For small YouTube creators making Shorts

Your Shorts aren't bad.
Your first 3 seconds are.

Shorts Hook Doctor scores the opening of every Short you post, ranks them worst-to-best, and shows you exactly where viewers swipe away — so you stop guessing why some pop and most don't.

Your last 6 Shorts · hook score
"3 cooking hacks"88
"My morning routine"71
"Day in the life"34
"Quick update vlog"22

⚠ 2 Shorts lose over 60% of viewers before second 3. Tap to see the exact drop-off frame.

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The first 3 seconds decide everything on Shorts

YouTube's Shorts algorithm ranks on one thing above all: did people keep watching, or swipe past? If your hook leaks viewers in the first few seconds, the algorithm stops showing it — no matter how good the rest is.

Studio makes you dig

You can see a retention graph in YouTube Studio — but one video at a time, with no score and no "is this good or bad?" answer.

vidIQ & TubeBuddy skip this

They're built around long-form SEO and keywords. Shorts-hook diagnosis isn't their job — and they're $19–49/mo.

You can't compare your own work

Which of your hooks actually worked? Right now there's no way to line them up and learn the pattern.

So you keep guessing

Every new Short is a fresh gamble. You change things at random and hope the algorithm likes it this time.

How it works

A lightweight Chrome extension. No new account, no copy-pasting links.

1

Connect your channel securely

One click sign-in with Google. We use YouTube's official read-only analytics access — your data, your permission, revoke anytime. We never post or change anything.

2

We score every Short's hook

Using your official retention data, we measure how many viewers stay through the critical opening seconds and turn it into a single 0–100 hook score, benchmarked against how that length of Short usually performs.

3

You see what to fix

All your Shorts ranked worst-to-best, the exact frame where each one leaks viewers, and a plain-English read on what your strongest hooks have in common.

Straight talk — what this is and isn't

We'd rather you trust us than be disappointed. Here's the honest scope:

  • Uses your own official YouTube data via Google's read-only sign-in — no scraping, no shady access
  • Built specifically for Shorts hooks — the thing every other tool ignores
  • Ranks and scores all your Shorts at once so you can spot the pattern
  • It's a post-publish coach, not a real-time alarm — analytics data settles ~1–2 days after posting
  • It improves your hooks and retention — it can't promise views or going viral

Founding members get in first — and cheapest

I'm building this now and want 50 small creators to shape it. Founding members lock the lowest price forever and get direct input on what gets built.

🔒 First 50 creators · price locked for life
$9/mo$19
one-time — lifetime founding access
(regular plan will be $9/mo after launch)
  • Lifetime access to Shorts Hook Doctor
  • Founding-member badge + direct line to the builder
  • Vote on the next features
  • Full refund if it doesn't ship in 60 days
Reserve founding access — $19

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Questions

Is connecting my channel safe?

Yes. We use Google's official sign-in with read-only analytics access. We can only read your stats — we can't post, edit, delete, or change anything on your channel, and you can revoke access from your Google account at any time.

Does it work for brand-new / tiny channels?

It works as soon as your Shorts have a bit of view data to read. Hook scoring is based on retention, not subscriber count — so small channels get the same insight as big ones.

Why not just use YouTube Studio?

Studio shows a retention graph one video at a time with no score and no comparison. Hook Doctor turns that into a single hook score, ranks all your Shorts together, and tells you what to fix — in seconds instead of digging.

How is this different from vidIQ or TubeBuddy?

Those are long-form SEO suites built around keywords and tags, priced at $19–49/mo. Hook Doctor does one thing they don't: diagnose the first 3 seconds of your Shorts. It's focused, lightweight, and a one-time founding price.

Is it real-time?

No — and we won't pretend otherwise. YouTube's analytics settle about 1–2 days after you post. Hook Doctor is a coach you use to make your next Short better, not a live dashboard.

What if it never ships?

Founding members get a full refund if the extension isn't in the Chrome Web Store within 60 days. No risk to back it early.