Would love your honest first impression of Foozool (invoices from email)
Hi everyone.
I built Foozool to help with a workflow a lot of freelancers, bookkeepers, and small businesses deal with: invoices arriving as PDFs in email.
Today that usually means downloading attachments, renaming files, forwarding them to an accountant, or uploading them into Drive / accounting tools. Foozool is meant to pull invoices from Gmail, Outlook, and Telegram automatically and make that process much simpler.
Product: https://foozool.com
I am still early, and before I push acquisition harder I want to understand how the product comes across to real people.
I would really appreciate gentle but honest feedback, whether you work with invoices a lot or not at all:
In the first few seconds, is it clear what Foozool does?
Does this feel useful, nice-to-have, or not relevant?
Who does this seem built for: freelancers, bookkeepers, accountants, small businesses, or someone else?
What feels confusing, weak, or unconvincing on the page?
If this is relevant to you, what would make you more likely to try it?
Even short reactions help a lot. Thank you.
You mentioned wanting to understand how the product comes across before pushing acquisition harder.
If people immediately understand what Foozool does but still don't try it, what do you think that would say about the product versus the way it's being positioned?
That is a really good question.
If people immediately understand Foozool but still do not try it, I would take that as a signal that the problem may not feel urgent enough, or that the product is clear but not compelling.
In other words, positioning might be fine, but the value may feel like a nice-to-have instead of something worth connecting an inbox for today.
That is actually one of the things I am trying to learn from feedback like this: is the gap “I get it, but I do not need it,” or “I get it, but I am not sure I trust it / it is not for me”?
Those point to different next steps. The first is more about the product and who it is for. The second is more about trust, proof, and messaging.
Appreciate you pushing on that.
Appreciate the context.
Would be good to continue the conversation as you learn which signal becomes clearer from user feedback.
What's the best email to reach you on?
you can contact me at itayschmidt@gmail.com
Thanks! I’ve just sent it over.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts whenever you have a chance.
I think the landing page communicates the problem well, especially if you've dealt with invoice PDFs before. It was clear to me who the product is for and what it's trying to solve.
One thing that gave me a bit of pause was the Outlook authorization showing the app as "unverified." I understand that's common for early-stage products, but as a first-time user it made me hesitate before connecting my inbox. A short explanation before the authorization step about why this appears could help build trust.
Thanks, this is really helpful.
Glad the problem and audience came through clearly. The Outlook “unverified” warning is a fair pause, especially for inbox access. You are right that a short explanation before the connect step would help. I will add a note about why that screen appears, what permissions we ask for, and that we only use them to find invoice emails.
Really appreciate you taking the time to try it and share this.
Glad it was helpful! I think little trust signals can make a big difference, especially when people are connecting their inbox. Best of luck with Foozool!
Thanks! I will definitely start thinking about trust