I built an AI tool that replies to Google reviews for local businesses

Hey IH 👋

I'm Rishikesh, a solo founder. I built ReviewMint after noticing that most local businesses — restaurants, barbers, dental clinics — either ignore their Google reviews or spend way too much time replying to them manually.

Bad or ignored reviews kill conversions. People read reviews before visiting a business, and no reply signals that the owner doesn't care.

What ReviewMint does:

• Connect your Google Place ID

• Import your reviews automatically

• Get AI-generated professional replies in seconds

• Edit, approve, and copy to post

Built with NestJS + React, powered by Gemini AI. Fully live at reviewmint.uk.

Currently on free tier infrastructure (Cloudflare Pages + Render + Aiven MySQL) keeping costs at $0 while I find the first paying customer.

Would love any feedback from the IH community — especially if you've tried selling to local businesses before.