YouTube Gap Analyzer is an AI-driven analysis tool developed by TopicRanker to help YouTube creators and marketers find content gaps in 3 easy steps. It uncovers viral gaps in the top 5 videos, and works for both YouTube Shorts and long-form videos.
How Can YouTube Gap Analyzer Help Me?
YouTube Gap Analyzer helps you:
- Track top-performing videos in your subject
- Analyze video content, engagement, and audience sentiment
- Instantly identify quality gaps in videos, like poor sound or low-effort editing
- Pinpoint outdated information to make your video more up-to-date
- Discover which topics are underserved and which are oversaturated, so you know where to invest your energy
Pricing
A subscription to YouTube Gap Analyzer is just $29 a month, which includes:
- 30 Keyword Searches
- AI Gap analyses of top YouTube videos for your particular keyword
- Detection of negative sentiment and AI-generated content in video results
- Detection of poor production quality (audio, editing, pacing, etc.)
- Probability score for outranking your competitors
Need more searches? You can extend your monthly limit to 60 searches for an additional $19/mo, or switch to unlimited searches for $39/mo.
How Does YouTube Gap Analyzer Work?
YouTube Gap Analyzer provides strong insights into your competitive landscape. You can use them to build a data-driven strategy that actually builds YouTube visibility for your brand.
It takes just 3 easy steps:
- Enter the topic: Type in any keyword or phrase you’re considering as your next content piece.
- Check weaknesses: See which videos rank the highest in your topic and analyze their gaps in quality and engagement.
- Catch your opportunity: Check the likelihood of outranking each of the videos and use actionable recommendations on how to make your video better than competitors.
What’s Included in YouTube Gap Analyzer?
Keyword Entry
To start, you just need to type in any YouTube keyword or topic you’re interested in:
Click Analyze and wait up to a minute for your full analysis. The tool analyzes the top 5 videos based on search ranking, sorted by your opportunity to outrank them.
It prioritizes the analysis of the top 1-3 videos first:
The lower-priority video analyses are shown below:
You can see the thumbnail, title, channel name, total video views, daily view counts, subscriber numbers, engagement levels, publish date, and video length.
Opportunity Score (1-100)
The YouTube algorithm, just like Google, can be unpredictable. There is no 100% guarantee that any specific video will do better than the other.
However, there are ways to impact YouTube rankings and assess the probability of success.
In your top 5 video analyses, YouTube Gap Analyzer assigns a number from 1 to 100 next to each result.
This number indicates how likely you are to outrank this video if you apply the recommended improvements.
Read on to learn more about the kinds of improvement recommendations you’ll receive.
Weakness Detection
For each video, AI identifies weak spots that hurt performance. To access this information, just click on the collapsible header [Number] weaknesses found:
The AI detects six types of weaknesses that signal a market opportunity:
- Low Engagement: Videos with a poor view-to-subscriber ratio
- Negative Sentiment: A high proportion of negative feedback in the comments
- Outdated Content: Old videos that may contain obsolete information
- Audio Issues: Frequent viewer complaints regarding sound quality
- AI Generated: Content that appears to be low-effort or automated
- Production Quality: Problems related to video editing, quality, or pacing
What Does “% Confidence” Mean?
The confidence metric shows how likely a specific weakness is to be a real issue for that vid.
For example, if AI flags a section as AI-generated content (such as generic phrasing, repetitive structure, or lack of original insight), a high confidence score means it’s very likely affecting performance.
Use this metric to estimate your chances of outperforming competitors by improving that specific aspect.
If you need inspiration, scroll down to the section called Your Opportunity.
Your Opportunity
For the most promising competitors, you can view actionable recommendations on how to improve upon their mistakes. Just go below Weaknesses Detected to Your Opportunity.
To help you assess which of these recommendations are worth your time, view the tags below each of them.
The tag on the left is the difficulty score (easy, medium, hard). The tag on the right is the impact score (low, medium, or high impact).
Returning to Your Searches
The YouTube Gap Analyzer base subscription gives you 30 Keyword Searches each month.
Keep in mind: Searching for the exact same topic or keyword twice in a month uses 2 searches.
Can You Access the Searches You’ve Already Created?
Yes, you can access the searches you’ve already created. Just go to My Scans in the top-right corner of the app screen:
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the app support YouTube Shorts, or only long-form video content?
YouTube Gap Analyzer supports both long-form videos and YouTube Shorts. Sponsored results are not included in the analysis—only the organic ones.
Is the analysis done in real time?
Yes, YouTube Gap Analyzer’s video data is gathered in real time at the moment you run the search.
Does sentiment analysis focus on the topic of the video, or the creator/video itself?
YouTube Gap Analyzer’s sentiment analysis focuses only on the audience’s sentiment toward the video or the video’s creator.
Can I see the video’s comment section?
No, you cannot view the video’s comment section in YouTube Gap Analyzer, but you can go to the YouTube link directly from the app.
Why might my YouTube search results look different from what the app shows?
YouTube results can vary by location because the platform adjusts what you see based on regional relevance, much like Google Search.
YouTube Gap Analyzer does not apply a location filter, so the results may differ from what you see when searching on YouTube in your country.