Fast, reliable IHUT testing for better products
Gather authentic consumer feedback in the natural environment of real homes — with full visibility from recruit to data set.
Built for innovators. Loved by product teams. Trusted by leading brands.
See how customers use your product in a natural setting
Real-time analytics reveal exactly how consumers interact with your products in their daily routines.
Frozen, refrigerated, blinding, repack, returns — Highlight manages all product distribution, you name it.
Skip the months-long feedback cycles — a streamlined process delivers reliable insights in weeks.
Authentic behavior, reliable insights, confident launches
Real homes present what sterile facilities never can — distractions, time pressure, family dynamics, varied storage. In-home testing captures the usability issues and delights that only emerge in real-world context.
Product performance varies across family structures, living situations, and income levels. The community spans single professionals, busy families, empty nesters, and multigenerational households.
Structured ratings, usage frequency, and performance scores arrive alongside detailed narratives, photos, and video testimonials that explain the reasoning behind the numbers.
How King’s Hawaiian used IHUT testing to optimize their product pipeline
- 94% completion rate among 180 nationwide participants
- Actionable insights in under 2 weeks enabled precise pre-launch tweaks
- Real homes revealed authentic reactions lab settings couldn’t replicate
- One study delivered direction on formulation, brand fit, and pricing
We needed a partner to make quicker yet well-informed decisions more cost-efficiently — Highlight delivered on that and beyond.
Getting started is simple
Define your objectives, create your survey, and set parameters for your ideal testers.
We handle recruitment and distribution to get your products into the right homes.
Feedback streams into the platform and becomes actionable insight as it arrives.
Your flexible, agile IHUT platform
See how your product truly performs when people use it as intended at home.
Blind protocols show exactly where you stand against competitors.
Confirm improvements don’t compromise what customers already love.
Learn how packaging and messaging land in real shopping scenarios.
Common in-home usage testing questions
How reliable is in-home usage test data?
Traditional surveys throw out ~30% of responses as junk; Highlight maintains 1–2% through rigorous screening. A 48% acceptance rate, red-herring questions, and demographic verification produce 90%+ completion rates from engaged, thoughtful participants.
How fast do insights come back?
Approximately 3 weeks from recruit to final report, versus the months traditional methods take — without sacrificing data quality.
How narrow can participant targeting get?
Down to a 3% incidence rate — parents of kids with specific dietary restrictions, particular beauty routines, unique lifestyle preferences. Verified community profiles enable precise targeting.
How do I analyze the results?
Real-time analytics and reporting support sentiment analysis, competitive benchmarking, usage pattern analysis, and claims substantiation — patterns surface without spreadsheet wrestling.
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Get the consumer insights you need to launch with confidence
Join the brands using in-home testing to eliminate launch risks and build products customers actually want to buy.