Helpolos

Overview

Helpolos is a YouTube video study workspace that pairs learning tools with transcript and summary APIs. It suits learners who want to work through a video in several formats, as well as developers handling modest transcript or summary workloads. Its generous daily free allowance is balanced by credits that run out each day and API limits that rule out some heavier uses.

Key features

One analysis can produce a summary, timestamped transcript, mind map, and quiz. That range gives learners more ways to revisit a video than a summary alone, though each analysis draws on a daily credit budget. Transcripts can be searched, copied, or downloaded, and PDF and TXT export are included on Free.

Video chat answers questions using the transcript and links responses to relevant moments. That grounding makes it easier to check an answer in context. Users can start from a public YouTube link or YouTube search, and chapter generation is supported.

Developers get API-key-protected Transcript and Summarizer endpoints. The Transcript API returns timestamped plain text in the video's original language, without translation, and allows five requests per second per key. That works for modest integrations, but is a poor fit for higher-throughput processing or translated transcripts.

Free credits reset at midnight UTC and do not roll over; reloading or revisiting an analyzed video costs another credit. This makes the daily allowance less flexible for users who study in bursts. Helpolos says personal data is processed in the EEA and is not sold or rented; Cloudflare provides bot and DDoS protection.

Pricing

Free costs nothing, forever, with no card required. Its 10 daily credits cover summaries, transcripts, mind maps, quizzes, video chat, and export. That is a strong way to try the full study workflow, but the daily cap and repeat-analysis charge matter for regular use.

Premium annual costs $6 a year, billed annually at $72. Premium monthly costs $10 a month, billed monthly. Both raise the allowance to 100 credits per day and add extended chat context, priority processing, and priority support. Annual is the lower-cost route for committed users; monthly costs more but avoids an annual billing commitment. All plans include email support with responses within one business day, while Premium receives priority support. There is no free trial. A full refund is available within seven days of first purchase if usage has not been excessive; subscriptions are non-refundable after that period.

For API usage, one-time credit packs remain valid for 12 months: Asteroid costs $10, paid once for 10,000 credits; Moon costs $50, paid once for 55,000; Planet costs $100, paid once for 120,000; Star costs $500, paid once for 650,000; and Galaxy costs $1,000, paid once for 1,400,000. These are pay-as-you-go options for API workloads rather than a substitute for Premium's daily subscription credits.

Platforms

Helpolos is available on the web and through an API. Its video workflow centers on YouTube public links and search, so it is not a general-purpose video library across platforms.

Who it's for

Choose Helpolos if you study YouTube videos and want transcripts, summaries, and follow-up study materials in one place, or if you are building an integration with moderate transcript or summary needs. Look elsewhere if you need translated transcripts, a high-rate transcript API, or credits that carry over day to day.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Free includes 10 daily credits and the core study tools, including quizzes, mind maps, and export, so users can evaluate more than a basic summary workflow.
• Pro: Transcript-linked chat and timestamped transcripts make it easier to connect answers and notes to video context.
• Pro: API credit packs provide fixed, 12-month validity for developers who prefer one-time purchases.
• Con: Daily credits expire at midnight UTC, and replaying an analyzed video consumes another credit.
• Con: The Transcript API is capped at five requests per second per key and does not translate.
• Con: Premium's 100-credit daily allowance is not unlimited, even at the annual price.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison of tools in this category, browse AI Video Summarizers. Consider Scribiz if its caption-lookups and listening or watching workflow better matches your needs. Summarize Video to Text is worth considering if you want Android, iOS, or browser-extension access, with a free allowance of two videos a day without an account or 10 monthly credits with Google sign-in.

VideoHighlighter may suit desktop users who prefer offline analysis and an AGPL-3.0 option. YouTubeSummarizer.com offers five daily summaries on its free plan and supports Markdown export and share links. Hushscript is another option for API and web users.

Claras is a lower-cost alternative for lighter use: its Free plan allows three videos per month, while Pro costs $4.39 a month and allows 50 videos per day. Distill is an iOS option with a free guest allowance of one daily summary for YouTube videos up to 30 minutes, provided captions are available. Glasp may fit readers who also want PDF and audio tools alongside YouTube summaries.

Verdict

Helpolos is a compelling choice for YouTube-focused learners who want more than a recap, and for developers whose API traffic fits its rate limit. Its main advantage is the breadth of study tools on a free plan; its main drawback is the hard daily credit ceiling, compounded by repeat-analysis charges. Choose it for a compact study workflow, but look elsewhere for translation, high-volume API work, or more flexible credit usage.