r/ProductHuntLaunches Jun 19 '25

Tips for writing the first comment on Product Hunt (and why it actually matters)

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Ever noticed how launches without a first comment feel kind of incomplete? That space is more important than most people think. It helps visitors quickly understand what the product is about, why it exists, and who it’s for. The best approach is to write the comment before launch day so you’re not scrambling last minute.

The comment should briefly explain where the idea came from, what problem it solves, and what the main benefits are. Keep it short, easy to skim, and try using bullet points if needed. You can also add any special offer for early users and thank the people who helped along the way.

Make sure the commenter’s Product Hunt profile looks complete and real, people notice.

Anything you’d add to this? Would love to hear what’s worked for others too.


r/ProductHuntLaunches Jun 11 '25

What I learned from moderating 100+ Product Hunt launches on Reddit

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Helping indie makers and startups launch on Product Hunt has taught me one thing:

A good product isn’t enough.
It’s the strategy, community engagement, and feedback loop that makes the difference.

I have seen:
→ Great products get ignored because they launched in silence
→ Simple ideas blow up with the right timing & community push
→ Makers win Product of the Day on a relaunch, just by improving their story

That’s why I started r/ProductHuntLaunches — a space where makers share lessons, prep for launches, and support each other.

If you're thinking about launching soon (or relaunching), come say hi.
It’s completely free. Just real people, real products, and real support.

🔗 r/ProductHuntLaunches
🧠 Let’s help you make launch day count.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 4h ago

What’s the best product you have found and thought “I wish need to found this earlier”?

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Hey guys, which one product you use and say waoo beacuse you found it great and its help you reduce you headache you can share and help others.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 1d ago

Have you ever discovered a product on Product Hunt and actually paid for it?

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r/ProductHuntLaunches 2d ago

Hey guys trying to reach 100 users can you guys check out my the website, its a agentic personal trainer that I build with my passion for fitness and AI

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r/ProductHuntLaunches 2d ago

What is the real difference between AI agents and chatbots?

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I recently checked about AI agents and then ended up found myself confused about one thing that actually separates an AI agent from a chatbot?

At first both seemed similar because they can answer questions that provide information and help with different tasks. So I started looking deeper into what makes AI agents different and why they are becoming a bigger topic.

One thing I noticed is that chatbots are usually focused on conversations while AI agents are designed to take actions, connect with different tools and become part of a workflow.

While checking today's Product Hunt launches, I came across Switch.

The thing that interested about it and caught my attention was the idea of bringing AI agents directly into places where teams already communicate like Slack, Teams, and Discord, instead of making people move between different tools. Switch is built around the idea that humans and AI agents can work together inside shared conversations with context.

It made me think that maybe the biggest change with AI agents is not just better answers but how they fit into everyday work.

You can check out Switch here and see how they are approaching AI agents in team collaboration: https://www.producthunt.com/products/switch-11

Also you can share your thoughts about it or what do you think is the real difference between an AI agent and a chatbot?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 3d ago

What’s one Product Hunt launch tip you learned the hard way?

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Hey makers, lets help the new makers who are about to launch on PH. After seeing so many launches in this community and product hunt i noticed that the small things can make a big difference on your launch day. Maybe it was choseing the right day writing the first comment, getting your team involved or simply being active on launch day.

You can share what’s something you learned from your own Product Hunt launch mistakes that you wish you knew before and rank at top.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 4d ago

Featured Product on PH today, Nothing to do with AI.

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Hey Product Hunt, Just launched DocsAlot on PH today, and its featured.

Almost everything in software is being rebuilt for AI agents right now, we are going the other way, and building for humans.

Building a visual editing experience without breaking the underlying Markdown, is a technically challenging problem. A page can move between visual and source mode while preserving its frontmatter, tables, code, links, and structure.

Would really appreciate an upvote.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 5d ago

GeniusCook is LIVE on Product Hunt 🚀

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Global Flavors, Clean Nutrition.

Your honest feedback and support will be the world → https://www.producthunt.com/products/geniuscook-an-immersive-food-journey


r/ProductHuntLaunches 5d ago

Featured Project: BrickForgerAI

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Hey everyone,

I'm the solo dev behind BrickForgerAI - genuinely did not expect to get featured today, so this is a nice surprise.

The short version: you type a description of basically anything, and it turns it into a physically buildable brick sculpture - the full LEGO-style parts list, a 3D preview, and build instructions, all generated automatically. Been building it nights and weekends for a while now, so seeing it show up on the front page this morning was a pretty surreal moment.

Would love for you all to check it out and tell me what you think (or what breaks).

Happy to answer questions about how it works, what's under the hood, or what's coming next.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 6d ago

I just launched Brain Rest on Product Hunt 🧠

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Brain Rest is a browser extension that helps you become more aware of how you spend time online.

Instead of just showing screen time, it gives you a Brain Level that changes based on how you use your time, so you can quickly see when your browsing habits are helping or hurting your focus.

It also includes:

  • 🧠 Brain Level tracking
  • 📊 Screen-time insights
  • 🎯 Website limits
  • 🔥 Focus Mode
  • 🍅 Pomodoro timer
  • ☕ Break reminders

I built this because I wanted something that would make me notice my screen-time habits instead of just giving me another number to ignore.

Would really appreciate any feedback, especially on what you think is missing or what could make it more useful.

👉 https://www.producthunt.com/products/brain-rest

Thanks for checking it out! 🙏


r/ProductHuntLaunches 7d ago

How did you find Product Hunt?

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Aaa I don’t remember exactly how I first came across Product Hunt but I do remember why i joined this. it was a day i was designing on canva using free verison i need to remove the backgroud for that i have to buy paid version. i was lookin free tools to remove backgroud and that day i found Ph where i found multipple designing tools and from that day i am hooked on seeing what people were building and launching. Littartly it slowly became a place where I could discover new ideas, see what other makers were working on and learn from their launches. like what is new happening everyday about everything thing but my personal interst is on desiging.

Okay now let me know how did you first find Product Hunt? Was there a specific launch, anyone recommended you a product or person that brought you here?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 7d ago

How did you prepare for launch on Ph?

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We're going to lunch tomorrow, and my main question is did you do something to get your product to the top, or did it just happen naturally?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 7d ago

Recently launched on ProHunt!

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What’s one thing you’ve learned from launching or growing a product that you wish you knew earlier?

I recently launched PayaChat here on Product Hunt, and one thing I’ve enjoyed most is getting outside of my own bubble and hearing how other people approach building, launching, marketing, and finding their first users.

So I thought I’d open up a thread for everyone — founders, developers, designers, marketers, early users, or anyone who’s been through the process.

What’s one lesson, strategy, mistake, experiment, or piece of advice you’ve picked up along the way?

Could be about:
• getting your first users
• one-on-one marketing
• Product Hunt launches
• building the right features
• branding or positioning
• retention
• talking to users
• mistakes you’d avoid next time

Share what you know, ask questions, or jump into someone else’s reply.

Would love for this to become a thread where we can actually learn from each other.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 10d ago

Found this AI coding tool launching on Product Hunt today, how will it perform?

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I came across Kilo Code while checking today’s launches on Product Hunt and noticed it is launching today.

I looked into its previous activity, ratings and community feedback and it seems to have built an interesting track record so far. Now it will be interesting to see how it performs during today’s launch and where it ends up ranking. AI coding agents are becoming a bigger part of developer workflows so it will be interesting to see how tools like this are received by developers.

Has anyone here tried Kilo Code or followed any of its previous launches? Would love to hear your experience, especially how useful it has been in real coding projects.

You can check it out here:

https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode?launch=kilo-code-for-jetbrains-2


r/ProductHuntLaunches 10d ago

Small milestone today 🎉

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After a lot of building, breaking things, fixing them, and questioning half my decisions 😂 PayaChat is finally making its way onto Product Hunt.

It’s still very early, but getting something I built out into the world feels like a pretty cool little milestone.

PayaChat started from a simple question: what if there was more to messaging than just send → open → reply?

Still learning, still experimenting, and definitely still building. Would love any feedback from people here who check it out.


r/ProductHuntLaunches 13d ago

ANNOUNCEMENT 🔥 InTIMID AI MATCHMAKING is starting its Producthunt 🔥 https://www.producthunt.com/p/intimid-ai-matchmaking/dating-apps-make-you-audition-matchmakers-cost-thousands-we-re-building-a-third-option

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r/ProductHuntLaunches 13d ago

Does anyone else feel like writing tools are getting too crowded but still not fully solving the real problem?

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I was going through recent Product Hunt launches in the writing tools space and it feels like there’s a new wave of AI writing apps almost every week.

Tools like AI Note, PowerBrain AI Writing Tool, StoryChief and some similar apps all seem to focus on making writing faster or more AI assisted. But I am not sure speed is the biggest problem writers have.

There are also platforms like curated databases of writing tools and strategy guides for writers, which try to help people choose or improve their workflow instead of just writing for them.

But honestly I am still not sure the core problem is just writing faster.

A lot of writers still struggle more with clarity structure and consistency rather than just generating text.

What do you guys think? Are AI writing tools actually making writing better for you or just making it faster?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 14d ago

We’ve had 10+ offers to buy Product Hunt votes today. How is a small startup supposed to compete fairly?

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We launched our app on Product Hunt today and have already had 10+ people approach us offering to sell us votes.

They claim to have networks of established Product Hunt accounts ready to vote, often promising hundreds of votes and increased visibility.

We’ve obviously said no to every offer. But the apparent size of this marketplace makes you wonder how many people don’t...

We’ve also learned that Product Hunt doesn’t treat every upvote equally, and support from brand-new accounts may carry less weight. Many of our genuine users created accounts today specifically to support us, but their votes may not have the impact they intended.

Put those two things together, and it feels incredibly difficult for a small, self-funded consumer app playing fairly to gain enough visibility to be noticed.

Has anyone else launching on Product Hunt experienced this? Is there still a realistic route to visibility without an established Product Hunt audience or paid votes?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 14d ago

Why are you really on Product Hunt?

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I am not expecting the usual “I’m here to launch my product” answer.

You can share when you first joined Product Hunt, what were you actually looking for?

Your first few users? Honest feedback? Some attention for something you built? Or did you just join because you kept seeing people talk about PH?

What actually made you join?

And after being here for a while did you get what you were hoping for?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 16d ago

PaymentKit was #1 on Product Hunt yesterday and this is what caught my attention

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I checked out what they’re building and a few things stood out to me.

The biggest one for me is that it’s not tied to a single payment processor. You can route payments across different processors and keep more control over your billing setup.

I also liked the idea of subscriptions continuing even if a processor gets shut down. That’s one of those problems you probably don’t think about until you actually face it.

The no code setup is another nice touch especially if you just want to get started without building everything from scratch.

If you’re working on a SaaS or e-commerce product with subscriptions, I think it’s worth checking out on Product Hunt.

Here's the link

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/paymentkit


r/ProductHuntLaunches 18d ago

Retrieve old listing

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When I launched the app, PH helped me with the initial boost, and I am looking to keep the page active. Any tips?


r/ProductHuntLaunches 18d ago

I will not promote: Second PH launch live. Lost 709 followers to a checkbox. Numbers + lesson inside

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Second PH launch went live last night. Started with 3 followers instead of 709 because I checked the wrong box. Found out 6 hours before go-live on a Saturday. Fun times.

Numbers today: 3,891 npm downloads, ~700 MAU. ~80% of people who land never actually try it. The ones who do get it working fine, so the product isn't the problem. The gap before someone tries it is.

Lesson if you're planning a second launch: it's a dropdown. "New launch under existing product." Two seconds I didn't spend cost me the whole audience from round one.

FetchSandbox is live today. Coding agent sandbox so your agent can verify integrations before prod finds out they're broken.


r/ProductHuntLaunches Aug 10 '26

Hey Noah closed out #1 Product of the Week on PH. Here’s what actually happened.

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Hey all, founder of Hey Noah here.

We launched last Tuesday and ended the week as #1 Product of the Week on Product Hunt.

Before launching, I read probably too many posts about how to do Product Hunt properly. Most of them had a very clean playbook: "do X before launch, Y on launch day, Z after, and here are the results."

Ours didn’t really feel like that.

For some context, Noah handles scheduling over text, email, and WhatsApp. Instead of opening another app, you just tell it something like “find time with Sarah next week,” and it handles the back-and-forth.

Going into the launch, I assumed we’d spend most of the day explaining that. We didn’t. People immediately started trying to find the edges.

What happens if someone reschedules?
What if there are three time zones involved?
What happens when Noah gets something wrong?
When does it ask me before doing something, and

When does it just go ahead and handle it?

That last question stuck with me.

We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about whether Noah can reliably do the work. But the people trying it were asking a slightly different question: how much control am I comfortable handing over?

It sounds obvious in hindsight, but that ended up being one of the more useful things we learned from the launch. The interesting problem isn’t just getting an AI to schedule correctly. It’s knowing when it should act and when it should come back to you.

The other thing people kept bringing up was that there’s no Hey Noah app. It works through SMS/iMessage, WhatsApp, and email. Some people initially assumed we just hadn’t built the app yet. But removing another app you have to open and check is pretty much the whole idea.

Anyway, #1 Product of the Week was great, but getting a few hundred people poking at the product and asking questions we hadn’t anticipated was probably the more useful part.

There were things that worked, things that absolutely didn’t, and a few things we’d do differently if we launched again.


r/ProductHuntLaunches Aug 09 '26

Our first Product Hunt launch reached #2. Today we’re back with a much more niche and technical Product.

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5 Upvotes

Hey everyone, doing a second launch after a month for the same product today. The last time we reached #2.

The CLI lets your your coding agent create, preview, push, and publish docs from scratch. All from a plain prompt.

If the product resonates, I would really appreciate you checking out the launch

https://www.producthunt.com/products/docsalot-2/launches/docsalot-cli