YouTube video analyzer
YouTube video analyzer: views against the channel, structure and comments
- Price
- Free plan: 100 credits, no card. One analysis uses about 63 credits.
- What you get
- Views, likes and comment count; engagement rate; the video against the median of the channel's recent videos; sections with timestamps from the transcript; comment themes with counts and the most-liked comments; three follow-up ideas.
- Coverage
- Any public YouTube video or Short with a link or video ID. The transcript needs captions (automatic captions count). YouTube Studio data such as watch time, retention, impressions and click-through rate is not available.
- Time to report
- Usually 10–12 minutes.
- Account
- Sign-in with Google required to run it. You can read the example and fill in the form without an account.
Paste a public YouTube video link. Nolyn's YouTube Video Analyzer reads the video's numbers, transcript, the channel's recent videos and up to 100 top comments, then shows how the video compares with the channel's typical upload, how it is built and what viewers said.
Example: MKBHD's “WTF is a Googlebook?”How do you analyze a YouTube video?
Compare the video's views and like rate with the channel's own recent videos, map its transcript into sections, and group the top comments by theme. In Nolyn's October 18, 2026 sample, MKBHD's “WTF is a Googlebook?” had 8.33M views after 10 days, 1.5 times the median of the channel's 30 latest videos, and 27 of its top 100 comments called the device essentially an Android tablet.
What the video analysis shows
The video against its channel
How the video is built
What viewers said and asked
Example: MKBHD's “WTF is a Googlebook?”
A real run on October 18, 2026 for the Marques Brownlee (@mkbhd) video “WTF is a Googlebook?”, published October 8, 2026: 14:12 long, no chapters, review units from Asus and Dell disclosed in the description. Nolyn read the transcript, the channel's 30 latest videos, 9 video details and the top 100 comments.
Views
8,330,527
9.7 days after publishing · 1.5× the 30-video median of 5.6M
Like rate
1.18%
97,996 likes ÷ views; median of 9 recent videos 1.22%
Length
14:12
7 caption tracks incl. auto English; no chapters
Top comments saying “just Android”
27 of 100
About 52% of the likes on the comments read
| Video | Published | Length | Views | Likes | Like rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 18 Pro/Duo Impressions: Mogged | Sep 10 | 17:14 | 28,026,017 | 366,102 | 1.31% |
| Xiaomi 18 Pro Max: They've Done It Again! | Sep 24 | 11:55 | 13,761,417 | 123,002 | 0.89% |
| iPhone Duo: What We Missed! | Sep 12 | 10:36 | 12,723,767 | 154,776 | 1.22% |
| iPhone 18 Pro Review: All About that Chip | Sep 16 | 16:35 | 11,699,921 | 161,881 | 1.38% |
| Xiaomi 18 Fold: How Does This Happen? | Oct 2 | 10:47 | 11,602,599 | 98,918 | 0.85% |
| Apple Homeview Impressions: Not Convinced! | Oct 13 | 11:47 | 9,749,215 | 102,032 | 1.05% |
| WTF is a Googlebook? (analyzed) | Oct 8 | 14:12 | 8,330,527 | 97,996 | 1.18% |
| Dear YouTube! | Sep 30 | 12:23 | 5,803,921 | 127,503 | 2.20% |
| The Apple Watch Has a Problem | Sep 22 | 15:06 | 5,360,214 | 75,753 | 1.41% |
| Median of the 30 latest videos (channel page, rounded) | May–Oct | – | 5.6M | – | – |
The analyzed video and 8 other recent @mkbhd videos whose details returned exact numbers. Like rate = likes ÷ views; YouTube returned no comment count for this video. The last row is the median of the 30 latest videos on the channel page, where views are rounded.
Above the channel's typical video, below its recent run
One question carries the whole script
Comments answer it: “an Android tablet”
Viewers quote specific moments
Every figure was recomputed from the saved YouTube responses of this run. Comment themes were counted with fixed keyword rules; comment likes are YouTube's rounded values. One video's detail call returned no numbers and is left out.
Run it for your own product or accountHow the YouTube video analyzer works
Read the video
Title, channel, publish date, length, views, likes, comment count, description and tags.
Read the transcript
The captions or transcript, turned into the video's opening promise, sections with timestamps and ending.
Compare with the channel
Median views and engagement rate of the channel's recent long-form videos, and how far this video sits above or below them.
Read the comments
Up to 100 top comments grouped by theme and question, then what worked, what viewers wanted and three follow-up ideas.
Who uses the YouTube video analyzer
Creators planning the next video
Brands checking a sponsored or review video
Agencies studying a competitor's hit
Limits
Only public videos and public numbers. Nolyn cannot see YouTube Studio analytics such as watch time, audience retention, impressions, click-through rate or revenue. Dislikes are not public. The transcript is only available when the video has captions, including automatic ones. The comments read are the top 100 or so YouTube returns first, not every comment. Numbers keep changing for new videos; each sample shows its date.
Questions
What is a YouTube video analyzer?
A tool that reads a video's public numbers, transcript and comments and explains how the video performed and why. Nolyn's YouTube Video Analyzer compares the video with the same channel's recent videos, maps its sections from the transcript and groups the top comments by theme.
How do I analyze a YouTube video?
Compare it with the channel's own recent uploads: views against the channel's median, likes and comments per view, then the script's structure and the top comments. Video age matters: a 10-day-old video is still gaining views.
How is the engagement rate of a YouTube video calculated?
(likes + comments) ÷ views. When YouTube does not return a comment count, as in the example, Nolyn compares likes ÷ views instead and says so. To work out a rate yourself without signing in, use the free engagement rate calculator.
Can I analyze someone else's YouTube video?
Yes, any public video, including a competitor's or a creator's you want to sponsor. Private and unlisted videos you cannot open are not available.
Does it work without captions or for Shorts?
Shorts links work. Without captions, including automatic ones, Nolyn cannot read the transcript and analyzes the numbers and comments only.
Is there a free YouTube video analyzer?
You can start free: new accounts get 100 one-time credits, no card required. One analysis like this uses about 63 credits, so the free credits cover about 1 runs. Paid plans add monthly credits.
Do I need to sign up?
To run it, yes: sign in with Google. It is free and asks for no card. You can read the example and fill in the form before signing in.
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