Fixando
For homeowners seeking local services and independent contractors looking to increase client volume.
Fixando is an established lifestyle app that is free with in-app purchases. With a 4.3/5 rating from 29 reviews, it shows polarized user reception. Users particularly appreciate professional service providers value the platform for generating consistent client leads and business growth, though high credit costs combined with low conversion rates create significant financial friction for professionals remains a common concern.
What is Fixando?
Fixando is a service marketplace app connecting users with local professionals for home, event, and wellness projects on iOS and Android.
Users hire Fixando to outsource complex local service discovery, while professionals use it as a lead-generation engine to scale their client volume.
Current Momentum
v3.3 · 5d ago
Maintenance- Ships minor performance and bug fixes.
- Maintains 48-hour quote delivery loop.
Active Nemesis
GetNinjas para Clientes
By GetNinjas Serviços de Internet.
Other Rivals
7-Day Rank Pulse 🇺🇸
LifestyleNo ranking data
Rating Pulse 🇺🇸
Recent User Mood
What makes this app unique?
What Does It Look Like?
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What Are The Key Features?
Users submit project details to receive up to 5 professional quotes within a 48-hour window.
Displays ratings and trust indicators for listed service providers to assist user decision-making.
How much does it cost?
- Free for users to request quotes
- Professional packages available for service providers
Monetization relies on B2B service packages for professionals while maintaining a free-to-use request model for consumers.
Who Built It?
Enrichment in progress
Publisher profile available very soon
What other apps does Fixando B.V. make?
What do users think recently?
Low confidence · Latest 60 of 99 total reviews analyzed · Based on 99 reviews. Signal may be noisy.
How did the latest release land?
What is the recent mood?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate professional service providers value the platform for generating consistent client leads and business growth, but report high credit costs combined with low conversion rates create significant financial friction for professionals.
What Users Love
What Frustrates Users
What Users Want
View the full user-sentiment analysis
Mood gauge, ratings & review-volume history, every praise / complaint / request, and sentiment over time.
What is the competitive landscape for Fixando?
Where is it available?
Localized markets (12)
How's The Lifestyle Market?
How does it evolve in the Lifestyle market?
Fixando holds the #75 Free position in the Portuguese Lifestyle category. The gap between service discovery utility and professional monetization friction limits its ability to scale against dominant regional players.
Rank progression
1 active ranking tracked — 30-day window
Which niche is Fixando in?
to hire local professionals for projects
Explore the full Home Services Marketplaces niche
Every app in this space — 17 tracked, the niche's live rankings, and Marlvel's editorial take on the job-to-be-done.
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
GetNinjas is the dominant market leader in the service marketplace category, directly competing for the same pool of local service seekers and professionals.
Differentiators
- Massive scale and liquidity create a superior network effect for faster professional matching than Fixando
- Deeply entrenched brand recognition makes it the default choice for service requests in the region
- Highly optimized request-to-quote funnel significantly reduces user friction compared to Fixando’s current workflow
Head to head
Fixando must pivot toward niche service quality and specialized professional vetting to avoid a direct volume war it cannot win against GetNinjas' network effects.
Contenders(4)
Ustabilir leverages a strong retail partnership to capture users already in the market for home improvement materials.
Differentiators
- Direct integration with Koçtaş retail inventory creates a unique 'product-plus-service' value proposition for users
- Fixed-price purchase options eliminate the uncertainty of bidding wars common on the Fixando platform
Midclap challenges Fixando by positioning itself as an on-demand, speed-focused alternative for home maintenance tasks.
Differentiators
- Optimized for 'in-minutes' booking, creating a faster conversion path for urgent daily help services
- Regional coverage model allows for more consistent service quality in specific high-density urban areas
Lm3ellem targets the handyman and home repair segment, overlapping with Fixando's core home services vertical.
Differentiators
- Integrated feedback system provides more granular performance data on professionals than Fixando’s current reviews
- Side-by-side profile comparison tools simplify the decision-making process for complex home repair tasks
Mender competes by focusing on precise location-based discovery, targeting the same users looking for quick home service solutions.
Differentiators
- Prioritizes precise location-based discovery, allowing users to find hyper-local pros faster than Fixando
- Detailed professional profiles provide more transparency into individual work history and user feedback
Same space(3)
While luxury-focused, this app competes for the high-end homeowner segment that requires premium home maintenance services.
HomeSearchNOW competes for the attention of homeowners who are managing property-related tasks and services.
This app competes for the user's time and attention regarding local community-based resource and service sharing.
Differentiators
- Community-led model fosters high organic engagement through local group aggregation and item exchange
- Zero-cost transaction model attracts a different user segment focused on sustainability rather than professional hiring
Compare Fixando against every rival
All rivals in one side-by-side table — identity, store metrics, ratings & sentiment, and strategic intel — plus a head-to-head page for each.
The outtake for Fixando
Strengths to defend, gaps to attack
Core Strengths
- 48-hour quote-delivery loop forces recurring user sessions
- Multi-category aggregation provides broad service availability
Critical Frictions
- High credit costs for pros without guaranteed conversion
- Lack of responsive support for billing disputes
Growth Levers
- Implement credit-refund policies for inactive leads
- Introduce dark mode for visual comfort
Market Threats
- GetNinjas' superior network effects and liquidity
- Retail-integrated models eliminating bidding uncertainty
What are the next best moves?
Implement credit-refund policy for inactive leads because professional sentiment is driven by wasted spend → reduce churn
High credit costs and low lead quality are the #1 complaint theme among professionals.
Trade-off: Pause the UI dark mode sprint — refund policy has 3x the impact on professional retention.
Audit support response times because lack of accountability for billing issues is a top complaint → improve professional trust
Professionals report that support ignores emails regarding credit disputes.
Trade-off: Same-quarter capacity available — no major lever displaced.
A counter-intuitive read
The platform's reliance on a 48-hour quote loop is a vulnerability, not a strength, as it forces users to wait in an era where on-demand booking is becoming the standard.
Feature Gaps vs Competitors
- Escrow payment system (available in PetBacker but missing here)
- Fixed-price purchase options (available in Ustabilir but missing here)
Key Takeaways
Fixando provides a functional lead-generation tool, but the monetization model creates deep resentment among professionals due to high credit costs. The PM should prioritize credit-refund policies to stabilize the supply side before attempting further feature expansion.
Where Is It Heading?
Mixed Signals
The local service marketplace is consolidating around platforms that offer either instant booking or guaranteed pricing. Fixando's current model is exposed because it relies on a bidding process that professionals increasingly find financially unsustainable, so the platform must pivot to a performance-based credit model to prevent supply-side attrition.
High credit costs for professionals without lead guarantees drive churn, which threatens the supply-side liquidity required for marketplace health.
Recent updates focused on stability, no feature expansion, leaving the platform vulnerable to competitors with faster innovation cycles.