Illustrative signal · not customer data
Audience change detected
- Observed change
- Expected baseline
- Attribution evidence
- Estimated
- Contributing post where supported
Unexplained remains a valid result
Content intelligence for the next decision
Turn publishing history into evidence for what to do next.
Aboveboard places meaningful audience shifts beside the posts that preceded them, labels how strong each connection is and finds stable patterns in your own work. Use the guidance in the composer without turning correlation into a promise.
- Evidence before explanation
- Uncertainty stays visible
- A person approves the next post
Illustrative product view · not customer data
Your Growth Story
Meaningful audience shifts, dated and attributed where the evidence allows.
See the audience curve, detected bumps or drops and the published work near each change. Open a signal to inspect the observed result, expected baseline, contributing posts and attribution method.
No unusual change is invented when the history is quiet. No post is credited when the evidence cannot support the connection.Measured
The platform reports the follower or subscriber outcome against the post.
Derived
Official events support a direct time-based connection to published work.
Estimated
A labeled correlation points to the likeliest contributing posts.
Unexplained
The shift is real, but the available evidence does not justify crediting a post.
Post X-rays
Open one post and inspect what the pattern engine can actually see.
A Post X-ray keeps descriptive media traits, metric history, follower attribution and similar posts in one evidence view. Neutral traits can be corrected or hidden from future pattern mining for that account.
Descriptive, not judgmental
Traits describe what appears in the media; they do not label a post good or bad on their own.
Correctable by the account owner
Edit a value when the analysis missed context, or hide a trait from this account’s future comparisons.
Useful before a pattern exists
Open recent posts individually even when the account does not yet have enough comparable evidence for a pattern.
What is working—and what is not
Patterns arrive with the sample, confidence and receipts attached.
Aboveboard compares like with like inside one account, adjusts outcomes against that account’s baseline and reports both positive patterns and anti-patterns. Smaller or unstable samples stay unreported.
A pattern needs at least five comparable posts and must keep the same direction in the chronological stability check.Illustrative pattern cards · not customer data
↗ What’s working 01
Result revealed early
Associated with a higher adjusted outcome
- Sample · minimum threshold met
- Confidence · shown with the claim
- ●●●○
- Account baseline and posting time controlled
- ✓
↘ Anti-pattern 02
Opening without a clear hook
Associated with a lower adjusted outcome
- Sample · minimum threshold met
- Confidence · shown with the claim
- ●●○○
- Chronological direction checked
- ✓
Association, not causation · evidence posts remain available
Your history, used carefully
Guidance comes from the account you are writing for.
Insights stay account-specific so one brand’s result does not silently become another brand’s rule. Every suggestion remains editable and advisory.
- 01
Own-account pattern brief
Carry the supported format, hook, topics and observed timing into a blank, editable composer brief without copying the old post.
○The source post remains untouched. - 02
Best observed times
Use follower-weighted suggestions from your own settled posts once the account has enough evidence, shown in the workspace timezone.
○Starter and above · empty below the evidence floor. - 03
Pre-publish pattern hint
See when a draft resembles a stable own-account pattern associated with a higher or lower adjusted outcome.
○Pro and Scale · advisory only; never blocks review or publishing.
From evidence to action
Carry the useful pattern forward. Keep the decision human.
A supported pattern can begin a new draft or suggest a repeatable rhythm. Aboveboard keeps the brief, channel version, review and schedule connected while leaving the words and final approval with your team.
The review-first learning loop
Publish → measure → improve the next decision
A rhythm prepares work for review. It never publishes by itself.Peers without scraping
Official evidence where it exists. An honest absence where it does not.
Peer views use official platform APIs only and keep each platform’s eligibility, retention and analysis boundaries visible. Peer patterns show their sample, confidence and source and are always observational—not causal.
Aboveboard never fills a missing official route with scraped profiles, posts or media.✓Official reads available or conditional
Supported within platform rules
Instagram · Threads · Bluesky · MastodonInstagram and Threads depend on eligible accounts and approved access. Bluesky and Mastodon use their official public interfaces.
◌Raw official statistics only
YouTube stays deliberately limited
YouTubePublic channel statistics remain raw and separately retained; they do not become cross-owner peer patterns or media analysis.
—Unavailable or not implemented
The gap stays visible
TikTok · LinkedIn · X · RedditTikTok and LinkedIn lack the required official peer-read route for this feature. X and Reddit peer readers are not part of the current release.
Historical analysis, priced before it runs
Learn from the past without turning the bill into a surprise.
Eligible newly published media posts are analyzed automatically on paid plans. Bringing older media into Content Intelligence is optional: Aboveboard prices the selected history first, charges only settled uncached work and never charges again to open the same cached analysis.
Included on paid plans
Automatic analysis keeps the account’s pattern library current as eligible outcomes settle.
✓No historical import charge1 credit per uncached photo · 3 per uncached video
The media-level quote and authorized total appear before analysis begins.
✓Only successful uncached work settlesCached reads cost 0 credits
Open an immutable result again without creating another analysis request or another charge.
✓The same media is not billed twiceContent Intelligence questions
Evidence should make the next decision clearer—not sound more certain than it is.
Does Aboveboard claim that one post caused follower growth?
No. Growth Story labels each connection measured, derived, estimated or unexplained according to the available official evidence. Pattern and peer cards describe observed associations, not causal guarantees.
Does every published post become a pattern?
No. Eligible media posts can receive a Post X-ray, but a reportable pattern needs at least five comparable posts, settled outcomes and a consistent direction in the chronological stability check. Smaller or unstable samples stay unreported.
What does historical media analysis cost?
Optional historical analysis costs 1 credit per uncached photo and 3 credits per uncached video. Aboveboard shows the complete authorized quote first, charges only successful uncached work and charges 0 credits to reopen a cached result.
Can I correct what a Post X-ray says is in my media?
Yes. Account managers can edit a neutral descriptive trait or hide it from that account’s future pattern mining. The original media remains unchanged.
Does Aboveboard scrape competitor or peer accounts?
No. Peer views use official APIs only. When an official route, required permission or eligible account is unavailable, Aboveboard shows the limitation instead of scraping around it.
Can a pattern publish a post automatically?
No. A pattern can seed a blank editable composer brief or suggest a rhythm. Every resulting post still follows the workspace review and approval path; a rhythm never publishes by itself.
Start with one channel
See whether the workflow earns your trust.
The Free plan includes the complete loop on 1 channel: sources, opportunities, drafts, review and publishing. Use the included 60 credits for roughly 15 post drafts, or mix smaller actions. No card required.