Frequently asked questions

LaunchForge IQ is an AI-native Etsy research platform with Market Explorer (product research), Keyword Lab, Shop Intel (shop analytics), and Niche Forge (AI niche discovery). It uses official marketplace signals, explainable Opportunity Scores, and clearly labeled sales estimates modeled from public data.

Etsy’s Open API does not expose per-listing sales, so LaunchForge IQ models them: when a shop’s publicly reported lifetime sales are available, they are allocated across listings using views and favorites; otherwise a favorites-based proxy is used. Every estimate is labeled as directional—not official Etsy analytics.

Opportunity Score combines demand, competition, price band, and momentum into a 0–100 market score. AI may add difficulty, product suggestions, and rationale, but it cannot change the deterministic market score.

It targets similar research workflows—listing tables, niche discovery, keyword competition—while staying on official API-derived metrics. It is not a clone of EverBee’s sales-estimate features.

Free includes limited niche runs and daily searches. Starter and Pro add higher or unlimited capacity with a 7-day paid-plan trial. See pricing on the homepage for current limits.

LaunchForge IQ is designed around official Etsy Open API v3 usage and transparent disclaimers. We do not scrape Etsy for unofficial private metrics. Always follow Etsy’s current developer and seller policies.

No. AI is useful for expanding ideas and explaining options, but marketplace data must score competition and price feasibility. Pair ideation with live or cached listing signals.

Visit the LaunchForge IQ blog for guides on niche research, product signals, keywords, shop analysis, fees, and ToS-safe tooling comparisons.