InsightScout - find people already asking
Find people
already asking
for your product.
InsightScout scans Reddit, X, Hacker News, YouTube, forums, and the web, then gives you a short list of conversations worth acting on.
12-week transformation post asking for sustainable habit-tracking apps
340 upvotes, 87 comments. The OP is at maintenance phase and explicitly says nothing on the market handles long-term tracking. Several commenters are asking for the same thing.
Suggested action
Reply with congratulations and offer your habit-tracking templates. Lead with the maintenance-phase positioning — that's the gap nobody else is filling.
We find live conversations across public platforms
Not alerts. Not dashboards.
Decisions → Actions.
Most tools dump raw mentions in your inbox. That is not the job.
The job is finding the live conversations where someone is actively asking for a better way to solve the problem your solution handles.
InsightScout picks those conversations out, explains why they matter, and helps you join the conversation. Each reply puts you in front of a buyer today — and into the corpus AI assistants read tomorrow.
A feed of what to do,
not what was said.
Each opportunity comes with the conversation, the context, and a next move you can act on right away. Fewer, sharper finds - not a feed of alerts to babysit.
12-week transformation post asking for sustainable habit-tracking apps
→ Reply with congratulations and offer your habit-tracking templates. Lead with the maintenance-phase positioning — that's the gap nobody else is filling.
Founder posting how a competitor's hidden 40% price hike cost them 15% MRR
→ Track this thread for 48 hours and pull every competitor name mentioned. You'll have a pre-built outreach list of buyers who just felt the pain firsthand.
Show HN: Why is receipt scanning still terrible in 2026?
→ Reply with your OCR benchmark numbers and a link to your QuickBooks integration. The thread is primed for a credible technical answer with proof.
Building a Slack community in 2026: which moderation tools actually work?
→ Draft a comparison page targeting 'Slack community moderation 2026' that compares your tool against the 8 the author tested. Use their exact pain points as headers.
Sales rep losing $40K deal to a faster competitor's response time
→ Reply with your auto-draft follow-up feature and a calculator showing average deal size lost to delays. Pure ROI angle — they already do the math themselves.
I lost track of all my Claude prompts — anyone using a prompt manager?
→ Reply with a one-line pitch for your GitHub-style versioning feature and a screenshot of the diff view. The OP literally described your product.
Linktree's $99/year price hike is the final straw for indie creators
→ Track this thread for 7 days. Every creator naming a competitor is your competitive intel for the next month. Several are publicly switching.
Stripe held my $4,200 payout for 90 days — what alternatives are people using?
→ Reply with your 7-day payout policy and your international transfer fees. Lead with the specific frustration the OP mentioned about the 90-day hold.
How do I catch CSS regressions across 50+ Storybook component libraries?
→ Extract the technical phrasing — 'visual regression Storybook', 'design system QA', 'component library snapshot' — and target them in your next blog post.
Three founders sharing $15K MRR they lost to silent churn last month
→ Track this thread for the highest-intent prospects you'll see all month. Three commenters already named their budget — that's a pre-qualified outbound list.
Notion's invoice template is broken — 3 hours wasted reformatting again
→ Extract the recurring keywords — 'tax-ready invoice template', 'freelance invoicing without Notion', 'multi-currency invoice' — and target them in your SEO.
Restaurant owners reporting Google My Business reviews dropped 60% overnight
→ Draft a guide on the algorithm change with a prevention checklist. Pure SEO play — owners are searching this exact phrase right now and there's nothing ranking.
Why does every API docs generator produce useless garbage in 2026?
→ Draft a comparison page: 'Why we built a docs generator that doesn't suck'. Use the OP's exact phrases. There's a clear opening for a credible technical answer.
Marketing director begging for someone to merge Stripe + HubSpot + Mixpanel weekly
→ Reply with a 5-minute demo showing your Stripe + HubSpot + Mixpanel template. The OP literally listed your exact integrations and named their budget.
Podcast host asking how to find their best moments for social clips automatically
→ Draft a landing page for 'How we auto-clip podcasts: the engineering inside'. Multiple SEO targets in the comments, all from your ICP.
12-week transformation post asking for sustainable habit-tracking apps
→ Reply with congratulations and offer your habit-tracking templates. Lead with the maintenance-phase positioning — that's the gap nobody else is filling.
Founder posting how a competitor's hidden 40% price hike cost them 15% MRR
→ Track this thread for 48 hours and pull every competitor name mentioned. You'll have a pre-built outreach list of buyers who just felt the pain firsthand.
Show HN: Why is receipt scanning still terrible in 2026?
→ Reply with your OCR benchmark numbers and a link to your QuickBooks integration. The thread is primed for a credible technical answer with proof.
Building a Slack community in 2026: which moderation tools actually work?
→ Draft a comparison page targeting 'Slack community moderation 2026' that compares your tool against the 8 the author tested. Use their exact pain points as headers.
Sales rep losing $40K deal to a faster competitor's response time
→ Reply with your auto-draft follow-up feature and a calculator showing average deal size lost to delays. Pure ROI angle — they already do the math themselves.
I lost track of all my Claude prompts — anyone using a prompt manager?
→ Reply with a one-line pitch for your GitHub-style versioning feature and a screenshot of the diff view. The OP literally described your product.
Linktree's $99/year price hike is the final straw for indie creators
→ Track this thread for 7 days. Every creator naming a competitor is your competitive intel for the next month. Several are publicly switching.
Stripe held my $4,200 payout for 90 days — what alternatives are people using?
→ Reply with your 7-day payout policy and your international transfer fees. Lead with the specific frustration the OP mentioned about the 90-day hold.
How do I catch CSS regressions across 50+ Storybook component libraries?
→ Extract the technical phrasing — 'visual regression Storybook', 'design system QA', 'component library snapshot' — and target them in your next blog post.
Three founders sharing $15K MRR they lost to silent churn last month
→ Track this thread for the highest-intent prospects you'll see all month. Three commenters already named their budget — that's a pre-qualified outbound list.
Notion's invoice template is broken — 3 hours wasted reformatting again
→ Extract the recurring keywords — 'tax-ready invoice template', 'freelance invoicing without Notion', 'multi-currency invoice' — and target them in your SEO.
Restaurant owners reporting Google My Business reviews dropped 60% overnight
→ Draft a guide on the algorithm change with a prevention checklist. Pure SEO play — owners are searching this exact phrase right now and there's nothing ranking.
Why does every API docs generator produce useless garbage in 2026?
→ Draft a comparison page: 'Why we built a docs generator that doesn't suck'. Use the OP's exact phrases. There's a clear opening for a credible technical answer.
Marketing director begging for someone to merge Stripe + HubSpot + Mixpanel weekly
→ Reply with a 5-minute demo showing your Stripe + HubSpot + Mixpanel template. The OP literally listed your exact integrations and named their budget.
Podcast host asking how to find their best moments for social clips automatically
→ Draft a landing page for 'How we auto-clip podcasts: the engineering inside'. Multiple SEO targets in the comments, all from your ICP.
9 sources,
one feed.
One conversation,
five moves.
Trains daily on your goal.
Every thumbs up or down teaches InsightScout what to find more of. The longer you use it, the more it looks like a tool built specifically for your project.
Up and running in 5 minutes.
Three steps. No API keys. No complex setup. A daily queue of public conversations worth acting on from day one.
Describe your project
Tell us what you're building, who it's for, and what you're trying to achieve. It can be a product, SaaS, app, service, agency, community, or even just an idea.
We find live demand threads
InsightScout searches Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Stack Overflow, Lobsters, Bluesky, X, YouTube, and the broader web for public threads where demand, frustration, or comparison intent is already happening.
Get a clear next move
Each insight tells you why the thread matters and what to do next: draft a reply, draft a comparison page, draft a landing page, draft a guide, suggest keywords, or track the competitor mentioned in the thread.
A project can be anything.
Tell us what you're building. We’ll figure out where the conversations live and start surfacing them.
Nine platforms, one daily search.
Every source feeds the same daily search. Here's what we watch and where each one is strongest.
These conversations are also part of what ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and AI Overviews can read. Your community visibility today is your AI visibility tomorrow.
Simple plans.
Honest pricing.
Start free with a one-time preview of 6 opportunities. Upgrade when you want them every day.
Free Preview
- 1 project
- 6 opportunities, one-time preview
- Multi-source sample
- No credit card required
Starter
- 2 projects
- 360 opportunities / month
- 6 opportunities / day / project
- Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Stack Overflow, Lobsters, Bluesky
- Follow-up actions
- Daily conversation search
Pro
- 4 projects
- 960 opportunities / month
- 8 opportunities / day / project
- Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Stack Overflow, Lobsters, Bluesky, X, YouTube, Broader Web
- Follow-up actions
- Priority support
- Best value for solo operators
Scale
- 10 projects
- 3,000 opportunities / month
- 10 opportunities / day / project
- Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Stack Overflow, Lobsters, Bluesky, X, YouTube, Broader Web
- Follow-up actions
- Priority support
- Higher limits
Free preview may include up to 6 opportunities from the available source mix. No credit card required.
Prices use local currency when available. Final price is confirmed in Stripe Checkout.
Honest answers.
What sources do you scan?
Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Stack Overflow, Lobsters, Bluesky, X, YouTube, and the broader web. Available sources depend on your plan.
How does it work?
You describe your product. InsightScout searches public conversations for people asking for help, comparing tools, complaining about alternatives, or repeating questions. Then it shows the few worth your time and what to do next.
Is this a bot that posts on my behalf?
No. InsightScout reads public conversations and tells you what to do. It does not post, reply, or engage on your behalf.
Why should I care about these conversations?
Two reasons. Today, the person is already asking. Tomorrow, useful public answers and mentions become part of the web footprint that Google and AI tools can read.
Do I need to connect my social media accounts?
No. We scan public content only. No API keys, no passwords, no account connections.
Why not more opportunities per day?
Because a flood is useless. InsightScout is designed to save time by showing the few conversations most worth checking.
What can I do with an opportunity?
Each opportunity can become a reply draft, a comparison page, a landing page, a guide, keyword ideas, or a competitor to track.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contracts, no commitments. Cancel from your account settings or the Stripe billing portal whenever you want.
Explore the product without getting lost.
Start with a use case, read a guide, or compare alternatives. Enough structure to help, not enough to turn the homepage into a sitemap.
Use cases
Start with the clearest business outcomes.
Guides
Read the practical breakdowns before you commit.
Compare and try
See alternatives and test the free tools first.
About InsightScout
InsightScout helps founders and teams find people already asking for help, alternatives, complaints, and recommendations across Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Stack Overflow, Lobsters, Bluesky, X, YouTube, and the broader web. Each useful conversation becomes a next move: reply here, create this page, find these keywords, or track this competitor.
Find the conversations that matter —
before your competitors do.
Set up your first project in 5 minutes. Ready to find live conversations where people are already looking for a solution like yours?