How to Build Your Own Smartlook
Replace Smartlook with a custom build. Product analytics & visual user insights
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 13 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 3 categories. See all 13 features
Analytics(9 features)
Filter recordings to quickly find important user sessions and moments
See visually how users move through your website or app and determine if the user path works as expected
Watch crashed sessions and session recordings to determine the cause of a crash without QA reproduction
Define events for specific URLs and use Enhanced Element Picker to specify CSS selectors and create events directly from UI without coding
Check all user actions ranging from URL visits and button clicks to text-field inputs and custom events
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Platform(3 features)
Web and mobile analytics in one platform for combined insights
See in-app user behavior specific to mobile applications
Analyze website user behavior and engagement
Implementation(1 features)
Simple setup for mobile apps without needing to call developers
Cost Calculator
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