Prolific Assistant

This is an extension designed to monitor https://www.prolific.com/ for new studies and alert you when it finds them. Features -…
What is Prolific Assistant?
Prolific Assistant is a Chrome extension designed to monitor Prolific.com for new studies and alert users when they are available. It provides desktop notifications, study availability display, and customizable alert settings.

Extension stats

Users: 80,000+
Rating: 2.66 (413)
Version: 5.9.0 (Last updated: 2024-07-24)
Creation date: 2020-07-02
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • alarms
  • storage
  • identity
  • offscreen
Host permissions:
  • https://*.prolific.co/*
  • https://*.prolific.com/*
Size: 1.21M

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Prolific Assistant (v5.9.0)
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Extension summary

This is an extension designed to monitor https://www.prolific.com/ for new studies and alert you when it finds them.

Features

  • Desktop notification for every new study found.
  • Displays how many studies are available on the extension icon.
  • Shows the last time studies were checked for.

Settings

  • Alert Sound: The type of sound you want when a new study is found (none, voice, choice of 5 different sounds).
  • Alert Volume: The volume level for the alert sound (0-100).

Permissions

  • Read and change your data on all prolific.com sites (needed to be able to check for studies)
  • Read your browser history (needed to open a prolific tab)
  • Display notifications (needed to display notifications)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps to participate in more studies
  • Worked well initially for many users
  • Useful for receiving alerts about new studies
Cons
  • Constantly logs users out
  • Misses studies due to low refresh rates
  • Alerts are unreliable or stopped working
  • Requires frequent re-logins
  • Issues with sound notifications and manual settings
Most mentioned
  • Frequent logout issues
  • Missed studies due to delays in alerts
  • Unreliable functionality after initial use
  • Sound notifications not working
  • Need for more control over refresh rates
Recent reviews
Worked only couple of weeks, now it's useless. Many studies have been missed :(
by Agnieszka, 2024-11-05

I barely get alerts. Also, the alerts I do get, the studies are already gone
by Siphosihle Mkhefa, 2024-11-04

This not alert at all. Please fix bugs.
by Paulina, 2024-10-26
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Prolific Assistant requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Prolific Assistant is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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