How do I launch and share a study?
Click Launch and get link in the bar at the bottom of the study page to freeze the current version and open its launch page. Copy the respondent link from there and manage the run under Launches.
Before you launch
Section titled “Before you launch”Preview the complete study. Fix required fields, placeholder assets, broken links, and unintended screening paths before continuing.
Launch the study
Section titled “Launch the study”The bar at the bottom of the study page shows the next step for the study. Once the study has blocks, it offers Preview, Test with AI when AI testing is available, and Launch and get link. After an AI test has run, See findings appears as a pill beside Priority in the row under the study title. On a phone, Test with AI sits in the More actions menu at the top of the page instead. You can use any of them at any time, in any order. An AI test is optional, so you can launch without one.
Click Launch and get link when you are ready. Fiuto asks you to confirm, then freezes the current version and opens its launch page.
Later edits remain in the draft. They do not change an existing launch. To put an updated version in front of respondents, click Launch new version in the same bar.
Confirm before the study goes live
Section titled “Confirm before the study goes live”A launch goes live straight away, so Fiuto checks with you first. Launch this study? tells you respondents can start taking it right away. Click Launch to go ahead, or Cancel to stay in the study.
Fiuto asks this one question every time, whether or not you have run an AI test.
Fix launch blockers
Section titled “Fix launch blockers”When a block still needs attention, Launch and get link is greyed out and cannot be clicked. After a first launch, Launch new version is greyed out instead. The bar shows what is left in place of its usual message, for example 2 things to fix before launch. Select 2 things to fix to open the checklist.
Each item names its block and the exact issue, for example a placeholder URL or an intake field with no label.
Select an item’s button, such as Replace URL or Add label, to close the checklist and jump to that block. Fix the issue there. The launch button works again once nothing is left to fix.
Launch and response limits
Section titled “Launch and response limits”Your plan sets the number of launches you can create each month and the responses each launch can collect. The launch count refreshes on the same day as your AI credits, and Plan & usage shows the date. Every successful launch counts immediately.
| Plan | Launches per month | Responses per launch |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 10 |
| Core | 6 | 100 |
| Pro | No cap | No cap |
Choosing roles for synthetic testers
Section titled “Choosing roles for synthetic testers”Each synthetic tester needs a role. It is the perspective the tester brings to your study. Their context stays separate, so you can add the detail that matters without turning the role into a full description.
- Open the study and click Test with AI.
- In Who will test your study, select Role on a tester card.
- Search for a standard role. Roles based on your product audience appear first, followed by a wider list.
- Select the role you want.
- To make a more specific role, type it in full. For example, type
Founder at a small startup. - Select Use “Founder at a small startup” to keep that exact role.
You can choose a role outside your audience when you want an outside perspective. New or edited roles are required and must use 60 characters or fewer.
Fiuto saves each role as part of your tester set. When you start a synth test, the roles used for that run are frozen with it.
How roles shape a synthetic test
Section titled “How roles shape a synthetic test”A tester’s role shapes how familiar it is with the subject area. That familiarity can affect how closely it reads the study and the perspective it uses to frame an answer.
Use a mixed roster when you want to compare interpretations. Testers from inside and outside your audience can notice different things or explain the same screen differently.
Treat a synth test as a qualitative rehearsal. It can help you find questions to investigate, but it does not prove what real people will do. A synthetic tester may infer, misunderstand, or bring its role into the answer, so read the response as a perspective to inspect, not a truth-checked claim. Validate important decisions with real respondents.
Move around the launch page
Section titled “Move around the launch page”The sidenav on the left lists everything on the launch page, so you can jump to any part without scrolling. Click Launches at the top to go back to your launches.
It lists Overview, Panel order, Study link, Summary, and Access. Panel order appears only when the launch has a panel order. Under Respondent flow, it lists each step with its question, type, and response count.
Click a row to scroll to that section. The highlighted row follows you as you scroll the page. On a phone, open the sidenav with the Open menu button at the left of the top bar.
To give the page more room on a computer, collapse the sidenav to icons. See Collapse the sidenav.
Share the respondent link
Section titled “Share the respondent link”Open Launches, choose the launch, and select Study link in the sidenav. Click Copy link to copy the respondent link. Anyone with the link can take the study without a Fiuto account.
Every respondent study includes Made with Fiuto branding, on every plan.
Give your team access
Section titled “Give your team access”To share access to a launch, use the access chip at the top of the launch page and click Invite team. It is the same chip you see on a study page. The respondent link is separate: copy it from Study link.
Manage collection
Section titled “Manage collection”The bar at the bottom of the launch page shows the state of the run and what you can do next. It changes with the run:
- Live shows Pause, Stop, and Analyse results on an eligible launch.
- Paused shows Resume.
- Stopped means the launch takes no new responses. Your results stay on the page.
- Once the launch has a report, the bar shows View report.
- At the response cap, the bar says Cap reached. See Launch and response limits.
What the buttons do:
- Pause blocks new respondents from starting. Click Resume when you want collection to continue.
- Stop ends collection for that launch. Responses already collected remain available.
- Analyse results starts an AI analysis of the responses and uses AI credits. See Analyse the responses.
Delete permanently removes the launch and its responses. Fiuto cannot recover them for you. Once a launch is stopped, Delete is in the More actions menu at the top of the page.
These actions affect the launch, not the editable study draft.
Read responses
Section titled “Read responses”Open the launch under Launches. Response totals and per-step result cards appear on the same page, each under a label such as Step 2. Select a step under Respondent flow in the sidenav to jump to its card. Reload the page to fetch new responses.