Textsmith PRO

Solo dev here. Just launched TextSmithPro after 4 months of building.

The Frustration:

Ever find yourself paying for tools you barely use together? That was me with writing software.

I had QuillBot for paraphrasing, Grammarly catching my typos, random plagiarism checkers, and DeepL for translations. Each one worked fine alone, but using them together? Copy-paste hell.

Write in Google Docs → Copy to QuillBot → Back to Docs → Copy to Grammarly → Export for plagiarism check → Repeat.

And I was dropping ~$540/year on this mess. Not because each tool was expensive, but because I needed ALL of them. 🤦

Market Research:

- 45M students in US alone

- Average student budget: <$100/mo for everything

- Writing tools market: $4B+ annually

- Average price: $10-15/mo per tool

The Gap:

Students need these tools most, can afford them least.

The Solution:

TextSmithPro combines:

✅ AI Paraphrasing (10 modes)

✅ Grammar checker

✅ Plagiarism detection

✅ Translation (20+ languages)

✅ Citation generator

✅ AI humanizer

✅ Image generation

✅ Chrome extension

Pricing Strategy:

- Free tier: Actually useful (1,000 words/day)

- Pro: $7.99/mo (undercuts everyone)

- Students: $4.79/mo (40% off)

Early Traction:

Week 1: 26 sign-ups

Week 2: 2 paid conversions

Current MRR: $16

Churn: 100%

Lessons So Far:

1. Student discount = best decision (40% of users)

2. Free tier that works > restricted trial

3. "All-in-one" is the differentiator

4. Indie pricing ($7.99) beats enterprise ($50+)

What I'm Testing:

- SEO vs paid ads

- Chrome extension for distribution

- Referral program

- Annual plans (28% discount)

Questions for IH:

1. Should I add team features first or mobile app?

2. Best channels to reach students?

3. When to raise prices?

Try it: textsmithpro.com

Building in public, so AMA! 🚀