On TikTok - August 10 - 16
The breakouts of August 10 - 16.
Every app-maker TikTok breakout we scored that week - each one beat its own account's baseline. Grouped by industry; tap any to see the full breakdown.
Games
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46939× outlier12M viewsGames·Silent UGC
A silent 7-second makeup hook you can use to market a mobile game - showing a bizarre beauty routine while text tells them their boredom is from not playing.
4401× outlier107M viewsGames·Talking Head
A talking-head hook you can use to market a mobile game - it opens on a direct question before showing rapid-fire, high-stakes app dares over a trending audio beat.
1589× outlier24M viewsGames·Silent UGC
A silent UGC boredom hook you can use to promote a mobile game - it opens on a relatable question, points to the app store, and shows spicy gameplay prompts.
1103× outlier27M viewsGames·App Demo
A trending audio hook you can use to promote a mobile game - it opens on a silent creator lip-syncing to a popular sound before cutting directly to spicy in-game dares.
899× outlier14M viewsGames·App Demo
A lifestyle-framed UGC hook you can use to promote a mobile game - opening on an aspirational face-camera selfie before transitioning into a step-by-step multiplayer screen recording.
755× outlier12M viewsGames·App Demo
A UGC app-demo hook you can use to promote a mobile game - a creator claims it is the best option, shows easy setup, displays a relatable prompt, and drives downloads.
Finance
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× outlier123K viewsFinance·Silent UGC
A split-screen hook you can use to promote a finance app - show a silent couple eating fast food while text overlays contrast their raw bank balances and investment amounts.
× outlier862K viewsFinance·Silent UGC
A side-by-side comparison hook you can use to grow a finance app - contrasting a couple's checking and investment balances via text overlays in an 8-second silent slideshow.
12403× outlier6.4M viewsFinance·Silent UGC
A relatable impulse-spending hook you can use to promote a finance app - it pairs a silent, head-shaking reaction with text describing the psychological slip of breaking a spending freeze.
3448× outlier1.5M viewsFinance·Silent UGC
A relatable POV hook you can use to promote a finance app - it pairs a fake social excuse with an aspirational savings-to-checking ratio to trigger instant curiosity.
1720× outlier1.4M viewsFinance·Silent UGC
A silent 6-second UGC clip you can use to grow a finance app - adjust the camera, put on glasses, and stare defeatedly at a laptop under text about peers' savings.
1042× outlier1.9M viewsFinance·Silent UGC
A financial transparency hook you can use to market a finance app - it lists real-life net worth stats on-screen and casually slides your product in as a major asset.
Health & Fitness
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16380× outlier20M viewsHealth & Fitness·Silent UGC
A counter-intuitive lifestyle hook you can use to market a health & fitness app - it blends aesthetic gym b-roll with quick in-app food-scanning to show how eating more drives results.
5024× outlier5.8M viewsHealth & Fitness·Silent UGC
A 12-second silent loop you can use to sell a health & fitness app - eating corn in a field under text crediting your tool for reducing social anxiety.
3797× outlier46M viewsHealth & Fitness·Silent UGC
A self-deprecation hook you can use to market a health & fitness app - opening on a skeptic's face, then cutting between healthy daily routines and rewarding in-app progress.
2726× outlier2.5M viewsHealth & Fitness·Text-Heavy
An 8-second text-heavy loop you can use to promote a health & fitness app - posing outdoors with a high-friction hook prompting ADHD viewers to share their unhinged daily hacks.
1816× outlier1.3M viewsHealth & Fitness·Silent UGC
A silent-UGC lighting-shift hook you can use to promote a health & fitness app - showing real skin texture under varying angles to build immediate trust and promote a skincare-tracking tool.
1704× outlier3.8M viewsHealth & Fitness·App Demo
A two-part regret hook you can use to grow a health & fitness app - open on a face-to-camera text hook then cut to a silent muscle-map screen recording.
Education
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46596× outlier24M viewsEducation·Talking Head
A gossip-reaction hook you can use to sell an education app - a creator hooks the viewer with a slang-filled premise, then plays a funny modern-slang audio demo of the product.
34741× outlier26M viewsEducation·Silent UGC
A silent text-overlay checklist you can use to sell an education app - diagnosing ADHD reading struggles point-by-point over 17 seconds before revealing the tool.
14422× outlier12M viewsEducation·App Demo
An aesthetic iPad demo you can use to sell an education app - showcasing a flight-themed timer that transitions from seat selection to a realistic boarding pass.
11235× outlier24M viewsEducation·App Demo
A reaction-style voice demo you can use to promote an education app - ask a basic translation query like 'papa-san' to trigger hysterical laughter and an unhinged anime-obsessed vocal response.
9896× outlier16M viewsEducation·Talking Head
A 9-second talking-head hook you can use to market an education app - misinterpreting a Japanese word that sounds like English slang to trigger a funny, double-entendre shock reaction.
9204× outlier4.8M viewsEducation·Talking Head
A talking-head reaction hook you can use to sell an education app - it opens on a relatable creator praising a high-gossip audio style before playing the in-app narrator.
Entertainment
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26122× outlier6.4M viewsEntertainment·Silent UGC
A silent 5-second text hook you can use to sell an entertainment app - filming in casual pajamas with text on the emotional weight of old music.
22807× outlier17M viewsEntertainment·Silent UGC
A silent UGC hook you can use to sell an entertainment app - pairing an 11-second clip of a creator vibing to music with a simple playlist-building text overlay.
18397× outlier7M viewsEntertainment·Silent UGC
A silent-reaction hook you can use to promote an entertainment app - opening on a high-stakes relationship text disaster, then revealing the chaotic AI-generated video response.
12016× outlier40M viewsEntertainment·Silent UGC
A silent 19-second reaction hook you can use to promote an entertainment app - gesturing to a trending music track's beat drop under a text overlay.
8163× outlier2M viewsEntertainment·Silent UGC
A silent UGC beauty hook you can use to market an entertainment app - syncing repetitive blush-stamping directly to the sharp beats of a heavy soundtrack under curiosity-loop text.
5160× outlier6.2M viewsEntertainment·App Demo
A high-drama bait-and-switch hook you can use to promote an entertainment app - opening on a crying face before revealing a hilariously unhinged AI-generated message from a deceased pet.
Lifestyle
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× outlier285K viewsLifestyle·Silent UGC
A silent UGC before-and-after hook you can use to promote a lifestyle app - it hooks with a relatable selfie struggle before flashing dramatic, seamless AI expression edits.
28976× outlier32M viewsLifestyle·Silent UGC
A silent 8-second mirror-pose hook you can use to grow a lifestyle app - styling a fitting-room selfie while static text drops a high-concept pitch to spark loop views.
19835× outlier22M viewsLifestyle·Silent UGC
A silent 7-second aesthetic hook you can use to grow a lifestyle app - pairing a creator vibing to a beat with a bold statement about cutting to the chase.
17410× outlier20M viewsLifestyle·Silent UGC
A silent 13-second text-overlay hook you can use to grow a lifestyle app - denying a standard Instagram swap request to drop your custom username instead.
17318× outlier69M viewsLifestyle·Silent UGC
A 6-second silent reaction format you can use to sell a lifestyle app - syncing a physical yawn-to-gasp transition to a dramatic beat under a text-based comparison hook.
15418× outlier18M viewsLifestyle·Silent UGC
A silent 12-second UGC hook you can use to market a lifestyle app - pairing a creator on a grassy bank with text about finding friends with matching taste.
37551× outlier9.2M viewsB2B·Silent UGC
A silent 6-second aesthetic hook you can use to sell a B2B app - flashing gatekeeping text telling viewers to run and download it before it goes mainstream.
7182× outlier5.3M viewsB2B·Silent UGC
A silent 8-second subway aesthetic clip you can use to market a B2B app - overlaying simple tool-promoting text over a stylish creator with a fast-moving train behind them.
4437× outlier9M viewsB2B·App Demo
A dramatic reaction-to-demo hook you can use to market a B2B app - open on an intense face-cam expression before revealing a step-by-step setup screen-recording.
4340× outlier2.5M viewsB2B·App Demo
A split-screen authority hook you can use to promote a B2B app - it pairs a famous creator clip with satisfying ASMR, then transitions into a step-by-step workflow demo of the tool.
3106× outlier6.3M viewsB2B·App Demo
A speed-build challenge hook you can use to market a B2B app - it pairs a high-stakes 60-second claim with a rapid step-by-step mobile walkthrough showing functional, styled results.
2083× outlier1.2M viewsB2B·App Demo
A side-hustle arbitrage hook you can use to promote a B2B app - opening on a lazy summer-job question before detailing a step-by-step, multi-tool workflow that generates passive income.
Other
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× outlier1.4M viewsOther·Slideshow
A relationship-breakup slideshow you can use to market a photo-editing app - opening on a dramatic personal hook, then cycling through before-and-after photo enhancements to drive downloads.
× outlier173K viewsOther·Slideshow
A slideshow-comparison hook you can use to market a photo-editing app - it opens with a relatable struggle text overlay before cycling through dramatic before-and-after image comparisons.
16909× outlier16M viewsOther·App Demo
A prank chat hook you can use to market a photo editing app - it shows a fast AI modification, then reveals brutal family group chat reactions to the edit.
16494× outlier16M viewsOther·App Demo
A fake-prank hook you can use to market an AI photo-editing app - lead with a shocking image, reveal the app generating it, and escalate with a funny text thread.
11650× outlier3.6M viewsOther·App Demo
A high-drama gossip hook you can use to market an AI companion app - open on a shocked user reaction, then pan to an animated avatar delivering messy, fictional gossip.
5317× outlier5.7M viewsOther·App Demo
A realistic prank hook you can use to promote an AI video editing app - generating fake footage of a boiling pet fish to trick a family member over text.
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