Question 1

How does it pull data?

Accepted Answer

Via the public YouTube Data API v3. We respect daily quota (10K units/day) by caching aggressively and never re-pulling data already fetched in the last 6 hours.

Question 2

How many channels can I track?

Accepted Answer

3 channels per session anonymous, 25 per dashboard signed-in, 100 on paid.

Question 3

What metrics are shown?

Accepted Answer

Upload cadence (videos per week), median views per video, top 10 by views, title patterns, and tag overlap.

Question 4

How fresh is the data?

Accepted Answer

6 hours per channel — fresh enough for weekly competitive review, sparing on YouTube API quota.

Question 5

Will it surface emerging competitors?

Accepted Answer

On signed-in dashboards we run a weekly "related-channel discovery" pass and suggest new channels in your niche.

Question 6

Can I export to CSV?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every dashboard export to CSV (free) or Google Sheets (paid).

Question 7

Are private/Made-for-Kids channels included?

Accepted Answer

No — only public, COPPA-compliant channels accessible via the YouTube Data API.

Question 8

Will it watch for new uploads?

Accepted Answer

Paid plans get email/push alerts when a tracked channel uploads.

Question 9

Free use?

Accepted Answer

Yes — basic 3-channel tracking is free. Dashboards, alerts, and exports require a free account.

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