a slow setup.
The $3.99 post-publish package check
Pro-grade feedback on your video, in 5 minutes.
Pulse checks your title, thumbnail, and first 30 seconds. Get the exact fixes, 3 titles, and 3 thumbnails to test.
⏱ ready in 5 mins
Reports run
Subscribers analyzed
Views analyzed
Largest channel
One flagged fix → 6.3× and 3.9× a partner’s usual views. 3.1M+ total.
Used by pro channel managers · Shaped at VidCon 2026
You've watched your video forty times.
A stranger decides in seconds.
They clicked because your packaging made a promise. Pulse checks whether your first 30 seconds keep it.
What’s in your Pulse report
Your first 30 seconds, mapped
Clean zones and friction zones, beat by beat.
Friction, ranked. With the fix.
Severity, timestamp, what’s wrong, and why it matters.
Packaging you can test today
3 titles ready to paste into YouTube Studio, plus 3 thumbnail concepts to build from. Each comes with a rationale and a trade-off.
Don’t take our word for it. Read one.
A real Pulse report, unedited. Every finding points to the actual video: a timestamp, the real title, the real thumbnail.
Run a Pulse in three steps
Paste your YouTube URL
Right after you publish. No account, no setup.
Pulse reads your packaging + hook
Title, thumbnail, and hook: one packaging decision, read the way a viewer actually judges it.
Get your report in 5 minutes
Your score, the friction, and the variations to test.
Watches like a stranger, grades like a coach, checked against your own numbers.
No generic tips. Every finding rests on evidence you can check yourself.
The full first impression
Sees the frames, hears the audio, reads the early comments, like a first-time viewer.
Notes on the craft
Every finding ties to a timestamp or your actual packaging. Never “post consistently.”
Verified against your analytics
Connect your channel (optional) and Pulse checks each finding against your real retention and CTR.
Pulse gets the click.
Amplify keeps them watching.
Pulse runs at publish. Amplify runs a week later, once retention data is real. Same team behind both.
Pulse · at publish
Acquisition: the click and the first 30 seconds. $3.99.
Amplify · ~1 week later
Retention: the whole video, second by second. From $15.
Start with Pulse
Check one video for $3.99, or cover every upload with a plan.
Pulse report
New
A post-publish check for one video, with A/B tests to run in Studio.
- Packaging + first-30s analysis
- Pulse score & ranked friction
- 3 titles + 3 thumbnail concepts
- No account required
First Take
5 Pulse reports every month. For creators who publish weekly.
- 5 Pulse reports per month
- Under $2 per video
- Credits refill monthly
- Cancel anytime
Solo Creator
Packaging checks plus the full Amplify deep dive, every month.
- 3 Amplify reports per month
- 10 Pulse reports per month
- Credits refill monthly
- Cancel anytime
Looking for the deep retention audit? See Amplify plans →
Got questions?
What is a Pulse report?
A $3.99 check of your title, thumbnail, and first 30 seconds. It scores packaging/hook alignment, flags friction with timestamps, and gives you 3 titles you can paste straight into YouTube Studio plus 3 thumbnail concepts to build your test around. Ready in about 5 minutes, no account required.
When should I run Pulse vs Amplify?
Run Pulse right at publish, when your packaging is still adjustable. Run Amplify about a week later, when retention data is meaningful and you want a deep, second-by-second audit of the whole video.
Do you need access to my YouTube account?
No. Just paste any public video URL. Unlisted videos aren't supported yet.
Isn't Ask Studio free?
Ask Studio is YouTube grading its own homework in an open-ended chat. Pulse is a structured report built for one moment (your packaging and first 30 seconds) and it hands you a score, timestamped friction, and 3 titles plus 3 thumbnail concepts ready to test. Creators keep hearing the same advice: get AI feedback on every video. Pulse is that, purpose-built for the moment you hit publish (while your title, thumbnail, and hook trim are still one Studio edit away), not a general chatbot.
Is $3.99 really worth it?
The first week decides how far a video travels. YouTube tests a new video on your subscribers and recent fans first, and if the packaging is wrong, that first wave of impressions doesn't come back. A stronger title or thumbnail keeps earning clicks with every new viewer YouTube sends, not just that first wave. A packaging audit from an independent coach runs $300 or more and takes a few days. Pulse is $3.99 and ready before your coffee is cold.
How is this different from the vidIQ or TubeBuddy extension?
The extensions score your metadata: tags, keywords, SEO checklists. Pulse watches the video itself, the way a first-time viewer would, and checks whether your hook keeps the promise your packaging made. They're useful tools, but nothing else at this price actually watches the video.
Will it work for my niche and channel size?
Yep. Pulse checks whether your first 30 seconds deliver what your title and thumbnail promised. That holds whether you make gaming videos or woodworking tutorials, at 200 subscribers or 2 million. Evidence-based reads are niche-agnostic because a stranger's first impression is.
Isn't this just another AI tool?
Used carelessly, AI drifts toward the average of the internet and produces slop. We use it as a spotter, not a scoreboard, and never a ghostwriter. Every finding ties to your timestamp and your packaging, and you decide what to change. Taste still wins.
Can I run it on a video I published last week?
Yes. Pulse is built for the moment right after you publish, when changing your packaging still shapes the first wave of impressions, but it works on any public video. The titles and thumbnail concepts work just as well on an older one.
What if something goes wrong?
If Pulse can't complete the analysis for any reason, the $3.99 comes back to you automatically. No emails, no forms, no waiting.
You just published. This is the window, while your packaging is still adjustable.
The algorithm is deciding right now. A Pulse costs $3.99, less than the coffee you drank while editing.