Smart Schedule Pre-Fill vs Analytics Timing Coaching
Direct answer
Smart schedule pre-fill in SparkVox copies your last scheduled slot per channel plus one day - a continuity shortcut on every paid plan. Analytics timing coaching in Post Analytics learns which weekday and hour brackets actually moved your metrics after enough direct publishes. Pre-fill answers when did I usually post; coaching answers when did my audience respond. They are separate features, not duplicates.
Smart schedule pre-fill
When you open Schedule on a draft, the inline bar pre-fills channel, date, and time from your last scheduled or published post on that channel plus one calendar day at the same local time. With no history, it defaults to tomorrow at 9:00 in your timezone. Available immediately on Pro, Accelerate, and Scale.
Analytics timing coaching
Post Analytics learns from direct LinkedIn publishes with enough impression history. What's Working and weekly reports surface weekday and hour patterns that correlated with stronger metrics. On Accelerate and Scale, those insights can also appear in the scheduler when you queue a post.
How to use both
Use pre-fill to keep rhythm without re-entering Tuesday 8:15 every week. Use coaching to adjust slots once you have roughly a dozen meaningful direct publishes syncing analytics. One viral post is not enough data to rewrite your calendar.
Related questions
No. It only continues your last habit per channel. Timing coaching requires Post Analytics history.
Yes on direct SparkVox publishes. That history is what powers timing coaching over time.