The Creadar blog
TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts tools, guides and trends, backed by the videos that beat their creator’s median.
Best tools10 min7 tools compared
TikTok Studio, Creative Center, Metricool, Buffer, Social Blade and Exolyt: what’s free for TikTok analytics, and where each free plan stops.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools9 min7 tools compared
A 2026 comparison of tools to analyze Instagram competitors: Creadar, Sandcastles, Virlo, Iconosquare, Metricool, Agorapulse and Meta Business Suite.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools10 min7 tools compared
Metricool is a solid all-in-one tool. Its limits, and 7 alternatives by need: TikTok competitor tracking, agency features, white-label reports or price.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools9 min7 tools compared
A 2026 comparison of tools to find or write TikTok and Reels hooks: Creadar, Sandcastles, Virlo, Foreplay, TikTok Creative Center, Submagic and Buffer.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools10 min7 tools compared
The best TikTok tools for social media agencies in 2026, for competitor research per client, scheduling and client reports: Creadar, Virlo, Metricool and more.
Clément Chesneau
Guides8 min
11.7M views on one side, 46,506 on the other, and the second video is the one that sold. What the research says, and how to make a video that does both.
Clément Chesneau
Guides7 min
2025-2026 average engagement rate benchmarks for TikTok and Instagram, the calculation formula explained, and why your own median is a more useful yardstick.
Clément Chesneau
Guides7 min
There’s no universal best time to post on TikTok: here are the trends from Buffer’s 2026 study and a method to find yours using your own data.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min6 tools compared
2026 comparison of creator performance tracking tools for agencies and brands: Creadar, Kolsquare, Favikon, Shortimize and Metricool, with October 2026 pricing.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min3 tools compared
Exolyt in detail: features, real pricing (€250 to €600 a month), limits and the best alternatives for your budget and your TikTok monitoring needs.
Clément Chesneau
Guides6 min
An absolute number like 1 million views tells you nothing about virality on TikTok: here is why a measure relative to your own account is more accurate.
Clément Chesneau
Guides7 min
Growing on TikTok in 2026 doesn’t come down to a magic posting time or sheer volume. A practical method: niche, hook, consistency and reading your own data.
Clément Chesneau
Guides8 min
How the Instagram algorithm works in 2026 (Feed, Explore, Reels), based on official posts from Meta and Adam Mosseri, with no unverified theories.
Clément Chesneau
Guides8 min
When you make content, social media competitive analysis means following your niche rather than your brand. A step-by-step method, free at first, then with a tool.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools7 min8 tools compared
Social media monitoring tools compared: Creadar to track a niche of creators, and classic brand monitoring tools like Mention and Brandwatch to watch your brand.
Clément Chesneau
Guides8 min
The TikTok algorithm in 2026, explained without the myths: the signals that really count, what doesn’t matter, and how to read your own data to grow.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min6 tools compared
A 2026 comparison of tools to track TikTok competitors: Creadar, Sandcastles, Virlo, Exolyt, Social Blade and TikTok Creative Center.
Clément Chesneau
Guides7 min
TikTok never officially confirms a “shadowban.” Here’s how to tell a real drop in visibility from normal variance, and what to do about it.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min6 tools compared
A 2026 comparison of TikTok trend detection tools, with their prices: Creadar, TikTok Creative Center, Virlo, Sandcastles, Exolyt and Shortimize.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min6 tools compared
The best 2026 tools to find TikTok video ideas from real performance data: Creadar, Sandcastles, Virlo, Shortimize, Exolyt and Metricool, with October 2026 pricing.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min6 tools compared
vidIQ helps you optimize YouTube videos. What it really does, its limits, and 6 alternatives depending on whether you need YouTube SEO or a cross-platform signal.
Clément Chesneau
Best tools6 min7 tools compared
A 2026 comparison of YouTube Shorts analytics tools: Creadar, vidIQ, TubeBuddy, Social Blade, Virlo, Sandcastles and Metricool, with October 2026 pricing.
Clément Chesneau