FlipForecast

An AI-assisted product forecasting tool that lets sellers upload product images, extract product insights, save forecasted results, and review sales, price, and popularity timelines.

Industry

Retail & E-Commerce

Duration

8 weeks

Year

2025

(Project Overview)

Who we built this for

Client Background

An e-commerce analytics product built for sellers who need faster product validation and market signal forecasting.

The Challenge

Sellers needed a lightweight way to evaluate product potential from visuals and market signals without manually collecting sales, price, popularity, size, color, and material data across multiple tools.

Our Solution

Built a clean forecasting workflow where users can upload an image or paste an image URL, save forecasted products, and inspect product timelines for sales, price, and popularity trends.

React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSNode.jsNest.jsREST APIAI IntegrationOpenAIJWT AuthenticationDashboard UIResponsive DesignPerformance OptimizationAWSDockerGitFigma

(The Challenge)

Problems we were brought in to solve

01

Manual Data Entry Overload

Staff were spending 6+ hours daily copying data between spreadsheets, supplier emails, and the ERP system — a process prone to errors and delays.

02

No Real-Time Visibility

Managers had no single view of workflow status. Every update required manually checking multiple systems or calling the operations team.

03

Fragmented Communication

Supplier onboarding involved 12-step email chains. A single missed reply could delay freight clearance by days.

04

Legacy System Constraints

The existing ERP had no public API. Any integration had to be built around screen scraping and CSV exports — brittle and slow.

(Our Solution)

How we solved it

FlipForecast was designed around a simple product-discovery loop: sign in, upload a product image, generate a forecast, save promising products, and return later to review their performance signals.

The experience includes a focused upload screen, saved product tables, action menus, and timeline charts that help sellers compare sales, price, and popularity changes at a glance.

What We Built

  • Image upload and image URL workflow for product forecasting
  • Saved results area for storing and reviewing forecasted products
  • Product information table with brand, sales, price, popularity, size, color, material, and action controls
  • Product timeline view with sales, price, and popularity charts
  • Authentication flow with email/password and Google sign-up option
  • Clean dashboard UI optimized for quick product validation

(Design & Development Process)

From research to live product

01

Research

Week 1–2

Stakeholder interviews, workflow mapping, and a full audit of the existing ERP and communication stack. Defined scope, priorities, and success metrics.

Deliverables

  • Workflow audit report
  • Tech stack decision
  • Project roadmap

02

UI/UX Design

Week 3–4

Wireframed every dashboard screen and workflow builder interaction. High-fidelity Figma prototypes reviewed and approved by the operations team before development began.

Deliverables

  • Figma prototypes
  • Component library
  • User flow diagrams

03

Development

Week 5–10

Sprint-based build with weekly demos. Backend API, n8n workflow engine, and React dashboard built in parallel by dedicated squads with daily standups.

Deliverables

  • Backend API (FastAPI)
  • n8n workflow engine
  • React dashboard

04

Testing

Week 11–12

End-to-end testing across all workflows, load testing for 500 concurrent automations, UAT with the client's operations team, and accessibility audit.

Deliverables

  • QA test report
  • UAT sign-off
  • Performance benchmarks

(Key Features)

What makes the platform powerful

Image upload and image URL workflow

Image upload and image URL workflow for product forecasting

Saved results area

Saved results area for storing and reviewing forecasted products

Product information table

Product information table with brand, sales, price, popularity, size, color, material, and action controls

Product timeline view

Product timeline view with sales, price, and popularity charts

Authentication flow

Authentication flow with email/password and Google sign-up option

Clean dashboard UI optimized

Clean dashboard UI optimized for quick product validation

(Tech Stack)

Built with the right stack

Every tool chosen for this product’s speed, clarity, and scale.

(Results & Impact)

Results that show impact

Automated product insight extraction

AI

Forecast signals visualized

3

Upload input methods

2

Focused product validation flow

100%

Overall Result

FlipForecast gave sellers a streamlined way to turn product images into saved forecasts and timeline insights for sales, price, and popularity decisions.

(Project Gallery)

Screens from the live product

FlipForecast login screen

Login

Login

FlipForecast image upload screen

Image Upload

Image Upload

FlipForecast saved products table screen

Saved Products

Saved Products

FlipForecast product timeline analytics screen

Product Timeline

Product Timeline

Softlvy transformed our vision into a scalable product. Their team delivered exceptional quality, clear communication, and a smooth development process from start to finish.

David Carter

Founder, SaaS Startup

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