Fixando is a multi-category local services marketplace connecting users with professionals for home, event, and wellness projects on iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Lifestyle
Sentiment
4.3
29 reviews
Nemesis
GetNinjas para Clientes
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the search friction for homeowners by centralizing diverse service providers into a single request-matching interface.
For Homeowners seeking local services and independent contractors looking to acquire new clients.
What does it look like?
Key features
Users submit project details to receive up to 5 custom quotes from local professionals within 48 hours.
Credit-based subscription packages allow professionals to access and respond to client requests.
How much does it cost?
Monetization is driven by the supply side, where professionals purchase packages to access and respond to user requests.
Velocity
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Fixando maintains a low-frequency release cadence, with the latest release occurring 82 days ago. Development is currently limited to minor stability and performance patches, with no new features or content updates identified in the recent history. The release notes remain opaque, providing no insight into specific technical improvements or roadmap progress. The current pace of roughly one release every three months classifies the app as being in a maintenance state.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate professional service providers find the platform effective for acquiring new clients and expanding their business reach and the interface provides a functional experience that mirrors the capabilities of the web-based platform, but report professionals report that the credit-based system is prohibitively expensive and lacks adequate return on investment.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Professional service providers find the platform effective for acquiring new clients and expanding their business reach
- The interface provides a functional experience that mirrors the capabilities of the web-based platform
- Professionals report that the credit-based system is prohibitively expensive and lacks adequate return on investment
60 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Fixando
How's the Lifestyle market?
Fixando holds a modest footprint in the lifestyle category, currently ranking #106 Free in the Portuguese Lifestyle chart. The gap between its functional utility and the dominant market leader's 170k-review scale suggests a significant liquidity disadvantage.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By GetNinjas Serviços de Internet.
GetNinjas is the dominant market leader in the service marketplace category, directly competing for the same pool of local service seekers and professionals.
- Massive liquidity with over 170k reviews creates a powerful network effect that Fixando currently lacks.
- Established brand-as-category status in the region makes it the default choice for most service seekers.
- Highly optimized service request flow captures user intent faster than Fixando's current onboarding experience.
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Key takeaways for Fixando
Where is it heading?
The local services market is consolidating around platforms that offer high liquidity and trust guarantees. Fixando's current maintenance-mode cadence leaves it exposed to rivals that offer more transparent pricing or better lead verification, which will likely accelerate professional attrition in the coming quarters.
- The lack of credit refunds for unresponsive leads creates a perception of unfairness, which erodes professional trust and drives churn.
- Maintenance-only update cadence suggests the platform is not currently prioritizing feature expansion to close the gap with market leaders.
The SWOT
- Multi-category marketplace increases repeat-usage probability
- Verified-lead refund policy could improve professional retention
Next best moves
Implement credit-refund logic for unresponsive leads because professional churn is driven by poor ROI on credits → improve supply-side retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The platform's credit-based friction is not a bug…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Fixed-price purchase options (available in Ustabilir but missing here) +1
Since the last report: Development velocity has slowed to an 82-day release cycle, while professional sentiment has hardened around specific usability regressions and persistent billing friction. The platform's market position has weakened, with its category ranking dropping from #75 to #106.
Bottom line
Fixando must pivot toward a more equitable lead-quality model to prevent professional churn. Addressing the credit-refund friction would unlock higher supply-side satisfaction, which is essential to competing against the liquidity of regional market leaders.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 1 market threat, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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