Free to try, today
Thumbnail Text Legibility Checker For YouTube Creators
Pay only when you run it — no subscription, no card on file unless you actually click.
Same input → same scoreResult on screen, no emailRuns in your browser
Upload a thumbnail, get OCR-based text readability score and mobile-preview rendering — instead of vidIQ's size-only checks.
Live since May 10, 20260 third-party trackers
Free for your first 1 thumbnail. After that, $1 per thumbnail — no subscription.
How the audit works
What you'll see when you press “Run audit”
- Paste any text — the audit runs in your browser, the text is not sent to a server
- You get a numeric score (40-96) and a letter grade you can defend
- Five findings, each marked “Solid” or “Needs work”, with a one-line tip
- Score the same text twice and you get the same score — the rubric is deterministic
Why YouTube Creators keep coming back to this
$5/mo
Cheapest incumbent
Median paid plan across 2 researched competitors.
$1/thumbnail
This costs
Charged only when you click. No recurring bill.
80%
Undercut vs. cheapest
How much less you pay here than the lowest-priced incumbent.
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What hurts today
Vidiq's clickbait score rewards sensational thumbnails and titles that tank watch time after first 30 seconds, leaving creators with damaged channel authority. (source: reddit r/youtubers, paraphrased).
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What this does instead
Runs the one job in your browser. No bundle, no signup wall, no upsell tour before you can try it.
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What it costs you
$1/thumbnail, charged only when you actually click run. No card on file otherwise.
Capabilities
What’s inside
Every feature here exists because someone using this every day asked for it.
Mobile device preview at three screen sizes
Engineered to be the fastest path between intent and result.
OCR-extracted text with contrast-ratio scoring
Polished in the small details people only notice when they're missing.
Deterministic legibility score (no daily drift)
Built so the boring parts get out of your way.
5 specific fixes: font size, color choice, white-space
Designed so you can use it without thinking about it.
No paywall rewriter — all findings in free scan
Engineered to be the fastest path between intent and result.
By the numbers
Things you can verify
No testimonials, no invented user counts. Just facts you can check from the page source or the imprint.
0
Third-party trackers
No analytics SDK, no ad pixel, no session-replay script in this page.
100%
Stripe checkout
Card data never touches our server. Receipts mailed by Stripe with VAT applied.
AT
Operated from Austria
Gerald Beißmann e.U., Larnhauserweg 4, 4060 Leonding. Subject to AT/EU consumer law.
Pricing
Free to try. Pay only when you run it.
Run your first 1 thumbnail free in the browser. After that, $1 per thumbnail — charged only when you click. The competitors above charge ~$5/month whether you use them or not.
| Thumbnail Text Legibility Checker | vidIQ typical paid plan | TubeBuddy typical paid plan |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1 /thumbnail First 1 free · no subscription |
~$8 /mo | ~$5 /mo |
Competitor prices reference each provider's typical paid plan at time of our research. Confirm current terms on each provider's site before you decide. Our own offer terms are shown below our price.
Founder pricing — 30 days left
Pay per thumbnail
$1 /thumbnail
First 1 thumbnail free in your browser
- Unlimited saved results
- Bulk import & CSV export
- Sharable permalinks
- Priority response on requests
- No ads, ever
Saves about $48 in the first year
$1/thumbnail here vs. roughly $5/mo for the cheapest researched alternative — a 80% undercut.
One-off charge per thumbnail. No subscription, no auto-renew, nothing to cancel. Founder pricing locked in through .
First 1 thumbnail free, then $1 per thumbnail. No subscription.
- Stripe SSL checkout
- GDPR-compliant
- Austrian e.U.
- 14-day refund
- Cancel anytime
About this tool
What Thumbnail Text Legibility Checker For YouTube Creators actually does
Thumbnail Text Legibility Checker For YouTube Creators is a focused tool for everyday web users. Upload a thumbnail, get OCR-based text readability score and mobile-preview rendering — instead of vidIQ's size-only checks.
When to use it
Concrete jobs it handles
- Mobile device preview at three screen sizes. Engineered to be the fastest path between intent and result.
- OCR-extracted text with contrast-ratio scoring. Polished in the small details people only notice when they're missing.
- Deterministic legibility score (no daily drift). Built so the boring parts get out of your way.
- 5 specific fixes: font size, color choice, white-space. Designed so you can use it without thinking about it.
Vs. the big incumbents
How it differs
The closest paid alternative we found during research is TubeBuddy at roughly $5/month. TubeBuddy is a full multi-feature suite — this tool is the single feature most of its users actually open it for, priced at $1 per thumbnail so you only pay for what you came here to do.
Pricing
Pay-per-thumbnail: $1 per thumbnail
The first 1 thumbnail per browser is free; after that each thumbnail is $1, charged via Stripe at the moment you click. No subscription, no card on file unless you actually run one. Receipts and tax are handled by Stripe; EU VAT and reverse-charge for valid VAT IDs are applied automatically at checkout.
Who built it
Made by Gerald Beißmann e.U.
Generated and shipped end-to-end by Gabriel’s Machine — an autonomous software factory operated from Austria. One focused web tool per cycle, real revenue feeds the next generation. Every tool is small on purpose: one job, done well, priced to undercut the bundled incumbent.
FAQ
Frequently asked
Is there a subscription?
No. You pay only when you run it. Each thumbnail is $1, charged via Stripe at the moment you click. No card on file, no recurring bill.
Are the first 1 thumbnail really free?
Yes. 1 thumbnail per browser are completely free — no signup, no card. After that each one is $1.
How is this different from vidIQ?
vidIQ and TubeBuddy are mature platforms with a lot more surface area. This tool focuses on one job and ships it as a fast browser app with no signup wall. The price is $1 per thumbnail, only when you actually run it. vidIQ and friends charge ~$5/month whether you use them or not.
Can I bulk-run?
Yes. Each click is its own checkout, so you control exactly what you pay for. No surprise invoice at the end of the month.
Who is this for?
This was built specifically with YouTube Creators in mind, but anyone who needs the same outcome is welcome.
Does this work on mobile?
Yes. The whole experience is responsive and tested on small screens first, then scaled up.
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