What is KickFocus?
A Chrome extension for reading Kickstarter campaigns. It turns the full comment thread, the product page, the funding curve and your unit economics into one panel on the campaign page.
Do I need to install anything?
Yes. Comment analysis needs the browser extension, because Kickstarter only serves comments to a signed-in browser. The extension uses your own session. Chrome 116+; Edge works too.
Why can’t I read comments on the website?
Because comments are not public in a way a server can read reliably. The extension asks Kickstarter the same way your browser does, using your session. That is also why it can show questions that were never answered.
Where does the data come from?
Comments and rewards come from your own Kickstarter session. The funding curve comes from daily snapshots we take of public campaign pages. Nothing is estimated without saying so.
How is this different from Kicktraq or BackerTracker?
They track campaigns after launch, mostly with a curve. KickFocus reads the comment thread and the product page before and during a campaign, and turns them into fixes and replies. The curve is one part, not the product.
Is this a score or a prediction?
Neither. A number lets you stop thinking, and nobody can tell you what will fund. The analysis says what is on the page, what is missing from it, and leaves the judgement to you.
What happens to my data?
Comments are processed in your browser and never uploaded. AI features require your consent and are de-identified before they leave the browser; we store the conclusion, not the comment text. Account data is stored with Supabase.
What does it cost?
Free includes one comment analysis a month and three watched campaigns. Pro is $15 a month or $144 a year, with 50 analyses, product analysis, 50 watched campaigns and exports. The private beta is free.
Can I get a refund?
Yes — fourteen days, no questions. We refund the last payment through Stripe. Unused credits can be refunded within 14 days; used ones cannot.
Does it work on mobile?
Not yet. The extension needs a desktop browser; Kickstarter’s comment interface is not usable from a phone. A read-only mobile view may come later.