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DIY Book Covers Review: Price, Features and Score

DIY Book Covers at a glance: Free plan; paid from $19 one-time, on web. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 7, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

DIY Book Covers on the BookBird Author Score

DIY Book Covers does more than one job, so it is scored in each of its categories: book cover design and book mockup generators. Each score compares it only with the other products in that category.

As book cover design

Author Score · book cover design · #3 of 10 ·

Best for: Budget authors wanting AI-made ebook covers with one-time credit packs

BookBird Author Score8.2/10 #3 of 10 book cover design. Worked out from DIY Book Covers’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts41.7/50Each of the 6 author jobs on the book cover design list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when DIY Book Covers’s own pages confirm it. 5 of 6 confirmed = 41.7 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts15.8/25Searches, 20 points: 880 a month for “diy book covers”, against Affinity, the most searched in this category (12,100), on a log scale = 14.4. Trend, 5 points: down 23% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 1.4; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 82.5 of 100 points= 8.2 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from DIY Book Covers’s own pages

  • No: Print covers sized for KDP (no)
  • Yes: Ebook cover sizes
  • Yes: Book cover templates
  • Yes: Images and fonts cleared for commercial use
  • Yes: Print-ready export
  • Yes: 3D mockups for promotion

As book mockup generators

Author Score · book mockup generators · #3 of 6 ·

Best for: Budget authors wanting AI-made ebook covers with one-time credit packs

BookBird Author Score6.9/10 #3 of 6 book mockup generators. Worked out from DIY Book Covers’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts28.6/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the book mockup generators list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when DIY Book Covers’s own pages confirm it. 4 of 7 confirmed = 28.6 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts15.2/25Searches, 20 points: 880 a month for “diy book covers”, against Placeit, the most searched in this category (18,100), on a log scale = 13.8. Trend, 5 points: down 23% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 1.4; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 68.8 of 100 points= 6.9 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from DIY Book Covers’s own pages

  • Yes: 3D paperback and hardcover mockups
  • Yes: Ebook and device mockups
  • Not stated: Photo scenes (not stated)
  • Yes: Sizes for social posts and ads
  • Yes: Animated or video mockups
  • Not stated: High-resolution download (not stated)
  • Not stated: Commercial use allowed (not stated)

DIY Book Covers pricing

Several ways to pay, one-time option. There is a free plan. The plans as DIY Book Covers’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Free cover maker (3 free covers per week (FAQ) / 3 per day (cover maker page))
  • Starter Pack: $19 one-time (up to 50 generations, 1 upscale)
  • Creator Pack: $39 one-time (up to 150 generations, 3 upscales)
  • Series Pack: $59 one-time (up to 300 generations, 5 upscales)

Credit packs, no subscription; refund on request per the cover maker FAQ (older template terms: full refund within 30 days).

What DIY Book Covers offers

From DIY Book Covers’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:

  • AI cover generator tuned for book covers, with reference uploads and redesign
  • Free online template editor with genre cover templates
  • Upscaled files at 300 DPI sized for 6x9 and KDP ebook specs
  • Commercial use of generated covers stated on pricing and FAQ
  • Free 3D mockup tool and cover animator
  • Cover critique tool that scores an existing cover
  • One credit system across all tools, no subscription

Runs on: web. Exports: PNG. Needs an internet connection.

Who DIY Book Covers suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Budget authors wanting AI-made ebook covers with one-time credit packs.

Not confirmed on DIY Book Covers’s pages when we checked: print covers sized for KDP, photo scenes, high-resolution download and commercial use allowed. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.

About 880 people a month search Google in the US for “diy book covers”, down 23% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

DIY Book Covers alternatives

Other book cover design

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Canva8.5Free plan; paid from $20 a monthAuthors on a budget making ebook covers and promo graphics
BookCoverZone8.3$99 one-timeAuthors who want a designer-made premade cover without commissioning one
Book Brush7.2$149 a yearAuthors who want covers plus ad graphics in one yearly web subscription
Venngage Book Cover Maker6.9Free plan; paid from $120 a yearAuthors already using a general web design tool on a subscription
KDP Cover Creator6.6FreeKDP-only authors needing a quick free cover inside KDP

Other book mockup generators

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Placeit8.8Free plan; paid from $89.69 a yearAuthors wanting book, Kindle and video mockups on one subscription
Canva7.1Free plan; paid from $20 a monthAuthors on a budget making ebook covers and promo graphics
MockupsJar6.1FreeAuthors wanting quick free book or device mockups in the browser
Book Brush5.7$149 a yearAuthors who want covers plus ad graphics in one yearly web subscription
Mockup App5.4Free plan; paid from $99 a yearAuthors wanting free or low-cost high-resolution 3D book renders

Compare: All book cover design · All book mockup generators · All software for authors

DIY Book Covers questions

How much does DIY Book Covers cost?

Free plan; paid from $19 one-time. DIY Book Covers lists 4 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does DIY Book Covers run on?

web, according to its own site.

What file formats can DIY Book Covers export?

PNG, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from DIY Book Covers’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.