What the score measures
Real Kick viewers chat. Bots usually don't, or do it in detectable patterns. The audience risk score is a weighted combination of four signals, computed continuously from public Kick data:
1. Viewer-to-chat ratio
The proportion of concurrent viewers who post at least one chat message per hour. Healthy Kick streams in slots and casino-table categories typically land in the 3–10% range. Below 1% with 1,000+ concurrent viewers and no obvious explanation (no slow-mode, no subscriber-only chat) is a strong viewbot signal.
2. Irregular viewer-count spikes
Real audiences grow gradually as a stream goes live, then plateau. Botted streams show sharp, identical-shape spikes within minutes of going live, often at consistent hours and to nearly identical round numbers. The detector flags discontinuities that exceed a rolling-baseline tolerance.
3. Chat-deadness
Viewer count high, chat messages near zero, no obvious explanation. The most common viewbot artifact. Distinct from low engagement: a slow chat with 30 viewers and 2 messages per minute is normal; 3,000 viewers with 1 message per minute is suspicious.
4. Stream-duration regularity
Botted accounts sometimes run on automated 8-hour or 12-hour schedules with sharp cutoffs that don't match natural streamer rhythms. Combined with the other signals, this catches "always-on" pump farms.
How the score breaks down
| Score | Reading | What it means for sponsorship |
|---|---|---|
| 0–20 | Clean | Strong engagement signals; safe to consider for integration. |
| 21–40 | Low risk | Some mild signal noise; verify with manual chat spot-check. |
| 41–60 | Mixed | Caution. Possible viewbotting during specific hours, or low organic engagement. Renegotiate price. |
| 61–80 | High risk | Multiple persistent signals. Don't pay CPM rates. |
| 81–100 | Very high risk | Botted-traffic pattern. Pass. |
What this catches and what it doesn't
Catches:
- Classic viewbot services with chat-silent inflated viewer counts.
- Scheduled "always-on" pump runs.
- Sharp post-live viewer-count discontinuities.
- Streamers whose audience numbers drop to baseline the moment a sponsorship integration ends.
Does not fully catch:
- Engagement farming where bots also post low-effort chat (the chat-deadness signal weakens). The viewer-to-chat ratio and spike detector still flag most cases, but it's harder.
- Genuinely low-engagement streamers — those look like viewbots by the chat-deadness signal but aren't. Manual verification helps.
- Real audiences that happen to be quiet (chess streams, music streams). These get conservative thresholds in the score.
How to use it
- Open any Kick streamer profile in Feelia (50 free unlocks on the free tier).
- The audience risk score is shown at the top of the profile with the four sub-signals broken out.
- Before negotiating an integration price, check the score over the last 30 days, not just live.
- If the score has been trending up, ask the streamer about audience source. Most legitimate ones will explain (a TikTok pop got them attention, a tournament cross-promo, etc.).
The viewbot checker is included on every tracked Kick streamer profile. There's no separate paid tier for it — it's a signal the dashboard surfaces by default. The unlock model only gates contact data and bulk export.
Frequently asked
How do I detect viewbots on Kick?
Use Feelia's audience risk score. It combines viewer-to-chat ratio, irregular viewer spikes, chat-deadness, and stream-duration regularity into a 0–100 score on every tracked Kick streamer profile. Free on the 50-unlock tier.
What ratio of viewers to chat messages is suspicious on Kick?
Below 1% chat-participation with 1,000+ concurrent viewers, and no slow-mode or subscriber-only chat to explain it, is a strong viewbot signal. Healthy Kick slots and casino-table streams typically land in 3–10%.
Can a streamer be legitimately quiet?
Yes. Music streams, chess, and certain reactive content genres can have low chat-participation organically. The risk score weighs chat-deadness against the other three signals (spikes, ratios, regularity) so a single quiet signal doesn't max out the score on its own.
Does Feelia's viewbot checker work on Twitch?
Not yet — Kick only today. Twitch coverage is on the roadmap (Helix + EventSub). The signal model carries over because the four core signals are platform-agnostic.
Is the viewbot score paid?
No — it's free on every Kick streamer profile, including the 50-unlock free tier. The paid tier ($40/month) covers contact unlocks, exports, and webhook updates.