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About PinRank

By · Updated August 2026

Hi, I'm Haku — the person who builds PinRank

I'm not a big Pinterest influencer, and I won't pretend to be. I'm a maker who got obsessed with one question: why do some pins get found and most don't? So I started reading Pinterest's own documentation, testing what actually moves a pin's keyword ranking, and turning what holds up into small, free tools. PinRank is where that research lives.

That obsession is also why PinRank is honest about its limits in a way the bigger tools aren't. Here's the uncomfortable truth the paid tools bury: no tool has Pinterest's real search volume — Pinterest doesn't publish it. Every "search volume" number you see anywhere is an estimate built from autocomplete and engagement signals. PinRank's competition score is an estimate too, and it says so right under the results. I'd rather you trust the tool than be impressed by it.

What PinRank is

The principles I hold it to

Why free — and how it's funded

The core tools are free because a fast, honest Pinterest keyword check should be. PinRank is funded modestly through affiliate links to a few paid tools I actually think are worth it (clearly marked, never required) and a coming Pro tier in the browser extension. The three free tools on the homepage will stay free.

What's next

The PinRank Chrome extension scores pins right inside the Pinterest pin builder — free on the Chrome Web Store. Live search volume and rank tracking are on the roadmap.

Follow along

PinRank publishes example pins and keyword ideas on Pinterest — a good place to see the tool's advice applied: follow PinRank on Pinterest.

Contact

Feedback, a correction, or a guide you'd like to see? Email hello@getpinrank.com — I read everything.