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Using Calculators

Build interactive calculators with formulas, place them on any page with live updates, and use advanced functions like VLOOKUP and global formulas.

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The calculator element lets you build interactive formulas that calculate results based on user inputs — pricing estimates, ROI calculators, cost breakdowns, quiz scores, and more. You can drag a Calculator or Price Calculator onto your funnel pages, build a formula using the formula builder, and display the result to the user or keep it hidden for internal use.

Calculator

General-purpose calculation — returns a numeric result based on your formula

Price Calculator

Same formula builder, but formatted for pricing with currency display

Where Can You Place a Calculator?

You can drag the calculator element onto any page in your funnel — including question pages, not just Thank You or Outcome pages.

The main benefit: when placed on a non-end page, input changes are directly reflected in the calculation on the same page in real time. This means you can show users a personalized result (like a price estimate or ROI figure) and then collect their contact details on the next page — after they've already seen the calculated value. This is a powerful lead generation pattern: the user gets immediate value from the calculation, which motivates them to fill in the contact form.

Placement

Behavior

On any page

The calculation live-updates as inputs are filled in. Show users their result immediately, then follow up with a contact form on the next page for lead collection.

On Thank You / Outcome pages

The classic placement. The result is calculated and saved when the user reaches the final page.

ℹ️ Plan availability: Adding calculators on any page is available on all plans that have visit/contact limits. Plans with submission limits can only add calculators on end pages (Thank You or Outcome pages), but you can still try this feature in test mode.

How Calculators Behave on Non-End Pages

When you place a calculator on a question page or any page that isn't the final page, the following rules apply:

Live updates

The calculation updates in real time as inputs change on the same page — no need to wait until the end of the funnel

Saved only if viewed

The result is only saved to the response if the user actually sees the page with the calculator. If page jumps or conditional logic skip that page, the result is not saved

Back and forth navigation

If a user navigates back and changes an answer, the calculator recalculates when they return to the page. The updated result is saved

⚠️ Important: A calculator only updates its result when the page it's on is loaded (whether the calculator is visible or hidden). If your calculator references a value that respondents set on a later page, the saved result will not reflect that value unless they navigate back to the page where the calculator is placed.

💡 Example flow: Page 1 collects inputs (budget, team size, etc.) → Page 2 shows the calculator result live → Page 3 has a Contact Form to capture the lead. The user sees their personalized result before being asked for their details, which significantly improves conversion rates.

Setting Up Your Questions Before Adding a Calculator

Before adding a calculator to your funnel, set up the questions whose answers will feed into the formula.

For each question you want to use in the calculation:

Step 1. Click on the question element in the Editor.

Step 2. Enable "Answer is Required".

Step 3. If your funnel uses Multiple Outcomes, also enable "Individual Score & Calculation" — this makes the question available in the formula builder.

To assign individual values for each answer option (Single/Multiple Choice, Image Choice, Dropdown), enable "Individual Score & Calculation" and enter the values in the "VALUE" field. If you don't set individual values, the formula uses 1 for correct answers and 0 for incorrect by default.

ℹ️ When using a Multiple Choice element mapped to more than one outcome, the value used in the calculation is the weight set for the outcome the user received.

Which Elements Can Be Used in a Formula

Element

Requirements

Single / Multiple Choice

Answer is Required + Individual Score & Calculation

Single / Multiple Image Choice

Answer is Required + Individual Score & Calculation

Dropdown

Answer is Required + Individual Score & Calculation

Rating

Answer is Required

Short / Long Answer

Answer is Required + Only Accept Numbers (depending on the formula logic)

Slider

No extra settings needed — works as-is

Passed via URL

Used with the VLOOKUP function

Building Your Formula

Step 1. Drag a Calculator or Price Calculator element onto your page.

Step 2. Click "Open Formula Builder".

Step 3. Click on any question from the list on the left to add it to the formula field.

Step 4. Use operators from your keyboard to build the formula.

Available operators: + (add), - (subtract), * (multiply), / (divide), ^ (exponent), and brackets ( ) to control the order of operations.

For more complex formulas, you can use advanced functions and conditional operators like IF/THEN statements and VLOOKUP. See the full list of functions with examples.

ℹ️ You can use keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl/Cmd+A, Ctrl/Cmd+C, Ctrl/Cmd+X, Ctrl/Cmd+V) to edit formulas. Formulas can be copied to and from external applications. You may need to allow clipboard access in your browser when prompted.

Displaying or Hiding the Result

By default, the calculator result is visible to the user. If you want to calculate a value without showing it — for example, to use it in Analytics, as a piped variable, or to drive score-based outcomes — enable "Always Hide for Participants" in the calculator's settings.

Labeling Your Calculators

If you use multiple calculators in a single funnel, label them to keep things organized. You can set a label in the calculator's "Options" section in the Editor.

Labels appear in Analytics, exports, integration settings, notification emails, follow-up emails, and when using answer piping — making it easy to pick the right calculator.

Use AI to Build Formulas

The "Create with AI" option in the formula builder generates a calculator formula from a text prompt. Describe what you want to calculate, and AI will create the formula for you. Learn more about AI-powered features.

Using Calculator Results in a Custom Redirect

If your funnel redirects to an external URL instead of showing a final page, you can still pass the calculator result using answer piping in the redirect URL:

https://yourdomain.com/page?result=##{{ca_xxxxx}}

Replace ca_xxxxx with your calculator's ID, which you can find in the Editor when you select the calculator element.

ℹ️ To set this up: temporarily deactivate the redirect, add the calculator element to the page, build your formula, then re-activate the redirect with the piped variable in the URL.

Advanced Calculator Features

Use the result of one formula inside another formula. Great for simplifying complex calculations by breaking them into reusable parts. Available on Pro+.

IF/THEN statements, conditional operators, rounding, min/max, and more — the full list of supported functions with examples.

Look up values from a data table based on user input. Useful for pricing tiers, tax rates, or any formula that depends on a reference table.

Test your formula with different answer combinations before publishing. Pick answers, hidden fields, and global formulas to verify the result.


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