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Native Ad Headline Analyzer

Paste your headlines and get a score out of 100, the policy flags that get creatives rejected at review, and the specific reason each one lost points. Checks against Taboola, Teads, MGID and Revcontent editorial rules.


How the score is built

Every headline starts at 100 and loses points for things that measurably hurt performance or approval. Nothing here is a guess — each rule comes from either native network editorial policy or from what separates creatives that scale from creatives that die.

FactorWhat earns full marksPenalty
PolicyNo banned construction−40 blocked, −12 review
Length40–70 characters−6 to −15 outside
SpecificityA number, place or concrete noun−10 if vague
AngleRecognisable psychological angle−8 if none detected
ClaritySentence case, no shouting−10 all-caps or !!
Curiosity gapLeaves something unresolved−5 if fully closed

Why headlines get rejected

Native networks review ad copy manually. The same constructions get refused every time, and each rejection costs you a day or more in back-and-forth. The analyzer flags all of them before you submit.

The most common one advertisers get wrong is the second-person personal attribute — anything shaped like "Are you overweight?" or "Is your credit score low?". It reads as normal marketing copy, and it is banned across every major native network because it implies the platform targeted someone on a protected characteristic. Describe the group in third person and the same idea passes.

Length matters more on native than elsewhere. Taboola and Teads truncate in-feed, and a headline cut mid-thought loses the curiosity that earned the click. 40 to 70 characters displays in full on nearly every placement.

Questions

How is the score calculated?+
Every headline starts at 100 and loses points for policy risk, length outside 40 to 70 characters, vague wording, missing specificity, no recognisable angle, and shouting. The breakdown under each headline shows exactly what was deducted and why.
Does a high score guarantee approval?+
No. It means nothing in the copy matches a known rejection pattern. Reviewers also look at the landing page, the image and the advertiser's history, none of which this tool can see.
Why does it flag “trick” and “secret”?+
Both usually pass, but they are common manual-review triggers, which costs you a day or more. The flag is a warning about delay, not a prediction of rejection.
What is the ideal headline length for native?+
40 to 70 characters. Taboola and Teads truncate in feed, and a headline cut mid-thought loses the curiosity that earned the click.
Is my copy sent anywhere?+
No. The whole analyzer runs in your browser. Nothing is transmitted or stored, and it keeps working with your connection off.

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