Decision Desk for Indie Developers

Don't Build Blind.
Validate First.

Use real community discussion evidence, 6-dimension AI scoring, and automated documentation to turn vague intuitions into Ship / Rework / Skip decisions.
20 min vs. 30 hours of manual work.

No credit card required
3 free analyses
10 min to start

AI Score Report

AI Writing Assistant for Indie Devs

Ship
0

Overall Score

Confidence 87%
Market DemandPain DepthWTPMarket GapICP ClarityLaunch Speed0SCORE
Reddit 142HN 38IH 29· Discussion Coverage 209 discussions
Why Build Cleverly

Traditional validation: slow & inefficient

Indie developers spend 30+ hours on manual research, yet still face uncertainty

Traditional Way

30+ Hours Manual Research

  • Manually scrape Reddit/HN/IH discussions
  • Read comments one by one, subjectively judge pain points
  • Organize data in Excel, easy to miss insights
  • Guess competitive landscape and pricing by intuition
  • Spend another 2-3 days writing a PRD
  • Final conclusions still lack data support
Build Cleverly

Build Cleverly

Decisions in 20 Minutes

  • Auto-crawl real discussions from multiple platforms
  • AI semantic analysis of 200+ user evidence points
  • 6-dimension scoring, every item traceable to source
  • WTP hard threshold filters, avoid self-deception
  • Auto-generate PRDs and alternative directions
  • Clear Ship / Rework / Skip judgment
Workflow

4 Steps to Complete Validation

Step 01

Input Idea

Fill in your idea title, target users, assumed pain points, pricing range, and select platforms to scrape

< 5 min form
Step 02

Crawl Discussions

Automatically scrape relevant discussions from Reddit, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, and more

200+ real data points
Step 03

AI Scoring

6-dimension deep analysis: Market Demand, Pain Depth, WTP, Competition Gap, ICP Clarity, Launch Feasibility

All items traceable
Step 04

Get Decision

Ship / Rework / Skip conclusion with PRD draft, pricing recommendations, and alternative directions

Includes alternatives
Evidence References

Every Conclusion, Source-Backed

Not an AI black box — a traceable chain of evidence. Every score is backed by real community discussions.

Reddit

"I've been looking for exactly this. My team wastes so much time on manual research for every new feature idea. Would pay $30/mo for something that automates this."

Hacker News

"The problem with most validation tools is they don't show you the actual evidence. This one does, and that makes all the difference for building trust."

Indie Hackers

"Spent 3 weeks researching my last project only to discover nobody wanted to pay for it. A tool like this could have saved me so much time and money."

Product Hunt

"The WTP (willingness to pay) signal is the most important metric and most tools completely ignore it. Glad someone is finally addressing this properly."

Reddit

"Not sure about the pricing accuracy. These AI tools sometimes hallucinate market data. Would need to see the methodology before trusting the numbers."

Hacker News

"Competitor analysis is already saturated. Unless you have a really unique insight or angle, it's going to be very hard to differentiate here."

↑ Actual evidence card preview. Each citation includes source link, original date, and relevance score.

Key Differences

Failure Is Not the End — It's a Pivot

A Skip result isn't rejection — it's guidance toward a more viable direction.

Traditional Validation Tools

  • Only gives Yes/No, no reasons why
  • No guidance on what to do after failure
  • Data sources are opaque
  • Single conclusion, no alternative paths
  • One-dimensional scoring, lacks depth
Build Cleverly
  • 6-dimension scoring + every item cited
  • Auto-generates 4-5 alternative directions on Skip
  • Every number has a source anchor you can trace
  • One-click reanalysis with alternative directions
  • WTP hard threshold filter, rejects self-deception
Examples

Real Cases, Side-by-Side

✓ Ship

AI Writing Assistant for Indie Developers

83

Overall Score

Strong demand signals on Reddit and Indie Hackers for such a tool, clear WTP signals ($20-40/mo), and room for differentiation in the competitive landscape.

Market Demand ↑ 82Pain Depth ↑ 91Market Gap → 68
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— Skip

General NFT Minting Platform

34

Overall Score

Extremely weak WTP signals, 73% negative sentiment in discussions, highly saturated competitive landscape. But discovered an adjacent direction: copyright attestation for small creators.

Market Demand ↓ 31WTP ↓ 22Alt Directions: 4
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3,200+

Analyses Completed

209

Avg Discussions per Analysis

87%

Users Find Scoring Credible

20min

Avg Time to First Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

How is data collected? Is this legal?
We only crawl publicly accessible community discussions and comply with each platform's robots.txt rules and ToS. All data is used exclusively for analysis — we don't store original user content.
How accurate is the AI scoring?
Accuracy depends on the volume and quality of relevant discussions. Each scoring dimension includes a confidence level (0-100%) and data coverage notes. When data is insufficient, we explicitly mark "Low Confidence" rather than giving a falsely high score.
What is the WTP hard threshold?
WTP (Willingness to Pay) is our most critical validation dimension. When discussions lack clear willingness-to-pay signals, even if other dimensions score highly, we prominently flag this risk in the report to prevent developers from falling into the 'great product, nobody pays' trap.
Does a Skip result mean my idea is hopeless?
Not at all. Skip only indicates that the current form has low viability in the current market — it doesn't invalidate the idea itself. Every Skip report automatically generates 4-5 alternative directions to help you find a more viable entry point.
How good are the generated PRD documents?
PRDs are auto-generated from analysis results, covering user stories, feature priorities, non-functional requirements, and other standard sections. They work great as starting drafts — we recommend adjusting based on actual context. Exportable in Markdown.

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