I designed and built Pickle — a simple tool for groups to prioritize what matters most, from your next vacation to your next big project. Can't decide? Pickle it.
How it works
One person frames a decision and picks the factors that matter — cost and fun for a family trip, impact and effort for a project team, or whatever fits. Add a few ideas, or let the group add them, then share the shortcode. People weigh in with a simple ranking — no account needed — and Pickle synthesizes everyone's input into a clear picture: a visual map of where you align, and a plain-language summary. That's it.
Try the live demo below
(note: login won't work here, but no account is needed).
What it does
I tried other options for team planning, but the tool should be simpler than the problem it solves.
- Frame a decision; pick the factors that matter
- Add ideas, or let the group add them
- Share a shortcode — anyone can weigh in, no account needed
- Rank by RICE, cost-benefit, or your own factors
- See where the group lands: a visual map + plain-language summary
Built for teams
Pickle works the same for three friends or thirty colleagues. Teams reach for it on roadmap prioritization, retro action items, and offsite planning — anywhere a group needs to converge without a spreadsheet or a meeting that runs long. The factors are flexible and the diligent math happens under the hood, so everyone can focus on the decision and arrive at something surprisingly clear.
Craft & technical highlights
- Real-time, animated updates so a group can rank together, synchronously
- d3-driven visualizations that make the synthesis legible at a glance
- Anonymous, no-account participation alongside full accounts — zero-friction entry
- A flexible scoring engine (RICE, cost-benefit, or custom) behind a deliberately simple interface
Free — and private
Pickle is free: no trial, no paywall, no catch. Your data is yours, too — no selling, no sharing, no third-party tracking, no ad network in the background. Decisions and input are stored to make the tool work. Nothing more.
Free today; if it finds a base, a light Teams tier with a few pro features could follow — but the core stays free.
Who made it
Pickle is built by Beta Brooklyn, a family-run app studio in Brooklyn, crafted with love. I made Pickle after watching groups struggle to decide things together.