Validate your idea with real market conversations.
Type your startup idea. We scan Reddit, Hacker News, and YouTube to surface real pain points and show you exactly where your market exists.
Free to start · No credit card required
Scanning idea
A tool that helps indie developers find beta testers for their apps before launch.
#1 — No way to find real users who will give honest feedback
Scanned subreddits
r/SideProject · r/Entrepreneur · r/startups · r/indiehackers
From idea to market evidence in seconds
No surveys. No guessing. Just real conversations from people who already have the problem.
Describe your startup idea
Write your idea in one sentence. Be specific about the problem you're solving and who you're solving it for. The more specific, the better the results.
"A platform that connects indie developers with beta testers who give structured, actionable feedback before launch."
We scan multiple sources for real evidence
Validly generates targeted search queries and scans Reddit, Hacker News, and YouTube — surfacing real conversations where people describe the exact problem your idea solves.
Get ranked pain points with evidence
See the top pain points ranked by relevance score, backed by real quotes as evidence from across the web. Every finding tells you whether it validates or challenges your idea.
No way to find unbiased beta testers
r/SideProject
Feedback from friends isn't actionable
r/startups
Developers want free testers, not paid
r/Entrepreneur
Market research that actually tells the truth
Validly generates the exact search queries real users would type when describing your problem — then scans Reddit, Hacker News, and YouTube to find where those conversations are happening right now.
Real user language
Queries are written the way frustrated users talk, not how founders pitch.
Live multi-source data
Every scan pulls fresh posts and comments from Reddit, Hacker News, and YouTube — not cached or synthetic data.
Ranked evidence
Pain points scored by relevance so you know what actually matters most.
Validates or challenges
Each finding tells you whether your idea has real traction or faces resistance.
Everything in your validation report
Not a list of assumptions. Real evidence from real communities who already have the problem you're solving.
Ranked pain points
Up to 8 pain points ranked by relevance score (0–100) so you instantly know which problems are most prevalent in your target market.
Real user evidence
3–5 direct quotes from real people across Reddit, Hacker News, and YouTube for each pain point — the exact words your future customers use.
Validates or Challenges signal
Each pain point tells you whether it validates your hypothesis or challenges it — so you can refine your idea before building anything.
Source tags
See exactly which community surfaced each pain point — so you know where your earliest customers are already gathering online.
AI Analysis per pain point
Click any pain point for an instant AI breakdown: who specifically has this pain, how your idea could solve it, and how to monetize it.
Save the best findings
Bookmark the most relevant pain points to a saved results list — accessible any time from your dashboard without re-running the scan.
Simple, honest pricing
Start with a free trial. Cancel anytime.
Starter
7-day free trial
- ✓5 scans per day
- ✓Up to 6 subreddits per scan
- ✓Up to 10 evidence quotes per pain point
- ✓2 AI solution ideas per pain point
- ✓Export results
- ✓Advanced AI scoring
Pro
Per month · Cancel anytime
- ✓15 scans per day
- ✓Up to 12 subreddits per scan
- ✓Up to 25 evidence quotes per pain point
- ✓10 AI solution ideas per pain point
- ✓Unlimited saved results
- ✓Priority support
Real founders. Real validation.
What happens when you stop guessing and start scanning.
“I spent 3 weeks building a feature nobody wanted. With Validly I ran a scan first and found out the real pain was onboarding, not the feature itself. Saved me months of wasted work.”
Marcus D.
Indie developer · SaaS founder
“The Reddit evidence is the best part. It's not AI-generated fluff — it's actual quotes from real people describing the exact problem I'm solving. Sent them straight to my investors.”
Priya S.
Founder · Pre-seed startup
“I validated three different ideas in one afternoon. Two got weak signals, one lit up with pain points from multiple subreddits. That's the one I'm building.”
Jordan T.
Serial builder · Bootstrapped
“The 'Challenges' signal saved me from a pivot I would have regretted. People on Reddit weren't complaining about what I thought — they had a completely different problem.”
Sam W.
Product manager turned founder
“I used to spend a week doing manual Reddit research for each idea. Validly does it in 30 seconds and finds things I would have missed entirely.”
Alex R.
Startup studio operator
“The AI Analysis breakdown per pain point is incredible. Target audience, solution angle, monetization — all in one click. My investor pitch got 3x sharper after using this.”
Chris M.
YC applicant · B2B SaaS
Your market is already talking about it.
Stop guessing whether people want your idea. Scan Reddit, Hacker News, and YouTube in seconds and find out where the demand already lives.
Free · 3 scans/day · No credit card required