For creators
Your work deserves a stage,
not an algorithm.
pinereel is a pay-per-view platform for independent creators. Set your price. Keep 90% of every sale. Get paid the moment someone presses play.
90%
Revenue per sale
Industry-leading creator split. When your audience pays $1, you receive $0.90 instantly. No invoices, no waiting, no minimums.
Instant
Settlement
Every sale hits your wallet the moment the viewer pays. Not net-30, not next month, not after you reach some arbitrary threshold.
You
Set the price
Your content, your price. Choose rental windows from 1 hour to forever. No one else decides what your work is worth.
How it works
Publish in minutes, earn from day one
Connect a wallet
Sign in with a Solana wallet like Phantom, or use Google or email login. We'll create an embedded wallet for you automatically.
Upload your video
Drop in your file. We handle encoding, adaptive streaming, and CDN delivery. Cinema-grade playback out of the box.
Set your terms
Name your price, choose a rental duration, add genre tags and a description. Your content, your rules.
Earn per view
Every time someone pays to watch, 90% goes to your wallet instantly. Track sales in real-time from the Creator Studio.
Why a wallet?
Blockchain does the work you never see
pinereel uses Solana and USDC behind the scenes to make creator payments instant, transparent, and trustless. Viewers never interact with crypto. They see “pinereel balance” and pay with a card. But for creators, the blockchain is what makes the 90/10 split and instant settlement possible.
Instant settlement
Payments clear in seconds, not days. No payment processor sitting between you and your earnings.
Verifiable on-chain
Every transaction is recorded on-chain. You can independently verify every payment you've ever received.
Your keys, your money
Earnings go directly to your wallet. pinereel never holds your funds. There's no balance to withdraw or minimum to cash out.
Don't have a wallet? No problem. Sign in with Google or email and we'll create an embedded wallet for you. You can link an external wallet later to withdraw your earnings anytime.
The case against ad revenue
You make the content. You should make the money.
Ad-funded platforms pay you fractions of a penny per view and incentivize volume over quality. pinereel flips the model: your audience pays you directly for work they chose to watch.
No ads. Ever.
Your audience doesn't sit through pre-rolls, mid-rolls, or banners. They pay to see your work, and that's exactly what they get.
No algorithm gatekeeping
Your video doesn't compete with an infinite feed. pinereel is a curated stage where every piece of content was intentionally published and priced by its creator.
Real revenue per viewer
One paying viewer on pinereel can be worth more than thousands of ad-supported views elsewhere. Quality over quantity, for both you and your audience.
Full ownership
You set the price, choose the rental window, and can delist at any time. Your content stays yours. pinereel never claims rights to your work.
Creator tiers
Grow into the platform
Every creator starts at Tier 1. As your audience grows, you unlock more uploads and lower fees automatically. No applications, no approval process.
New Creator
Get started and test the waters
Rising
You've proven there's demand
Established
No more upload fees
Pro
Unlimited publishing
Elite
Recognition for sustained impact
Tiers are based on total confirmed views across all your videos. Once you reach a tier, you keep it. Tiers never decrease. Upload fees are verified on-chain before your video is processed.
Invite only
Founding Creator
We're hand-picking a small group of creators to launch pinereel with. Founding Creators get unlimited uploads, zero fees, and a permanent place in pinereel's story. This tier is invite-only and can't be earned through views. It's reserved for the people who helped build this stage from the ground up.
Unlimited uploads
No cap, no waiting. Publish as much as you want, forever.
Zero fees
No upload fees, now or ever. Plus the highest revenue split on pinereel, locked in for life.
Permanent status
Founding Creator is a lifetime tier. It never expires or downgrades.
Questions
What creators ask us
What kind of content belongs on pinereel?
Video essays, documentaries, courses, comedy specials, short films, vlogs, tutorials. If you'd put real effort into it, it belongs here. pinereel is built for premium, intentional work.
How do I get paid?
Every sale settles to your wallet instantly. No invoices, no net-30, no payment minimums. Sign in with Google, email, or a Solana wallet like Phantom and start earning right away.
What does 90/10 mean?
When someone pays to watch your video, 90% goes directly to you and 10% goes to pinereel. That's it. No hidden fees, no deductions, no processing charges on top. Founding Creators receive an even higher split.
What are upload fees for?
Small upload fees for newer creators help keep the platform focused on quality. As your audience grows, fees drop and eventually disappear entirely. Founding Creators never pay upload fees.
How do viewers pay?
Viewers top up their pinereel balance using a credit card or debit card, then spend it across the platform. They never need to think about crypto. The blockchain runs behind the scenes.
Can I set my own price?
Yes. You choose your price (starting at $0.25 for short videos, $0.75 for 30+ minutes) and the rental duration, from 1 hour to forever. You have full control.
Is there a subscription or monthly cost?
No subscriptions and no monthly charges. The only cost is a small per-upload fee for newer creators, which drops to zero as your audience grows. Founding Creators pay nothing at all.
What's a Founding Creator?
Founding Creators are hand-picked early adopters who get unlimited uploads, $0 fees, and a permanent spot in pinereel's origin story. It's an invite-only tier. If you're interested, reach out.
Ready to put your work on the stage?
Sign in, upload your first video, and start earning from the people who actually want to watch it.