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The Tool Vault

Honest takes on the AI tools I actually use. Four free tools built from scratch. No spec sheets. No affiliate-first rankings. Just straight talk about what works.

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NO JARGON AI THE TOOL VAULT 4 FREE TOOLS · NO SIGNUP
Honest disclaimer Some links below are affiliate links. I only list tools I've actually paid for and used. A small commission helps keep the lights on. It never changes my verdict.

Free Tools I Built

Tools I made because I couldn't find what I needed. All free. No email required.

Tools I Use Every Day

These are open in a tab right now. I pay for all of them. Nothing gets in here unless I'd genuinely miss it.

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Claude
Daily use From $20/month
★★★★★

My main AI tool. I use it for writing, thinking through problems, building workflows, and most of the content on this site. It's more careful than ChatGPT and better at following instructions. If you're only paying for one AI assistant, make it this one.

Honest verdict

Genuinely the best general-purpose AI assistant right now. The free tier is decent. The paid tier is worth it if you're using it seriously.

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Perplexity
Daily use Free / $20/month
★★★★★

I use Perplexity instead of Google for almost everything research-related. It pulls from live sources, cites them, and gives you a proper answer instead of ten blue links. Brilliant for checking facts, researching topics before writing, and understanding what competitors are doing.

Honest verdict

The free tier is genuinely excellent. Pay for Pro if you need it for serious research daily. It's replaced Google for me almost entirely.

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Make.com
Daily use Free / From $9/month
★★★★★

The automation tool behind most of what Spark Automations builds. Connect any two apps, trigger actions automatically, build workflows that run while you sleep. Steeper learning curve than Zapier but far more powerful and a fraction of the price.

Honest verdict

Essential if you're serious about automation. Start with the free tier and one simple workflow. You'll be hooked within a week.

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Tools Worth Knowing

Not in my daily stack but genuinely useful for specific jobs. All tried personally.

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Systeme.io Free / From £21/month

All-in-one platform for funnels, email, courses and digital products. I used it to launch my first digital products. The free plan is genuinely generous, you can run a full business on it before paying anything.

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Gamma Free / From $10/month

AI presentation builder. Type a prompt and it builds a slide deck. Not perfect but 80% of the way there in 30 seconds. Good for client proposals and quick decks you don't want to spend hours on.

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HeyGen From $29/month

Create AI avatar videos without getting on camera. You clone your voice, build an avatar, and it presents your script. Useful for training videos, product walkthroughs, and social content without the faff of filming.

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AutoShorts.ai From $19/month

Generates short-form video content automatically. Give it a topic and it creates a script, voiceover and subtitled video ready to post. Good for volume content on faceless channels.

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Rytr Free / From $9/month

AI writing assistant for shorter content, product descriptions, social posts, email subject lines. Good starting point if you're new to AI writing tools and don't want to commit to a big subscription.

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CustomGPT.ai From $49/month

Build a custom AI chatbot trained on your own content. Upload your documents, website, or knowledge base and it answers questions accurately. Useful for businesses wanting an AI assistant without building from scratch.

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Jotform Free / From $34/month

Online form builder that's genuinely easy to use. Good for lead capture, client intake forms, surveys, and booking requests. The AI form builder feature is actually useful, describe what you need and it drafts the form.

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AdCreative.ai From $21/month

AI-generated ad creatives. Upload your brand assets and it produces ready-to-use ad images and copy. Saves hours if you're running paid social and want to test multiple variations quickly without a designer.

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Assista From $19/month

AI assistant that connects to your existing tools, Gmail, Notion, Slack, and more. Ask it questions about your own data and it pulls answers from across your apps. Early days but genuinely interesting.

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