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What are you building? I'll be your user and give you honest feedback
r/indiehackers
7/10/2025
Content Summary
A founder in his mid-20s offers to test and provide honest feedback on products built by fellow indie hackers. He expresses interest in automation, AI/LLMs, fitness apps, and tools for remote workers. Numerous developers share their projects across various categories including relationship apps, time trackers, nutrition tools, recipe managers, launch platforms, LinkedIn automation, travel utilities, task managers, document assistants, audio platforms, AI business tools, journals, feedback systems, content creators, and more. The author provides specific feedback on each product, highlighting strengths and suggesting improvements. Key themes include the importance of clear value propositions, intuitive UX, solving real pain points, and strategies for user acquisition and retention.
Opinion Analysis
Mainstream Opinions:
- Founders appreciate honest feedback on product usability and value proposition.
- Clear UI and intuitive workflows are highly valued by users.
- Solving specific pain points (e.g., cluttered interfaces, manual work) is crucial for adoption.
- Early user acquisition and feedback are essential for product validation.
- Integration with existing tools reduces friction for new users.
Conflicting/Controversial Views:
- Paywall Strategy: While u/Weird-Fail-9499 supports immediate paywalls to filter serious users, others might prefer freemium models for wider adoption.
- Platform Seeding: Airwave's approach to seeding specific niches is seen as effective, but some may debate whether broader content diversity is better initially.
- Feedback Incentives: Fiidbakk uses promo codes, but u/89dpi notes that intrinsic motivation (e.g., fixing products) might be more sustainable than extrinsic rewards.
Different Perspectives:
- On Growth: PeerPush repeatedly promotes community-driven discovery, while others focus on organic niche seeding.
- On AI Implementation: Some tools (e.g., Reachbun) emphasize personal AI voices for authenticity, while others (e.g., Aigentwork) aim for proactive task execution.
- On User Trust: u/Weird-Fail-9499 advises removing weak social proof metrics, contrasting with common practices of highlighting any user count.
Debates:
- The effectiveness of paywalls vs. free trials in early-stage user acquisition.
- Whether to build full platforms or integrate as layers over existing tools.
- How to balance platform specialization vs. breadth during launch.
SAAS TOOLS
| SaaS | URL | Category | Features/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spicee | https://spicee.me | Relationship App | Track time, locations, challenges for intimate life |
| Lockin | https://apps.apple.com/in/app/lockin-daily-track-time/id6743713321 | Time Tracker | Minimalist design, phone app to track wasted time |
| Aja | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aja-nutrition-tracker/id6740185993 | Nutrition Tracker | Calorie tracking with gamification |
| Prepbook | https://prepbook.app | Recipe Manager | Minimalist UX, cooking features |
| LaunchIgniter | http://LaunchIgniter.com | Launch Platform | Simplify getting early users and feedback |
| Linkbird.ai | [removed] | LinkedIn Automation | Outreach automation, clean UI |
| Slocco | http://slocco.com | App Discovery | Combines app discovery with subscription management |
| Desiresynth | http://Desiresynth.com | AI Intimacy | AI-powered intimate experience with image and voice chat |
| Owleye | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.midhunlalg.owleye | Price Tracker | Track price drops for products |
| TableProxy | https://tableproxy.com | Airtable Proxy | API proxy with caching, rate limiting, chatbot for Airtable |
| Pinche | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magikdevelopments.pinche&pli=1 | Recipe Transcriber | Transcribe TikTok recipe videos into interactive recipes |
| Tudu | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tudu-ai-task-manager/id6747652843 | Task Manager | AI task management, integrates with calendar and reminders |
| Tripbozo | http://tripbozo.com | Travel Utility | Bundles travel utilities into a QR code |
| Reachbun | https://reachbun.com | LinkedIn Growth | Automate LinkedIn commitments and growth |
| Document Explainer | https://www.documentexplainer.com/ | Document Assistant | Simplify explanations for highlighted text in documents |
| Airwave | https://joinairwave.com | Audio Platform | Live audio platform for creators without video |
| Aigentwork | https://aigentwork.com | AI Business Platform | Chat with data, modules for CRM, tasks management |
| InnerSight | https://www.innersightjournal.com/ | AI Journal | Emotional pattern recognition, growth visualization |
| Amplifresh | [not provided] | Social Media Tool | Writing replies and personalized DMs on X |
| Fiidbakk | www.fiidbakk.com | Feedback Tool | Collect feedback with promo code incentives |
| Depost AI | https://depost.ai | Content Creation | Transform text into LinkedIn posts |
| Evolio | https://evolio.app | Feedback Tool | Lightweight, branded feedback page |
| MYGOM AI | http://mygom.ai | Automation Platform | Text to automation without flowcharts |
| Omix | https://www.omix.app | Focus Music | Adaptive focus music based on productivity |
| Luminario | https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/ai-plan-ko%C3%A7-luminario/id6743929139?l=tr | Habit Builder | Creates habits based on conditions |
| Playmix | https://playmix.ai | Game Creation | Create games with AI |
| Llume | https://llume.ai | Search Engine | Answers with visual storyboards |
| Jot | https://jot-blond.vercel.app | Notes App | AI-powered formatting and rewriting |
| AskPrisma | https://www.askprisma.ai | Data Analysis | AI agent team for data analysis |
| FormBlueprint | https://formblueprint.com | Form Builder | Generate forms from text descriptions |
| 2nd Brain | https://www.2nd-brain.app | AI Tutoring | AI tutoring SaaS |
| ActorDo | http://actordo.com | AI Assistant | AI assistant for busy professionals |
| Comet | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/comet-ai-reply-generator/id6747724707 | Reply Generator | Generate replies with style and emotion |
| FluxSearch | https://fluxsearch.io | Search Engine | Grounds LLM outputs in real-time data |
| Splotch | https://www.splotch.ink | Flowchart Generator | AI flowchart generator with live diagrams |
| Orbie | http://TryOrbie.com | Self-Improvement | Embody future self through immersions |
| Propozio | https://propozio.com | [Not specified] | [Not specified] |
| PeerPush | https://peerpush.net | Community Promotion | Peer-powered discovery for founders |
| Embeddable | https://embeddable.co/invite/6imHJLW3eBM1 | Marketing | Interactive marketing experiences |
| 2D Explorer | https://2dexplorer.com | File Explorer | Spatial file explorer with canvas |
| GoalGenius | https://goalgenius.co | Sports App | GPT for football/soccer tips and stats |
| Tokie | [not provided] | File Manager | Finder alternative with Notion-like databases |
| SankeyAI | http://www.sankeyai.app | Diagram Editor | Sankey diagram editor |
| Vibot | http://www.vibot.projectv.uk | AI Assistant | Advanced AI with projects and routines |
| Verve | https://verve.projectv.uk | Note-Taking | Fast, minimal AI note-taking |
| Hello World | https://hw.glich.co | Learning Platform | System design and case studies |
| Explore Genie | https://genie.dodox.in | Travel Planner | AI travel planner |
| Palmy | https://palmy.pro | Job Hunting | Auto-saving templates for job applications |
| Pipeboard | http://pipeboard.co | Ads Management | Open source Meta Ads MCP |
| Pixelverse | https://pixelverse64.web.app | RPG/Meditation Game | RPG/meditation/art game |
| ScreenMonitorMCP | https://github.com/inkbytefo/ScreenMonitorMCP | Monitoring | Screen monitoring tool |
| Betterlytics | https://betterlytics.io | Analytics | Cookieless site analytics focusing on privacy |
| AutoFlow | https://runautoflow.com | Testing Tool | Automatically generate tests from web app clicks |
| 1101 | http://1101.com | Entertainment | Magic 8 ball with AI personas |
| VibeChef | [Chrome extension] | Recipe Discovery | Discover recipes based on mood |
| Podsight | [not provided] | Podcast Tool | Summarize and analyze podcasts |
| XProspector | https://xprospector.com | Prospecting Tool | Prospect on X/Twitter with AI |
| Textcoco | https://textcoco.com | [Not specified] | [Not specified] |
| Tucanchat | https://tucanchat.io | Translation | Translate voice, video, texts within WhatsApp |
| BuScores | https://www.buscores.com | Social Gaming | Automate tracking of word game scores |
| PayScope | https://payscope.ai | Salary Estimator | Salary estimator with no sign-up |
USER NEEDS
Pain Points:
- Cluttered interfaces in existing tools (e.g., time trackers)
- Difficulty in motivating users to give feedback
- High churn rates despite initial traction
- Empty platform problem for new social/community apps
- Switching costs from established tools
- Unpredictable LLM costs for developers
- Manual work in form creation and analysis
- Difficulty in selecting text in document tools
- Lack of active users despite good product
- Server errors during onboarding
- Content gaps in travel utilities
- LinkedIn cracking down on automation tools
- Repetitive thoughts without new perspectives in journaling
- Motivation to create content consistently
Problems to Solve:
- Simplify time tracking with minimalist design
- Make calorie tracking rewarding through gamification
- Automate task management with AI
- Bundle travel utilities into one QR code
- Ground LLM outputs in real-time data to reduce hallucinations
- Forward LLM costs to end-users
- Generate forms from text descriptions
- Analyze form data automatically
- Create proactive AI agents for work
- Recognize emotional patterns in journaling
- Generate personalized social media replies
- Solve the 'empty room' problem for live audio platforms
- Collect feedback without friction
- Automate LinkedIn growth with personal AI voice
- Transcribe recipe videos into interactive formats
Potential Solutions:
- Minimalist UI design focused on core functionality
- Gamification elements to increase engagement
- AI automation to reduce manual input
- Focus on perfecting one niche before scaling
- Integration-first strategy instead of full platform switch
- Proactive AI agents that plan and execute tasks
- Incentives like promo codes for feedback
- Seeding specific niches to create initial density
- Guided onboarding tutorials
- Personal AI trained on user's voice for content
- Clickable sample messages to overcome empty textbox fear
- Social proof and updated content to build trust
- Clear value proposition articulation
- Dogfooding own product for demonstration
GROWTH FACTORS
Effective Strategies:
- Immediate paywall to filter serious users
- Seeding specific niches to solve the 'empty platform' problem
- Integration-first approach instead of full platform replacement
- Building unique persona-based collections for differentiation
- Offering lifetime perks for early users
- Using promo codes as incentives for feedback
- Community-driven promotion through peer networks
- Focusing on one country/niche before scaling
Marketing & Acquisition:
- Peer-powered discovery (e.g., PeerPush)
- Clear value proposition articulation on landing pages
- Leveraging 'Twitch for voice' analogy for quick understanding
- Highlighting killer features like seamless integration with existing tools
- Removing weak social proof metrics to maintain credibility
- Dogfooding own product for powerful demos
- Building in public to gain visibility
Monetization & Product:
- Clear pricing models with free trials (e.g., 7-day trial)
- Addressing unpredictable LLM costs by forwarding to end-users
- Solving motivation problem for feedback with incentives
- Proactive AI agents that plan and execute tasks
- Personal AI trained on user's voice for authentic content
- Combining app discovery with subscription management
- API proxy with caching and rate limiting for Airtable users
User Engagement:
- Mic Pass system to send listeners to other live shows
- Gamification in calorie tracking and habit building
- Emotional pattern recognition in journaling for deeper insights
- Community building through peer promotion networks
- Creating momentum features for audience overlap
- Reward systems for helpful feedback
- Integration with existing workflows (e.g., calendar, reminders)