Learn CliqSpy

CliqSpy is an affiliate ad intelligence SaaS that helps you find profitable niches, spy on competitor Google Ads, and extract actionable campaign intelligence. Instead of guessing what works, you see exactly what your competitors are running, how long they've been running it, and where the gaps are.

Who it's for

• Affiliate marketers researching new niches and validating offers before spending ad budget
• Media buyers spying on competitor creative angles, landing pages, and bidding strategies
• Performance marketing agencies managing multiple client verticals and needing competitive intelligence at scale

How credits work

CliqSpy runs on a simple credit system. Credits are the currency for running live scans against Google Ads data.

• 5 credits per successful keyword scan
• 100 free credits on signup (enough for 20 scans), no card required
• Credits never expire - use them whenever you're ready

Everything else - keyword generation, workspace creation, competitor profiles, exports - is included with your account. You only spend credits when you scan.

The Discover page lets you browse real affiliate offers from major networks - ClickBank, CJ Affiliate, and OfferVault - all in one place. Instead of jumping between network dashboards, you get a unified view of what's available to promote.

Finding offers

Use the filters at the top to narrow down offers by category, source network, or search by name. Sort by payout to find high-ticket offers, or by gravity to find what's already selling well.

What each offer shows

• Name and description - what the offer is and who it targets
• Payout - how much you earn per conversion
• Network - which affiliate network hosts it (ClickBank, CJ, OfferVault)
• Gravity - how many affiliates are actively promoting it (higher gravity = proven demand)
• Competition level - a quick read on how crowded the space is

From offer to research

Click Spy on any offer to instantly create a workspace pre-filled with that niche. This is the fastest path from "interesting offer" to "let me see who's already running ads for this."

Tip: Start here if you're not sure which niche to research. Offers with high gravity and decent payouts are already proven - the question is whether the Google Ads landscape has room for you.

A workspace is your research project for one niche. Think of it as a dedicated folder: "Keto Supplements", "VPN Services", "Dog Training". Each workspace holds its own keywords, scan results, competitor data, and heat score.

Creating a workspace

1. Click New Workspace from the dashboard
2. Give it a descriptive name. Be specific - "Keto 2026" is better than "Diet"
3. Select a geo target (country or region where you want to see ads)
4. Choose device type: desktop or mobile. Google Ads auctions differ by device, so the ads you see will change depending on this setting

Draft vs active workspaces

A workspace is considered a "draft" until you've completed the setup steps (name, keywords, first scan). Draft workspaces appear on your dashboard so you can pick up where you left off. Once you run your first scan, the workspace becomes active and starts building its heat score.

How many can I have?

Unlimited. Create as many workspaces as you need. Use separate workspaces for different niches, different geos of the same niche, or different angles of the same offer. Your dashboard shows all of them with their heat scores side by side, making it easy to compare which niches have the most activity.

CliqSpy's AI generates keywords across 4 distinct layers from your niche or category input. Each layer targets a different type of searcher, giving you complete coverage of the buying journey. You can also paste your own keywords if you already have a list.

Scanning all 4 layers gives you a complete picture of the competitive landscape - not just the obvious high-intent terms everyone else is watching.

Once your workspace has keywords, open it and click Scan on any keyword. CliqSpy pulls live Google Ads data for that keyword and geo/device combination.

Credit costs and fairness

Each scan costs 5 credits. You're only charged for successful scans - if our scraping infrastructure fails to complete the request, you keep your credits. Note that empty results (no ads found for that keyword) count as a successful scan, because it tells you something valuable: nobody is advertising on that keyword right now.

Geo and device selectors

Google Ads auctions are location- and device-specific. A campaign targeting US desktop buyers may not appear in a mobile scan. Select your geo and device before scanning to see ads as they appear in your target market.

Scan All

Use the Scan All button to queue every keyword in a workspace at once. Results are saved automatically and the heat score updates as data comes in.

Keywords marked as Ignored are automatically skipped in both single scans and Scan All. They are not scanned and do not consume credits until you un-ignore them.

Every scan captures the organic (non-paid) Google results alongside the ads. This gives you a complete picture of the search landscape for each keyword — not just who is paying, but who is ranking naturally.

Organic tab

The Organic tab inside each workspace shows the latest organic rankings per keyword. Results are grouped by keyword and show position, title, domain, and snippet. Use the keyword filter to focus on a specific term.

SEO vs Paid overlap

At the top of the Organic tab you'll find the SEO vs Paid Overlap table. This shows which domains rank organically and pay for ads on the same keywords. Domains that appear in both are labeled "Both" — these are competitors investing in the keyword from every angle. Domains that only rank organically or only run ads are labeled accordingly, helping you spot opportunities where organic authority exists but no one is advertising, or vice versa.

Google Search screenshots

Each scan saves a full screenshot of the Google results page. You can view these in the History tab by expanding any scan row. Screenshots let you see the exact layout Google served — ad placements, organic listings, featured snippets, and shopping results — as a real user would see them.

Every ad card shows the headline, description, display URL, and domain. Here's how to interpret the badges and scores that make raw data actionable.

Longevity badges

Heat score

Each workspace gets a heat score from 0 to 10. It measures niche competitiveness and is calculated from three factors:

• Unique domains (40% weight) - how many different advertisers are bidding
• Keyword coverage (30% weight) - what percentage of your keywords have ads
• Avg ads per keyword (30% weight) - how many ads appear per keyword on average

Higher heat means more competition, which means more proven demand. A heat score of 8+ tells you money is being spent in this niche. A score of 2 means either the niche is untapped or not profitable enough for paid traffic.

The Rivals page shows every domain found across your scans. This is your competitive landscape in one view - every advertiser who showed up for any of your tracked keywords.

Competitor profiles

Click any domain to see their full profile: which keywords they're bidding on, all their ad creatives, first and last seen dates. This tells you how long they've been in the niche and whether they're expanding or retreating.

Coverage percentage

Coverage shows how many of your tracked keywords a competitor appears on. A competitor with 80% coverage is dominating the niche - they're bidding on nearly everything. One with 15% coverage is niche-targeting specific keywords. Look at which keywords they've chosen to understand their angle.

Keyword gaps

Keyword gaps reveal keywords where other competitors bid but this specific advertiser does not. These are high-value opportunities: proven keywords (other people are spending money on them) where you won't face this particular competitor.

What to look for

• Competitors with Proven ads on buyer keywords = validated offer and funnel
• Competitors with high coverage but low longevity = lots of testing, nothing converting yet
• A domain appearing only on problem keywords = running awareness campaigns, not direct response
• Multiple domains sharing the same display URL structure = same affiliate network offer

The Keyword Bank is your central view of all keywords across all workspaces. Instead of opening each workspace individually, you can see, filter, and manage your entire keyword portfolio in one place.

Filtering by layer

Filter keywords by their layer - Problem, Solution, Competitor, or Buyer - to focus on a specific part of the funnel. This is especially useful when you want to compare buyer-intent keywords across multiple niches, or see all your problem-layer keywords side by side.

Ignoring keywords

Mark any keyword as Ignored to remove it from your active research. Ignored keywords are excluded from scanning, won't consume credits, and won't affect your heat score calculations. You can always un-ignore them later if you change your mind.

Efficiency metric

Each keyword has an efficiency score that shows how productive it is at surfacing ads. Higher efficiency means more unique ads discovered per scan. Sort by efficiency to find your most valuable research keywords - the ones that consistently return rich competitive data.

Tip: Keywords with high efficiency and low competition are your sweet spots. They give you the most intelligence per credit spent.

The Ad Vault is your personal swipe file. Bookmark any ad from your scan results to save it permanently, and build a collection of winning ad copy and angles you can reference whenever you're writing campaigns.

Saving ads

When you see an ad worth remembering - a great headline, an interesting angle, a proven creative - click the bookmark icon to save it to your vault. The ad is saved with all its original data: headline, description, display URL, domain, and the keyword it appeared on.

Adding notes

Add notes to any saved ad. Use this to record why you saved it, what angle it's using, ideas for how to adapt it, or which campaign you plan to use it for. Notes make your vault useful months later when you can't remember why you bookmarked something.

Searching your vault

Search across your saved ads by headline, description, domain, or note. When you're starting a new campaign and need inspiration, search your vault for relevant angles. Over time, your vault becomes one of your most valuable assets - a curated library of proven ad strategies organized by niche.

Export any workspace's data for use outside CliqSpy. Whether you're building reports, feeding data into a tracker, or sharing with a team, exports give you everything in a portable format.

CSV export

CSV files open directly in Excel, Google Sheets, or any spreadsheet tool. Use this when you want to sort, filter, or create charts from your ad data. Great for client reports or team presentations.

JSON export

JSON exports are for feeding data into trackers, dashboards, custom tools, or scripts. If you're building automation around your competitive intelligence workflow, JSON is your format.

What's included

• All ad data: headlines, descriptions, display URLs, domains
• First seen and last seen dates for each ad
• Longevity information (how long each ad has been running)
• Keyword associations (which keyword each ad appeared for)

CliqSpy uses a credit system with no subscriptions or monthly fees. You buy credit packs when you need them, and spend them on scans at your own pace.

How credits are spent

• Each successful keyword scan costs 5 credits
• If a scan fails due to an infrastructure issue on our end, you are not charged
• Empty results (no ads found) is a successful scan - it tells you nobody is advertising on that keyword, which is useful data
• Each scan costs 5 credits per keyword, per geo, per device

Getting started

New accounts start with 100 free credits - enough for 20 keyword scans. That's plenty to fully research one niche or sample a few before committing. No credit card required.

Buying more credits

When you need more, purchase credit packs from the billing page. It's a one-time payment - not a subscription. Buy what you need, use it whenever you want.