PainFinder
PainFinder
What is PainFinder?
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Stop guessing what hurts. Ship a pain-first roadmap.

PainFinder reads unfiltered rants from Reddit and surfaces the exact problems keeping your buyers stuck. Validate ideas before writing code.

  • Search any niche and instantly discover what people are complaining about on Reddit.
  • See pain points ranked by frequency, urgency, and buying intent.
  • Use insights to validate ideas, write copy, and build products people actually want.

100+

Reddit Coverage

Subreddits analyzed per search

AI

Pain Signals

Smart detection

<30s

Time to Insights

From search to pain points

How It Works

Research any niche in seconds

Enter a market or audience → Get ranked pain points → Ask AI for deeper insights.

On-Demand Research

Enter any niche and get instant pain point analysis

Ranked by Signal

Pain points sorted by frequency and intensity

AI Follow-up

Ask questions to dive deeper into any insight

Example Search

"Fitness app owners"

→ "Users hate that workout tracking syncs fail"

→ "People frustrated with subscription pricing"

→ "Coaches need better client management"

How PainFinder works

From search to actionable insights

Whether you're a solo builder or leading a product team, PainFinder turns messy Reddit threads into ranked product opportunities.

01. Search

Enter any niche or audience

Type in your target market — from 'fitness app owners' to 'e-commerce operators'. PainFinder searches Reddit in real-time to find complaints.

02. Analyze

AI reads every comment for pain signals

Our AI detects frustration, desperation, and buying intent in each thread. Only high-signal content surfaces.

03. Cluster

Group repeated complaints into themes

See patterns emerge — like 'Onboarding chaos' or 'Integration nightmares'. Each theme shows frequency and urgency.

04. Explore

Ask AI follow-up questions

Dive deeper into any pain point. Ask 'Would people pay for this?' or 'Who's the ideal customer?' and get instant insights.

Example Results

Search: "CRM software users"

Instant results from Reddit communities

1

Users hate manual data entry

High Frustration
47 mentions82% seeking solutions
2

Reporting takes too long

Medium Frustration
32 mentions67% seeking solutions
3

Integration headaches

High Frustration
28 mentions78% seeking solutions

Speed

<30s

From search to insights

Powered By

AI

Smart signal detection

Use Cases

Built for builders, developers, business owners and entrepreneurs.

PainFinder gives every operator instant proof that the work you're doing lines up with a documented pain.

Builders & Indie Hackers

Should I build this app idea?

Search your niche and see if people are actually complaining about the problem you want to solve.

Validate before coding

Developers & Product Teams

What feature should we prioritize?

End backlog debates with real user complaints ranked by frequency and urgency.

Ship what matters

Business Owners

What words convert on my landing page?

Borrow your customer's exact language from their rants to write copy that resonates.

Speak their language

Agencies & Consultants

What service should I pitch this client?

Discover pain points in any industry so you can pitch solutions that clients actually need.

Find new angles
Pricing

Ready to intercept the next pain rant?

Sign up to start discovering pain points in any niche. Your first search is free.

Pricing

$29/moafter your first free search

Try PainFinder once for free, then unlock unlimited signals for a flat monthly membership.

1 free search included

Seat limit

100 / 100 seats left

We cap membership at 100 builders to keep the signal board high-signal and fast.

Limited cohort

No credit card required