Hughina

See which ad holds attention before you pay for reach.

Upload a video or image ad and get a hook score, a retention estimate and a list of exact fixes, scored for TikTok and Meta placements.

See how it works

In private build. Invites go out in batches from the waitlist.

Scores are directional predictions, never a guarantee of results.

Sample product ad of a sage green water bottle
Sample UGC ad still: a man in a plain navy sweatshirt holding a black shaker bottle
Show product sooner
Sample product ad of white earbuds on a navy background

Sample creatives, illustrative scores

What Hughina looks at in every creative

First frame clarityHook in the first 2 secondsPacing and cut rhythmCaption size on a phoneSafe zones under the app interfaceProduct on screen timeSound off readability
Call to action timingCall to action wordingText densityFace and eye contactOffer visibilityOpening motionEnding frame

A hook score for the two seconds that decide everything.

Hughina reads the opening of your ad frame by frame. It looks at what is on screen, how fast it moves, whether the product or a face appears, and whether the first line of text is readable. The hook score sums that up so you know if the opening needs work before you spend.

First frame clarity

Is there a clear subject in the frame before anyone decides to scroll?

Opening motion

Movement, cuts and faces in the opening, read frame by frame.

Text you can read

Hook text size, contrast and position on a phone screen.

First 5 seconds

Attention, frame by frame

0s2.0s Hook lands late5s

Hook score

Sample creative, illustrative scores

See where viewers are likely to leave.

A predicted watch through curve for the whole ad, with the moments most likely to lose people marked and explained.

Retention estimate

Shaker testimonial v3.mp4
0s5s10s15s20s25s30s0:02 slow open10:09 long product explanation20:21 call to action arrives late3
  1. 10:02 slow open
  2. 20:09 long product explanation
  3. 30:21 call to action arrives late

Estimated watch through

Medium

Low
Medium
High

Drop points3

Biggest riskSlow open

  • 0:02 Slow open, viewers leave before the product
  • 0:09 Long talking shot with no cut
  • 0:21 Offer arrives after most have left

Sample creative, illustrative scores

Estimates are directional. They show where to look, not what will happen.

Sample UGC ad still: a man in a plain navy sweatshirt holding a black shaker bottle

Fix list

Shaker testimonial v3.mp4

  • 0:00 to 0:02Expected impact: High

    Cut the first 2 seconds. The product appears only after the greeting.

  • 0:04Expected impact: High

    Captions are too small. Increase to at least a third of the frame width.

  • 0:11Expected impact: Medium

    Move the offer earlier. It is first mentioned after most viewers are predicted to leave.

  • 0:18Expected impact: Medium

    Call to action is spoken but never shown. Add it on screen.

  • Whole videoExpected impact: Low

    Keep key text out of the bottom fifth, it sits under the caption area.

Sample creative, illustrative scores

Fixes you can hand straight to your editor.

No vague notes like "make it punchier". Each fix has a timestamp, a one line instruction and an expected impact, ordered so the change most likely to matter comes first.

  • Timestamped, so the editor finds the moment in seconds
  • Ordered by expected impact, High to Low
  • Written as an instruction, not a grade

A prediction is a head start, not a promise.

What a score tells you

  • Which creative to fix first
  • Which opening is weakest
  • What to test next

What it does not tell you

  • Your results
  • Your cost per purchase
  • Whether an ad will be approved

Built for the way media buyers actually ship creatives.

Compare variants side by side

See which opening is stronger before both go live.

Sample product ad of a navy backpack
Stronger open
Sample product ad of a sage green water bottle

Sample creative, illustrative scores

Static ads too

Image ads get focus zones for product, offer and button.

Sample product ad of white earbuds on a navy background
Product
Offer
Button

Batch upload

Serum hook A.mp4
Serum hook B.mp4
Bottle static.png

Shareable report

Creative report
1Cut the slow opening
2Increase caption size
3Show the offer earlier

Illustrative report

Private link

Notes for your editor

Pin a note to the exact second.

Score history per creative

Every version of a creative keeps its score, so you can see if the edits helped.

Illustrative
41v1
55v2
63v3
74v4
v4, after fixes

Scored for where the ad will run.

Sample UGC ad still: a woman holding a small amber serum bottle
Top bar
Action rail
Caption area
Text under interface

Sample creative, illustrative scores

TikTok checks

  • Key text clear of the top bar
  • Nothing important under the right action rail
  • Captions above the bottom caption area
  • Hook lands inside the first 2 seconds
  • Readable with sound off
  • 9:16 full screen framing

TikTok and Meta are trademarks of their respective owners. Hughina is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

A small content studio with a phone on a tripod

Agencies

  • Review client creatives before they go live
  • Send a fix list instead of a vague note
  • Keep one standard across every editor
Storyboard prints on a desk with one frame circled in orange

DTC brands

  • Decide which of ten variants deserve budget
  • Brief creators with specifics
  • Stop paying to learn that the first two seconds were slow

How it works

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Serum hook A.mp4

Upload the creative

Drop in a video or image ad, the same file you would upload to the ad platform.

2

Read the scores

A hook score, a retention estimate and the moments most likely to lose viewers.

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Apply the fixes and rescore

Hand the fix list to your editor, upload the new cut and compare.

A look at the kind of feedback you get.

Cut first 2s

The greeting delays the bottle. Open on the product in hand and start the line mid sentence.

Sample product ad of a sage green water bottle

Caption too small

The headline is under a fifth of the frame width. Make it at least a third.

Sample product ad of white earbuds on a navy background

Offer arrives late

The offer only appears in the last frame. Bring it into the first three seconds.

Sample UGC ad still: a man in a plain navy sweatshirt holding a black shaker bottle

Show product sooner

The shaker is not visible until second 6. Put it in the first shot.

Sample UGC ad still: a woman on a sofa holding a white candle jar

Product too small in frame

The candle fills a small corner of the shot. Move it closer to the lens so it takes a third of the frame.

A small content studio with a phone on a tripod

Busy first frame

Too many objects compete in the opening frame. Crop to the phone and the subject.

Sample product ad of a navy backpack

No offer on screen

The ad shows the backpack but never the offer. Add the price or deal as on screen text in the first three seconds.

Storyboard prints on a desk with one frame circled in orange

Weak ending frame

The last frame has no call to action. End on the product with the offer on screen.

Sample creatives made for illustration. Products are fictional and scores are illustrative.

Where Hughina is today.

In private build

We are building and testing Hughina before a wider release.

Invites sent in batches from the waitlist

Each batch gets one email with access details.

Pricing announced at launch

There is no price list yet, and we will not guess one here.

Invite queue

Batch 1Preparing
Batch 2Queued
Batch 3Queued

Questions, answered plainly.

Something else on your mind? Get in touch.

Fix the ad while it still costs nothing to change.

Join the waitlist and we will email you when your batch opens.

Hook score

Strong open

Retention estimate

High

Fix list

5 fixes

Illustrative report summary