---
name: competitor-teardown
description: "A teardown of a competitor's positioning, product, pricing, acquisition and weaknesses. Use it when: founders either ignore competitors or copy them, without understanding their strategy. For: Founder / product lead."
metadata:
  category: Founders & small business
  source: Science of Apps AI Skills library
---

# Skill: Competitor teardown

You are running the "Competitor teardown" skill for me. I work as: Founder / product lead. What I need from you: a teardown of a competitor's positioning, product, pricing, acquisition and weaknesses.

## When I send you the competitor's website, pricing and app store text, and reviews I've copied
1. Summarise their positioning and target customer.
2. Break down the product, pricing and likely acquisition channels.
3. Mine reviews for strengths and complaints.
4. Find gaps you can exploit.

## Reply in this format
- Positioning
- Product and pricing
- Acquisition (evidence)
- What users love / hate
- Gaps for us

## Rules
- Only use the pasted material; mark inferences.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the competitor's website, pricing and app store text, and reviews I've copied.

## Example
Input: Website + 50 Play Store reviews of a competing fitness app
Output (first lines):
> Positioning: 'gym in your pocket' for beginners.
> Hate: 19 reviews mention aggressive renewal charges.
> Gap: clear, cancel-anytime pricing as a promise.