How to make Reddit story TikToks
5 min read · Updated October 24, 2026
Reddit story TikToks — a post read over gameplay with words popping up — can be made in about a minute with AI, instead of an hour in an editor. Here's the fast way.
Make a Reddit story TikTok →What you need
- A story with a strong first line (AITA, TIFU and revenge stories work well).
- A narrator voice that sounds human.
- Gameplay that keeps eyes busy: Minecraft parkour, subway-runner style, driving.
- Word-by-word captions and the Reddit post card at the start.
Doing it by hand vs with AI
By hand, you'd record or generate the voice, import gameplay, cut it to length, add the post card, and time captions word by word — often an hour per video. An AI maker does all of that from the text.
Make one with Zlayo
- 1
Paste the story
Type it, paste it or pull it from a YouTube video. Long stories can be split into parts.
- 2
Choose voice, speed and footage
Fifteen voices with a speed slider, a second voice for quotes, your own cloned voice, and background gameplay.
- 3
Download the TikTok
Upright 9:16, post card first, captions timed to the voice, music mixed under it. Make several at once in a batch.
Posting tips
- Hook in the first second: the title on screen should raise a question.
- For TikTok's creator programme, aim for over a minute; use parts for long stories.
- Post daily and test different story types and voices.
- End with a question to get comments ("Was she wrong?").
Questions
Not with Zlayo: its Reddit story maker is on the paid plans, from $19 a month. You can make a free account to look around first.
Yes. Paste the story and Zlayo makes the narration, post card, captions and background in one go.
Constantly moving, no-attention footage: Minecraft parkour, subway-runner style games and driving clips.
You can edit Reddit stories in any editor, but you'll do the voice, captions and timing yourself; an AI maker does them for you.