Is there a free sorry I lied generator?

Not among the dedicated tools — the trend window is short, so every dedicated site charges per set. General editors have free tiers but you do the chaining and captions yourself.

Which is best for a childhood photo?

Any dedicated generator — the format was built for exactly that photo. Use Pro-tier generation for close-up faces if the cheaper output drifts.

Can these tools do the perdón (Spanish) version?

Only where captions are editable — the preset captions on most dedicated sites are English-only. On ImSoSorryTrend you write the captions yourself, in any language.

How much should a set cost?

Dedicated generators cluster around $3–5 per set. ImSoSorryTrend's Fast tier works out to $0.18 per default set — cheap enough to retry until the slides land.

What if my photo gets rejected?

All of these tools need one clear subject. If a childhood photo is low-resolution, upscale or pick a sharper source — 768 px on the short side is the practical floor.

Best "Sorry I Lied" AI Generators, Compared

Checked October 23, 2026

The short version

The trend is a chained image edit — each slide builds on the previous one — so dedicated carousel generators produce the most consistent sets. General AI editors work but need one manual prompt per slide and drift faster. ImSoSorryTrend chains the edits, burns the captions and numbers the files for $0.18 per set on Fast.

Side by side

Tool	Input	Slides	Output	Captions	Price
ImSoSorryTrend	1 photo	3–5	3–5 chained JPEGs, 1080×1440	Built-in, editable, burned in	From $0.18 / set
OraClip	1 photo	3–4	Slides + an 11s vertical video	Editable, plus a video edit	18–144 credits / set
sorryiliedai.com	1 photo	4	4 slides	Preset captions	≈$2.99 / set
perdontrend.app	1 photo	4	4 slides	Preset captions	≈$2.99 / set
sorryilied.org	1 photo	4	4 slides	Preset captions	≈$4.99 / set
sorryilied.net	1 photo	4	4 slides	Preset captions	≈$2.99–4.99 / set

Competitor facts checked October 2026 — pricing and features change fast during a trend window.

The field, one by one

ImSoSorryTrend

ImSoSorryTrend chains each slide from the previous image, lets you pick 2–4 lies and one of nine costumes, and burns editable captions onto 1080×1440 JPEGs numbered in posting order. Two quality tiers: Fast (6 credits/image) and Pro (24) for close-up faces.

Best for Most people — cheapest per set and the only one with editable captions and a real two-tier quality choice.

OraClip

A video-first take on the format: it builds the same slides, then cuts them into an 11-second vertical video with royalty-free music. More moving parts, higher price per set.

Best for If you want the trend as a video instead of a photo carousel.

sorryiliedai.com

A dedicated sorry-I-lied generator that launched during the trend window. Four fixed slides, preset captions, single price point.

Best for Quick sets when you don't need to touch the captions.

perdontrend.app

Another trend-window generator with a similar flow — photo in, four slides out, preset caption set.

Best for An alternative when the first dedicated site is busy.

sorryilied.org

A dedicated generator at the higher end of the trend's price band, with the same fixed four-slide format.

Best for Trying a second look if the cheaper outputs drift on your photo.

sorryilied.net

A trend-window tool that bundles the sorry-I-lied format with other Halloween effects.

Best for Bundling the carousel with other Halloween edits.

How to pick

If you want custom captions → ImSoSorryTrend. It is the only option here with per-slide editable captions; the others ship fixed preset text.
If face fidelity matters → ImSoSorryTrend Pro. Chained edits plus the Pro model keep close-up faces steadiest across 4–5 slides.
If you want zero setup → any dedicated generator in the table. They all beat prompting a general editor slide by slide.
If price matters → ImSoSorryTrend. From $0.18 per set it is the cheapest dedicated generator in the table, and the $3 pack covers about 16 sets.

Where ImSoSorryTrend fits

Strengths

Chained edits — each slide is generated from the previous image, so the set stays the same photo.
Editable captions on every slide except the fixed apology, burned in at 1080×1440.
2–4 lies per set and nine costumes, so the set isn't locked to one template.
From $0.18 per set — the cheapest dedicated option in the comparison.

Limits

Paid only — sign-in and a credit pack are required; there is no free trial.
One subject per photo — group shots and multi-person photos are out of scope.
Images only — no video, no sound; you add the audio in TikTok.
Captions are English-first — write your own for other languages.

What to look for

The format lives or dies on one thing: every slide must stay the same photo. Tools that chain the edit — feeding each result back in as the next input — keep your face and framing; tools that generate each slide independently produce a collage, not a carousel.

After that: caption support (the confessions are burned into the images), slide count control (2–4 lies), per-set pricing, and whether the file names come out in posting order.

Keep reading

FAQ

No — they differ on slide count control, caption editing and price, but the ones that matter chain the edit the same way. The general editors at the bottom of the table don't chain, which is why their sets drift.