How It Works
SmartOffs combines AI-powered curation with community wisdom to surface the best Amazon deals. Here's how we help you find genuinely valuable offers.
Active Development
SmartOffs is continuously evolving with frequent updates. While you see the polished frontend, there's a lot happening behind the scenes—our backend systems and AI services work around the clock to discover deals, track prices, analyze trends, and refine our algorithms based on community feedback.
The SmartOffs Process
1. Deal Discovery
We continuously monitor Amazon for new deals and price drops. Deals can come from automated discovery, community submissions, or direct product tracking.
- Automated scanning of Amazon's deal sections
- Community members submitting deals they find
- Price tracking for popular products
2. AI Analysis
Our backend AI services evaluate each product across multiple dimensions to calculate a display score. This happens automatically behind the scenes, 24/7:
- Discount Depth: Percentage off and absolute savings
- Product Quality: Review ratings and review count
- Price History: Whether the "original" price is legitimate
- Category Relevance: How well the product fits its category
- Deal Freshness: How recently the deal was discovered
- Community Signals: Upvotes and downvotes from users
3. Quality Filtering
Not every deal makes it to the homepage. We filter out:
- Products with poor reviews (below 3.5 stars)
- Items with inflated "original" prices
- Duplicate deals for the same product
- Expired or out-of-stock offers
- Low-quality or spammy products
4. Community Voting
The community plays a crucial role in identifying the best deals:
- Upvote deals that offer genuine value
- Downvote deals that are misleading or low quality
- Your votes influence the AI's future recommendations
- Highly-voted deals get priority placement
You Decide Which Grains Are Golden
We sift the husks and separate the grains, but only you decide which grains are golden and which ones are not worth attention.
Our AI filters through thousands of deals and provides initial analysis, but your votes—your collective wisdom—determine what truly shines. Every upvote elevates quality, every downvote filters out the noise. This is what makes SmartOffs more than just an algorithm—it's your trusted community.
5. Dynamic Ranking
Deals are continuously re-ranked based on:
- AI-calculated display score
- Community vote ratio (upvotes vs downvotes)
- Deal age (fresher deals get a temporary boost)
- Price changes and availability updates
- Category-specific performance
Finding Deals
Browse the Homepage
The homepage shows the top-ranked deals across all categories, updated in real-time. Scroll through to discover the best current offers.
Search & Filter
Use the Search page to filter by keyword, category, price range, and sort order. Perfect for finding specific types of products.
Browse by Category
Click on a category to see deals specific to Electronics, Home & Kitchen, Sports, and more. Each category has its own rankings.
Check Trending
The Trending page highlights deals gaining momentum with the community—products that are getting lots of upvotes and attention.
Submitting Deals
How to Submit
- Create an account (it's free!)
- Click "Submit a Deal" in the navigation menu
- Paste the Amazon product URL - we'll automatically fetch details
- Review the information and make any necessary edits
- Submit! Your deal will be added to the queue for review
Tips for Good Submissions
- Look for products with at least 30% off the typical price
- Choose items with 4+ star ratings and plenty of reviews
- Verify the "original" price is legitimate (check price history)
- Avoid submitting duplicate deals that are already listed
- Focus on products people actually want to buy
Understanding Display Scores
Each deal has a display score that determines its ranking. Higher scores appear first. The score is a weighted combination of:
Both percentage off and absolute dollar savings matter
Rating and number of reviews indicate product quality
Upvotes boost score, downvotes decrease it
Newer deals get a temporary boost to ensure visibility
Ready to Find Great Deals?
Start browsing our AI-curated deals, or create an account to vote and submit your own finds!