HookMafia
An AI script-writing tool for short-form video that researches what's trending in your niche, scores different hook angles before you film, and outputs a ready-to-shoot script with camera and scene directions.
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Description
Writing a good short-form video script means guessing at an opening line, filming it, and only finding out days later from view counts whether the hook actually worked. HookMafia flips that order: it scores hook angles against viral research data before you ever pick up a camera, so the guessing happens on paper instead of in wasted filming time.
HookMafia combines viral trend research, a 0-100 hook-scoring system, and AI script generation into one workflow — analyzing what's working in a specific niche, letting creators test angles before filming, and generating publish-ready scripts complete with camera directions and scene blocking. It also integrates with Claude via MCP for in-chat script analysis. Pricing is freemium: free tier with 10 credits, Creator at $19/month (200 credits), Pro at $39/month (500 credits), and Agency at $99/month (1,200 credits plus unlimited clients), with 18-21% off on annual billing. It targets independent creators, UGC producers, agencies managing multiple client accounts, and creators scaling across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
💬 Our review
The short version: if you're producing enough short-form video that a bad hook wastes real filming time, HookMafia's pre-filming hook scoring is a genuinely different approach than tools that only analyze a video after it's already published.
The credit-based freemium model rewards regular use — 10 free credits barely covers a couple of scripts, but the $19/month Creator tier at 200 credits works out cheap per script for a creator posting several times a week. The Claude MCP integration is a nice touch for anyone already working inside a chat-based workflow, though it's a convenience layer rather than a core differentiator. The real comparison isn't against CheckViral or TikAlyzer, which analyze videos after the fact — it's against just writing scripts yourself with a general LLM; HookMafia's edge is the structured hook-scoring data behind it, which a generic chatbot doesn't have. Worth it specifically if hook quality has been a recurring, measurable weak point in your published videos.
💰 Pricing
📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Gratuit (10 credits) ; Creator 19$/mois (200 credits) ; Pro 39$/mois (500 credits) ; Agency 99$/mois (1200 credits + clients illimités) ; -18-21% en annuel.
Pros
Scoring de hook AVANT le tournage, pas après publication
Scripts prêts à tourner avec indications caméra et scènes
Intégration Claude MCP pour analyse en chat
Plan Agency avec clients illimités
Cons
Système de crédits peut limiter l'usage intensif au tier gratuit
Générateur de scripts, pas d'analyse post-publication de vidéos existantes
Nécessite un abonnement pour un usage régulier au-delà de 10 credits