PickTests VS ViewForge

PickTests's answer

PickTests started as a small independent project built one browser test at a time.

The goal was to create focused online tests that load quickly, are easy to understand, and do not require an account. After the first few tests were released, the project gradually expanded into a collection covering reaction time, memory, attention, aiming, and visual tracking.

The current focus is not only adding more tests, but also improving the existing experience, including mobile interactions, result pages, and local progress tracking.

ViewForge's answer:

ViewForge came out of agency work. Normal View was building for a parts retailer running roughly 12,000 SKUs who needed fitment search, and every app we evaluated stored the merchant's compatibility data in the vendor's own database.

That is a strange trade when you look at it directly. Fitment data is genuinely expensive to produce — it is weeks of work — and the merchant would not own the result. It would belong to whichever app happened to be installed that year.

Shopify metaobjects made a different answer possible: write fitment as native structured data inside the merchant's own store. The theme reads it, the Storefront API queries it, Admin GraphQL exports it, and it is still there after an uninstall. That decision is what the rest of the app is built around.

Everything else came from real catalogs rather than a roadmap. Eight verticals exist because a tractor catalog is not Year/Make/Model. Smart Parse exists because that retailer had already written fitment into 12,000 product titles, and nobody was ever going to retype them.

PickTests's answer

PickTests is built with:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• Vanilla JavaScript
• Browser Local Storage

The website does not currently use a frontend framework, backend account system, or database. Each test runs directly in the browser.

ViewForge's answer:

• TypeScript
• Shopify metaobjects, as the fitment data store
• Shopify theme app extensions for the storefront components: fitment search, saved-vehicle garage, compatibility table, product-page fit notice
• Shopify Storefront API, for querying fitment from the theme
• Shopify Admin GraphQL API, for writing and exporting fitment records
• NHTSA vehicle database, for VIN decoding
• ACES and PIES XML parsing, for automotive catalog import

PickTests's answer

PickTests keeps online ability tests simple and easy to access. Users can start immediately without creating an account, installing anything, or going through a long setup process.

Each test focuses on one clear task, with straightforward results and a design that works on both desktop and mobile browsers. Where useful, recent scores and personal bests are stored locally in the browser.

ViewForge's answer:

Three things. (1) Data ownership: ViewForge writes fitment as Shopify metaobjects native to your store — most competitors store fitment in their own database. (2) 8 verticals out of the box: auto, motorcycle, tractor, marine, power equipment, bicycle, printer, electronics — most competitors are automotive-only. (3) Smart Parse: extract fitment automatically from your existing product titles and descriptions instead of re-typing everything.

PickTests's answer

PickTests is mainly for students, gamers, curious web users, and anyone who wants to test their reaction time, memory, focus, attention, or aiming skills.

It is also useful for people who want a quick personal benchmark and would like to repeat a test later to compare their own results.

ViewForge's answer:

Shopify merchants whose customers need to know whether a part fits before they will buy it — and who do not have an engineer on staff to build that themselves.

Concretely: auto and truck parts retailers, powersports and motorcycle dealers, tractor and agricultural parts sellers, marine and outboard suppliers, small-engine and power equipment stores, bicycle and e-bike component shops, printer supply merchants, and electronics accessory sellers.

Catalog sizes run from a few dozen products on the free tier up into the tens of thousands; it is running in production on a catalog of roughly 40,000 SKUs. The common thread is not the industry — it is that "does this fit my thing" is the question deciding the sale.

PickTests's answer

PickTests is a good choice for people who want a quick, free test without creating an account or navigating a complex training platform.

The website focuses on lightweight browser-based tests, clear results, and fast repeat attempts. It is designed for casual users who want to check their reaction time, memory, attention, or aiming skills without unnecessary steps.

ViewForge's answer:

Data ownership. Fitment lives in your Shopify metaobjects, so uninstalling does not take your compatibility data with it. Convermax, EasySearch and PartFinder all keep it in their own databases, and getting it back depends on their export tooling on the day you cancel.

Cost at the low end. The search widget, the compatibility table on the product page and the saved-vehicle garage are all on the free tier, up to 50 products, with no expiry. EasySearch puts the table and the garage behind its $75/month Premium plan. Convermax starts at $250/month.

Automotive and non-automotive coverage. Eight built-in templates, and fully custom templates from $19/month, for catalogs that do not decompose into Year/Make/Model at all.