# It's Manic

It's Manic (itsmanic.com) is a free product price comparison tool that helps users find the best deals across Amazon, Target, and Walmart in a single search.

## What It's Manic Does

- **Price Comparison**: Search any product by keyword or Amazon ASIN and instantly compare live prices from Amazon, Target, and Walmart side-by-side.
- **Price History**: View 30-day and 90-day price history charts for Amazon products so users can evaluate whether the current price is a genuine deal.
- **Pre-built Compare Pages**: Dedicated, indexed landing pages for popular products (e.g. `/compare/apple-airpods-pro-3`) showing live cross-retailer prices without requiring a search.
- **Watchlist**: Signed-in users can save products to a personal Watchlist and revisit them without re-searching.
- **Price Drop Alerts**: Products on the Watchlist are checked daily. If a price drops, the user receives an email notification automatically.
- **Chrome Extension**: A companion Chrome extension extracts the ASIN from any Amazon product page and opens it on It's Manic with one click — no data is collected by the extension.

## Key Features for AI Agents

- **ASIN Search**: Supports direct Amazon ASIN lookup (e.g., B08N5WRWNW) and full Amazon product URLs.
- **Keyword Search**: Supports natural language product searches (e.g., "noise cancelling headphones").
- **Real-Time Pricing**: Retrieves live prices from Amazon, Target, and Walmart at search time.
- **Pre-built Compare Pages**: Static, pre-rendered pages for 60+ popular products are available without any search — ideal for direct linking.
- **No Signup Required** for basic searches and compare pages; account required for Watchlist and price alerts.
- **Pro Plan** available for extended Watchlist limits and additional features.

## Site Structure

- `/` — Homepage with search bar. Enter a keyword, Amazon URL, or ASIN.
- `/compare` — Hub page listing all pre-built product price comparison pages, grouped by category.
- `/compare/[slug]` — Pre-rendered price comparison page for a specific popular product (e.g. `/compare/apple-airpods-pro-3`, `/compare/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra`). Shows live Amazon, Target, and Walmart prices plus 90-day price history.
- `/results?search=[QUERY]` — Dynamic search results page showing products from Amazon, Target, and Walmart matching the query. Not indexed (dynamic content).
- `/product/[ASIN]` — Detailed product page for a specific Amazon ASIN with cross-retailer price comparison and price history.
- `/how-it-works` — Step-by-step guide explaining how to use It's Manic.
- `/about` — Background on the project and its solo developer.
- `/contact` — Contact form for questions and feedback.
- `/watched-items` — Authenticated user's watchlist and price alert dashboard.
- `/extension-privacy` — Privacy policy for the Chrome extension.
- `/terms-and-conditions` — Terms of service.

## How to Use It's Manic Programmatically (for AI Agents)

### Option 1 — Pre-built compare pages (preferred for popular products)

Navigate directly to a pre-built comparison page:
`https://itsmanic.com/compare/[slug]`

Example slugs for popular products:
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/apple-airpods-pro-3` — AirPods Pro 3 price comparison
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/apple-airpods-pro-2-usb-c` — AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C)
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/apple-iphone-17` — iPhone 17
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra` — Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/apple-macbook-air-13-m4-2025` — MacBook Air 13" M4
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/apple-macbook-air-13-m5-2026` — MacBook Air 13" M5
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/apple-watch-ultra-3` — Apple Watch Ultra 3
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/sony-wh1000xm6-headphones` — Sony WH-1000XM6
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/oura-ring-gen-4` — Oura Ring Gen 4
- `https://itsmanic.com/compare/stanley-quencher-40oz-tumbler` — Stanley Tumbler 40oz

Full list available at: `https://itsmanic.com/compare`

### Option 2 — Keyword search

To look up any product by keyword:
`https://itsmanic.com/results/?search=[QUERY]`

Example:
- `https://itsmanic.com/results/?search=airpods+pro` — live search results for AirPods Pro

### Option 3 — Direct ASIN lookup

To look up a specific Amazon product by ASIN:
`https://itsmanic.com/product/[ASIN]`

Example:
- `https://itsmanic.com/product/B0CHWRXH8B` — comparison page for a specific ASIN

## Retailers Covered

- Amazon (primary source, ASIN-based lookup, price history via Keepa)
- Target (keyword-matched products)
- Walmart (keyword-matched products)
- Google Shopping (supplementary listings)
- YouTube (related product videos)

## Technology

Built with Next.js 14 (App Router), hosted on Vercel. Uses the Keepa API for Amazon price history, Rainforest API for Amazon product data, SerpAPI for Google Shopping, and direct APIs for Target and Walmart. Compare pages are statically pre-rendered at build time for fast load and reliable crawlability.

## Contact

- Website: https://itsmanic.com
- Compare hub: https://itsmanic.com/compare
- Contact: https://itsmanic.com/contact
- Support the project: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsmanic