Product Updates
Improvement
October 28, 2024
20x faster Segment updates
Creating and updating user segments is a core feature of the Refiner platform. Unfortunately, updating data-driven segments for bigger user bases took quite a lot of time in the past.... [more]
New Feature
October 21, 2024
Data Retention Policies
Keeping your user data safe and available is our highest priority. Next to ensuring state of the art data security, we also give you full control over the your data... [more]
Improvement
September 30, 2024
4-points CSAT scale
Our CSAT question type just received a minor update. It is now possible to set the CSAT to a 4-points scale. Previously, only 2, 3, or 5 points scale were... [more]
New Feature
September 30, 2024
Simple A/B Testing for Web- and Mobile App Surveys
We've made a small change to the targeting engine. When two surveys have the same targeting options and a user qualifies to see both of them, one of them is... [more]
New Feature
September 26, 2024
Embed images in question text
We are thrilled to announce that it's now possible to embed images in the description text of a question. Using Markdown, you can add images that are hosted on an... [more]
New Feature
September 26, 2024
Publish, delete and duplicate surveys via REST API
Our latest release adds three new routes to our public REST API. You can now publish/unpublish, delete and duplicate surveys using our API. The three new routes represent yet another step... [more]
New Feature
September 11, 2024
Schedule surveys
We're happy to announce a new addition to the Targeting options of web- and native mobile surveys. It is now possible to schedule surveys. The new schedule option lets you... [more]
New Feature
August 10, 2024
Design default theme
With an increasing number of design options and customer running dozens of survey campaigns, we've decided that it was time to revamp the branding settings section. It is now possible... [more]
Improvement
July 24, 2024
Publish more surveys on Growth Plan
This is less of a product update, but rather a small improvement to our pricing model. We increased the number of active surveys that are included in the Growth plan.... [more]
New Feature
July 4, 2024
Start client session programmatically
Refiner automatically keeps track of when a user starts a new session in your application. The start time of the current user session can be used as the reference time... [more]
New Feature
July 4, 2024
New trigger option: Count events since session start
The Tracked Events survey trigger just received a powerful improvement. You can now launch surveys based on actions a user performed during their current session. Previously, the Tracked Events trigger... [more]
New Feature
June 19, 2024
Embed Surveys are out of beta
We are thrilled to announce that our Embed Surveys are out of beta and officially launched. As their name suggest, Embed Surveys allow you to embed a survey right into... [more]
Improvement
June 5, 2024
Improved survey list API
We have added two new parameters to the /forms route of our API. The first one ("list") allows you to filter surveys by their state (published, draft, ...). The second... [more]
Improvement
June 5, 2024
Improved pagination speed in API routes
When you want to grab a full set of data from our REST API you'll likely need to go through multiple result pages. Going through multiple pages can however become... [more]
New Feature
June 4, 2024
Sync Mixpanel user cohorts
Until now, our Mixpanel integration offered a one-way data sync from Refiner to Mixpanel. With our latest release, it is now possible to also sync user cohorts from Mixpanel to... [more]
New Feature
May 14, 2024
Add response tags with code
It is now possible to tag survey responses automatically, the moment they are created. Previously, response tags could only be added manually through the Refiner dashboard. Adding tags automatically can... [more]
New Feature
May 13, 2024
Add user traits when a survey is shown
We are excited to introduce a new advanced integration method for our Javascript Web-Client. The new method addToUser allows you to add traits to a user profile without calling the... [more]
New Feature
April 26, 2024
User sampling for Web & Mobile Surveys
We are happy to announce a new powerful option to control how many surveys are shown to your users. Our latest release added the option "Sampling" your user base. Survey... [more]
Improvement
April 17, 2024
Support for Matrix questions in Reporting Dashboards
Following our recent release of Rating Matrix questions, we are happy to announce that you can now analyze responses to Rating Matrix questions in our Reporting Dashboards. Depending on the... [more]
Improvement
April 2, 2024
Improved Debug Mode information panel
We've updated our Debug Mode information panel. Besides an easier to read layout, you can now find information about the last error, server communication status, etc. Adding more information to... [more]
New Feature
March 26, 2024
Customize backdrop overlay color
We've added the possibility to customize the color of the backdrop overlay for web app surveys using the "Modal" layout. The same setting is also available for native mobile surveys... [more]
New Feature
March 15, 2024
Customize survey font settings
We are thrilled to release a new design option for all our surveys. It's now possible to change the font family and font size of a survey. With this new... [more]
Improvement
March 6, 2024
Use labels or identifiers as column headers in Excel or CSV fiels
Our latest release improves the file download options that can be found on the Survey Responses and User Segments list pages. You can now choose if labels or identifiers are... [more]
New Feature
January 26, 2024
Sync cohorts from Amplitude to Refiner
Our Amplitude integration just received a major upgrade. So far, the integration with Amplitude allowed you to push survey data (events and response data) to your Amplitude account for in-depth... [more]
New Feature
January 9, 2024
Avatar images
We are very excited to announce that it is now possible to add an avatar image to the top section of survey widgets. Adding an avatar alongside a name and... [more]
Improvement
January 5, 2024
New grouping options for timeline charts
Until now, timeline charts - such as NPS, CSAT or survey response charts - offered the possibility to group data by day, week and month. With our newest release, the... [more]
New Feature
January 3, 2024
Automatic redirect to websites
We are kicking off the new year with an exciting addition to our survey elements. You can now add a "Redirect to website" element to your surveys. The new element... [more]
Improvement
November 9, 2023
New “exists” and “does not exist” comparison for alert conditions
The newly introduced alert conditions now allow "exists" and "does not exist" comparisons options. [more]
Improvement
November 9, 2023
Usage information for Traits and Events
When using an environment for multiple survey campaigns, or when connecting a third party data integration, you can quickly end up with many User Traits and Tracked Events. To help... [more]
New Feature
October 24, 2023
New trigger option for in-product surveys: Tracked Event
We're very happy to announce the launch of our new "Tracked Event" trigger option. The new option allows you to launch an in-product survey after a user performed certain actions... [more]
Improvement
October 23, 2023
Prevent duplicates and backdate responses recorded through API
Our REST API provides the possibility to record survey responses programmatically. We've added two new parameters to the /response route to improve its performance. You can now backdate responses to... [more]
New Feature
October 23, 2023
Send notifications when conditions match
Our newest release adds more control options to our Email, Slack and Teams notifications. Besides choosing a trigger event for your notification (Completed survey, User enters segment & Response tagged),... [more]
New Feature
October 20, 2023
Disable user traits to reduce data volume
It is now possible to disable user traits in the Data Index. Disabling an attribute means that no more incoming data is ingested into your Refiner account for this trait.... [more]
Improvement
October 19, 2023
Color codes for in-place translation icons
Our translation system just received a small, but very useful upgrade. The icon to open our newly developed in-place translation modal are now color coded. Icons will appear in red... [more]
New Feature
October 12, 2023
Receive notifications in Microsoft Teams
We're thrilled to announce our new Microsoft Teams integration. The integration allows you to receive alerts in Microsoft Teams whenever new survey responses are available, when a response was tagged,... [more]
New Feature
October 12, 2023
Export and import survey translations in JSON file format
Following recent improvements to our multi-language translation system, we have added the possibility to export and import translation dictionaries in JSON file format. Exporting and importing translations in JSON format... [more]
Improvement
October 12, 2023
Tracked events info in User Details
Tracking user events is a product feature that is becoming more and more important in the Refiner platform. We are now including an overview over all tracked events for a... [more]
New Feature
October 12, 2023
Deactivate tracking of survey views for Embed Surveys
When using our Embed Surveys, a new survey view is tracked in your Refiner account automatically. While this behaviour makes sense for most use cases, you might run into a... [more]
Improvement
October 12, 2023
Response overwrite behaviour for Embed Surveys
A couple of weeks, we've added options to control how our Survey Pages behave when a user submits multiple responses. The same response update options are now available for Embed... [more]
New Feature
September 22, 2023
Pause alerts and UX improvements
With our latest release, we revamped the Alerts page and added the possibility to pause alerts. [more]
New Feature
September 22, 2023
In-place Translation
Translating surveys in Refiner just became more easy. It is now possible to translate text items directly in the survey editor while creating a survey. In the past, all survey... [more]
Improvement
September 14, 2023
Support for Rating Matrix responses in Logic-Jumps
Following our release from yesterday, we are thrilled to announce yet another improvement to the Logic-Jumps feature. It's now possible to create conditions using the responses of a Rating Matrix... [more]
Improvement
September 13, 2023
New “is empty” and “not empty” comparison for Logic-Jumps
Our Logic-Jumps just received two comparison options: "Is empty" and "Is not empty". The two new options allow you adapt the survey flow based on whether or not a user... [more]
Improvement
September 13, 2023
Improved response value filters
We have added two new filter options to response filter of Survey Responses page. You can now filter survey responses with "Response exists" and "Response does not exist". These new... [more]
New Feature
September 6, 2023
Grant access to selected environments
After releasing a new user role option just yesterday, we're thrilled to announce another major improvement to our user access management system. It is now possible to grant a user... [more]
Improvement
September 5, 2023
New user role: Contributor
Refiner allows you to share one account with your team and assign roles to team members. Each role comes with different permission levels which reflect how teams usually use Refiner. Today... [more]
New Feature
August 30, 2023
Mobile SDK for Flutter (beta)
A bit over a year ago we launched our native Mobile Surveys with support for iOS, Android and React-Native. Since then, native mobile surveys became the second most used distribution... [more]
New Feature
August 9, 2023
Mixpanel Integration (beta)
We are thrilled to announce a new data integration with Mixpanel. Many of our customers are already using third party services to sync survey data with their Mixpanel account. Starting... [more]
Improvement
August 1, 2023
Drag & drop response choices
It is now possible to drag & drop the order of responses choices when creating a Multi- or Single-Choice question type. This improvement comes in handy when you want to... [more]
New Feature
July 19, 2023
Add a survey response list to reporting dashboards
We've added a new "Latest Survey Responses" chart type to our Reporting Dashboards. This new chart type lets you embed a list of survey responses in reverse chronological order in... [more]
New Feature
July 17, 2023
Quickly filter survey responses by value
In the past, the Survey Response List offered filter options to find responses by Survey, by User Segment or Response Tags. A very important filter option was missing though: And... [more]
Improvement
July 10, 2023
Control response update behaviour for Survey Pages
Until today, users returning to a Survey Page after filling out a survey had a fixed delay of 3 hours to update their survey response. A new option allows you... [more]
New Feature
July 10, 2023
Limit Survey Links to one response per user
In the past, Survey Links didn't provide any option to control how multiple responses of a user are handled. Starting from today, you can set a Survey Link to accept... [more]
New Feature
June 21, 2023
New question type: Rating Matrix
We've finally added a Rating Matrix question type to Refiner! This question type was requested by a lot of users since quite some time and we are super thrilled to... [more]
Improvement
June 21, 2023
Use hidden contextual data in Logic-Jumps
Our Logic Jump feature just received a quite powerful update. It is now possible to use hidden contextual data when setting up jump rules. Previously, only response data provided by... [more]
Improvement
June 15, 2023
Retrieve complete survey configuration through REST API
It is now possible to get the configuration of a survey and all its elements through our API. A new parameter "include_config" can be attached to the /forms route of... [more]
Improvement
June 7, 2023
Option to set NPS, CSAT and Star-Ratings to “non mandatory”
We've added a new option to our NPS, CSAT and Star-Ratings question types that allows you to make a question optional. You'll find the new option in the advanced settings... [more]
Improvement
May 22, 2023
New callback method for Web-Client
Our web-client has now a new callback method which you can use to hook custom Javascript code into our in-product surveys. The callback "onRequestResponse" gets called each time the web-client... [more]
Improvement
April 30, 2023
Open Call-To-Action link in new tab
Our Call-To-Action element just received an upgrade. It is now possible to choose if the target website should be opened in a new or in the same browser tab. Furthermore,... [more]
New Feature
April 3, 2023
Fullscreen layout for native Mobile Surveys
Our native Mobile Surveys just got a major design upgrade. In the past, mobile surveys always used the Bottom Slide-In layout. Our newest Mobile SDK releases (ver. 1.2.0) supports an... [more]
Improvement
April 3, 2023
New Mobile SDK Version 1.2.0: Fixed flickering issues
We've published a new version of our Mobile SDKs for iOS & Android. The newest release fixes rendering issues that occured on some device types. Some customers experienced flickering when... [more]
Improvement
March 30, 2023
Video support for Call-to-action elements
The possibility to add videos to Instruction Panels was very well received amongst our customer. This is why we decided to also add video support to Call-to-action elements. This new... [more]
New Feature
March 27, 2023
New Exit Survey element
Logic Jumps allow you to create alternative survey branches. Each of those branches needed to end with a Thank-You Panel in the past. We've introduced a new survey element to... [more]
New Feature
March 27, 2023
Random logic jumps
The Logic Jumps element just received an update today. Next to defining rule bases logic jumps, you can also use randomness to move users to a specific element in your... [more]
Improvement
March 21, 2023
Sunsetting the 255 character limit
After months of work behind the scene, we are thrilled to announce that Refiner can finally storelong form Open Text survey responses. In the past, survey responses where capped at... [more]
Improvement
March 16, 2023
New preview images for Survey Links
Starting from today, when sharing Survey Links on social media platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook, a preview image of the survey page is generated. The preview image contains the... [more]
Improvement
February 21, 2023
Better survey response data handling for Customer.io integration
Until now, our Customer.io data integration was sending "Survey seen", "Survey dismissed" and "Survey completed" events, as well as an "Identify" call whenever new survey responses were available. With our... [more]
Improvement
February 21, 2023
Optional “Identify” call for Segment integration
Until now, our Segment data integration was sending "Survey seen", "Survey dismissed" and "Survey completed" events, as well as an "Identify" call whenever new survey responses were available. With our... [more]
New Feature
February 20, 2023
Add users to manual segments via REST API
We've added a new route to our REST API to add users to a manual segment in Refiner. The new API route can also be used to remove users from... [more]
Improvement
February 16, 2023
Close mobile survey on backdrop tap
Mobile surveys on Android, iOS and React-Native are shown in the bottom of the screen, while the top part is covered by a half transparent overlay. In the past, clicking... [more]
New Feature
February 13, 2023
Salesforce data integration (beta)
We are thrilled to announce the beta launch of our new Salesforce data sync integration. The integration allows you to update or create records in Salesforce with survey response data... [more]
Improvement
February 7, 2023
Control response collection speed per survey and user level
One of our core beliefs at Refiner is that we want to support a broad variety of survey use cases. And in fact, many of our customers are running multiple... [more]
Improvement
February 3, 2023
Set backdrop click behaviour for surveys with modal layout
We've added a design option to set the click behaviour of the modal backdrop. You can now choose whether or not a click on the half transparent backdrop should close... [more]
New Feature
February 3, 2023
Hide close button of In-Product Surveys
We've added a new design option that allows you to hide the "x" close button of our In-Product Survey. We usually recommend to keep the close button visible to guarantee... [more]
New Feature
January 31, 2023
Target users on specific mobile platform (iOS & Android)
It is now possible to choose on which mobile platform you want to launch a specific survey. You can choose to launch a survey for users on iOS, Android, or... [more]
Improvement
January 27, 2023
New Mobile SDK version 1.1.4
We've released an update of our Mobile SDKs. The new includes a new "Ping" method that allows ad-hoc checks for scheduled surveys. The new version also includes two bug fixes.... [more]
Improvement
January 12, 2023
New URL format for Survey Links
We've improved the readability and shortened the length of the URLs of our Survey Links. In the past, they were quite lengthy and cryptic. The new URLs of Survey Links... [more]
Improvement
January 10, 2023
More date range options in Reporting Dashboards
We've added more default date range options to our Reporting Dashboards. When you create a new dashboard or edit an existing one, you can now choose from the following date... [more]
New Feature
January 6, 2023
New API route for account information
We've added a new API route which provides information about your Refiner account. The new "/account" route returns your current subscription usage, as well as a list of environments you've... [more]
New Feature
January 5, 2023
New Form Panel question type
We are thrilled to start the new year with an exciting new product feature. We are introducing a new "Form Panel" question type today. The Form Panel question type allows... [more]
Improvement
December 16, 2022
New Mobile-SDK Release (1.1.1)
We've published an update to our Mobile SDKs. The newest version for React-Native and Android is 1.1.1 and iOS is versioned 1.1.3. This new version fixes a couple of issues... [more]
Improvement
December 8, 2022
Multiple improvements for CSAT questions
Our CSAT question element just received a major update. Various improvements made it to this release: First, it's now possible to switch your CSAT question to a Two Point Scale.... [more]
Improvement
November 28, 2022
Translatable Email Survey embed code
In the past, the embed code of Email Surveys was always generated using the default language of a survey. With our newest release, it is now possible to choose which... [more]
New Feature
November 24, 2022
Add contextual information with Magic Variables
Magic Variables allow you to store contextual data, such as the current URL of a user or where their country, alongside survey responses or user profiles. You can learn how... [more]
Pricing
November 21, 2022
Multilingual surveys now available on all Growth Plans
Our Growth subscription plan just received a major update: our survey translation feature is now available for all Growth subscriptions. No additional costs apply and available starting now. Beginning of... [more]
New Feature
November 21, 2022
Country Targeting
We've added a new targeting option which allows you to target users based on their country. Previously, targeting users based on their country was possible using segments, which quickly lead... [more]
New Feature
November 15, 2022
Launch Surveys on Desktop, Tablet, or Mobile Devices
Our Web-App and Website Popup surveys now offer the possibility to target only certain client device types. Previously, survey were launched for all client device types. You can limit survey... [more]
Improvement
November 8, 2022
Customize identifiers of Contact Information element
Our Contact Information question type received a small, yet quite powerful update. You can now customize the question identifier for Text and Checkbox fields. Prior to this release, the identifier... [more]
New Feature
November 4, 2022
Two-way data sync with Rudderstack
We are happy to introduce a new data integration to the Refiner platform. You can now sync data from and to Rudderstack account. Rudderstack is customer data platform (CDP) that... [more]
Improvement
October 24, 2022
Improved “Is one of” segmentation filter
Refiner allows you to automatically group users by their traits or tracked events with Data Driven Segments. Most of them time, a few filter settings are sufficient for the configuration... [more]
New Feature
October 5, 2022
Identity Verification for Survey Links
Following the release of Identity Verification for our Web-Client and Mobile SDKs, we are happy to introduce the same functionality for Survey Links. You can now enable Identity Verification checks... [more]
Improvement
September 30, 2022
Hide personally identifiable information (PII) from Email & Slack Alerts
By default, Email Alerts and Slack Alerts include the name and email of the survey respondent. We've added a new option that lets you hide Personally identifiable information (PII) from... [more]
Improvement
September 30, 2022
Send respondent information to Google Sheets
Our Google Sheets integration has now an option to include information about the survey respondent. When activated, each new data row that gets sent to Google Sheets includes the ID,... [more]
Improvement
September 29, 2022
Set date limit on recurring surveys
It is now possible to set an end date for surveys with a interval based recurring option enabled. The reference time for the total delay is the date when a... [more]
Improvement
September 28, 2022
Recurring surveys for Page Visit Trigger
Our Page Visit Trigger is a popular option for launching a survey at a specific moment in a customers' journey. A popular use-case for the Page Visit Trigger is to... [more]
New Feature
September 16, 2022
New Amplitude integration (beta)
We are thrilled to announce a new data integration with Amplitude. Many of our customers are already using third party services to sync survey data with their Amplitude account. Starting today,... [more]
New Feature
September 12, 2022
Identity Verification for Mobile SDKs
Following our recent release that introduced Identity Verification for our Web-Client installation, we are now offering the same security mechanism for all Mobile SDKs. You can now provide a Identity... [more]
New Feature
September 12, 2022
Debug mode for Mobile SDKs
With our newest Mobile SDK release, we are introducing a debug mode similar to the Web-Client debug mode. You can activate the debug mode initializing the SDK during development. [more]
New Feature
September 12, 2022
New Hubspot integration (beta)
We are thrilled to announce the beta launch of our Hubspot integration. The integration allows you to enrich contacts in Hubspot with survey responses collected by Refiner. For example, you... [more]
Improvement
September 7, 2022
Custom event names for Segment, Customer.io and Userlist integrations
Our product vision at Refiner is all about pushing survey response data to where your team needs it. Our Segment, Customer.io and Userlist integration just received a major upgrade. You... [more]
Improvement
September 7, 2022
Secure Web-client with Identity Verification
We've added another layer of security to Refiner, protecting Web-client installations from malicious attacks from third parties. Enabling Identity Verification in your Refiner Environment mitigates the risk of malicious third... [more]
Improvement
September 6, 2022
Upload a page logo while editing survey
Adding a page logo to Survey Links increases not only your brand visibility, it also increases trust amongst your recipients. Until now, you could upload your logo in the global... [more]
New Feature
September 5, 2022
Add banner images to individual survey questions
Following our latest release that introduced survey banner images, we are pleased to announce that it is now possible to upload banner images for individual survey questions. You can upload... [more]
Improvement
September 2, 2022
Toggle data sorting of Bar- and Tag-charts
Our Bar- and Tag-charts now have a "Sort by label" and "Sort by value" in their top right corner. Previously, this option was hidden in the setting of the chart.... [more]
Improvement
September 2, 2022
Choose how to identify email survey respondents
When generating an email survey embed code, you can select your current email provider from a list of supported provider. Selecting a provider will add specific tags to the embed... [more]
New Feature
August 30, 2022
Add banner images to survey widgets
We are really excited to announce a new feature that will likely have a huge impact of the way our customers design their survey. It is now possible to upload... [more]
Improvement
August 26, 2022
Skip-Button for Single- and Multiple-Choice questions
We've added an option to our Single- and Multiple-Choice question that allows you to make the skippable. Until now, a user needed to answer those question to be able to... [more]
Improvement
August 22, 2022
Improved /responses route in Rest API
The /responses route in our Rest API has a new optional "with_attributes" parameter. When set to true, the nested contact object of each response contains all user data traits we... [more]
Improvement
August 22, 2022
New Zapier integration (v2.0)
Our Zapier integration just received an upgrade. The new version comes with two simple Triggers: User Completes Survey User Enters Segment The "User Completes Survey" trigger includes the response data... [more]
Improvement
August 16, 2022
Multicolored rating scale for CSAT surveys
It's now possible to use a multicolored rating scale in hour CSAT surveys. When enabled, you'll be able to choose the color for the negative, neutral and positive rating icon.... [more]
Improvement
August 16, 2022
Three-point CSAT scale
Until now, our CSAT surveys came with a five points scale, ranging from "very unsatisfied" to "very satisfied". It's now possible reduce the scale to three points, ranging from "unsatisfied"... [more]
New Feature
August 9, 2022
Throttle collection speed for surveys individually
In the past, throttling surveys was a setting that applied to all surveys in your environment. While global throttle settings make sense in many situations, there are also situations where... [more]
New Feature
August 9, 2022
Limit number of survey responses
In some scenarios, you want to collect a certain number of survey responses and then stop the survey once this number is reached. With our newest release, we've added an... [more]
Improvement
July 29, 2022
Stop Follow-Up after a certain time elapsed
Our Follow-Up mode is a popular option to increase response rates of surveys without being too intrusive. It allows you to show a survey multiple times until a user engages... [more]
Improvement
July 27, 2022
Improved segmentation filter for Survey Interactions
Our user segmentation engine sits at the heart of Refiner and can be used to create Target Audiences, analyse survey results, or to trigger integrations. A popular filter option is... [more]
New Feature
July 19, 2022
Video questions (beta)
Providing a personal touch can make all the difference when surveying your users. The better you communicate why you are running a survey and what exactly you want to know,... [more]
New Feature
July 18, 2022
Instant survey reporting dashboards
Our Reporting Dashboards are great if you a looking to create a custom survey report and dive deep into your data. Creating a new dashboard might take too much time... [more]
New Feature
July 9, 2022
Create survey responses through REST API
It's now possible to create survey responses with our REST API. There are different ways this new option can be leverage, but the two most prevailing would be: Import historical... [more]
Improvement
June 27, 2022
Improved Excel & CSV file exports
With our newest release, it is now possible to choose which data fields you want to include in an Excel or CSV file download. The file download option on the... [more]
Improvement
June 23, 2022
Reveal question details in Survey Responses list
For a better understanding of how survey response data is stored in your Refiner environment, you can now click on the name of a survey question to reveal more details.... [more]
New Feature
June 23, 2022
Manual Segments out of beta
After a short beta phase of a couple of days, we've made the Manual Segments feature publicly available. [more]
New Feature
June 22, 2022
Limit the number of allowed responses for Multiple-Choice Questions
We've added an option to our Multiple-Choice Questions that allows you to limit the number of allowed responses a user can select. This option can be helpful if a respondent... [more]
New Feature
June 17, 2022
Manual User Segments (beta)
Refiner provides a powerful segmentation engine to group users based on their traits, survey responses or in-app behavior. Such data driven segments are the perfect match if you want to... [more]
Improvement
June 1, 2022
Folder structure in survey lists and filters
In a recent release we introduced survey folders to help you organise all your surveys. When using survey folders, you'll now see the folder structure in all survey lists in... [more]
New Feature
May 24, 2022
Target users by language
It is now possible to target users based on their language. You can select one or multiple languages in the Targeting section in the survey editor. Users using one of... [more]
Improvement
May 17, 2022
Segment usage info
User segments serve different purposes in Refiner. They can be used to create a Target Audience, to filter survey response or charts, or to trigger alerts and integrations. To get... [more]
Improvement
May 10, 2022
Set minimum response length for Text questions
It's now possible to set a minimum length for mandatory Text question. The option is available in under Advanced Options in the survey editor when "Mandatory" is enabled. [more]
Improvement
May 10, 2022
Set data region for Customer.io integration
Customer.io offers data hosting in the United States (US) and in Europe (EU). It is now possible to define the data region when setting up a data integration between your... [more]
New Feature
May 10, 2022
Mobile SDK for iOS, Android and React-Native (beta)
We are really happy to announce that you can now launch Refiner surveys in native mobile apps. Our new Mobile SDK is now available for iOS, Android and React-Native. To... [more]
Improvement
May 4, 2022
Better performance and reliability for CSV & XLS Data Export
Our CSV and Excel file export function is now working more reliable and offers a better user experience. In the past, downloading spreadsheet data from your Refiner account was done... [more]
New Feature
April 27, 2022
Progress Bar for Survey Widgets
It is now possible to show a progress bar in the bottom of your survey widget. The progress bar tells your users how many steps your survey consists of. Form... [more]
New Feature
April 27, 2022
New Survey Banner format for increased visibility
In-app survey widgets have higher response rates than traditional survey links for many reasons. The visual representation plays a major role though. A well designed survey also yields higher completion... [more]
New Feature
April 12, 2022
New Distribution Channel: Embed Surveys (beta)
We're thrilled to announce a new Distribution Channel for Refiner. You can now embed surveys inside a specific element within a HTML document. This new Distribution Channel complements our popup... [more]
New Feature
April 5, 2022
Send survey responses to Google Sheets
Since day one, data integrations with third party tools played a crucial role in the our product vision. With our new Google Sheets integration, we continue to make survey data... [more]
New Feature
April 4, 2022
Text Formatting with Markdown
We've just added Markdown support to the survey editor of Refiner. This new feature allows you to include a link to a website or highlight a certain phrase in the... [more]
Improvement
April 1, 2022
Performance improvements on User Segments page
Customers with more than 100.000 imported users were sometimes experiencing slow loading times on the User Segments page. We published several performance improvements today which speed up loading times. The... [more]
New Feature
March 25, 2022
Filter surveys by status
Following our new survey folders, we've added a couple of handy filters to quickly locate surveys by their status. In the top navigation of the survey list, you'll find options... [more]
New Feature
March 25, 2022
Organize surveys in folders
While the majority of our customers create only a handful of surveys, some need to manage dozens if not hundreds of surveys. For those customers, managing all surveys in a... [more]
Improvement
March 25, 2022
Improved sidebar navigation
We just released an improved sidebar navigation for the Refiner application. Keeping your mouse hovered over a navigation item for a short moment will expand the sidebar and reveal more... [more]
New Feature
March 23, 2022
Multicolored rating scale for NPS questions
Providing a great on-brand survey experience to the users of our customers is not just a nice-to-have for us. In fact, beautifully designed survey widgets is a crucial part of... [more]
New Feature
March 22, 2022
Share reporting dashboards
Today's product update was quite some time in the making and highly anticipated by many of our customers. It's now possible to generate a shareable links that give read access... [more]
Improvement
March 10, 2022
Two new trigger events for Segment.com integration
During the last couple of weeks, we've added new trigger events to our Webhooks, as well as our Customer.io and Userlist integration. These integrations can now be triggered whenever a... [more]
Improvement
March 9, 2022
New trigger events for Webhooks
Two new trigger events made it to our Webhook feature. Until now, a webhook could be triggered when a user completes a survey, when a user matches certain segments, or... [more]
Improvement
February 24, 2022
Text direction setting for translation dictionaries
Our survey translation interface now allows you to set the text direction for each language independently. When creating or updating a translation dictionary, you can set the texts direction for... [more]
Improvement
February 24, 2022
Search for user segment
While most of our customers manage only a couple of user segments in Refiner, some have quite a large number of user segments to manage. It's now possible to search... [more]
New Feature
February 19, 2022
Right-to-left text direction
It is now possible to switch a survey's text direction to Right-to-Left for Arabic and Hebrew languages. You can switch between Left-to-right and Right-to-left reading direction in the Design tab... [more]
New Feature
February 14, 2022
Userlist integration (beta)
Many customers of Refiner are launching microsurveys not only within their SaaS apps, but also leverage other distribution channels such as sending surveys by email. Running email survey campaigns with... [more]
Improvement
February 14, 2022
New trigger events for Customer.io integration
In the past, our integration with Customer.io allowed you to add survey responses to a customer profile in Customer.io as traits, and track "Completed Survey" events. Starting from today, the... [more]
Improvement
February 14, 2022
Continuous surveying with Manual Trigger
Refiner provides different Trigger Event options to launch an in-app or website survey at a specific moment in a user's journey. One of them is our "Manual Trigger" which allows... [more]
Improvement
February 10, 2022
URL pattern matching option for Page Visit trigger
Our Page Visit trigger event and Page Rules just got a quite powerful upgrade. Until now, you could choose to match URLs that matched exactly, started or contained a static... [more]
Improvement
February 7, 2022
Trigger Webhooks with Tags
In a previous release we've added the possibility to trigger alerts with survey response tags. We are complementing the release with the option to trigger Webhooks when a tag is... [more]
New Feature
February 7, 2022
Trigger Email and Slack Alerts with Tags
We've added the possibility to tag survey responses a couple of weeks ago. Until now, tagging survey responses allowed you to better analyse your response data and create lists of... [more]
Improvement
February 7, 2022
Improved user traits picker
Importing existing user traits to your Refiner project allows you to target specific user groups and better analyse your survey data. Our most successful customers import dozens if not hundreds... [more]
Improvement
February 7, 2022
Trend numbers in survey stats
The survey stats on the project overview now include trend numbers. When a timeframe of "24 Hours" or "7 days" is selected, an additional percentage number is displayed indicating the... [more]
Improvement
February 7, 2022
New filter option on project overview
The project overview page now includes a filter that allows you to show data from specific surveys only. You can choose to display survey data from all, one single or... [more]
Improvement
February 3, 2022
Survey response list download includes now User Segments
We've added a new column to the survey response list file download (XLS/CSV). The file now includes information about the respondent's segments. [more]
Improvement
February 1, 2022
Percentages in Dashboard Pie- and Bar-charts
In addition to total numbers, pie- and bar-chart also show now percentage numbers. This has been an obvious miss from our side when designing our new dashboard and we are... [more]
Improvement
January 26, 2022
Delete user from Details Panel
Our Users Detail Panel just got a tiny update. You can now delete a user from right from the details panel. This option is located in the top right corner... [more]
Improvement
January 25, 2022
New “onBeforeShow” callback function in Javascript client
Registering callback functions allows you to execute any JavaScript code at specific moments in the lifecycle of a survey. We just added a new callback function that is executed right... [more]
New Feature
January 20, 2022
Beta: Translations for multi-language survey
Launching the same survey in different languages has been one of the most requested features since launching Refiner. We're thrilled to announce that a full-fledged translation interface is now available... [more]
New Feature
January 10, 2022
Disable backwards navigation
Depending on your survey setup, some question types might show a "Back" button by default. For example Free Text question or Multiple Choice questions. You can now disable backwards navigation... [more]
New Feature
January 6, 2022
See all user information in the new User Details Panel
A common theme of the last months was to make survey data more visible and easier to access. After launching our new survey data analysis dashboard and a project overview... [more]
New Feature
January 6, 2022
New project overview page
With the release of our new data analysis dashboards, we also introduced a new project overview page. Right after logging in to your account, you'll be greeted with the most... [more]
New Feature
January 6, 2022
New survey data analysis dashboard out of beta
Today is the day! After months of work and weeks in open beta, we finally pulled the trigger. Our new Reporting Dashboard is now available for everyone using Refiner. As... [more]
Improvement
December 20, 2021
On-page Delay is now available for all trigger events
Adding a couple of seconds delay before presenting a survey to user allows them to "settle-in" and can increase response rates. So far, adding this kind of on-page delay was... [more]
Improvement
December 20, 2021
Programmatically launch surveys with custom identifiers
Our Manual Trigger Event is a popular choice for launching in-app surveys at very precise moments in a user's journey. So far, launching a survey ad-hoc was done using the... [more]
Improvement
December 17, 2021
Better targeting with improved Page Rules
Our Page Rules just got a major update allowing you to better target your users. Most notably, we now offer two types of page rules. Our Page Visit Trigger can... [more]
New Feature
December 14, 2021
Visualize tags in a Tag Cloud or List chart
You can now visualize how you and your team were tagging survey responses with our new "Tag Overview". The new chart type supports two visualization options. By default, tags are... [more]
New Feature
December 14, 2021
New timeline chart for Star, Heart, and Thumbs-up Ratings
Our new dashboard just got another upgrade before the official launch. You can now visualize the average number of "Star Ratings" (also Heart, Thumbs-up, Numeric ratings) you've received. Similar to... [more]
Improvement
December 13, 2021
Additional columns in Surveys Response CSV & XLS file download
The Survey Responses page allows you to download survey answers in CSV or Excel file format. Starting from today, additional data columns are included in each downloaded file to provide... [more]
New Feature
December 9, 2021
Filter chart data by tags
Following the release of the new survey response tagging feature, we are happy to announce that you can now filter survey data by tags in our new dashboard. Before, you... [more]
Improvement
December 6, 2021
Set First Day of Week for Dashboard
Our new Dashboard (currently in early access) offers the possibility to group data shown in timeline charts by day, week or month. So far, Monday was used as the first... [more]
Improvement
November 25, 2021
Stop follow-up sequence when partial response was received
Our follow-up mode allows you to drastically increase survey response rate and is one of our most used product features. We just added the option to stop a follow-up sequence... [more]
New Feature
November 23, 2021
Early access to new Dashboard
We just opened early access to our brand new Dashboard! The new Dashboard was developed from scratch and has been in the making for quite some time. We couldn't be... [more]
New Feature
November 22, 2021
Toggle survey response meta data
We have yet another small improvement to announce which made it to our Survey Responses page. You can now click on the date of any survey response to show/hide meta... [more]
New Feature
November 22, 2021
Survey Response Tagging
We're thrilled to announce yet another major upgrade to our Survey Response list. Starting from today, you can add Tags to a survey response. The possibility to tag survey responses... [more]
New Feature
November 17, 2021
Save filters and create Survey Response Lists
Last week, we added a new filter sidebar on the Survey Responses page allowing you to quickly navigate through your survey responses. We are really excited to publish yet another... [more]
New Feature
November 11, 2021
Improved filters in Survey Responses
The Survey Responses page got a major upgrade which makes it much easier to navigate through your most recent survey responses. The update includes a couple of new filter options... [more]
Improvement
November 2, 2021
New API route to get a single contact
In the past, getting user data from our REST API was only possible by requesting a list of users that match certain criteria. With this new release, it is now... [more]
New Feature
October 14, 2021
Quickly preview survey widget in web-app or on website
It is now possible to quickly preview a survey widget right inside your web application or on your website - without actually publishing the survey. To preview you survey widget,... [more]
Improvement
October 13, 2021
Use Liquid Tags in Call-to-Action links
Liquid Tags are a powerful tool to personalize your surveys and increase response rates. It's now possible to use Liquid Tags in the URL of a Call-to-Action (CTA). With this... [more]
Improvement
September 21, 2021
Select data fields to include in Slack and Email Alerts
You can now choose which data fields you want to include in your Slack notifications or Email alerts. We are really happy to see this improvement online, as it was... [more]
Improvement
September 7, 2021
Improved string filter in user segments
Our segmentation engine just got an update on the string matching filter. You can now set any string filter to "is one of" or "is not one of" and freely... [more]
Improvement
August 23, 2021
Improved Google Tag Manager integration
It's now possible to attach any kind of contextual data to a survey response with Google Tag Manager. Our GTM template now comes with the possibility to identify users, add... [more]
New Feature
July 20, 2021
Integromat integration
Integromat lets you connect apps and automate workflows, and move data between apps with just few clicks. Our new integration with Integromat lets you send survey data from Refiner to... [more]
New Feature
May 22, 2021
New CSAT question type
Don't call it a "smiley scale" question 😉 This new question type is a first step towards full CSAT survey support which will probably come in the next couple of... [more]
Improvement
May 18, 2021
Improved Time Delay trigger
In the past, our Time Delay trigger always used the moment when a user entered your Target Audience as a reference time. You can now choose between the following options: First time... [more]
Improvement
May 16, 2021
Add prefix to traits when sending data to Segment.com
You can now choose which surveys should trigger a data synchronization to Segment. Also, you can choose to add a prefix (e.g. "refiner_") to the data fields we send to... [more]
New Feature
May 15, 2021
Quick search for users
It's now possible to quickly look up the data & survey responses of a specific user. You'll find a search button in the top right corner of the Survey Response... [more]
Improvement
May 12, 2021
Exclude pages in your targeting
You can now define a set of page URLs where a survey should never be shown. Excluding pages was a highly requested feature and is indeed a very efficient way to improve the... [more]
New Feature
April 29, 2021
Debug mode for Javascript client
Our Javascript client has now a built-in Debug Mode to help our customers track down installation issues quickly. While installing our Javascript client is usually straightforward, one might still get... [more]
Improvement
March 29, 2021
White-label survey design with custom CSS
For most of our customer, our styling options provide enough flexibility to deliver a great on-brand user experience. There might be some cases though, were you need that extra layer... [more]
New Feature
March 25, 2021
New user role: Analyst
We introduced a new user role which is called "Analyst". You can invite new team members with this new role or change the role of existing team members. Analysts have... [more]
Improvement
March 20, 2021
Improved Survey Throttling
So far, you could throttle surveys on a project level and for each individual user. You can now also throttle surveys on a "per survey" level. This comes in handy... [more]
New Feature
March 15, 2021
Personalize surveys with Liquid Tags
This is the feature we are most proud of. You can now personalize your surveys to increase response rates and improve user experience. All you need to do is to place so... [more]
Improvement
February 28, 2021
Target users matching multiple segments and exclude segments
You have now much better control over who you want to target with your surveys. It's now possible to target users that match multiple segments at once, and exclude certain... [more]
Improvement
January 29, 2021
Trigger alerts & integrations with Partial Responses
Collecting data even when a user didn't complete a survey, has been a much requested feature since the early days of Refiner. We improved the handling of partial responses and they can... [more]
Improvement
January 25, 2021
Improved Survey Throttling
So far, you could throttle surveys on a project level and for each individual user. You can now also throttle surveys on a "per survey" level. This comes in handy when you... [more]
New Feature
January 15, 2021
Download survey responses as CSV or Excel file
You can now download survey responses right from the Survey Response list with a single click (actually two). If you just love CSV and Excel files, look out for a... [more]
Improvement
November 30, 2020
Multi-channel surveys
With this product update, Refiner officially became what a so called "multi-channel survey platform". But what does that even mean? It means that you can now use Refiner to survey... [more]
New Feature
November 25, 2020
Receive email alerts when a user completes a survey
It's now even easier to keep your team updated on new survey responses. Get notified when a user completes a survey or when responded in a certain way with our... [more]
New Feature
November 20, 2020
Send surveys by email
With the release of your new survey pages also comes the possibility to send your surveys by email. The way we approach email surveys is that we don't actually send... [more]
New Feature
November 14, 2020
Collect contact info from anonymous website visitors
We added a new survey element which lets you easily collect contact info like the name, email or phone of your users. We don't plan on becoming a "lead capture... [more]
New Feature
November 8, 2020
Hosted survey pages
In-app surveys are great, but sometimes you need to reach people outside your application. That’s why we decided to offer highly customizable hosted survey pages which complement our survey widgets.... [more]
New Feature
October 8, 2020
Customer.io integration in open beta
If you are a Customer.io user, let us know! Our new integration lets you embed surveys into your email campaigns and you can enrich contacts in Customer.io with survey data... [more]
Improvement
October 6, 2020
Improved Segment.com integration
Thanks to the feedback of our early adopters we were able to significantly improve our Segment.com integration. The new version is now sending only relevant data points, keeping your Segment account nice... [more]
Improvement
October 4, 2020
“Other” option for multiple choice questions
Our multiple choice question type finally supports an "Other" option. When activated, your users can send in any freeform text if none of your suggested options applies. [more]
New Feature
October 3, 2020
Duplicate surveys
It's sometimes the little features that improve your daily life. And we think that our new option to duplicate a survey is definitely one of them. You'll find this new... [more]
Improvement
October 1, 2020
Storing partial survey submissions
It happens ... your users might start a survey but then don't complete it. This is especially true if it takes three or more steps to complete your survey. But... [more]
New Feature
September 16, 2020
Callback functions in Javascript client
Our JavaScript client now lets you execute callback functions when specific events occur. Our beta users love using those functions for redirecting a user to specific URL after they filled out a... [more]
New Feature
September 8, 2020
Trigger surveys based on user events
Want to launch a survey right after a user performed (or didn't perform) a certain action in your app? Sure you do! Segmenting and targeting users based on their behaviour is now... [more]
New Feature
September 5, 2020
Launched our Rest API
We officially opened our REST API to the public. The API allows you to fetch survey data that you collected with Refiner and to import sensitive user traits. Have a... [more]
New Feature
August 22, 2020
Randomize order of multiple-choice entries
You can now choose to randomize the order of entries in a multiple-choice question element. Randomizing the order of response options will prevent that some responses get selected more often... [more]
Improvement
August 18, 2020
Improved Google Tag Manager integration
You can now send additional user traits from your Google Tag Manager data layer to Refiner. Traits sent to Refiner can be used to segment your users and create target... [more]
New Feature
August 15, 2020
Throttling Surveys
Soliciting your users with too many surveys within a short time frame is definitely something you want to avoid. Survey throttling is a great way to prevent spamming your users... [more]
New Feature
August 8, 2020
Recurring Surveys
This one has been on our road map since day one and it's great to finally have it online. It's now possible to survey users regularly and gather responses over... [more]
Improvement
July 23, 2020
Set background color of survey widgets
Getting the design of your survey widget right is essential for a successful survey campaign. In fact, good survey design is not just about providing a great experience to the... [more]
New Feature
July 2, 2020
Survey response list / Feedback Hub
Previously survey responses were only visible either in the user list or on our dashboard. With this release we've finally added a dedicated section to Refiner (you might call it... [more]
New Feature
May 12, 2020
Flag attributes as “Finite Dataset”
Attributes with a limited set of possible values (e.g. pricing plan, country, ...) can be now flagged as a finite data attribute. Finite data attributes show a multiple choice list... [more]
New Feature
May 10, 2020
Launching our new Dashboard
Two months after our official launch we finally equipped Refiner with a proper survey data Dashboard. A feature that most people would consider table stakes for a customer survey tool... [more]
New Feature
April 2, 2020
Google Tag Manager (GTM) integration
With our Google Tag Manager plugin, you can install Refiner on your website or app without requiring a developer to update the code. If you are already using Google Tag... [more]
Improvement
March 28, 2020
Better survey triggers with follow-up mode
Launching micro-surveys at the exact right time is crucial for high response rates and accurate responses. This is why we improved our Targeting & Launch Trigger options. You can now... [more]
Improvement
March 25, 2020
Translate all survey controls
It's now possible to translate every single message or button (e.g. "Continue", "Close", ..) in your survey. When you add a survey element, click on "Advanced Options" and you'll be... [more]
New Feature
March 20, 2020
Export survey responses to Excel or CSV
We know, this is kind of embarrassing ... But we actually launched Refiner without a basic data export feature in place. It's now possible to export all your survey responses... [more]
New Feature
March 14, 2020
Survey anonymous website traffic
Refiner unleashes it's full power when you identify your users. However, there are many use-cases where identifying a user is not adding any value. To make the installation of Refiner... [more]