yes, I use voting apps, and sometimes bots boost a post's value.
A few months agoI couldn't get 20 votes to post on steemland (it's now defunct) so you must be patient and keep posting good content until you get noticed.
I always post at 2pm and 8-9pm EST. I know some time slots are busier than others, but my followers are on at those times and can count on my posting in that window. You have to be predictably consistent every day, every time