A second pair of eyes for Upwork proposals

Clients see your opening lines before they decide. Most proposals spend them on themselves.

Paste the proposal you're about to send. wingig marks it up like an editor would and scores it out of 100 in seconds.

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EXAMPLE · React dashboard rebuild

Hi there! I hope this message finds you well. I'm excited to apply for your project.

I have 7+ years of experience with React and modern web technologies.

On a similar dashboard I increased revenue by 340% for the client.

Let's discuss further!

  • Line one is about you, not their dashboard.
  • “7+ years” says nothing. Which project?
  • 340% isn't in your profile. Capped at 50.
  • “Let's discuss” gives them no reason to reply.
−3.67 pts

is how much lower the reply rate was for proposals containing "I have experience with", against a 7.45% average. 422 proposals used the phrase.

Source: GigRadar, 133,872 proposals, Dec 2025–Feb 2026
200–300

words is what Upwork recommends. Clients see only your opening lines first, next to your photo, rate and Job Success Score.

Source: Upwork cover letter guide
Additionally,

is one of the red flags named in Upwork's own guide to spotting AI writing. wingig marks it on your text.

Source: Upwork: Detecting AI-generated writing

What the score checks

Five things, weighted by how much each one decides whether you get read. Each weak one comes with the sentence that lost the points and what to write instead.

  1. 01
    HookFails when sentence one is about you, or repeats the job post back to them.
    25%
  2. 02
    PersonalizationFails when you mention their requirements without answering any of them.
    25%
  3. 03
    Proof of resultsFails on vague experience claims, and on numbers your profile can't back.
    25%
  4. 04
    Execution planFails when you name your tools but never your approach.
    15%
  5. 05
    ClosingFails on "let's discuss": nothing concrete offered, no reason to reply.
    10%

Upwork's AI can write the draft. wingig tells you whether it's ready to send.

Uma, Upwork's built-in AI, writes and reviews text, and the proposal form offers AI tips. wingig is the check you run before you spend Connects, on whatever you're about to send.

Source: Upwork Help
WINGIG CHECKS
  • Scores any proposal out of 100, whoever wrote it
  • Flags claims your profile can't back
  • Marks stock AI phrases and flat sentence rhythm
  • Quotes the exact line that lost the points

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