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Browser Extension

Cheapr (Retired)

Client Personal Project
Year 2025
Role Sole Developer
Duration 4 months

The Challenge

Online shoppers often overpay for products simply because they buy from the first store they find. Comparing prices across multiple sellers manually is tedious and unreliable. Most existing coupon or deal tools only surface discount codes for the store you are already on rather than showing you the same product or a genuine alternative at a lower price from a completely different seller. There was no lightweight, in-browser solution that could intelligently analyze what you are looking at and surface real cheaper alternatives across stores in real time.

How We Built It

We built Cheapr as a browser extension that sits quietly in the background until the user lands on a product page. Using AI, the extension analyzes the product being viewed, identifies its key attributes, and searches across multiple stores to find exact or near-exact alternatives at lower prices.

The focus was on precision over volume. Rather than flooding the user with loosely related suggestions, the AI filters results down to genuinely comparable products so users can trust what they see.

The interface is minimal and non-intrusive. A small popup surfaces results without pulling the user away from their shopping flow. The entire experience was designed to feel like a helpful second opinion rather than an aggressive sales tool. This was a personal project born from a real frustration with overpaying online, which kept the design decisions grounded in actual user need rather than feature bloat.

Typography & Colors

Typography
Body โ€” The quick brown fox died by the hands of a hunter
Color Palette
Primary #F97316
Text #1A1A1A
Background #FFFFFF
Spacing
4px
8px
16px
24px

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