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Kiryū for Reels

AI feedback on your Instagram Reels, before you post

Upload a Reel and Kiryu watches it the way a stranger in the feed would: frame by frame, with the sound on. You get timestamped notes on the opening, captions, audio and call to action, the three fixes that matter most, and a rewritten first three seconds.

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Timestamped notes
Top 3 fixes and a new opening
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Get feedback on a Reel How the review works

Last updated 24 October 2026

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Feedback from someone who hasn't seen it fifty times
How to get feedback on a Reel
What Kiryu checks in a Reel
What's different about Reels
What you get back
Reels feedback questions

Feedback from someone who hasn't seen it fifty times

The hardest part of editing your own Reel is that you already know what happens next. Instagram Reels feedback from Kiryu starts cold: it samples the video frame by frame, closest in the opening, transcribes what's said, reads every word of on-screen text and notes each cut and silence. Then it reviews the Reel against that record, with a timestamp on every point.

Before you see it, a second pass compares each factual claim in the review with what was actually in the video and drops anything it can't back up. If the Reel has no audio, it says so rather than guessing about the sound.

How to get feedback on a Reel

1
Export the Reel before you post it
Upload the finished file from your editor or camera roll to a Kiryu chat. Feedback is most useful before posting, while changing the opening is still free.
2
Tell Kiryu who it's for
Say it's an Instagram Reel and what you want from it: reach to new people, saves, sends to friends, or clicks to your link in bio. A Reel made for followers and one made for strangers need different openings.
3
Fix the top three, then post
Work through the three fixes Kiryu ranks first. It can recut, re-caption or crop the Reel in the same chat, and you can ask it to review the new version too.

What Kiryu checks in a Reel

The hook

The first three seconds: what a viewer sees, reads and hears, and whether they would stop scrolling.

Retention and pacing

Shot lengths, dead spots and the moments attention is likely to drop, segment by segment.

Clarity of the idea

Whether it is obvious what the video is and why someone should keep watching.

Captions and on-screen text

The wording, quoted back to you, plus timing, placement, legibility and safe zones.

Audio

Voice against music, music fit, sound design and silences.

Visual quality

Framing, lighting and visible artefacts.

Call to action

Whether there is one, when it lands and whether it is clear.

Platform fit

Aspect ratio, safe zones and length for TikTok, Reels or Shorts.

What's different about Reels

Where Instagram works differently from TikTok and Shorts, and which part of the review covers it.

On Instagram	Why it matters	Covered by
Opening frame	The first frame decides the scroll, and it's often the cover too. A blurry or mid-blink first frame hurts twice.	The hook check: what's seen, read and heard in the first three seconds.
Text placement	Instagram puts your username, caption and audio label along the bottom and the buttons on the right.	Captions and on-screen text: wording, timing, legibility and safe zones.
Something worth sending	Instagram has said sends to friends are a strong signal for reaching new people. A clear, quotable point gets sent.	Clarity of the idea, and whether the call to action asks for the share.
Recycled clips	Instagram has said it may show less of content visibly reposted from other apps, such as a Reel with another app's watermark.	Visual quality and on-screen text, where a leftover logo or watermark shows up.
Sound	Reels autoplay in a feed full of other sound. A late or quiet voice gets talked over.	Audio: voice against music, silences, and whether the point is clear without the music.

Two more Instagram habits worth building: pick a cover frame that still reads when your profile grid crops it, and if you're unsure between two openings, post one as a trial Reel to non-followers first where that option is available to you. Kiryu can review both cuts before you choose.

What you get back

A note on each of the eight checks, each with a timestamp
The three fixes that would help most, in order of impact
A rewritten opening: on-screen text, first line and first shot
The timeline of what Kiryu saw, so you can check any note
Edits made in the chat: trims, captions, crops to 9:16

Prefer to make the changes by hand? Open the Reel in the free Instagram Reels editor. Posting the same video to TikTok as well? The TikTok video analyzer covers what changes there.

Free to start, more on a plan

Free account

15 messages a day
1 video review a day
Hooks, scripts, ad angles and content plans
Image, voiceover, sound and quick edits from the chat, on your own credits

Any paid plan

From $15

A daily Kiryu allowance included, larger on higher plans
Keeps going on your credits after the allowance
More video reviews and every studio tool from the chat
Pro mode on every plan, Max mode on Pro, Max, Business

Making something from the chat costs the same credits as making it in the studio, and Kiryu shows the price before it runs. Daily limits reset at midnight UTC. The free tier needs a verified email.

Reels feedback questions

How do I get feedback on my Instagram Reel?

Upload the Reel to Kiryu, say it's for Instagram and what it should do, and you get timestamped notes on the hook, pacing, captions, audio, call to action and platform fit, plus the three fixes that would help most and a rewritten opening.

Does Kiryu read my Instagram insights?

No, it doesn't connect to Instagram. It reviews the video file. If your insights show viewers leaving at a certain second, tell Kiryu that timestamp and it will look at exactly what's on screen then.

Can it review a Reel I first posted on TikTok?

Yes. Upload the clean file if you have one. If you only have the version saved from TikTok, Kiryu can point out the watermark it sees, which is worth removing before you post the Reel.

Does it work for Stories or feed videos too?

It reviews any video file. Tell Kiryu where it's going (a Story, a feed video or an ad) and it checks the ratio and safe zones for that instead of Reels.

Is Reels feedback free?

A verified free account gets 1 free video review a day, together with 15 chat messages. Paid plans include more reviews in their daily Kiryu allowance.

Will the feedback tell me how many views my Reel will get?

No. It can't predict views or see how Instagram will distribute the Reel. It shows you what a new viewer sees and hears, second by second, and where they are likely to lose interest.

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