what it does

Everything is grounded in your own channel

ViralSidekick is a web app for YouTube creators. You connect your channel, and it reads your real performance to give you a grade, explain why your videos over or under perform, show what is breaking out in your niche right now, and write your next move. No generic advice, every read is built from your uploads and your analytics.

A real grade

A single S to F score for how primed your channel is to break out, built from your outlier rate, cadence, consistency, and momentum.

Per-video coaching

We read each upload against your own median and tell you which ones worked, which flopped, and the exact fix for the next one.

Live niche radar

We sweep channels in your niche and surface the videos erupting right now, with the transferable mechanic you can use on your next one.

Live analytics

Connect your channel and we read your real retention, watch time, traffic sources, and audience, so the coaching is grounded in how people actually watch you.

the dashboard

Your channel, read like a story

The moment you connect, ViralSidekick turns your raw numbers into one grade, a retention curve with the exact second people leave, and the next move written out. This is a live preview.

One number, not a spreadsheet. An S to F grade that says how primed you are to break out.

The drop-off, pinpointed. See the exact second retention falls and what to change.

A move, not a metric. Every read ends in the specific thing to do on your next upload.

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Northpaw Studio

@northpaw · 84.2k subscribers

A−primed

Breaking out is close

Your outlier rate and cadence are strong. Consistency is the one lever holding your grade under an A.

Outlier rate

2.4×

Avg retention

61%

Cadence

3.1/wk

Retention · last uploaddrop at 0:14

Next move: your last cold-open ran 12 seconds. Cut it to 4. Every upload that dropped under your median opened slow, the winners hit the payoff first.

how it works

Three steps to your next move

No setup, no spreadsheets, no guessing. From connect to plan in about thirty seconds.

1

Connect your channel

Sign in with Google or TikTok. It is read-only, verified, and takes one click. Or paste any handle to grade a channel with public data first.

2

We autopsy the real data

Every upload is read against your own median, your retention curve is mapped, and your niche is swept for what is breaking out right now.

3

Get your grade and plan

One grade, the reason behind every over and under performer, and the exact move for your next video, written for your channel.

your youtube access, in plain english

Read-only, yours alone, only to build your dashboard

When you connect your channel, ViralSidekick asks Google for a single read-only permission. We never post, edit, or delete anything.

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly

Confirm you own the channel, and read it to build your dashboard

We verify through the YouTube Data API that the Google account signing in actually owns the channel, so nobody can bind a channel they do not control. Then we read that channel, its videos, and your own YouTube Analytics, views, watch time, retention, traffic sources, and audience, to generate your grade and coaching. Everything stays in your private dashboard.

Read-only, we never change your channel Shown only to you, in your private dashboard Never sold or shared Revoke anytime, in-app or in your Google account

Our use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements, and the YouTube API Services Terms of Service. Full detail is in our privacy policy.

pricing

Free to scan, paid to go deep

Grade any channel free with public data. Connect your own channel and go Pro for live analytics, blueprints, and deeper coaching.

Free

$0

A full channel scan and grade from public data, no signup.

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The honest answers

Is the free scan actually free?

Yes. Paste any channel and get a full grade and breakdown from public data, no signup and no card. Connecting your own channel for live analytics and unlimited coaching is the Pro tier, which starts with a 7-day free trial.

Do you post or change anything on my channel?

Never. We ask Google for a single read-only permission, purely to verify you own the channel and read your numbers. We cannot post, edit, or delete, and you can revoke access anytime from the app or your Google account.

What do I get that YouTube Studio does not give me?

Studio hands you raw charts. ViralSidekick reads every upload against your own median, turns it into one grade, tells you the exact second retention drops, sweeps your niche for what is breaking out right now, and ends every read with the specific move for your next video.

Does it work for small channels?

Yes. Everything is measured relative to your own median, not your subscriber count, so a 500-subscriber channel gets the same real coaching as a million-subscriber one.

Do you support TikTok too?

Yes. Connect TikTok alongside or instead of YouTube to read your reach, share rate, and posting performance in the same dashboard.

What does Pro cost?

Pro is $19 a month or $190 a year with a 7-day free trial. Team is $39.99 a month for one shared space with 5 seats. Grading channels stays free forever.

Stop praying to the algorithm.