What a research practice actually needs from a tool
A researcher rarely needs to be taught a method. What eats a research week is the surrounding work: writing the study brief into a working instrument, building screening logic so the wrong respondents don't dilute the sample, and turning fifty open-text answers into something a stakeholder will actually read without losing what any one respondent said.
Fiuto is built around that surrounding work rather than around teaching research from scratch. Say what you need to learn, and it drafts a study from an established method. The screening, the versioning across rounds, and the open-text synthesis are handled by the tool; the method choice and the interpretation stay yours.
When Fiuto fits a research practice
- A small or solo research function that needs a fast, method-first study builder rather than a general survey tool
- A practice that wants to bring its own panel, such as customers or a community, instead of paying for a recruited one
- A team that wants AI to summarise open text into themes without losing the ability to check the summary against the source responses
- A practice that tracks a theme, such as onboarding confusion or pricing distrust, across multiple rounds and wants that comparison built in, not stitched together in a spreadsheet
The method toolkit, by the question it answers
| Question it answers | What it needs | |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Which of these matters most, relative to the others? | A shortlist of options |
| Card sort | How would people group and label these items? | A set of cards, optional categories |
| Prototype or live-website test | Can people complete a real task in this experience? | A clickable prototype or a live URL |
| Five-second test | What does someone notice or remember from a brief look? | An image or screen |
| First-click test | Where do people expect to start a task? | An image or screen and a task |
Combine methods inside one study when a decision needs more than one kind of evidence, such as a task followed by a rating and an open question. See the full method toolkit.
Screening and rigor, not just method variety
Screening runs when a respondent submits an answer, so someone outside your target group is screened out server-side before they reach the rest of the study, rather than being filtered out of the results afterward. Each launch is kept as a versioned run, so v1 before a change and v3 after it stay comparable, and the same theme can be tracked across studies instead of being rebuilt each time.
Where AI is involved, it summarises open text into themes and helps turn results into a shareable deck. The source responses stay attached, so a summary is something you check against the data, not something you take on trust.
Run a study as a researcher
1. Write the brief
Describe the decision and the method that fits it, or let Fiuto propose one from the question.
2. Add screening
Set the rule that keeps out respondents who fall outside the target group.
3. Review the instrument
Check task wording, order, and any follow-up questions before launch.
4. Launch and version it
Share the link with your own respondents. Each run is kept as its own version for later comparison.
5. Read the synthesis against the source
Use the AI-generated themes as a starting point, then check them against the responses underneath.
Card sorting, and every method above it, is available on the free plan, so a screened and versioned study needs no paid tier to start.
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Frequently asked questions
01Does Fiuto replace a UX researcher?
No. Fiuto drafts the study, runs the screening logic, and helps summarise open text. Deciding which question matters, reading the responses in context, and making the recommendation still needs a researcher.
02Which methods does Fiuto support?
Ranking questions, card sorting, five-second testing, first-click testing, prototype or live-website testing, and preference testing, alongside survey basics such as multiple choice, rating scale, and open text.
03Can I screen out respondents who don't fit my target?
Yes. Screening runs server-side when a respondent submits an answer, so someone outside your target group is screened out before they reach the rest of the study.
04Can I compare the same theme across multiple rounds?
Yes. Each launch is kept as its own versioned run, so a theme such as pricing hesitation or onboarding confusion can be tracked across studies instead of relitigated from scratch each time.
05Is card sorting available on every plan?
Yes, on every plan including Free. No method here sits behind a paid tier.
06Does Fiuto recruit participants for me?
No. Fiuto has no recruited panel. You bring your own respondents and share the study link directly with them.
