'Things I'd never go back to' UGC list

“Things I'll never go back to after finding this app.”

A trend format adapted for apps: the creator lists old habits they've dropped, and the app is the reason in the last beat. It reads as a personal list rather than a pitch.

Why it works

• The phrase is a familiar trend, so viewers know the payoff is coming and stay for it.
• Each 'old habit' is relatable on its own; the viewer nods before the app appears.
• The app is revealed as the cause, not the subject, which feels less like an ad.
• It works with screen recordings, so creators don't need to show their face.

How to adapt it

1. 1.Build the list from churned-competitor reviews: what were people escaping?
2. 2.End on the app's screen with one clear action visible.
3. 3.Test 3 hooks with the same body; swap only the first two seconds.

Prompts to remake it

Fill in the [BRACKETS], then run it.

App: [APP]. What users did before: [OLD WAYS]. Audience: [WHO].

Write a 'Things I'll never go back to' UGC script:
- Hook caption (max 9 words).
- 3 'never going back' beats, each a caption of max 8 words naming an old habit in the viewer's words.
- Reveal beat: the app as the reason, with the one screen to show.
- Voiceover lines for each beat.
Then give 5 alternative hooks in the same trend family ('Things that just make sense', 'Green flags', etc.).

4:5 storyboard for an app UGC ad: heading 'Things I'll never go back to', three phone frames with black bezels, gradient backgrounds in muted teal and sand, white caption stickers 'spreadsheets at midnight', 'guessing my balance', 'the 30th-of-the-month panic', small handle and progress bar. Illustrative, no real people or brand logos.