Reason for choosing The Brief Features and templates Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello Mike, We'd like to take the time to thank you for your very positive review! All opinions matter for our team and we treat each suggestion with top priority, reason for which, positive reviews are always a pleasant view and a sign that we are doing a good job, which keeps us motivated on our journey. I can see that you would be interested in a custom branding feature, which is available under our plus plan. This will allow you to personalize your banner's sharelink with a custom url domain, favicon, background an even a comment section where clients can leave reviews and opinions on the banners that you've created, without any of the Bannersnack brand content being visible on the page. You can find out more about custom branding, here. BT Brian T. Creative Director Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bannersnack" July 24, 2018 5.0 Overall, this is a good service. There was a period a year ago or so when the platform would change every two weeks. That was a bit of a headache. Now it is much more stable. Pros I like the variety of media you can produce on it and the relative simplicity saves me time from doing animations using other programs. Cons I don't like how I have to sign in for each banner tool. If I have all of it, I should be able to sign in and use everything without having to log in for each tool. I wish there was a way to make longer animations. Review Source rL rodolfo L. Graphic Designer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The idea is great but needs a lot of improvements" May 11, 2018 2.0 I am able to create multiple banners at once. Pros being able to create multiple banners helps reduce times when providing different artworks for clients Cons HTML does not write code as requested. The images imported are not automatically optimized and create large files at time of export. it would be great to incorporate alignment tools to increase workflow Review Source Response from The Brief May 14, 2018 Hello Rodolfo, Thank you for taking the time to rate Bannersnack. The imported images should normally be compressed when exporting the banner in HTML5 format as to drop the banner size below the 150KB limit imposed by AdWords. When saving the banner, you can lower the quality of it a bit to see if that helps. If this issue is still happening, please send us a message via our live chat on Bannersnack.com so we can further assist you. Also, if you could provide additional information regarding the code not being written as requested, it would be much appreciated. Thank you. VR Verified Reviewer Graphic Designer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simplest HTML5 Banners Ever" March 19, 2018 5.0 Bannersnack has helped us save time creating banner sets and HTML5 banners. It's also easy enough to use that we've rolled the tool out to non-designers who are able to swap assets and create banners from templates! Pros Bannersnack makes it quick and easy to make a whole set of banners that look great! They provide a lot of great templates that are easy to update as well as the option to fully customize a banner set. This tool has saved our design team a lot of time because making a change on one banner flows the changes to all banners! Cons It would be great to have a layers panel once you click into a specific banner size. It would be nice to be able to edit certain layers without having to move all the other layers off to the side. Locking individual layers would be a great feature as well! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Marketing and Web Communications Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great product for busy marketing teams." June 26, 2019 4.0 Pros This software is extremely easy to use. It has enabled my team of designers who did not have previous web experience to jump in and tackle advertising work that we would have to typically outsource. The team is happy with the interface and ease of use for customizing the existing templates or developing new ones. Cons Honestly, for the cost of the service, there isn't much to complain about. I do wish the display of the ad size previews were a little better. When sharing creative concepts with our leadership team, the ads display 100% or full size in a web browser opposed to the actual dimensions of the ad. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review of Bannersnack! We value our users opinions and we take note of each individual suggestion and address every possible concern. I can see that you've been having some difficulties with the sharelink, for which I would like to let you know that, if you are viewing an add in the browser at 100% zoom, it will display in it's original, created size. If, by any chance, you are viewing a banner set, in grid view, then indeed the ads will not be displayed in their original form, however, you can always switch to individual view, from within the sharelink. FB Freo B. Founder Graphic Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good but not great!" May 20, 2021 3.0 Good but not that great, the features are very limited. Pros I like how you can easily create a very simple banner using Creatopy(formerly Bannersnack), but very limited to complex animation. Cons For a simple banner ad, yes it can help, but for a complex animated banners, I think I would still go with the hard-coded approach Review Source Response from The Brief June 16, 2021 We appreciate you taking the time to review Creatopy, and we are sorry the platform didn't meet your demands. It's no secret that our company has gone through a rebranding process and that Creatopy had only been launched slightly over 4 months ago, as of 6/16/2021. That being said, compared to the industry's giants, Creatopy is still in its ''infancy state". All of our departments are very hard at work around the clock and are constantly polishing the rough diamond that is our platform. Being a successor to Bannersnack, many of the original features are constantly being reworked, updated and improved, with a plethora of new features being in development and implemented rather rapidly. The platform is not trying to compete with the top-end players like Adobe, for example, being a more user-friendly tool, one that virtually anyone can master within a few hours, rather than a long-term commitment to developing an entirely new skill. Stay tuned for the many future updates and new features! Mandar P. Lab Admin Mental Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Create Banner with few Clicks" October 20, 2018 5.0 Pros Bannersnack provide a vide range of ad size supported in different ad networks and social sites. Best app for creating animated and static banner. Also support download or link based sharing on website. Cons Template should be categorized as it is very hectic to scroll down. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2018 Hello Mandar, Florin from Bannersnack here! We wanted to thank you for the feedback provided and let you know that our product team reviewed and took it into consideration! Also, we wanted to send you a note about our templates as we recently added a search and category option so you can now search using a keyword or easily browse through the categories. https://www.screencast.com/t/ch7zgNvnyjw Also, in case you missed it, you can design multiple banner sizes at once using the Generator so please let us know if you want to test that out. Thanks again for your feedback and keep up the good work! Iliana D. Co-Founder Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Our favorite tool for banner design" September 19, 2018 5.0 I've been able to run 50+ remarketing and display banner campaigns with ease. I rarely have a client that doesnt like the designs. Pros Easy to use, you can apply designs to different banner sizes, and they have magic animators that can make any banner look great almost instantly. Cons Not much to be honest, sometimes google changes the formats it accepts for banner sizes and specs and that can quickly turn into guesswork. Review Source Dom L. Digital and Social Manager Leisure, Travel & Tourism Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great one-stop shop for all things Banners" October 23, 2018 5.0 It's been a fantastic platform for creating display advertising, and for the first time has allowed us to use animation via HTML5. We're also using it to create Facebook banners from time to time, as it's quicker than Photoshop. Pros Easy to use, great templates and HTML5 format with animations Folder structure and tagging creative makes it easy to organise too Cons Sometimes the output in the preview is slightly different to the actual output Review Source GH Greg H. Creative Director Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Banner snack has cut down design time for my team by 50% " May 8, 2018 5.0 Pros What I like most is the ability to create multiple banners at once from a large variety of templates. Cons My only real con is that you can't make multiple multi-slide banners at once. There is also an issue where the banners sometimes glitch and are out of place. Review Source VS Vjeko S. Growth Officer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Useful tool for non designers in CPC marketing" February 25, 2021 4.0 Pros It's easy to onboard and to use. It requires little to no previous experience with similar softwares. My favourite features is easy creation of HTML5 animated banners for Google Ads. Cons Everything works great. I don't have any major objections. Having more banner templates in certain categories would be nice, but the existing ones are pretty cool. Alternatives considered [Canva](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/) Review Source Response from The Brief May 24, 2021 Hi Vjeko, Thank you for taking the time to review Creatopy. We appreciate your feedback, and we are 100% taking it into consideration. We constantly strive to improve our services across all of our departments. Regarding the amount of templates provided, we are constantly tinkering with the platform, updating and refining it, implementing new features and enriching our existing asset base, so we will absolutely introduce more templates in the near future. Stay tuned, as we notify all of our clients timely of every improvement or bit of progress we make on the platform. If there's anything we might help you with or if you have anything else you might have feedback on, please let us know. Hope you have a great day! MM Madeline M. Digital Marketing Analyst Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy for Non-Graphic Designers" February 23, 2019 4.0 Really enjoy my experience with Bannersnack. It's easy to use and makes design work really fast! Pros Bannersnack is very easy to use with a drag and drop feature to make images. I am not a graphic designer, but I find Bannersnack very useful for creating imagery for social media posts or ads. Once you have one design set up, it's easy to clone and just make a few small adjustments so they still all have a similar look and feel. It's also pretty collaborative. I can easily share templates that I build with other people on my team or use templates that they have already built. Cons It's probably not the best software to use for very customized imagery. The shapes you can choose from are somewhat limited, so if you wanted to use custom shapes or do more complex design with fading and lots of overlays, Bannersnack might not be the best option. Review Source Response from The Brief February 25, 2019 Dear Madeline, Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read your helpful feedback! We're constantly working to add new feature and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day so keep a close eye on our next updates, we're planning many surprises for you! 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