Why I built RefactIQ
A lot of vibe coded projects die at 80%. Not because the idea is bad, the code is just unknown or not understood. RefactIQ finds the rot. With receipts.”
— John, 30+ years in the trenches
What We’ll Help You Catch (Right from Your First Deep Dive)
- Architecture Leaks – Spot brittle zones early.
- Dead Code – Kill abandoned logic.
- Naming Crimes – Clarify what you really meant.
- Async/Await Mistakes – Catch bugs before they bite.
- Security Footguns – End hardcoded secrets + risky patterns.
- And more – Based on real-world bugs + years of cleanup.
Why RefactIQ Exists
Most indie devs ship features fast - but don’t know where their codebase is bleeding.
Buggy code hides in plain sight. Tests don’t catch everything. Reviews miss the patterns. RefactIQ brings a second set of eyes - trained on the stuff that slips through.
The cost of cleanup keeps growing. Tech debt compounds silently. What’s a 10-minute fix today becomes a full rewrite tomorrow. RefactIQ finds the rot before it festers.
Who This Is For
- Solo devs tired of staring at their own code and hoping it holds.
- Indie hackers who ship fast but want clean, scalable foundations.
- Veterans who’ve seen vibe-coded disasters one too many times.
We’re not for everyone — just builders who want to ship smarter, not sloppier.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Free sample audit: One audit, no signup, no catch. Just proof it works.
- Solo devs – $19/month: Unlimited audits on your own projects - including full audit history and side-by-side comparisons.
- Teams & startups – $59/month: Multiple repos, shared access, and a dashboard to track how your code quality improves over time.
No confusing tiers. No per-seat nonsense. Just scalable code reviews that don’t miss the rot.
Pricing may evolve as we grow - but the value’s already here.
- GitHub repo: Paste a public GitHub URL - we’ll securely clone it, prep it for audit, and delete the copy right after. You’ll be able to exclude folders before we run anything. Fast, clean, and gone.
- Desktop code packager: Working locally? Use our lightweight tool to scan your project and send us just the files we need. You control exactly what we see - include or exclude whatever you want. The more context we have, the sharper the audit. But it’s totally your call.
- Code snippet: Just want feedback on one gnarly method? Paste it in for a quick hit audit - perfect for red flags and “is this as bad as I think it is?” moments.
All audits run on our secure server - not your machine. And no matter how you send your code, we only keep what we need to generate your results. Then we forget it.
Your code is never stored - full stop. Whether you send it via GitHub or our desktop packager, it’s used solely to generate your audit.
Once that’s done, we delete the raw code automatically. What remains is your audit report - structured findings, not your source code. You control what gets uploaded, and nothing sticks around that you didn’t explicitly send.
No backups. No shadow copies. No surprises. Just clean audits and full control - always.
I'm a developer too, so I totally get it.
Yes - your first audit is totally free, no account required. Just paste a repo and feel it for yourself. It’s our way of showing, not selling.
Each audit is powered by a custom-tuned LLM with architectural awareness and consistency checks built in. It’s not magic, it’s method. We built it to catch what linters miss and code reviewers overlook - so you can find brittle zones, kill dead logic, and tighten your architecture before it costs you.