Your own UX research panel, always ready

Recruitment is the bottleneck

Every UX study starts the same way: finding participants, screening them, scheduling sessions. It takes days or weeks before any actual research happens. And when the study ends, those participants disappear — no way to reach them again for the next round.

Third-party panels solve speed but not quality. You get strangers with no context, no history, and no accountability. Recruitment agencies are expensive and slow. Internal spreadsheets fall out of date the moment they are created.

The real problem is not finding people once. It is not having a reliable, reusable panel that you control.

Build a panel once, use it forever

Create a UX research pool on Tewdy and share the link with your target audience. Applicants fill out your screening questionnaire and build a participant profile with their demographics, devices, languages, and availability.

When you need participants for a study, filter your panel by any attribute — device type, OS version, language, location, or reputation score. Assign study tasks with milestones and proof requirements. Participants complete the work, submit evidence, and you review it all in one place.

Over time, your panel grows. Reputation scores accumulate. You learn which participants give thoughtful feedback and which ones rush through. The panel gets better with every study you run.

What you get

• Participant profiles — Each participant maintains a profile with their demographics, devices, operating systems, languages, and expertise. Profiles carry across every pool they join.
• Questionnaire screening — Attach screening questionnaires to your pool. Applicants answer before joining, so you only admit participants who match your research criteria.
• Language and device filtering — Filter your panel by language fluency, device type, OS version, or screen size. Find the exact participants you need for each study without manual cross-referencing.
• Reputation tracking — Every participant builds a reputation score based on task completion, proof quality, and punctuality. Over time, your best participants surface naturally.
• Milestone-based study tasks — Break studies into milestones with deadlines and proof requirements. Participants submit screenshots, recordings, or written responses at each step.
• Proof collection — Collect photos, videos, screen recordings, and text responses as proof of participation. Review and approve submissions before releasing payments.
• Pool chat — Every pool includes a built-in group chat for coordination, clarifications, and announcements. No need for a separate Slack channel or email thread.

Works for any research method

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from a recruitment agency?

Recruitment agencies find participants for one study at a time. With Tewdy Pools, you build your own panel once and recruit from it for every study going forward. Participants carry profiles and reputation scores, so you know who you are working with before each session.

Can I import existing participants?

You can invite existing contacts by sharing your pool link. They create a Tewdy account, fill out your screening questionnaire, and join the pool with a full participant profile.

How do I screen participants for a specific study?

Each pool has a screening questionnaire that filters applicants on join. For individual studies, you can further filter your panel by demographics, devices, languages, or reputation score before assigning tasks.

What proof formats are supported?

Participants can submit screenshots, photos, videos, screen recordings, and text responses. You define which proof types are required for each milestone when setting up a study task.

Is there a cost per participant?

There is no per-participant fee from Tewdy. You set your own compensation per task or milestone. Payments are held in escrow and released when you approve the submitted proof.

Can participants be in multiple pools?

Yes. A participant can join as many pools as they want. Their profile and reputation score are shared across all pools, giving you a complete picture of their track record.