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FranchiseGuide

AI-scored franchise matching

Buying a franchise is one of the biggest bets most people will ever make, and they research it with brochures and forum posts. FranchiseGuide scores franchises against your budget, your goals, and even your space.

Timeline

2025 - 2026

iOS + Web

Stack

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • LLM Analysis
  • iOS
  • Vercel

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FranchiseGuide landing page - 'Find the right franchise for you.' headline over a storefront with fit-score match cards for a cafe and a bakery
THE WHY

A life-savings decision deserves better tools.

People put their savings into a franchise based on sales brochures and forum threads. Comparing a gym to a wing chain to a cleaning service is nearly impossible, and most people only get one shot at it.

And the real question is usually pretty concrete: I have this much money and this empty storefront. What should go in it?

HOW IT WORKS

It shows its work.

You tell FranchiseGuide your budget, how hands-on you want to be, and where you are. It scores franchises against your answers and, the part I care about most, explains why each one scored the way it did. Not a directory. A shortlist with reasons.

It runs on iOS and the web, because this is a decision people make on the couch.

FranchiseGuide on the App Store - listing page showing the app icon and screenshots of the onboarding flow and a scored Wingstop franchise match
On the App Store: onboarding and a scored franchise match
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT

Scores with reasons

Every match explains itself. You shouldn't trust a number you can't question.

Starts from your space

Already have a location? Flip the question and ask what belongs in it.

One brain, two screens

The same matching engine runs the iOS app and the web, so the advice is the same everywhere.

WHERE IT STANDS

From directory to advisor.

FranchiseGuide is live on iOS and the web. The bigger idea behind it: every big, rare, high-stakes purchase is still served by a directory, and every one of them could be an advisor instead.

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