Best Reddit alternatives to r/AppIdeas for validating software concepts, getting MVP feedback, and finding your first testers.
Once you move from idea validation in r/AppIdeas to a clickable MVP, showcase it where builders test live products.
You want people to open the product and tell you what is confusing.
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βI built a tool that does X for Y. The part I am unsure about is Z. Would you use this?β
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A title that is only the product name.
You shipped something and the post can be short.
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βI made a page that does one job. Here is the link and the bug I am still fixing.β
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A long pitch or a list of features.
You want SaaS founders to look at the product and point at what is weak.
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βShow me the SaaS. Who it is for, what it costs, and the question I want answered.β
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Posting it on the same day as the same pitch in five other subs.
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What works best
βTurned an idea into a working prototype over the weekend: [one-line value prop]. What feels unclear on first visit?β
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Avoid asking 'would you buy this?' without showing a concrete screen or workflow.
A community for weekly build logs, milestones, and lessons. Self-promotion needs context. A bare launch link is a poor fit.
What works best
βTurned an idea into a working prototype over the weekend: [one-line value prop]. What feels unclear on first visit?β
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Avoid asking 'would you buy this?' without showing a concrete screen or workflow.
A smaller, tight-knit group of indie app developers helping each other.
What works best
βTurned an idea into a working prototype over the weekend: [one-line value prop]. What feels unclear on first visit?β
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Avoid asking 'would you buy this?' without showing a concrete screen or workflow.
The product is a small SaaS and the post is about the business, not a feature list.
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βRaised the price from $9 to $19. Two people churned. Four new people paid. Here is the email I sent.β
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A screenshot of the dashboard with no explanation.
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