HookPop vs YTubViral (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, HookPop and YTubViral share a 2.4 GPA, and only YTubViral has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
HookPop grades higher on platforms. YTubViral grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
HookPop
Auto-rewrites YouTube titles and descriptions and posts to socials
YTubViral
YouTube SEO score, AI titles and scripts, and title A/B tests
Which one is for you
Pick HookPop if
- Fits if you skip writing descriptions and social posts once a video is up
- Works for channels that announce every upload on X, Facebook, Threads or LinkedIn, in any of 16 languages
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you post to socials, since a full run with all four networks is about 49 credits and an X post alone is 25
- Tight if you're staying free, with 100 credits once, no refills and no Auto-Run
- Pricey if you run several channels, as Auto-Run beyond one channel, bulk runs and the audit need Pro at $29
- Watch out: credits aren't refunded except where the law says so, even ones Auto-Run spent
- Skip it if you want keyword research or analytics, as the listing shows neither
Pick YTubViral if
- Fits if you'd rather use a YouTube tool in Spanish
- Works for creators who want to A/B test titles for under €10 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 10 AI generations a month, no top-ups, and keyword research, outliers and A/B tests need Pro
- Watch out: the Pro trial takes your card at the start and charges on day 7 unless you cancel
- Not for you if a team shares it, as members only come with Business at €29.99 a month
- Watch out: prices are in euros, even when the site is read from the US
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAHookPopFair | 2.4GPAYTubViralFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BCreator is $12 a month for 500 credits, about 18 full runs, which sits right at this category's cheaper quarter. Pro is $29 for 2,000 credits, and top-ups run from $1 per 100 to $40 per 5,000. | BPro is €9.99 a month (€99.99 a year), below the $15 that marks this category's cheaper quarter. Business, with team members, is €29.99 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C100 credits on signup with no card, enough for about 2 full runs with all four social networks. They never refill, and Auto-Run isn't included. | CA free plan with no card: 10 AI generations a month, 30 days of history and 1 tracked competitor, and the SEO Score works without an account. You'll use up 10 generations fast, and there are no top-ups. |
| Features | CRewrites titles, descriptions with chapters and tags, posts to four social networks, logs and undoes every change, and on Pro runs a backlog and a channel audit. It does the after-upload packaging; the listing shows no keyword research or analytics. | BSEO scoring, Claude-written titles, descriptions and scripts, keyword research, outliers, title A/B tests, competitor tracking and an extension. It covers the whole job, though most of it sits on Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect your channel and each social account, then switch on Auto-Run and keep an eye on credits, as an X post alone is 25. | CNo rating on record. The SEO Score is paste-a-link, but the writing tools work from a connected channel, and there's an extension to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, connected to YouTube, X, Facebook, Threads and LinkedIn. No phone or desktop app, extension or API on record. | CWeb and a Chrome extension, linked only to YouTube Studio. No phone app, API or other integrations on record. |
| Best for | rewriting titles and posting socials after upload | YouTube SEO tools in Spanish or English |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: HookPop and YTubViral. How we grade
Price against what you get
HookPop starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. YTubViral starts at about $11.19 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and YTubViral starts $0.81 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than HookPop for less, and none scores higher than YTubViral for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- YTubViral also covers keyword research and a/B testing.
At a glance
| HookPop | YTubViral | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per month for 500 credits | €9.99 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 10 AI generations a month across 5 content types, 30 days of history and 1 tracked competitor. SEO Score and Trending Topics work without an account. |
| Free trial | 100 free credits on signup, no card required; they do not refill | 7-day free trial of Pro; a card is taken at the start and nothing is charged until day 7 |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | HookPop | YTubViral |
| Price read from | hookpop.app | ytubviral.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
HookPop
- The free account gets 100 credits once, without Auto-Run; more credits cost $1 per 100, $9 per 1,000 or $40 per 5,000.
- Credits go fast with social posting: a full run with all four networks is about 49 credits, and an X post alone is 25.
- Credits are non-refundable except where the law requires, including those spent by Auto-Run.
- Creator allows Auto-Run on a single channel; more channels, bulk optimization and the channel audit need Pro.
YTubViral
- Prices are in euros; the pricing page showed euros when read from the US.
- Keyword research, outliers, A/B tests and the Chrome extension need Pro; team members come only with Business.
- The free plan stops at 10 AI generations a month, and limits reset monthly with no top-ups, only upgrades.
- The Pro trial asks for a card up front; a 30-day money-back guarantee covers Pro and Business.
Key features
HookPop
- Video-aware rewrites
- Writes a title, a description with chapter timestamps and hashtags, and tags from what happens in the video, with the thumbnail taken into account.
- Auto-Run
- Off by default; once on, it handles each new public upload in 2 to 5 minutes, limited to title only, YouTube only or the full run as you choose.
- Social announcements
- Posts captions written for each network to X, Facebook, Threads and, on paid plans, LinkedIn, at once or after a delay of 1 to 24 hours.
- Run history and undo
- Keeps the original and rewritten title for every video and reverts a change in one click; titles can be regenerated or compared in variations.
- Bulk optimization and channel audit
- Pro runs the same settings across a backlog of older videos and finds a channel's weakest videos.
YTubViral
- SEO Score
- Paste a video link to get a score from 0 to 100, broken down for title, description, tags and thumbnail, with specific fixes. Free and needs no account.
- AI writing tools
- Titles, descriptions, full scripts, thumbnail concepts and captions for Reels, TikTok and X, written by Claude and tuned to a connected channel.
- Title A/B tests
- Rotates two titles every 12, 24 or 48 hours through the YouTube API and logs impressions, click-through rate and view speed for each. Pro and Business.
- Chrome extension
- Pro adds an SEO scorecard on video pages, a panel in YouTube Studio, keyword competition on search results and badges for videos at 5x their channel's average.
- Keyword research and outliers
- Keyword research and outlier video detection come with Pro and Business, alongside competitor monitoring.
- Analytics and planning
- A revenue estimator, retention analyzer, video predictor, AI content calendar and trending topics in 12 countries, mostly on the paid plans.
Plans
HookPop
Creator$12
per month for 500 credits
About 18 full runs. Auto-Run on 1 channel, LinkedIn and scheduled social posts, 16 languages and a weekly digest. Credits never expire.
Pro$29
per month for 2,000 credits
About 74 full runs. Auto-Run on unlimited channels, bulk optimization, a channel audit, per-channel settings and priority processing.
YTubViral
Free€0
10 AI generations a month, 5 content types, 30 days of history and 1 tracked competitor, with no card.
Pro€9.99
per month, billed monthly
200 generations a month, AI Coach (50 messages), keyword research and outliers, 5 competitors, 3 A/B tests at once and the Chrome extension.
Business€29.99
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited generations and AI Coach, 20 tracked competitors, 10 A/B tests at once, 5 team members and bulk generation of 10 topics.
Ways to pay less
HookPop
No public discounts listed.
YTubViral
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
YTubViral's pricing page lists Pro at €99.99 a year instead of €9.99 a month, and Business at €299 a year instead of €29.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HookPop or YTubViral?
As of Oct 23, 2026, YTubViral is cheaper to start with: about $11.19 a month, against $12 a month for HookPop. HookPop starts at $12 per month for 500 credits, and YTubViral starts at €9.99 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, HookPop or YTubViral?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only YTubViral has a free plan. HookPop does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do HookPop and YTubViral run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only YTubViral lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.