Monetization Readiness Checker
Answer questions about how your videos are made — original writing, original narration, reused footage, transformative editing, human contribution — and see where the risk sits. It is an educational checklist, not a prediction of what YouTube will decide.
How it works
Every question carries a weight, and every answer converts to a fraction of that weight. There is no model involved and no hidden adjustment — the same answers always produce the same number.
| Question type | Yes | Partly | No | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where Yes is the good answer original script, own narration, human review, rights, added value, transformed clips | full | half | none | excluded |
| Where Yes is the risk reused clips, repeated templates, compilations, mass production | none | half | full | excluded |
Questions about original human contribution carry a weight of 3; the rest carry 2. "N/A" removes a question from your total and from the maximum, so it can neither help nor hurt you. The result is your total as a percentage of the applicable maximum, banded as: 75% and above — stronger originality signals; 45% to 74% — some areas to review; below 45% — significant risk indicators.
Why originality matters more than it used to
The bar moved. Reused and templated content was tolerated for years when producing it was slow; once a channel could publish forty near-identical videos a month, the platforms had to draw a line. The line is not "did a machine help" — it is whether a person contributed something a viewer benefits from. That is why the heaviest weights here sit on original writing, original narration, human review and added value, and why "we use AI" is not on the list of risks at all.
Reading your result honestly
A high percentage means your own answers describe a channel with real human contribution. It is not an approval, a prediction or a defence — it is a summary of what you told it. The useful half of the output is the "issues to review" list, because each item names something specific you can change before it becomes a problem.
What this tool deliberately will not say
It will never tell you that your channel will be approved, that you are safe, or that you have passed anything. No third party can promise you another company's decision, and a tool that implies otherwise is selling confidence rather than information.
Common questions
Does a good result mean my channel will be monetized?
No. Nothing here can tell you that, and any tool that claims to is guessing. This is a checklist that reflects your own answers back with weights you can read. The decision belongs to YouTube, which reviews the actual channel — not a questionnaire.
Is ClipDrive affiliated with YouTube?
No. ClipDrive is independent and has no relationship with YouTube or Google. This tool is educational and is not a substitute for reading the current policies yourself.
Does using AI disqualify a channel?
No. AI-assisted production is not the issue — mass-produced, unedited, near-identical output is. The questions here about human review, original writing and creative variation are aimed at that distinction, which is why they carry the heaviest weights.
How is the score calculated?
Every question carries a weight of 2 or 3. On a question where "Yes" is good, Yes scores full weight, Partly half and No nothing; where "Yes" is the risk, that reverses. "N/A" removes the question from both your score and the maximum. The result is your total as a percentage of the applicable maximum. The full rules are printed further down this page.
Are my answers stored?
No. Everything is scored in your browser and nothing is transmitted. Reload the page and it is gone.