The complete guide toWould You Rather videos
Learn why Would You Rather videos keep people watching, which topics work, how to make one step by step, and how to grow a Would You Rather channel.
Why Would You Rather videos work
A Would You Rather video hands the viewer a choice and a few seconds to make it. Two options, a countdown, then a reveal of how the split went. The viewer has already picked before the reveal, so they stay to see whether they were with the majority.
The format is built for comments. Every card is an opinion, and people like to defend theirs, so dilemma videos pull replies, tags and duets in a way a plain list does not.
It is also easy to repeat. One topic gives a whole pack of cards, and a new topic is a new video, so a channel can post every day without running out of ideas. Kids and teens watch these videos a lot; the channels that make them are run by adults who post on a schedule.
Best Would You Rather topics and how to use them
You type one topic and the pack is written around it. The topics below give clear, picturable options, which matters because every option gets its own picture.
Would You Rather cards made with GhostShorts
Three cards from the template, and the trick behind each one.
| Topic | Why it works | Example card |
|---|---|---|
| Fast food | Everyone eats, everyone has a favourite | Pizza or burger? |
| Superpowers | Impossible choices with no right answer | Be able to fly or be invisible? |
| Travel | Viewers picture themselves in each place | Live in a treehouse or live in a cave? |
| Money | Big trade-offs people argue about | Keep your best friend or get $1M and lose them? |
| Animals | Pet loyalty runs deep in the comments | A dog or a cat? |
| Seasons | A simple split that divides any audience | Endless summer or endless winter? |
Short, concrete options work best. “Pizza” beats “a meal from an Italian restaurant”, because the card has room for a few words and one picture.
How to Make a Would You Rather Video with GhostShorts
Four steps in the app, from your topic to the finished video. Click any screenshot to see it full size.
- Cards per pack6, 8, 10
- Each card7.5 seconds: pictures, countdown, reveal
- PicturesOne for every option
- Voice6 AI voices to pick from
- PreviewFirst 2 cards, silent
- FormatVertical 9:16 MP4
How many cards should a pack have?
Every card runs 7.5 seconds, so the number of cards sets the length of the video. Larger packs also include share cards, our own fixed dilemmas that ask the viewer to comment, tag or share.
- 6 cards45 seconds1 share card included. Quick and easy to watch to the end.
- 8 cards60 seconds2 share cards included. A middle ground for Shorts and Reels.
- 10 cards75 seconds2 share cards included. The most dilemmas per video.
Fitting the pack to the platform
- Shorter keeps viewersA 6-card pack is short enough that most people see every card. Start there and test longer packs later.
- Longer for one-minute rulesTikTok Creator Rewards counts only videos over one minute, which the 10-card pack clears.
Can You Post and Monetize Would You Rather Videos?
The videos you export are yours to post and monetize. YouTube and TikTok both ask creators to label AI-generated content, and both have a toggle for it at upload. Practical guidance, not legal advice: check each platform’s current terms.
Getting paid
Each platform has its own bar.
- YouTube: 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 watch hours or 10M Shorts views in 90 days
- TikTok Creator Rewards pays only for videos over one minute
- A steady daily series beats one-off uploads
Keeping it honest
What the percentages are, and are not.
- The percentages are generated for the video, not real votes
- Never caption them as poll results or survey data
- Ask viewers to comment their own pick instead
Making Would You Rather videos by hand vs GhostShorts
By hand, a dilemma pack means writing every card, finding two pictures for each, building the countdown and reveal in an editor and recording a voiceover. Here is how the two compare.
| Step | By hand | GhostShorts Would You Rather |
|---|---|---|
| Dilemmas | Write every card yourself | A full pack written from one topic |
| Pictures | Search and license two images per card | One picture made for every option |
| Countdown and reveal | Animate the timer and the split in an editor | Built into every card |
| Voiceover | Record yourself or hire a voice | An AI voice reads every card |
| Share prompts | Write and design your own | Share cards included in every pack |
The time you save goes into what grows a dilemma channel: posting every day and picking topics your viewers ask for.
Tips for growing a Would You Rather channel
Dilemma channels grow on consistency and on topics people care about.
Post every day
The format rewards volume. One topic a day gives viewers a reason to check back.
Keep options short
Two to four words per option reads in a second and leaves the picture room to work.
Ask in the caption
“Which did you pick?” in the caption turns silent viewers into comments.
Theme your weeks
Food on Monday, superpowers on Tuesday. A pattern makes the channel easy to recognize.
Use what people ask for
Turn the best topic suggestions from your comments into the next pack and say so in the title.
Try a second format
Ranking videos suit the same viewers: a Top 5 countdown mixes well with dilemma packs.
