I built a tool that finds customers on Reddit before your competitors do

Hey IH,

I'm a solo founder and for the past few months I've been building RedditGrow a tool that monitors Reddit for high-intent conversations about your product, generates contextual responses, and helps you post safely without getting shadowbanned.

The problem I was trying to solve

I was spending 2-3 hours/day scrolling Reddit looking for posts like "what's the best tool for X?" or "looking for an alternative to Y". When I found one, I'd write a thoughtful reply mentioning my product.

It worked. Reddit users have real buying intent — they literally type what they need. But the process was brutal:

I'd find a perfect thread... 3 days too late

I got shadowbanned twice because I didn't know the karma/account age rules
Copy-pasting the same reply got me flagged
Tracking which subreddits actually converted was impossible
So I built the tool I wished I had.

What RedditGrow does

• Monitors subreddits 24/7 : you pick your target communities, AI scans every new post and scores it by purchase intent
• Generates contextual replies —: not generic spam. The AI matches the subreddit's tone and rules, and you review/edit everything before posting
• 7-day warm-up system : phased karma-building plan so you don't get your account nuked on day 1
• Safe posting : rate limiting, shadowban detection, and compliance checks built in
• Content roadmap : AI generates a daily posting plan per subreddit
• Analytics : track which replies drive clicks, signups, and revenue

Why Reddit matters in 2026

Some numbers that convinced me this was worth building:

1 - 82% of Google page-one results now include a Reddit thread
2 - Reddit is the #1 source cited by Perplexity AI (46.7% of citations)
3 -Google pays Reddit $60M/year for data access
4 - A single well-placed comment can drive signups for years because threads rank on Google forever
5 -Reddit is basically the last organic acquisition channel that isn't saturated. 6 -LinkedIn is pay-to-play, cold email response rates are in the floor, ads cost more every quarter. But on Reddit, people are literally asking "what tool should I use?" and nobody's there to answer systematically.

The tech stack (for the nerds)

Next.js 14 (App Router) + TypeScript
Supabase (Postgres + Auth + RLS)
OpenAI GPT-4 for analysis and response generation
Upstash Redis for queue management
Stripe for billing
Vercel for deployment
6 cron workers handling scraping, posting, warm-up, and email
Built it solo. No VC. Bootstrapped.

Pricing

Starter: $29/mo (5 subreddits, 30 opportunities/mo)
Growth: $49/mo (15 subreddits, 100 opportunities/mo)
Agency: $99/mo (50 subreddits, unlimited, team features)
7-day free trial on all plans
I also built 11 free tools that work without signing up — subreddit finder, ROI calculator, shadowban checker, response generator, etc. You can test the value before committing to anything.

What I'd love from this community

Honest feedback on the product and positioning

If you've tried Reddit marketing, what was your biggest pain point?

Roast my landing page if you feel like it: redditgrow.ai

Happy to answer any questions about the build, the strategy, or Reddit marketing in general. AMA.