Best User Experience Tool | PlaybookUX User Research Platform

Looking for a Better User Experience Tool? Try PlaybookUX.

  • Access to all testing methods: Unmoderated, Moderated, Card Sort, Tree Test, Surveys, First Click, Five Second, Preference Test (computer, tablet and mobile)
  • PlaybookUX panel access to 7M+ Consumers & Professionals
  • Participant CRM to bring your own participants
  • Repository features: Tagging, universal search, upload external research
  • Advanced AI features
  • Session replays & visitor recordings
  • In-product intercepts

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A full end-to-end user experience tool

From recruiting participants to sharing findings, PlaybookUX handles every stage of the research process in one platform.

Recruit

Access 7M+ vetted participants or bring your own through our Participant CRM.

  • 7M+ consumer & professional panel
  • Advanced screener & targeting
  • Bring Your Own Participants (BYOP)
  • Automated scheduling & reminders

Conduct

Run any type of study from moderated interviews to self-guided tests on any device.

  • Unmoderated & moderated studies
  • Card sort, tree test, surveys & more
  • Session replays & visitor recordings
  • In-product intercepts

Analyze & Repository

Auto-transcribed sessions with tagging, clips, and shareable highlight reels.

  • Searchable transcripts with timestamp nav
  • Tagging & theme clustering
  • Video clips & highlight reels
  • Executive report generation

AI Features

Research intelligence woven into every step no extra cost, no separate tool.

  • API & MCP layer
  • AI follow-up questions
  • Synthetic AI personas
  • AI task & replay summaries
  • Screener & script generator

PlaybookUX has become an essential part of our research toolkit. It's robust, fast and collaborative, especially when we need to present findings to stakeholders. We can move from concept to validation with speed.

Matthew Ip

Matthew Ip

Research Lead, Microsoft

We support all research methods

Whether you need qual, quant, or a mix run any type of study on desktop, tablet, or mobile without leaving PlaybookUX.

Unmoderated Testing

Capture authentic user behavior by letting participants complete tasks at their own pace. Record screens, faces, and audio then get auto-transcribed sessions ready for analysis. Test live websites, mobile apps, prototypes and more.

Screen, voice & face Auto-transcription Notes, clips & reels Task-level analytics Desktop, tablet & mobile Figma integration
Unmoderated testing interface

Moderated Interviews

Live video interviews with your participants. Take notes in real-time, share your screen, and record the full session all within PlaybookUX.

Live video sessions Real-time notes Screen sharing Built-in scheduler Observer mode Automated reminders
Moderated interview interface

Surveys

Collect structured feedback at scale. Use multiple question types, branch logic, and tap into our 7M+ panel to get responses fast.

Multiple choice & scales Skip, brand & display logic Open-ended responses Auto-analysis
Survey interface

Card Sort

Understand how users mentally categorize information. Run open, closed, or hybrid card sorts to inform your navigation and IA decisions.

Open & closed sorts Similarity matrix Dendogram analysis Category agreement scores
Card sort interface

Tree Test

Validate your navigation structure without visual design bias. See exactly where users get lost and measure task success rates across your entire site hierarchy.

Task success rates Path analysis Directness scores First click tracking
Tree test interface

First Click Test

Measure where users click first when completing a task. Heat maps and click distribution data reveal whether your UI design leads users in the right direction.

Click heat maps Time to first click Task success rate Prototype & image testing
First click interface

Five Second Test

Find out what users remember after a brief first impression. Show your design for 5 seconds, then capture what stood out perfect for testing landing pages and ads.

First impressions Recall testing Landing page validation Brand perception
Five second test interface

Preference Test

Show two or more design variations side by side and let participants choose their preference. Get clear directional data and open-ended reasoning.

A/B and multi-variant Images & prototypes Preference scores Open-ended follow-up
Preference test interface

In-Product Intercepts

Recruit participants directly from your live product. Trigger surveys and screeners based on user behavior to reach exactly the right people at the right moment.

Behavior-based triggers Embedded screeners URL & session targeting Enroll in Participant CRM
In-product intercept widget

Diary Study

Capture longitudinal insights over days or weeks. Participants log experiences, thoughts, and behaviors in their natural environment perfect for understanding habits and long-term product usage.

Longitudinal research In-context capture Photo, video and text entries Custom prompts and schedules
Diary study interface

Session Replays

Watch real visitors navigate your site. Record clicks, scrolls, and rage-clicks to diagnose UX problems and understand how users actually interact with your product.

Click & scroll tracking Rage-click detection Heatmaps AI replay summaries Visitor segmentation
Session replay interface

Research intelligence, built in

Every PlaybookUX plan includes AI features designed to help you move faster, go deeper, and share findings with confidence.

AI Follow-Ups

Get richer insights from every session. Our AI asks smart follow-up questions that capture nuanced responses and additional data points you might have missed.

  • Captures depth that static question sets miss
  • Surfaces unexpected themes and outlier responses
  • Designed to support researchers, not replace them

API + MCP Layer

Extend PlaybookUX beyond the platform. Pull videos, transcripts, and insights directly into your existing workflows and connect to any tool in your stack.

  • Pull videos, transcripts, and insights into any tool
  • Connect to Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT, data warehouses, or CRMs
  • Automate project creation and research operations at scale

Synthetic Participants / AI Personas

Generate lifelike AI personas grounded in your actual video research. Select sessions from your library, enhance with custom prompts, then deploy across future studies.

  • Built from real transcripts, video, and behavioral data
  • Customizable with additional context and data sources
  • Deploy across new studies for rapid early-stage validation
Patent pending technology

AI Executive Reports

Generate comprehensive executive summaries instantly pulling together study setup, participant demographics, transcriptions, key themes, and quotes into a shareable report.

  • Key themes surfaced and backed with participant quotes
  • Customized recommendations based on learnings
  • Cross-language support: run in German, get summary in English

AI Task Summaries

Analyze verbal, written, and behavioral data from specific research tasks. Our AI identifies recurring themes, measures sentiment, and flags outlier responses across your study.

  • Works across verbal, written, and behavioral data
  • Sentiment measurement, friction detection, and theme clustering
  • Outlier detection to catch edge cases
Research governance

Screener & Study Question Checker

Practice good research governance with AI-powered screener and question reviews. Catch common research mistakes or bias/leading questions before they affect your data quality.

  • Flags missing "none of the above" options
  • Identifies leading questions that bias responses
  • Catches vague options like "sometimes" or "often"
  • Surfaces industry jargon that may confuse participants

Screener & Study Script Generator

Build complete screener questionnaires and study guides from scratch. Share your research objectives and we'll create unbiased scripts that get you the insights you need.

  • Full screener questionnaires generated from your objectives
  • Unbiased question framing built in by default
  • Works with any materials you're testing prototypes, copy, flows

Study Import

Paste in an existing test script, screener, or study outline and our question parser automatically structures it pulling out tasks, screener questions, tree test nodes, and card sort items.

  • Parses test scripts and screeners automatically
  • Extracts tree test nodes and card sort items
  • Arranges everything into your study in seconds

Replay Summaries

Get AI-powered summaries of your session replays that identify the most significant user interactions and suggest concrete UX improvements based on how visitors navigate your site.

  • Highlights the interactions that matter most
  • Surfaces friction points and navigation patterns
  • Actionable UX recommendations not just observations

Ready to try the best user experience tool for your team?

Contact a product specialist and run a pilot project at no cost.