Every report scored across 5 proxy signals: community adoption, pricing model, benchmark data, expert sentiment, and release maturity. The score is published as-is. No rounding. No exceptions.
A real time-saver for creators who publish long-form video weekly and review every clip, best on Pro annual at $174 a year. No neutral test of clip quality exists, and the only published one came from a competitor. Buy it as a first-pass clip finder, never as a one-click viral machine.
The most complete AI voice platform a small business can start on for $6/month, with top-10 voice quality. All products share one credit pool, and unused credits are forfeited if you downgrade or cancel.
Four columns. Verified costs. The Cost Traps column determines whether the other three are worth building.
invideo AI's Sora 2 and VEO 3.1 partnerships are both still active, but a pricing redesign removed the free tier and the credit-deduction and refund-window risks are unchanged, keeping the Hype Check below the recommendation threshold. Test carefully within your first billing cycle since no free tier currently exists.
Krisp.ai scores 6.1/10 on the Hype Check. Recommended for real-time noise cancellation in noisy rooms, with a free 7-day trial to test it. Not recommended as a primary meeting notes suite. Fees are non-refundable and a patent suit is active.
LearnWorlds scores 5.9/10. A deep course platform for trainers who need interactive video, SCORM or white-label and sell enough seats to justify Pro Trainer at $99 a month. The $5 fee on every Starter enrollment, no permanent free plan and certificates gated above Starter make it a poor first-course default.
Tidio scores 5.9/10. A fast, easy live chat and FAQ automation start for small stores, held back by a bill that runs on 3 meters, Terms that allow price changes without notice and offer no refunds, and AI results that are all self-reported. Cost the whole plan before you subscribe.
A strong typography and vector tool for merch and brand work, sold on a plan where refunds are generally not provided and daily AI tokens are promotional.
Recommended for solo writers and small sites: Bronze is $23/mo and Frase costs $49 for the same 10 articles, but limits expire monthly and API and WordPress need Gold at $69.
