5 powerful Instagram tools that no one will advise you

Anush Sahakyan
5 min readSep 6, 2020
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Whether you need to improve your visuals, build an impressive Instagram feed, or create better Instagram content, Instagram tools can make all the difference.

Perhaps you’re frequently running ads and influencer campaigns but I think with the rise of so many tools that you can use there is no need to turn to a paid advertisement.

You can increase your followers’ numbers by using IG tools, gain so many viewers and customers, and expand the awareness of your product/brand.

Fortunately, most of the IG tools are completely free or have free trials

In this article, I have listed 5 amazing Instagram tools (that you might never hear of) that can help you grow a large and engaged following on Instagram.

Here we go

YellowDuck.tv

With this tool, you can instantly create a live stream on Instagram from your Macbook Pro, PC, Linux, and more. Streaming to Instagram is simple, and the set up is almost the same as if you were to stream on any other live video streaming website or service.

With YellowDuck, you can:

– Use Instagram Live from any platform of your choice because Yellow Duck adds desktop platforms to the mix

– Stream on Instagram using OBS. Or Wirecast. Or many other encoders and streaming services.

It takes three simple steps to stream Instagram live from a PC or Mac with Yellow Duck:

  • Log into your Instagram account with Yellow Duck
  • Get the Instagram stream key and RTMP URL
  • Copy them quickly into your encoder or streaming service

After that, you can go live on Instagram with a press of a button. So as you can see It’s as simple as that.

PRICE: Free

Awario

With Awario you can understand your audience better and marketing campaigns.

Awario is a social media monitoring tool that finds mentions of your brand across the web, news/blogs, and social media platforms, including Instagram.

By analyzing mentions of your brand on the platform, it tells you who your brand advocates and who the industry influencers are, what the sentiment behind your brand (positive, negative, or neutral) is, as well as the languages and locations of your audience.

It also analyzes the growth and reach of your mentions, and tells you how you compare to your competitors.

Easily identify industry influencers with Awario’s analytics, and connect to them to develop impactful relationships, start business collaborations, and market products to (and through) the most influential people in your niche.

PRICE: Starts at $29/month. Offers a free trial for 14 days.

Picodash

Picodash is an Instagram tool that finds target audiences and influencers on the platform. It lets you export your and your competitors’ Instagram followers and following lists.

With this tool, you can

Download your Instagram followers and following list or your competitor’s. Find influencers and engage with potential audiences.

Search Instagram user bio to find influencers and target audience from our curated list of over 10 million profiles.

Export Instagram hashtag or location posts with usernames and like counts to find influencers and target audience.

PRICE: Starts from $10 for a Followers/Hashtag Posts export.

P.S. You can also request a sample of 100 for free before you order a full export report.

WooBox

Wanna easily create and run successful contests, giveaways, polls, coupons, forms, and more? Woobox is just for you !!!

If you’re running an Instagram photo, video, or hashtag contest, WooBox’s dashboard makes it really easy to set age restrictions, track submissions, approve entries, and pick a winner.

Also, WooBox allows you to collect leads, insights, and reward your audience with landing pages for forms, contests, quizzes, polls, giveaways, coupons, digital codes, tournament brackets, and more.

From Instagram hashtag contests and comment giveaways to polls embedded in your website, Woobox is the best choice.

PRICE: Starts at $37.00 per month. There is a free version.
Woobox does not offer a free trial.

VAIZLE

A competitive analysis allows you to understand who the competition is and what they’re doing well.

You’ll get a great sense of what’s expected in your industry, which will help you set social media targets of your own. Besides, you can see what your competitors don’t do that you can offer to their target audience.

With VAIZLE you can

Get powerful actionable insights

Get your social media data interpreted into actionable tips that you can use daily to improve your social media performance. VAIZLE will give you daily insights across multiple variables in the forms of graphs, charts, numbers, and daily tips.

Improve your social media strategy

Understand what types of posts and hashtags are giving you the best social media engagement. Judge your social media strategy across various engagement types — applause, conversation, and amplification.

Perform social media competitive analysis

Choose your competitors and perform competitive analysis in a matter of minutes. See which hashtags and what type of posts are working best for your competitors and use the insights to respond quickly.

PRICE: Starts at $29.00 per month, per user. There is a free version.
VAIZLE offers a free trial.

When it comes to picking a tool for social media, there are just so many great options out there. But the thing is first you need to have a social media marketing strategy.

One of the most important and essential parts of having an effective Instagram presence is using the right and relevant tools that communicate your brand’s identity and the value of your products.

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Anush Sahakyan

Digital marketing brand strategist. Allegedly wise to the ways of PR, Digital Marketing and Social Media.