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Score your account 0–100 in about 2 minutes and get a prioritized fix list. It's a guided self-audit built on your own numbers: no login, no scraping.
What does an Instagram audit check? Four things: engagement (likes and comments relative to your follower count), growth signals (follower ratio and posting consistency), profile optimization (bio CTA, link, name field, highlights), and content mix (reels, stories, comment replies). This tool scores each area from numbers you enter, then ranks your fixes.
Grab these from your profile and Instagram Insights; averages over your last 10–12 posts work best.
The audit combines four weighted subscores into one 0–100 number, and every input and threshold is shown below. No black box. The weights reflect what actually moves an account: engagement counts the most, because it drives both the algorithm and brand value.
Your (likes + comments) ÷ followers rate is compared to typical rates for your account size. Smaller accounts are held to higher standards, exactly as brands do it. A healthy share of comments earns bonus points, since comments carry more algorithmic weight than likes. Want the exact number and size benchmarks? Run it through our Instagram engagement rate calculator.
Two inputs: your follower-to-following ratio (an account people seek out vs follow-for-follow growth) and your posting frequency. Consistent posting, meaning 3+ times a week, is one of the most reliable growth habits on Instagram.
The profile audit checklist has four checks, equally weighted: a clear bio CTA, a link in bio, a keyword-rich name field (the name field is searchable on Instagram: "Alex | Travel Tips" beats plain "Alex"), and story highlights that let new visitors binge your best content.
Weekly reels, daily stories, replying to comments, and a consistent visual style, with a bonus for reels that reach beyond your follower count. Reels are Instagram's main discovery surface; stories and replies keep your existing audience warm.
Typical is roughly 1–3% overall. Under 10K followers, 3–6% is good; 10K–100K, above 1.5% is solid; at 100K+ anything above 1% is healthy.
Most growing accounts post 3–7 times per week. Consistency beats volume: a sustainable 4 posts every week outperforms 10 posts one week and none the next.
2:1 or better reads as an account people seek out. Below 1:1 suggests follow-for-follow growth, which brands and savvy users discount at a glance.
Reels averaging 25–50%+ of your follower count in views indicates healthy distribution; consistently above 100% means you're reaching new audiences.
Comments at 3%+ of total interactions signal a real community. Posts that ask a question or take a stance reliably pull more comments than announcements.
Replying to comments within the first hour keeps threads alive while the post is being ranked. It also doubles your comment count, since every reply is a comment.
Engagement carries the heaviest weight in this audit, and reply speed drives it. InstantDM, a Meta Business Partner, auto-replies to every comment and DM around the clock, so your engagement subscore climbs without extra screen time. Free for 500 DMs/month; from $9.99/month after that.
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It is a guided self-audit. You enter numbers from your own Instagram Insights (followers, average likes, comments, reel views) and answer a short profile checklist, and the tool scores you against public industry benchmarks. Nothing is scraped and no login is required; the score is a heuristic built from what you enter.
On this audit, 85+ is excellent, 70-84 is strong, 55-69 is developing, and below 55 means clear high-impact fixes are available. Most active creator accounts land between 55 and 80 on a first audit, and the prioritized action list shows exactly where the missing points are.
Engagement (35% of the total) compares your likes and comments per post to typical rates for your account size. Growth signals (20%) look at your follower-to-following ratio and posting frequency. Profile optimization (25%) checks your bio CTA, link in bio, name field, and highlights. Content mix (20%) covers reels, stories, comment replies, visual consistency, and reel reach.
A ratio near or above 2:1 reads as an account people seek out, while following far more accounts than follow you back is a common signal of follow-for-follow growth, which brands discount. It is not a ranking factor by itself, but it shapes first impressions when someone lands on your profile.
Open your last 10-12 posts and average the like and comment counts, or use Instagram's professional dashboard (Insights) for exact interaction numbers. For reel views, average the play counts on your recent reels. Averaging over at least 10 posts smooths out viral outliers.
Monthly is a good rhythm. Fix the top-priority items from one audit, give the changes 3-4 weeks to move your numbers, then re-run it. Profile fixes (bio, link, name field, highlights) take one sitting; engagement and content scores move over weeks.
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