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See 1,021,087+ real complaints from Hacker News, the App Store, GitHub and 21 data sources in total — before you write a single line of code.
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Pulled from PainHunt's database in the last 7 days.
“Paid for SuperGrok, server outages constantly, no support, can't get refund.”
“Tracked 200+ Manus AI tasks at $39/mo. 73% of credits were wasted on broken outputs.”
“Burned $250 in tokens on day one with OpenClaw. No safe testing environment.”
These are real complaints from real users — not hypothetical pain points. Your next product idea is hiding in 1,021,087+ signals like these.
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What 100 founders saw on April 18 — the same data, the same playbooks.
Your Unfair Advantage
While others guess, you know.
Pain Point Radar
Aggregates signals from Hacker News, App Store, Google Play, Mastodon, Bluesky, Dev.to, Product Hunt and more. Every complaint, every review, analyzed.
AI Commercial Scoring
Each pain point scored by willingness-to-pay signals: "I would pay", "budget", "subscription", "urgent".
Blue Ocean Finder
Automatically detects market gaps: high pain count + low competitor density = your golden opportunity.
Trend Detection
See which pain points are growing week-over-week. Catch waves before they peak.
Competitor Gap Analysis
Know exactly what users hate about existing solutions. Build the fix.
Pain Point Search
Search across 413,987+ analyzed insights: "show me pains about [your idea]" — find validation in seconds.
From Pain to Profit
Crawl
We process 1,021,087+ data points from 21 platforms to extract high-value consumer signals.
Score
AI ranks each pain point by commercial potential — urgency, frequency, and willingness to pay.
Discover
You see the top opportunities, market gaps, and emerging trends.
Build
Pick a validated problem. Build the fix. Launch with confidence.
Simple Pricing
Validate ideas in minutes, not months.
- ✓Idea Validator — unlimited use
- ✓Pain Point Browser (12 previews)
- ✓Basic commercial scoring
- ✓Full Idea Validation reports
- ✓Unlimited Pain Point browsing
- ✓Score breakdown (AI transparency)
- ✓Competitor weakness analysis
- ✓Market gap finder + Trends
- ✓Export to CSV
30-day guarantee: find 3 new high-value pain points or full refund
- ✓Everything in Builder
- ✓Priority access to new data sources
- ✓Dedicated support channel
90-day guarantee: find a profitable direction or full refund + 1 month free
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is PainHunt and how does the Idea Validator work?
PainHunt is an AI-powered market intelligence platform that lets you validate any startup idea in 10 seconds. Enter a keyword like 'project management' or 'CRM' and instantly get an Opportunity Score (0-10) based on real market data. The score combines pain signal volume, willingness to pay, and pain intensity from 1,021,087+ real user posts across 21 platforms. Free users get unlimited validations with score previews. Paid users unlock full reports with competitor weaknesses, user personas, and MVP suggestions.
How does PainHunt compare to GummySearch?
GummySearch shut down in November 2025. PainHunt is the leading alternative for indie hackers and founders who need to validate startup ideas with real market data. Unlike GummySearch which only covered Reddit, PainHunt aggregates 21 data sources including Hacker News, App Store, Google Play, Product Hunt, Dev.to, BlueSky, Mastodon, Lemmy, Stack Exchange, Chrome Web Store, Substack, Medium, YouTube and more. PainHunt also provides AI-powered Opportunity Scores and competitor weakness analysis that GummySearch never offered.
How does the AI Commercial Scoring work?
PainHunt's AI evaluates each pain point on a 0-15 scale using commercial signals: users explicitly mentioning willingness to pay, mentioning software budgets, pain intensity (how frustrated they are), and whether solving the problem saves significant time or revenue. The Opportunity Score (0-10) combines average commercial score, willingness to pay, and signal volume into a single actionable number.
Where does PainHunt get its data?
PainHunt aggregates 21 data sources 24/7 — including Hacker News, App Store, Google Play, BlueSky, Mastodon, Lemmy, Product Hunt, Dev.to, Stack Exchange, Chrome Web Store, Substack, Medium, YouTube, remote job boards and SaaS community forums. Historical archives also cover Reddit. All data is processed by AI to extract pain points, commercial scores, competitor mentions, user personas, and feature requests. The database currently contains 1,021,087+ analyzed posts and grows daily.
Is PainHunt free to use?
Yes, PainHunt offers a free Explorer plan that includes unlimited Idea Validator searches (with score preview and top signal) and a Pain Point Browser with 12 insight previews. The Builder plan ($79/mo) unlocks full validation reports, unlimited browsing, competitor analysis, and CSV export. A 30-day money-back guarantee is included.
How do I validate a startup idea with PainHunt?
Sign up free (no credit card required), go to the Idea Validator, and type any market, product idea, or competitor name. In under 10 seconds you'll see: an Opportunity Score (0-10), the number of real pain signals found, average willingness to pay, top pain points from real users, and which platforms the signals come from. You can validate unlimited ideas for free.
Why does the dashboard show fewer insights than the total signals?
We ingest 1,021,087+ raw posts and surface the 413,987+ where our AI could actually extract a concrete pain point with a paid-intent signal behind it. Posts with no identifiable pain, or where willingness-to-pay is too weak to act on, are dropped. Everything that survives is scored 0-15 on commercial potential, so you can sort by it rather than trust us on it.
Your Next $100K ARR Idea Is Hiding in Plain Sight.
1,021,087+ real consumer signals. 413,987+ high-intent insights. AI-scored by willingness to pay.
The data is already there. The only question is whether you'll build it.
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