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A social network owned by Meta for photos and short videos: a business posts there so that followers and new users see its product.
Who uses it, and for what
One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.
| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenni AI | Second short-video channel, used with the same creator accounts and to find influencers to sponsor. Reels | B | TMTPost, 19 December 2025: Small AI, Big Returns: How a Nine-Person Team Turned an Overlooked Writing Tool Into a $10 Million Business | ||
| GlowUp | Creators on Instagram, paid with equity instead of cash, promoted the app, as aidevcases reports. | B | AI Dev Cases: From ~10 Failed Apps to GlowUp (published 27 June 2026, figures checked 15 August 2026) | ||
| 3AK Track & Field | The founders' own accounts, about 150,000 followers, where race reels with the app's name on screen bring most customers. Reels | B | Rork blog, 9 March 2026: Two college athletes are making $19K/mo with an app they built in Rork | ||
| Cal AI | Main channel with TikTok: paid influencers post joint videos with the app's account. | influencer fees on TikTok and Instagram together: mid six figures (US$) in one month | C | Latka interview with Zach Yadegari, May 2025: How Cal AI hit $35M ARR and 20,000 daily downloads in under a year | |
| Formula Bot | Second video platform on which the creators posted about the site. | C | Starter Story, 21 March 2023: I Turned My Side Project into A $26K/Month SaaS Tool, interview with David Bressler | ||
| PDF.ai | Main video channel: a full-time creator posts daily videos, and the founder says it performs ten times better than TikTok. daily short videos | since 2023 | C | A public page outside the story's source list | |
| Postiz | Short daily videos from several pages, each with a comment call to action. | C | Nevo David on X, 7 September 2026: I make $2.2m ARR, and this is how I sell SaaS with ChatGPT Astra | ||
| Faceless.video | The service posts finished videos to the customer's connected Instagram account on a schedule. | C | Faceless.video home page, about page, MCP connection page and terms of use, read 12 October 2026 | ||
| Revid.ai | Platform the product posts and schedules Reels to. official publishing integration | C | Revid: About page and key facts, last updated 12 October 2026 | ||
| Castmagic | Where the growth founder searched hashtags for creators, who were then paid per thousand views or signed as affiliates. | C | Starter Story, 22 June 2024: They Make $1.4M/Year With AI, video interview with the three founders | ||
| CreativeClaw | Company account linked from the site footer. | C | CreativeClaw home page, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| Verbi | Second short-video channel: the same slideshows and creator videos, on three accounts per phone. | C | Pedro Machado on X: profile and timeline, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| SoundBoost.ai | One of three networks where the release was announced in February 2024; more than 20,000 views in four days. | C | Berkan Cesur's X timeline, September 2021 to October 2026 | ||
| Glossa.live | Company account linked from the site footer. | C | Glossa.live home page, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| TrackAI | Company account linked from the website; its content was not read. | C | TrackAI website: home page, questions and answers, blog, terms and privacy policy, read 13 October 2026, with the archived copy of 19 November 2025 | ||
| fastwrite.io | Marketing channel; the homepage points students to its posts. | C | fastwrite.io homepage, German, read 14 October 2026 | ||
| Visualizee.ai | Company account linked from the home page. | C | Visualizee home page, read 14 October 2026 | ||
| The Influencer AI | The company has an Instagram account, linked from its site. | C | The Influencer AI home page, October 2026 | ||
| AppAlchemy | Influencer posts on Instagram brought customers after Reddit. | C | Diego Roshardt on X, 14 June 2025: $17k MRR with no audience | ||
| Notis | Short videos, such as a reel on ADHD, dopamine and outsourcing work. | C | Notis changelog, August 2025 to August 2026 | ||
| Dalea AI | The founder left X for short-form video because his buyers are on Instagram and TikTok; it was his one acquisition channel in April 2026. short-form videos | C | Bruno Kalil on X, 14 April 2026: Week 3 of growing a global SaaS from Brazil (@trysagaai) | ||
| Jungle | Second short-video channel for the paid student creators, next to TikTok. | C | The Pitch, season 13 episode 9, 7 May 2025: Jungle: Your AI Study Coach | ||
| Coconote | Second channel for the creators' short videos; some of its viral videos were aimed at students' parents. Reels | C | Sub Club podcast, 18 March 2026: Bootstrapped to $6.7M ARR and an Exit to Quizlet in 2 Years, Brett Bauman and Zack Hargett, Coconote | ||
| Wrestle AI | The developer sends users with problems to the app's Instagram account for support. | C | Wrestle AI on the US App Store, read 16 October 2026 |
Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.
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