Pickaxe reviews

Pickaxe seems to be in trouble.

A few days ago, they launched a "special offer" to buy their add-on and perks for their "successful journey". TOO expensive, something like 1,000 USD. INSANE!

It seems they failed, therefore, they are finding ways to limit LTD owners by limiting their plans.
After building 3 studios (I bought the option of 50), now they limit the amount of data coming from URL links... TO ONLY 50 PAGES!

Even though they agree that the only limitation was anchored in the amount of documents uploaded (50), they started to limit the amount of links fetch.

No single Pickaxe project can live with only 50 pages. That is insane. Therefore, they are pushing everyone to buy or upgrade.

Either they are broke, so everyone should just refund whatever they bought from them, or they need to provide an answer on why they limit the number of pages we can feed our chatbot....

Update: Mike Gioia is now limiting the amount of data used per Studio, even though the deal clearly states that the limitations apply to each Pickaxe, not to every Studio.

This is pushing out LTD buyers, and questions have already started to appear on the AppSumo deal page from users affected.

This is becoming a SCAM and the biggest bait and switch I have ever encountered!

Pickaxe just dumped Appsumo buyers.
Exactly when the "refund" period with appsumo finished. They launched a "New version".

They also launched a "special offer" to buy add-ons and perks for their "successful journey". TOO expensive, something like 1,000 USD, for some benefits we suppose to have on the appsumo deal.
It seems they failed, therefore, they are finding ways to limit Appsumo users by limiting their plans.

1. After building 3 studios (I bought the option T3 of 50), now they limit the amount of data coming from URL links. TO ONLY 50 PAGES!

2. Even though they agreed that the only limitation was anchored in the amount of documents uploaded (50), they started to limit the amount of links fetched.

3. No single Pickaxe project can live with only 50 pages. That is insane. Therefore, they are pushing everyone to buy or upgrade.

4. Futhermore, Pickaxe is now limiting the amount of data used per Studio, even though the deal clearly states that the limitations apply to each Pickaxe, not to every Studio.

The original deal stated that the limitations on documents uploaded apply to each pickaxe, not to each studio. If I am allowed to fetch 50 documents per pickaxe and I have three pickaxes in one studio, it means I should be able to fetch 150 documents.

However, now the 50-document limit applies to all three pickaxes combined. Furthermore, every link is now also considered a document, which makes the pickaxe completely useless.

No really ethical from the Pickaxe team side. I already looked for some answers on social media, and it seems people are furious about this change.

I hope Appsumo take action on this. Appsumo buyers are being scammed.

A bait and switch

The simplicity and genius of the design and structure of the platform is proved by the fact that I am a senior citizen (I don't mean high school) with no computer degree, coding education or experience in AI, but I have created several working, functioning A-MAZ-ING AI tools here.
BRAVO to you and Appsumo!
Now for the "other" - the actions are VERY limited unless you buy the highest level (there are no way to level them up!) and the customer service is quick but dry.
So, as much as I like the ease of use, the limitations on actions on the first 2 levels will limit what you can do with the platform.

There was a lot of chatter about new models inclusion in the deal. First they stated outright new models are not included and quite a few people said it's not a starter for them. Then they founders backtracked and said the models will be included for BYOK users. Fast forward a few months... And of course GPT-4.5 is a "pro" model which you need to go for a monthly subscription.

Well, another deal goes to the trash.

One of my favorite purchases on AppSumo. In addition to having a solid, easy-to-use, application, their support has been top notch. To field questions, the founders hold office hours... OFFICE HOURS-- who does that? Where are you going to get that level of support? (shout out to Mike!)

Product was upgraded and changed everything from UI and what functions are available to what we paid for

I bought this deal knowing I didn't need it right away. That was my mistake, I should have dived in right away and begun building. But I'm here now, and the first Pickaxes I build for my clients are remarkable. I created something that would normally require a team of expensive developers, all in just an hour or two, with no coding experience. To say we're living in the golden age of tech, almost seems like an understatement when you come across such a polished app like Pickaxe. Their support is superb, and the community is enthusiastic. Getting this type of superpower as a lifetime deal feels like stealing.

I would have given it 5 tacos if not for the 50 document up load limit, rather disappointed as it was not clearly stated in the offer.
My upload is usually small but many many files.

This is one of the most 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮 💥 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮-worthy products I've ever purchased here.

Please consider reviving this deal with even more studios. I've so many more ideas and visions that I can bring to life with this tool. I'd happily purchase top tier again and again.

I love that you can create tools that are practical and can be used right away. I have a question can you switch the language when displaying to another customer in another country? Also can you connect 2 pickaxes together?

Undoubtedly the best and certainly the most powerful BOT BUILDER with exceptional functionalities. I own three tier two plans for my three different projects. The team is just there whenever you want and their guidance would be piked by all straight to business people. Kudos to the team and my saviour of every query ‘Mr. BEST’ Mike. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next and wishing to see this project reaching heights.