AI-powered research agent

Stop guessing.
Start building what people
actually want.

IdeaScan searches Reddit, Discord, X, and more for real user frustrations — then turns them into validated startup ideas backed by actual quotes and data.

See how it works

Free plan available · No credit card required · Uses your own Claude API key

Searches across

Reddit
X (Twitter)
Discord
YouTube
LinkedIn
Hacker News
Product Hunt
Quora
How it works

From niche to validated idea
in under 60 seconds.

No more manually scrolling forums. The AI does the research — you make the decisions.

STEP 01
✍️

Enter a niche

Type any market or topic — "project management for freelancers", "AI tools for teachers", anything you're curious about.

STEP 02
🔍

AI searches for pain

Claude searches across 8 platforms for real complaints, workarounds, feature requests, and frustrations — looking for "I wish there was" signals.

STEP 03
📋

Get your report

Receive a full research report: clustered pain points, competitor gaps, ICP, market size, go-to-market hints, and a mini roadmap. Ready to export.

The report

Not just ideas.
A full research brief.

Basic and Premium plans deliver a structured report covering every angle.

Research report · "project management for freelancers"
Executive Summary
High market signal
Freelancers are drowning in context-switching between 4–6 tools. No single product owns the "freelance OS" space.
Top Pain Cluster
Client communication chaos Critical
"I'm using Notion, Google Docs, WhatsApp for clients and I'm losing my mind"
Competitor Gaps
Notion — too generic, no client portal
HoneyBook — contracts only, no project tracking
Willingness to Pay
Strong signal
$15–30/mo
Ideal Customer Profile
Independent freelancer, 1–3 years in, $3–8k/mo revenue. Using: Notion, Toggl, PayPal, WhatsApp.
Market Sizing Signal
Broad
r/freelance (450k), r/webdev (900k), Indie Hackers.
Go-to-Market
Primary channel: Reddit (r/freelance, r/webdev)
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Mini Roadmap
MVPClient portal, invoicing
V2Time tracking, contracts
What's included

Every angle covered.

🎯

Pain point clusters

Complaints grouped by theme with severity, frequency, longevity, and real quotes from the platforms.

🔬

Competitor gap analysis

What existing tools people tried and exactly where those tools failed them. Your moat, handed to you.

👤

Ideal customer profile

Job title, company size, skill level, and current tech stack — synthesised from who's actually complaining.

💰

Willingness to pay

Signal strength, estimated price range, and real quotes where users mentioned they'd pay for a solution.

📣

Go-to-market hints

Primary acquisition channel and the exact communities where your future customers already hang out.

⚠️

Risk flags

Things that could kill the idea before you build it — incumbents, market timing, technical barriers.

📈

Market sizing signal

Community sizes, post volume, and an honest read on whether this is a broad market or a niche.

🗺️

Mini roadmap

MVP, V2, and what to explicitly skip — so you know what to build first and what to ignore.

📄

PDF export

Download your full report as a PDF. Drop it in Notion, share with a co-founder, or attach to a pitch deck.

What founders say

Built for builders
who hate guessing.

"I spent two weeks manually reading Reddit threads before my last launch. IdeaScan gave me more insight in 45 seconds. The competitor gap section alone was worth it."

AK
Alex K.
Founder, B2B SaaS

"The willingness-to-pay section changed how I priced my product. I was going to charge $5/mo — the report showed people paying $40/mo for competitors. I launched at $29."

MR
Maya R.
Solo founder

"The ICP section was eerily accurate. It described my first 10 customers almost exactly. I use IdeaScan before every new feature decision now."

JS
James S.
Indie hacker
Pricing

Start free.
Upgrade when you're ready.

Free plan uses your own Anthropic API key. Basic and Premium include API access — no key needed.

Free
$0forever
Perfect for validating your first idea before committing.
✓4 scans per month
✓2 platforms per scan
✓Pain point cards
—Full research report
—Competitor gap analysis
—PDF export
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Basic
$9per month
For founders actively exploring new ideas every week.
✓10 scans per month
✓All 8 platforms
✓Full research report
✓Competitor gap analysis
✓ICP + GTM strategy
✓PDF export
✓Email support
Premium
$20per month
For power users running research on multiple niches.
✓20 scans per month
✓All 8 platforms
✓Everything in Basic
✓Risk flags analysis
✓Mini roadmap
✓Priority support

Free plan requires your own Anthropic API key (~$0.10–0.15 per scan). Basic and Premium include API access — no key needed.

FAQ

Common questions.

Stop building things
nobody wants.

Your next startup idea is already out there — in forum posts, comment threads, and frustrated tweets. Let the AI find it for you.

Free plan · No card required · 4 scans/month