Pickaxe Reviews

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Pickaxe has received high praise for its intuitive no-code platform, customizable templates, and seamless deployment options. While there have been some concerns about GDPR compliance and token limitations, these are minor issues in the grand scheme. Overall, Pickaxe is a solid choice for anyone looking to create and monetize AI tools. With a 60-day money-back guarantee, customers are encouraged to give it a try.

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Kitesz
KiteszPLUS

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Deals bought: 133Member since: Apr 2019
1 stars
1 stars
Apr 24, 2026

Now they deactivated account! - Unfair

They deactivated my account. Their response was that they had emailed users to migrate to the new portal, and since I didn't do so within the given timeframe, I missed the window — and now my account has been permanently disabled.

However, I could not find any such email in my inbox asking me to migrate to the new portal within a limited period.

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Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Apr 24, 2026

Hi Kitesz,

We gave users 9 MONTHS to migrate to the new system. We sent 10 emails over the course of that time. I'm sorry you missed it, but we couldn't maintain the AppSumo migration infrastructure forever.

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siven111

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Deals bought: 188Member since: Mar 2020
1 stars
1 stars
Feb 21, 2026

Pickaxe degraded our deals

Due to the change from credit system to "dollar" system, the deals now are laughable. Value of the deal dropped like 98%. Total scam and unethical move from Pickaxe company, I hope Appsumo will stand by us and help us get back the value we had.

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Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Edited Feb 23, 2026

Hi Siven,

Sorry to hear you feel that way. Actually we were pretty generous with AppSumo users when we made the switch. All 3 AppSumo tiers get between $10-$15 per month of usage... every month... in for life! Our gold users that pay $37/m only get $15/m of usage.

$15 would amount to about 75 thousand interactions with Gemini 2.0 Flash... way more than the ~750 "uses" credits you may have had...

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lutherhector

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Deals bought: 22Member since: May 2020
1 stars
1 stars
Jan 29, 2026

Questionable Ethics.

I picked up this tool on I think the Tier 2 level when it was first on Appsumo. Played around with it but wasnt quite sure it was ready for prime time so I shelved it to come back later. No problem. When I come back to check on the progress it seems that there have been some, unfortunately most dont apply to LTD buyers. Unfortunate, but fair enough. Whats not fair is that major features of the LTD (Document limits and most importantly Bring Your Own API key) have been removed. I honestly would not have purchased if these features were not offered and judging by the recent reviews many others feel the same. Super shady. Of course we're past the refund period so this will just be pretty much a toy for me now. But I dont like the feeling of being conned.

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Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Edited Jan 29, 2026

Thanks for the feedback! The document limit & BYOK changes we made apply to ALL CUSTOMERS, not just LTD holders. Sorry to hear this damages your opinion of the product.

The product today has years of the team's effort and tons of money poured into it. It is almost unrecognizable from where it was a year ago, and we're very proud of the changes we've been able to make.

Unlike any other company I...

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IboughtManyDeals

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Deals bought: 454Member since: Feb 2018
1 stars
1 stars
Jan 23, 2026

Trust goes away, step by step.

From today's mail from Pickaxe:

"If you fail to migrate by Jan 23 2026, your data will not be lost, but your Pickaxes will stop working! If you are an LTD holder and you do not migrate, we will consider your account with us closed."

I repeat the last sentence:

"If you are an LTD holder and you do not migrate, we will consider your account with us closed."

I wonder how you think you can justify that?

Given all the lost trust (just read all the reviews) how can you do that?

Appsumo as a platform should never allow such actions. MANY of us AS customers lose more and more trust in the AS plattform.

Founder Team
Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Edited Jan 23, 2026

Hello,

Thanks for your review. We are SHUTTING DOWN the old version of the platform and migrating everyone to the new version. There is NO OPTION to stay on the old version of the platform. The new version is much much better in every possible respect anyway.

As a company we are committed to protecting our user's data. As such, once we shut down V1, we will eventually be deleting all...

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Ariel2099

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Deals bought: 60Member since: Jul 2024
3 stars
3 stars
Jul 29, 2025

Actualización después de un año de uno usarlo

Adquirí Pickaxe hace aproximadamente un año y debo admitir que mi experiencia inicial fue decepcionante. Los resultados de los asistentes y la funcionalidad general no cumplían expectativas, lo que me llevó a abandonar la plataforma durante meses.

Recientemente decidí darle una segunda oportunidad y reconozco mejoras significativas en la interfaz de usuario y la variedad de modelos de IA disponibles. La adaptación de prompts también ha mejorado considerablemente.

Sin embargo, persisten limitaciones importantes. Utilizo la plataforma para crear asistentes de atención al cliente, y a pesar de desarrollar prompts ultra-detallados, la calidad de las respuestas sigue siendo inferior comparada con herramientas como ChatGPT usado directamente. Esto requiere múltiples iteraciones y mayor inversión en tokens para obtener resultados aceptables.

Adicionalmente, existen deficiencias en la experiencia de usuario que afectan la productividad diaria:

Gestión de archivos: No permite drag & drop ni pegar imágenes directamente. Obligar a usar el botón de subir documentos es ineficiente para flujos de trabajo ágiles.

Gestión de conversaciones: Los usuarios no pueden renombrar, borrar o organizar conversaciones, generando listas interminables con nombres genéricos.

Como usuario comprometido con el proyecto a largo plazo, me gustaría conocer dónde puedo acceder a su hoja de ruta de futuras implementaciones. Considero importante entender las mejoras planificadas para evaluar si estas limitaciones serán abordadas.

A pesar de estas limitaciones, sigo creyendo en el potencial del proyecto. Las mejoras implementadas demuestran que el equipo está trabajando activamente en el desarrollo. Sin embargo, para usuarios que requieren respuestas precisas y flujos de trabajo eficientes, aún hay camino por recorrer.

Recomiendo a los desarrolladores considerar estas mejoras de UX y continuar optimizando la calidad de respuestas para competir efectivamente con herramientas directas del mercado.

Founder Team
Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Nathaniel_Pickaxe

Edited Dec 16, 2025

¡Muchas gracias por la reseña!

Problemas con las indicaciones: A veces lleva tiempo ajustar las indicaciones. No dudes en unirte a nuestras sesiones de soporte, que se realizan dos veces por semana, y te ayudaremos. Puedes encontrarlas aquí: https://luma.com/pickaxeofficehours
Gestión de archivos: Ahora permitimos la carga de archivos mediante la función de arrastrar y soltar.
Gestión de...

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