RealEye vs Watchable

RealEye is a cloud-based webcam eye-tracking research platform for building online studies, tracking participants, and analyzing results. Researchers can use images, videos, or live websites as stimuli, configure display settings, and add instructions and follow-up questions. The dashboard includes heatmaps, gaze and fixation analysis, Areas of Interest statistics, survey answers, and raw or processed data exports. A facial coding feature analyzes neutral, happy, and surprised expressions. External survey connections can redirect participants to services such as Qualtrics, Google Forms, or SurveyMonkey and pass participant identifiers through URL parameters. RealEye says webcam image and sound processing happens in the browser, and that it stores gaze-point predictions rather than webcam images or sound. It states that it is GDPR compliant and runs on AWS data centers in the United States. Participants using a researcher's own link need a laptop or PC with a webcam; smartphone tests are also offered. Basic costs $325 a month billed annually or $390 a month. Standard costs $825 a month billed annually or $990 a month.

Watchable is a web service that turns product and brand information into paid-social creative concepts and testing materials. Teams can keep product facts, approved claims, tone, audience notes, and reference assets in a shared brand context. The workflow captures those inputs, builds a structured creative brief, generates reviewable direction, and exports testing-ready packs. Outputs include hooks, scripts, storyboards, image variants, video directions, and testing packs. Brand guidelines, approved claims, and product assets constrain generated work. Teams can inspect concepts, scenes, and story beats before production, then hand mockups and briefs to a design team for complex tasks. Creative inputs may include a brandbook, product-page copy, claims, packaging, product assets, past ads, and reference creatives. Watchable lists Meta, TikTok, and Amazon as ad platforms; users may authorize Meta Ads Manager or TikTok Ads Manager connections to retrieve performance data. The service targets ecommerce and CPG teams, beauty and skincare marketers, DTC growth and performance marketers, and startups with broad individual roles. Pricing is paid and available on request; the site offers in-app access or a demo.