How our AI recommender works
Our 4‑question quiz maps your needs to the best AI tools. We combine your answers with structured tags, categories, pricing and reliability signals to rank options that fit your workflow—fast and transparently.
What inputs we use
- • Your answers: primary goal/use case, budget, skill level, and platform needs.
- • Tool data: categories and tags (e.g., “writing”, “logo”, “text‑to‑speech”).
- • Quality signals: community popularity, reviews, and our Health Badge (dev status, pricing stability, risk).
- • Availability metadata: free plans, trials, and pricing tiers when provided.
Privacy first
- • No account required; answers live in memory while you complete the quiz.
- • We don’t store personal responses—only anonymous analytics about completions.
- • Affiliate clicks are clearly marked and use a redirect path for transparency.
How we rank matches
- Relevance score: strong boosts for exact category/tag matches; partial boosts for related tags and synonyms (e.g., “logo maker” ≈ “logo”).
- Fit modifiers: budget alignment, platform availability, and experience level add small bonuses or penalties.
- Quality signals: popularity, recency, and Health Badge can lift safer, better‑maintained tools above look‑alikes.
- Diversity: ties are shuffled a bit so the top list isn’t dominated by a single vendor.
Scores are deterministic for the same inputs and catalog state. We regularly refresh data and tune weights based on feedback.
What you’ll see
- • A Top 3 “best fit” summary, then more strong candidates.
- • Clear pricing notes (free, trial, or paid) when available.
- • Quick links to tool pages with reviews, pros/cons, and alternatives.
FAQ
Do you use AI to generate scores?
No. The ranking is rule‑based and transparent; we may use AI to summarize descriptions, but not to decide your matches.
Is this an ad?
No. Some links may be affiliate links; they never change the ranking, and we label them clearly.
Can I suggest a tool or correction?
Yes—use the Submit a Tool page or contact us. We review suggestions quickly.