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Exchanges

Help other creators, earn points and request engagement on your own posts.

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How exchanges work Choose an exchange, open any hour, and see who is served first. Points and balances Earn by helping. Each exchange has its own balance. PowerSwap Earn across available exchanges in one session.

Choose your engagement

Comments Read a post and write a relevant comment by hand. Shares Give and receive shares with other creators. Saves Exchange saves on posts worth returning to. Followers Discover accounts and exchange follows manually. Story views View other creators’ stories and request views on yours.

Free tools

Public previews and member tools. Account requirements and allowances are explained on each page.

Create and improve

Post Studio Draft captions, compare variants and improve a post. Hashtag Lab Build relevant sets and audit the tags you use. Bio SEO Make your profile’s topic and audience clearer. Comment tools Prepare thoughtful comments in your own voice.

Understand performance

Account Insights Review account trends and compare periods. Account Report Understand account assessments and suggested improvements. Post Scores Understand per-post analysis and restricted automatic scoring. Viral Predictor Explore an estimate, with its limitations explained.

Check and explore

Caption grader · Podscore Check a caption against the public rubric. No account needed. Shadowban Checker Review public signals with a free account. Not proof of a restriction. Pre-publish checklist Review your account and post before publishing. Browse all tools Find a tool by what you want to accomplish.

Research

Read the evidence, how it was collected and its limits.

Instagram algorithm research Published reports on observed engagement patterns. Hashtag research Published findings on hashtag use and density. Visibility and shadowban guides Explore possible explanations for changes in reach. Follower size and matching How account size relates to creator matching.

Community

Find people to create with and take part in the community.

Find Instagram creators Browse profiles by niche and account size. How the directory works Understand profiles, filters and discovery. Shoutout for shoutout Agree a collaboration and what each person will deliver. Collaboration walkthrough From finding a creator to completing a proposal. Engagement leaderboards See how participation is recognised.

Learn

Get started, learn the basics and find a guide for your next step.

Start here: how PodSwap works A guided introduction to the platform. Your first session A step-by-step guide from registration to participation. Learning centre Find tutorials, growth guides and research. Blog Product stories, practical advice and updates. Glossary Understand the terms used across the site. Research methodology How we collect evidence and explain uncertainty.

Niches

Find guidance for your topic and audience.

Browse niche guides Explore topics across the guide library. Popular niche guides A starting point for exploring the library.

Help

Get an answer, understand the safeguards or see what changed.

Help centre Step-by-step answers for members. Trust and safety Manual participation, confirmations and disputes. Community and feature voting Help shape what gets built next. What’s new Read the product changelog.

Exchanges

TikTok comments are available now. Other exchange types are not released.

Available now

Comment exchange Write relevant comments by hand and request comments on your videos. Free TikTok comments What is free, what points do and how to join. PowerSwap for comments How a session works with the available comment exchange.

Not released · documentation

Watch exchange Not available. Read the proposed workflow. Save exchange Not available. Read how saves would pair with watches. Profile Deep Dive Not available. Read about the profile-visit format. Vote on what comes next Members help choose the next release. No launch dates promised.

How it works

Start with your first comment, then explore the details.

Get started on TikTok Connect an account and prepare your first exchange. All TikTok walkthroughs A guide to every part of the TikTok experience. Open around the clock Why exchanges never close, and who is served first. Who you match with How account size and topic shape a match. Pacing and safety limits Read the participation limits before starting. Points and free participation Earn points by helping and use them to request comments.

TikTok guides

Practical answers about participation, visibility and your account.

Explore TikTok on PodSwap What is available and where to start. Understanding engagement groups How different approaches work and what to consider. Platform rules and participation Read the guidelines and make an informed decision. Why views may drop Possible causes and useful checks. Understanding shadowban claims What you can verify and what remains uncertain. Check your TikTok account status Find the status information TikTok provides.

Learn

Get started, learn the basics and find a guide for your next step.

Start here: how PodSwap works A guided introduction to the platform. Your first session A step-by-step guide from registration to participation. Learning centre Find tutorials, growth guides and research. Blog Product stories, practical advice and updates. Glossary Understand the terms used across the site. Research methodology How we collect evidence and explain uncertainty.

Niches

Find guidance for your topic and audience.

Browse niche guides Explore topics across the guide library. Popular niche guides A starting point for exploring the library.

Help

Get an answer, understand the safeguards or see what changed.

Help centre Step-by-step answers for members. Trust and safety Manual participation, confirmations and disputes. Community and feature voting Help shape what gets built next. What’s new Read the product changelog.

Get the app

The native shell for the growth system. Free, and the same account as the web app.

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How it works

Help other creators. Grow together.

PodSwap is free to join. Give real engagement by hand, earn points and receive engagement from other creators. Alongside the exchanges, you can prepare content, understand account performance and find collaborators.

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Your first session

  1. 01Create your free account
  2. 02Connect your handle and choose niches
  3. 03Choose a post and complete verification

Choose a step to explore. You stay in control.

Step 1 · In PodSwap

Create your free account

Use the sign-in link sent to your email. Complete your name and the short welcome survey, then choose your platform. Instagram has the full set of tools; TikTok currently offers the comment exchange.

Account setup asking for a synthetic public Instagram handle
Connect a public handle and follow ownership verification. No social password is requested. Demo account · Select image to enlarge.

Step 2 · In PodSwap

Connect your handle and choose niches

Enter your public username, check the account summary and select the subjects you create about. These choices help other creators understand your work and help PodSwap find suitable matches.

Account setup asking for a synthetic public Instagram handle
Connect a public handle and follow ownership verification. No social password is requested. Demo account · Select image to enlarge.

Step 3 · In PodSwap

Choose a post and complete verification

Select the post you want to use, prepare your comments and follow the guided verification instructions. Verification includes engagement steps; entering a handle alone does not complete setup.

Instagram comment exchange post selection and separate point balance
Choose a post, follow the task and track comment points. Example balance and activity. Demo account · Select image to enlarge.

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Exchange engagement

Exchange engagement

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How PodSwap matches Instagram creators

Understand why follower size comes first and niche refines a creator match. See a worked example and the limits of engagement matching.

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Give to get: who is served first, and why every exchange is always open

Every exchange is open around the clock. See who is served first, why giving moves your own orders up, and how you hear about the creators who engaged with you.

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PodSwap points: earn and request engagement

Learn how earned points work, why exchanges keep separate balances and when points can be used to request engagement. Joining is free; participation is required.

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How to use PowerSwap across engagement exchanges

Explore the PowerSwap workflow across launched exchanges, its better points rate, separate point balances and the give-back session.

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Getting started with PodSwap: your first exchange

Join free, connect your public handle, choose your niches and complete a guided first exchange. Every exchange is open around the clock, so you can order and give as soon as setup is done.

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Create better content

Create better content

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Instagram bio SEO: make your profile clearer

Use Bio SEO to turn your creator description into Instagram name, bio and keyword suggestions. Review the wording and apply changes yourself.

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Instagram comment ideas in your own voice

Prepare Instagram comment ideas, organise saved replies and adapt suggestions to the post you are reading. A person chooses and publishes every comment.

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Instagram caption writing and rewriting with Post Studio

Draft Instagram captions for Reels, carousels and images, compare variants and improve published text. Free account required; you publish it yourself.

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Instagram hashtag research and set building

Build Instagram hashtag sets, audit your current tags and inspect niche evidence in Hashtag Lab. A free account is required; no set guarantees discovery.

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Understand your performance

Understand your performance

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Instagram Account Report: understand what to improve

Review an Instagram account assessment, its observations and suggested next steps. Account Report complements trend-based Insights and separate Post Scores.

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Meet and support creators

Meet and support creators

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Build a consistent creator participation routine

Understand PodSwap engagement streaks, milestones and freezes. Plan a sustainable routine without treating a streak as a guarantee of social growth.

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Invite creators with a PodSwap referral link

Share PodSwap with relevant creators and understand qualifying participation, referral tracking and rewards. A link click alone does not establish a qualified referral.

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Help choose what PodSwap builds next

Learn how community proposals and voting work. Available exchanges are distinguished from unreleased features, with no unconfirmed launch dates.

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How to arrange an Instagram creator collaboration

Find a relevant creator, send a shoutout proposal and agree the deliverables. Track the conversation and completion through a PodSwap collaboration order.

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Stay informed and in control

Stay informed and in control

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PodSwap health score and engagement confirmation

Understand how participation affects confirmation, when points are held and where to review a missing engagement. This is a PodSwap score, not Instagram Account Status.

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How to report missing engagement on PodSwap

Learn where to report an incomplete task, provide proof and follow the reply process. Confirmation and escalation steps depend on the exchange.

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Choose your PodSwap notifications and quiet hours

Set notification topics, delivery channels and quiet hours. Learn how the note naming who engaged with you and message limits affect the updates you receive.

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Understand Instagram and TikTok participation limits

Follow the pacing and confirmation instructions for your account. Instagram and TikTok use different limits; a manual workflow does not guarantee account safety.

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Try an example

See how you earn points

On the free plan, 7 completed actions earn one point in a standard session. PowerSwap takes 6 actions per point. Each exchange keeps a separate balance.

1 whole points earned

Illustration using the free plan’s earning rates. Confirmation, receiving availability and action-specific multipliers still apply. Partial progress carries towards the next point.

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Choose your platform

Start with what’s available

Available

Instagram

Comments, saves, shares, follows and story views, plus content tools and account insights.

Comments open

TikTok

Connect a handle and use the comment exchange. Other exchanges remain unreleased.

Need a hand?

Follow the help centre’s practical instructions for setup, points, exchanges and collaboration.

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Help other creators, earn points and receive engagement. No card and no social account password required.

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