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🗓️ Audience Retention Heatmap

Timestamp drop-off analysis with AI suggestions for cuts and content improvements.

What you get

Predicted retention curve plotted against your video structure (intro/main/CTA/outro), 5 highest-risk drop-off points identified, specific script rewrites for each danger zone, and estimated retention improvement if fixes are applied.

Input: Describe your video to create a retention heatmap analysis

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How it works

  1. Describe your video — Describe your video to create a retention heatmap analysis
  2. Run the analysis — Click Analyse. The report streams in live, usually within 10 seconds.
  3. Work the action list — Read the headline scores, then fix the top item in the prioritised action list. Re-run to compare.

Guide: how to use Audience Retention Heatmap

The retention graph in YouTube Studio tells you where viewers left. It does not tell you why, and by the time you can see it the video is published. The Audience Retention Heatmap predicts the curve from your video's structure before you publish, marks the five riskiest drop-off points, writes the script fix for each, and estimates how much retention you recover by applying them.

Read the full guide (6 min) →

Frequently asked questions

Is Audience Retention Heatmap free to use?

Audience Retention Heatmap needs credits. A Starter pack is $5 for 30 runs (valid 90 days) — no subscription. VidCola also has 35 free tools.

What do I need to enter?

Describe your video to create a retention heatmap analysis. The more specific your input, the more specific and useful the report.

What does the report include?

Predicted retention curve plotted against your video structure (intro/main/CTA/outro), 5 highest-risk drop-off points identified, specific script rewrites for each danger zone, and estimated retention improvement if fixes are applied.

How is this different from YouTube Studio?

YouTube Studio shows what happened. Audience Retention Heatmap explains why and ends with a prioritised action list so you know exactly what to change first.

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