Type any subreddit or niche and see real, scored complaints scraped from live forums — not an AI guess at what people might be frustrated about.
Real threads, real links — not training-data hallucinations
Any subreddit— or a niche keyword if you don't know one
No signup required — results in seconds
Type a subreddit name (like sweatystartup) or a niche keyword if you don't have one in mind.
e.g. sweatystartup, freelance writers, dog grooming
Our pain point finder searches a live database of complaints scraped from Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Lobsters, and Indie Hackers.
e.g. Matched to r/sweatystartup, r/smallbusiness
Get a count of matching complaints, an average frustration score, and real quotes with direct source links.
e.g. 18 signals, avg frustration 7.6/10
Run the full search to unlock every matching pain point, a Gap Score, competitors already solving this, and a ready-to-host MVP landing page.
e.g. Full report with sources and competitor gaps
A Reddit pain point finder scans real posts and comments from specific subreddits or niches to surface what people are actually complaining about — the raw material for a startup idea. Unlike asking an AI to imagine complaints, this tool searches a live database of scraped, dated forum threads and shows you the actual source.
No. If you're not sure which subreddit covers your niche, just type a keyword describing the audience or problem (e.g. "freelance writers") and the tool will match it to the closest category in our pain point database.
Yes — manually searching Reddit means reading through hundreds of threads and guessing which complaints are severe or recurring. This tool has already scraped and AI-scored thousands of complaints across Reddit, Hacker News, Dev.to, Lobsters, and Indie Hackers, so you see the highest-signal ones first, ranked by frustration score.
The frustration score (out of 10) reflects how severe and urgent a complaint is, based on our AI scoring of its language, context, and engagement. A higher score means people are more actively frustrated and more likely to pay for a fix.
A zero-match result usually means the community is genuinely under-discussed in our current database (which can itself be a sign of an under-served niche worth digging into further), or the name was too narrow. Try a broader niche keyword instead of an exact subreddit name.
Yes — searching a subreddit or niche is completely free with no signup required. You get an instant match against our live pain-point database, a frustration score, and real quotes. Deeper reports (every matching complaint, a Gap Score, and competitors) are part of the full paid search.