Compared on public facts
HourlyUGC vs viral.app
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HourlyUGC and viral.app both list pay per video and pay per 1,000 views. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, product seeding and ads launched from the platform, which viral.app does not list publicly. viral.app lists retainers and bonuses, which HourlyUGC does not list publicly.
6 facts known on both sides. "Not listed publicly" means we did not find it on their public pages on Nov 7, 2026; it does not mean they lack it.
Which pay models each one lists
Side by side
| Pay model | HourlyUGCours | viral.app |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly sessions | The brand books hours at a rate and each session ends in videos; the money is held when the offer is sent and paid when the session is marked done. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per video | The brand funds slots at a price and pays for each approved video. 12 | Fixed pay can be a per-video fee; live jobs on the platform show a median of $15 per video (typical range $10-21) as of November 2026. 12 |
| Commission on sales | No base pay. The creator earns 1-50 % of each order their video brings. 123 | Not listed publicly |
| Flat amount per order | A fixed $1-500 per order the creator's video brings, instead of a percent. 123 | Not listed publicly |
| Share of ad spend | 1-30 % of the ad spend behind the creator's video, with an optional cap per video. Meta only today. 123 | Not listed publicly |
| Pay per 1,000 views | A rate per 1,000 views of the creator's own organic post. It can be added on top of any base. 12 | Performance pay can use CPM tiers based on tracked views of the creator's organic post; live-job median $1 per 1,000 views (typical $1-1.25), used mainly by clipping programs. 12 |
| Retainers | Not listed publicly | A monthly base (fixed pay as a salary) for as long as the creator works on the job; live-job median $500 a month (typical $310-740). 1 |
| Bonuses | Not listed publicly | Flat bonuses that trigger at view thresholds (recommended ladder $100 at 100K, $250 at 250K, $500 at 500K views; each video earns only the highest reached); live-job median top bonus $250. 12 |
| Product seeding | Samples: the brand ships the product to the creator. On top of any base. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Ads launched from the platform | Meta Partnership Ads with the creators' videos, launched from inside HourlyUGC: the ad goes out from the creator's handle with the brand's budget. 12 | Not listed publicly |
| Money and tracking | HourlyUGC | viral.app |
| How sales are attributed | Counted either by the ad platform (Meta) or by HourlyUGC: a connected Shopify store or the Hourly Pixel, last touch within 7 days, with creator links and codes. 123 | Views, not sales. Public post links are tracked on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat Spotlight without account logins, refreshed every 24 hours (Pro), 12 hours (Ultra, Scale) or hourly (Enterprise). Payout rules can add caps, minimum views and an eligibility window. No sales attribution is described. 12 |
| Platform fee | See current pricing. The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee are listed per plan. 12 | A flat 3 % payout management fee paid by the brand on top of each payout; none of it comes out of the creator's amount. The payout partner Talentir deducts a method fee from the creator's transfer: PayPal 2.5 %, Venmo 3.5 %, SWIFT, US wire or non-SEPA IBAN EUR 5; SEPA, UK and US ACH bank transfers and stablecoins on Base are free (fees as of September 2026). 12 |
| Brand pricing | See current pricing. 1 | Pro $99/month (1,000 tracked videos, 10 active creators, 1 live job, 1 seat); Ultra $299/month (5,000 videos, 50 creators, 2 jobs, 10 seats, API); Scale $499/month (20,000 videos, 500 creators, 3 jobs, 20 seats); Enterprise custom with hourly refreshes. Yearly billing 20 % off; 7-day free trial. Full-service from $20k/month. 1 |
| Creator payout | The amount is held when the creator accepts and released when the brand approves. Creators withdraw by card, PayPal or wire. 1 | Creators claim payouts in the dashboard; Talentir pays as merchant of record and issues the invoice in the creator's name (self-billing). Methods: SEPA, UK or US ACH bank transfer, PayPal, Venmo, USDC/EURC and other crypto. Timing from claim: stablecoins within minutes, PayPal and Venmo usually within the hour, SEPA and UK 1-2 business days, ACH 1-3, SWIFT 3-5. Campaigns pay in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP. No minimum payout is stated. EU residents may be asked for a tax ID (DAC7). 12 |
| Regions | Not listed publicly | Creators paid in 180+ countries and 50+ currencies; campaigns in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP (JPY and KRW campaigns are paid by the brand directly); job pages for the UK, Canada and Australia; marketplace jobs are matched by country and language. Built and hosted in Germany. 12 |
| Scale they publish | Not listed publicly | They say: They say: 1M+ accounts tracked, 100B+ views tracked, 50M+ videos tracked, $5M+ payouts issued. 1 |
What the facts say
Where they overlap
- Pay per video
- Pay per 1,000 views
HourlyUGC lists, viral.app does not
- Hourly sessions: The brand books hours at a rate and each session ends in videos; the money is held when the offer is sent and paid when the session is marked done.
- Commission on sales: No base pay. The creator earns 1-50 % of each order their video brings.
- Flat amount per order: A fixed $1-500 per order the creator's video brings, instead of a percent.
- Share of ad spend: 1-30 % of the ad spend behind the creator's video, with an optional cap per video. Meta only today.
- Product seeding: Samples: the brand ships the product to the creator. On top of any base.
- Ads launched from the platform: Meta Partnership Ads with the creators' videos, launched from inside HourlyUGC: the ad goes out from the creator's handle with the brand's budget.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
viral.app lists, HourlyUGC does not
- Retainers: A monthly base (fixed pay as a salary) for as long as the creator works on the job; live-job median $500 a month (typical $310-740).
- Bonuses: Flat bonuses that trigger at view thresholds (recommended ladder $100 at 100K, $250 at 250K, $500 at 500K views; each video earns only the highest reached); live-job median top bonus $250.
Checked Nov 7, 2026
Which brand each one fits
From the models each lists, nothing else.
HourlyUGC
- brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
- brands running Meta ads with creator videos
- brands that want booked sessions ending in videos
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
- brands that ship product to creators
viral.app
- brands that budget per approved video
- brands paying for organic reach per 1,000 views
- brands running longer creator programs with retainers or bonuses
Questions people ask
What do HourlyUGC and viral.app have in common?
Both list pay per video and pay per 1,000 views on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).
What does HourlyUGC list that viral.app does not?
HourlyUGC lists hourly sessions, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, product seeding and ads launched from the platform. viral.app does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.
What does viral.app list that HourlyUGC does not?
viral.app lists retainers and bonuses. HourlyUGC does not list them publicly.
Where do these facts come from?
From each platform's public pages, linked next to every fact with the date we checked. A fact without a public source is not shown. HourlyUGC is our product and is held to the same rule.
Sources
Each fact above links to one of these. Checked Nov 7, 2026.
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: the platform, hire, brief, pay, keep · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Book hours. Every session ends in videos, and you pay for the session”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC blog: Hourly UGC sessions vs paying per video · hourlyugc.com, checked Oct 28, 2026 · “book hours, and every session ends in videos”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC blog: Commission-based UGC, paying creators a share of ad spend · hourlyugc.com, checked Oct 28, 2026 · “A slot pays on approval.”
- viral.app: viral.app, creator payments page · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Fixed, performance, or both.”
- viral.app: viral.app, what UGC jobs pay (figures as of November 2026) · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: Affiliate Marketing, pay creators a share of sales · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A percent of every order, or what every order pays.”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC product, checked in the app (the 1-50 % range) · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: UGC for Paid Ads, build the ad and pay a share of spend · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “a cut of what you spend running their video as an ad”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC: Influencer Marketing, organic posts and partnership ads · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “A price a post, or a rate per 1,000 views on what they post.”
- viral.app: viral.app home page · viral.app, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Paste a public link. That's it.”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC help · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “The plan, the platform fee and the ad spend fee, per plan.”
- HourlyUGC: HourlyUGC pricing · hourlyugc.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
- viral.app: viral.app docs, creator payouts (fees as of September 2026) · viral.app, checked Sep 1, 2026
- viral.app: viral.app blog, Canvas UGC marketplace launch (updated 6 Nov 2026) · viral.app, checked Nov 6, 2026 · “claim their payouts in the dashboard”