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StoryHero

An AI tool that automatically cuts long videos into short subtitled clips. Creators paste or upload a long video, and the AI finds the highlights, adds subtitles and title hooks, converts to vertical format, and exports to TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts; billed monthly, with credits setting how many clips you can make.

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THE BUSINESS IN NUMBERS

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1,9212026-10 · Ending MRR / USD
Historical trend, missing values left blank05.5K11.1K2025-02:452025-03:452025-07:1192025-08:2232025-09:5162025-10:1,1692025-11:3,2892025-12:4,9192026-01:7,7012026-02:11,0602026-03:8,8712026-04:5,9612026-05:5,2592026-06:6,9332026-07:4,1532026-08:2,8542026-09:2,2532026-10:1,9212025-022026-10

Historical monthly records; Oct 2026 may be an incomplete month. MRR does not equal profit. Missing values left blank, negative values shown as recorded.

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PeriodEnding MRR / USD
2025-0245
2025-0345
2025-07119
2025-08223
2025-09516
2025-101,169
2025-113,289
2025-124,919
2026-017,701
2026-0211,060
2026-038,871
2026-045,961
2026-055,259
2026-066,933
2026-074,153
2026-082,854
2026-092,253
2026-101,921
01 / PRODUCT & PEOPLE

Who does it serve and what problem does it solve?

Against clipping tools like OpusClip, it goes after small and mid-sized creators with a low price from $15/month, a Discord community and an affiliate program with a 25% lifetime commission, focusing early on gaming video clips

Target Audience

YouTubers, streamers and TikTok creators who make gaming and livestream clips and want to batch-convert long videos into short ones

02 / BUSINESS MODEL

How does it charge?

subscription

Rookie $15/month (150 credits, about 75 clips); Knight $29/month (400 credits, about 200 clips); Legend $69/month (800 credits, about 400 clips); annual billing advertised as 30% off; no free tier found

The above describes historical pricing. Check official website for current prices.

03 / ACQUISITION

Where do users come from?

Traffic estimate 2026-09: direct visits 41.1%, organic search about 44%, referral about 9%; last month's visits were only about 3,600, down 73% month over month, and the search terms are almost all brand terms and similar names (storyhero, spyhero, supahero, storycampp), which does not match the actual revenue scale and suggests most usage and paying traffic is not counted under this domain. The site shows 6 reviews from YouTube/TikTok users (7K to 1M+ followers), has an affiliate program with a 25% lifetime commission (Tolt), two Discord invites (the main server has about 186 members, described as 'turn gaming videos into viral clips'), and an X account @storyboxgg. The Revenue record founder did not fill in a channel. Existing users renew by monthly subscription, currently about 112 subscriptions, but churn has been clear since 2026-02.

Channel share, initial acquisition, and growth drivers are distinct; correlation does not imply proven causation.

04 / YOUR NEXT QUESTION

What remains to be verified?

The following are research questions, not established market opportunities.

  • What do target users actually pay for? Is there direct user feedback or paid interview evidence?
  • Are these historical prices still active today? What are the conversion, retention, and fulfillment costs?
  • Is the "Traffic estimate 2026-09: direct visits 41.1%, organic search about 44%, referral about 9%; last month's visits were only about 3,600, down 73% month over month, and the search terms are almost all brand terms and similar names (storyhero, spyhero, supahero, storycampp), which does not match the actual revenue scale and suggests most usage and paying traffic is not counted under this domain. The site shows 6 reviews from YouTube/TikTok users (7K to 1M+ followers), has an affiliate program with a 25% lifetime commission (Tolt), two Discord invites (the main server has about 186 members, described as 'turn gaming videos into viral clips'), and an X account @storyboxgg. The Revenue record founder did not fill in a channel. Existing users renew by monthly subscription, currently about 112 subscriptions, but churn has been clear since 2026-02." channel still viable? What resources do indie devs need to test it?
  • Whose needs are competitors failing to meet? Find specific evidence before deciding on your angle.

05 / BUSINESS EVIDENCE

Test stories with numbers

The following signals are used to audit cases, not to automatically validate product success or market opportunities.

1,921Snapshot MRR / USD (non-profit)
1,696Snapshot 30-day revenue / USD
2026-10-24Metric updated