LookMap
An attention-measurement tool for video creators that uses the phone's front camera to map where viewers actually look during playback — no headset, no special hardware.
YouTube and TikTok creators optimizing thumbnails and opening hooks
- Heatmap of gaze over a video frame during the first 10 seconds of playback
- Thumbnail A/B scoring by comparing which version pulls more gaze to the subject
- Attention drop-off detection that flags the exact second viewers look away
- All processing on-device so creator review footage never leaves the phone
Single-camera gaze estimation removes the $5,000+ eye-tracker barrier, letting every creator with a phone measure what actually captures viewer attention.
Direct competitor NeuroAds.ai already markets 'AI Eye-Tracking' heatmaps for YouTube thumbnails, and Thumblytics claims 500+ creators using AI thumbnail tools — proves a real paying market exists.Free YouTube Thumbnail Optimizer - AI Eye-Tracking | NeuroAds.ai ↗Thumblytics - AI YouTube Thumbnail Optimization & A/B Testing ↗
Crowded space: NeuroAds.ai ships AI attention heatmaps today, TubeAnalytics scores face prominence/text/CTR prediction, and webcam-based gaze estimation itself is a well-published research area (Roboflow, MDPI, Frontiers) — the 'front camera only' differentiator is modest.YouTube Thumbnail Testing — AI CTR Prediction ↗How to Build Real-Time Eye Tracking in the Browser ↗
Creators already pay $20–50+/mo for VidIQ/TubeBuddy; dedicated thumbnail-A/B suites like TubeAnalytics and Thumblytics monetize on subscription — willingness to pay for CTR lift is well-established.YouTube Thumbnail A/B Testing Tools: Complete Comparison ↗10 Best YouTube Thumbnail A/B Testing Tools for Creators - OpusClip Blog ↗
YouTube/TikTok creator economy is durable and growing; gaze/attention AI is an active research trend (multiple 2024–25 papers) and accuracy keeps improving — but YouTube's own free native A/B testing compresses the long-term moat for paid tools.Webcam-based gaze estimation for computer screen interaction ↗Best YouTube Thumbnail A/B Testing Tools 2026 - Creator AI Daily ↗
Feasible but non-trivial: browser-based gaze pipelines (MediaPipe FaceMesh + TensorFlow.js) and smartphone front-camera eye-tracking prototypes are documented, but accurate single-camera gaze under varied lighting/glasses/angles with per-user calibration remains a real engineering challenge.Real-Time Gaze Estimation Using Webcam-Based CNN Models ↗Deep Learning based Eye Tracking on Smartphones ↗