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ROADMAP BALANCE CHECK
Feature Portfolio Balance Checker
Check how your planned features split across acquisition, activation/core, and retention so you can spot an imbalanced roadmap before you build it.
- Uses your inputs in a transparent calculation
- Instant result with practical next steps
- No signup required
Planning guidance only. Validate important decisions with customer evidence and your delivery team.
YOUR INPUTS
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Complete every field. The result updates only when you choose Calculate.
How it works
Get a balance score
The split is scored out of 100, with penalties for a category at zero or a category dominating over 70%.
See what's missing
The result names the neglected or over-weighted category so you know what to rebalance.
Continue learning: Balancing an MVP roadmap
Frequently asked questions
Why does portfolio balance matter?
Teams that only build acquisition features grow a leaky bucket, and teams that only build core features can struggle to grow at all. Tracking the split keeps the roadmap honest.
What counts as a retention feature?
Anything designed to bring an existing user back — notifications, habit loops, saved work, recurring value — as opposed to first-time acquisition or one-time activation.
Is a 33/33/33 split always ideal?
No — an early-stage product may deliberately overweight core/activation. The tool flags an over-70% dominance or a zero-count category, not a fixed ratio.
How is the score calculated?
It starts at 100 and subtracts 30 points per category with zero features, plus 25 points if any category exceeds 70% of the total. It's simple, transparent arithmetic.
What if I have no features in one category yet?
That's flagged directly in the summary and next steps — it's a common early-stage gap, especially for retention.
How We Compare
| Feature | MVPHub | Notion | Airtable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition/core/retention split view | Included | Limited | Limited |
| Instant balance score | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Flags dominant or missing category | Included | Not included | Not included |
| No setup required | Included | Limited | Limited |
Notion and Airtable can tag features by funnel stage, but computing the split and flagging imbalance takes manual formulas each time.
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