We're building a GummySearch replacement — and it does more
GummySearch shut down November 30th. 135,000+ founders lost their main tool for Reddit audience research overnight.
We've been building in this space and decided to fill the gap — but go further.
SpyCenter has two modules:
Competitor Spy — enter any competitor URL and get their active Meta/Google ads, SEO keywords they rank for, and mined reviews from G2/Capterra/Trustpilot showing their biggest weaknesses.
Audience Spy — search Reddit for real pain points in any niche. AI extracts "I wish" and "I hate" statements verbatim, in your customers' own words.
All in one place. $79–199/month. Built for founders, not enterprise teams.
We're launching soon and looking for early feedback — especially from anyone who was using GummySearch and is now looking for an alternative.
LP here if you want to check it out:
https://spycenter.netlify.app/
Would love brutal honest feedback on whether this is actually useful to you.
The "I wish" and "I hate" extraction is the right move. Most tools give you volume, how many people said something. You're giving your signal, what they actually feel. That's the difference between data and intelligence.
I'm out of the loop with regards to Gummy Search, so I'm curious; why are they shutting down? Is that also a risk for you?
Great question, and fair to ask.
GummySearch shut down because Reddit denied them a commercial API license. They were actually profitable — zero burn rate — but couldn't reach an agreement that aligned with Reddit's data policies. Rather than operate in a gray area, the founder chose to shut down cleanly.
The risk is real for any tool that relies heavily on Reddit's API, and I won't pretend otherwise.
Here's why SpyCenter is structured differently: Reddit research is one module inside Audience Spy, which itself is one of two systems. The core of SpyCenter is Competitor Spy — ads, SEO, reviews, traffic, pricing — none of which depends on Reddit. So even in a worst-case scenario, the product doesn't collapse.
That said, it's something we're actively thinking about in terms of how we access and cache data sustainably. Appreciate you raising it.
Ahh, got it. Platform risk can definitely ruin good products. It's nice hearing how you've thought about and guarded against it.
All the best!
Can't wait to see this tool coming! I really need it for my research.
That means a lot — thank you! 🙏
We're moving fast. If you're on the waitlist you'll be among the first in.
Quick question while I have you — what kind of research are you doing most right now? Competitor analysis, audience/market research, or both? Trying to make sure we nail the most painful use cases first.
The timing on this is great. GummySearch going down left a real gap. The Competitor Spy module sounds super useful — being able to see their active ads + review weaknesses in one place is something I'd actually use for my own product research. Quick question: do you plan to add any kind of alert system? Like "notify me when a new Reddit thread mentions X keyword"? That was one thing I really missed from GummySearch. Good luck with the launch!
Thanks so much — really appreciate the kind words!
On alerts: yes, that's actually already planned. The built-in arsenal includes competitor mention spikes and pricing change notifications, but Reddit keyword alerts (your exact use case) are something we're actively scoping for Audience Spy.
The fact that you called it out confirms it needs to be a core feature, not an afterthought. I'm adding you to the list of people to loop in when we're testing it.
Out of curiosity — when you were using GummySearch, how often were you checking it manually vs. relying on alerts? Trying to figure out the right alert frequency (real-time vs. daily digest).
Thanks again for the feedback, genuinely helpful 🙏