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Eight Dollars Chrome Extension Analysis

Social Media Growth & Marketing

Chrome extension ID: fjbponfbognnefnmbffcfllkibbbobki

This extension adds labels to Twitter profiles to indicate whether a user has paid for a verification checkmark. It is a visual utility designed to help users identify the nature of verification on accounts they interact with.

Developer:Walter Lim
Version:2.1
Size:3.19MiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

8K+

Rating

4.4

94 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Social Media Growth & Marketing

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

Eight Dollars positions itself as a diagnostic utility for Twitter users to distinguish between legacy verified accounts and those who purchased Twitter Blue verification. The extension aims to provide transparency regarding account verification status directly within the social media interface.

Inferred product pattern

Single-purpose open-source style browser extension for social media UI modification.

Review-backed pain points

Users frequently report that the extension breaks Twitter's search functionality and provides false positives by labeling private accounts or specific verified entities as paid subscribers.

Observed feature gaps

The extension lacks robust updates to handle X.com site architecture changes, and users report missing settings to toggle intrusive features like injected search UI elements.

Tags
TwitterVerificationSocial MediaUI Enhancer
Target users

- Twitter Power Users

- Social Media Researchers

Primary use cases

- Identifying paid verification status

- Distinguishing between legacy and purchased checkmarks

Positive themes

- Clear utility in identifying verification source

- Helpful visual indicators for account credibility

Negative themes

- Breaks Twitter core functionality like search

- Inaccurate classification of private or legacy accounts

- Failure to function following X.com domain redirects

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- None reported; the tool is free, though users report frustration with its functional instability.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is derived from user reviews detailing performance regressions and classification inaccuracies, alongside the developer's public repo documentation link. Review data shows a clear divide between users who value the utility and those experiencing site breakage due to lack of maintenance.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Users note that the extension has become unreliable following major updates to Twitter/X infrastructure.

Reliability

Frequent reports of the extension breaking native site features, particularly Twitter search, and failing to correctly identify user status.

Privacy

No specific privacy or security concerns mentioned in feedback.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 2.1

- Size: 3.19MiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

Twitter verification checkerTwitter blue label extensionIdentify legacy verified accounts

Comparison

Eight Dollars vs Twitter Bluebrowser extensions for Twitter verification

Problem

Twitter extension not workingEight Dollars breaks Twitter search

Alternative

Twitter verification extensions

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Screenshots

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