The Sort Feed alternative built for Instagram creators
IShort is the Sort Feed alternative that sorts any Instagram profile’s reels and shows why they won: analytics, AI transcripts and a free link in bio.
4.9★ on the Chrome Web Store (15 ratings)Free plan: 500 reels + 10 transcriptsChrome & Edge
Why creators switch from Sort Feed to IShort
Same job: find outlier reels. Different free plan, price and depth.
Plus 10 AI transcripts, as a one-time allowance.
Sort Feed Free: the latest 25 posts or 1 week per profile, no transcripts.
Try it freeIShort Hobby, month to month. No annual lock-in.
Sort Feed Pro: $15 month to month, or $10 a month billed yearly.
Posting-time heatmap, hashtags, duration and audio. Free on every plan.
Sort Feed: sorting and outlier score; these analytics aren’t listed on its site.
IShort vs Sort Feed: feature comparison
Checked on Sort Feed’s website and pricing page, 23 Oct 2026.
| Feature | IShort | Sort Feed |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 500 reels + 10 AI transcripts (one-time) | Latest 25 posts or 1 week, no transcripts |
| Paid price | Hobby $10/mo, Creator $29/mo, monthly only | Pro $15 month to month, or $10/mo billed yearly |
| Transcripts | 10 free, then 250/mo (Hobby) or 1,000/mo (Creator) | Pro only, unlimited |
| Outlier score | Viral Score 0–100 + “x avg” badge | Outlier score (views ÷ creator’s median), free |
| Posting-time heatmap | Free, day × hour | Not listed |
| Hashtag, audio & duration analytics | Free | Not listed |
| Competitors | Track 5 (Hobby) or 25 (Creator) | Similar accounts, up to 50 (Pro) |
| Downloads | Unlimited on every plan | Unlimited (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook) |
| Exports | CSV, Google Sheets | CSV, JSON, Excel, direct to Google Sheets |
| Link in bio | Free, with click analytics | Not listed |
| API & MCP | REST API + MCP server (12 tools) | MCP for Claude & ChatGPT (Pro); REST API not listed |
| Platforms | Instagram only | Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook Reels |
| Pay in INR | ₹835 / ₹2,520 a month via Razorpay | USD via Lemon Squeezy; INR not listed |
| Browsers | Chrome & Edge | Chromium browsers, incl. Edge |
We make IShort. Sort Feed details come from sortfeed.com and its pricing page, checked 23 Oct 2026 (SortFeed.io is a separate product). “Not listed” means not found on Sort Feed’s site or pricing page that day.
IShort vs Sort Feed pricing
Start free. Paid plans are month to month, with no annual commitment.
Free
Every analytics feature, free to start
one-time allowance
- 500 reels analyzed (one-time)
- 10 AI reel transcripts (one-time)
- Every chart, Viral Score & heatmap
- Unlimited downloads, CSV & Sheets
Hobby
For growing creators
or ₹835 a month
- 10,000 reels / billing month
- 250 AI transcripts / billing month
- Track 5 competitors automatically
- Everything in Free
Creator
For pros and agencies
or ₹2,520 a month
- Unlimited reels analyzed
- 1,000 AI transcripts / billing month
- Track 25 competitors automatically
- Priority email support
Sort Feed Free
per profile, ongoing
- Latest 25 posts or 1 week
- Export sorted data
- Unlimited downloads
- No transcripts
Sort Feed Pro
or $10/mo billed yearly
- Unlimited sorting, custom range
- Unlimited transcripts
- Similar accounts (up to 50)
- MCP for Claude & ChatGPT
Cost over 12 months
One year of the paid plan
| IShort Hobby, monthly | $120 |
| Sort Feed Pro, month to month | $180 |
| Sort Feed Pro, billed yearly | $120 up front |
Paying month to month, Hobby costs $60 a year less. Hobby caps you at 10,000 reels and 250 transcripts a month; Sort Feed Pro is unlimited.
No free trial and no refunds (except duplicate or unauthorized charges), so start on Free. Cancel anytime. Full IShort pricing →
What IShort adds beyond sorting
IShort sorts reels too. Then it shows why they worked.
See why a reel won, not just that it did
Built from the account’s own reels. Free on every plan.
- Posting-time heatmap by day and hour
- Hashtags ranked by performance
- Duration, plus original audio vs licensed music
Read the script behind any reel
Click Transcribe for a timestamped script.
- Copy the script with one click
- 10 free, then 250 or 1,000 a month
- Reopening a reel you already transcribed is free
A free link in bio, with click analytics
- Free on every plan
- Click analytics included
- Social icons and link buttons on one page
What IShort users say
reels analyzed on IShort by creators so far (IShort usage data, Oct 2026).
“I used to keep a notes app full of competitor Reel links I'd never get around to analysing. 200 links, zero insight. Now I open their page, sort by outliers, and I know in two minutes what's working. The notes app is gone.”
“This saves me so much time when creating and writing content. Such a useful and time-saving tool!”
“even with free plan we can do more it useful for content researchers do check it out”
Quoted word for word from the Chrome Web Store. More IShort reviews →
How to switch from Sort Feed in 3 steps
No Instagram password and no business account.
Open any profile’s Reels
IShort collects every reel on the profile as you scroll.
Sort, transcribe, export
Sort by views or Viral Score, transcribe the winners, export to CSV.
Sort Feed alternative FAQ
Is there a free Sort Feed alternative?
Yes. IShort's Free plan includes 500 reels and 10 AI transcripts (one-time), every analytics chart and unlimited downloads, with no card. Sort Feed's own free plan sorts the latest 25 posts or 1 week of a profile, without transcripts.
Is IShort cheaper than Sort Feed?
Paying month to month, yes: IShort Hobby is $10 and Sort Feed Pro is $15, so IShort costs $60 a year less. Billed yearly, Sort Feed Pro is also $10 a month ($120 up front). Hobby is capped at 10,000 reels and 250 transcripts a month; Pro is unlimited.
What does IShort do that Sort Feed doesn't?
IShort adds Instagram analytics that Sort Feed's site doesn't list: a posting-time heatmap, hashtag, duration and audio analysis, competitor tracking (5 accounts on Hobby, 25 on Creator), a free link in bio with click analytics and INR pricing.
Does IShort have an outlier score like Sort Feed?
Yes. Each reel gets an “x avg” badge (for example 2.4x) comparing its views with the account's average, plus a Viral Score from 0 to 100 that weighs like rate, comment rate and views. Sort Feed's outlier score divides views by the creator's median.
Does IShort need my Instagram password?
No. IShort never asks for your Instagram password, and you don't need a business account. Transcripts run on IShort servers when you click Transcribe.
Does IShort work on TikTok or YouTube?
No. IShort is built only for Instagram: Reels, photos and carousels on any public profile.
Is IShort a good SortFeed alternative?
For Instagram research, yes: 500 free reels instead of the latest 25 posts per profile, $10 month to month instead of $15, plus a posting-time heatmap, hashtag and audio analytics and a free link in bio in one extension.
Sort your next profile free
For Instagram research: sorting, analytics, AI transcripts and a link in bio in one extension. 500 reels + 10 transcripts free.
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