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TECH CorroboratedEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.

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3
builder posts asking
latest ask seen 10d ago
+5 product posts seen in community
see the posts →
2
different people asking
across 1 platform
who →
28
rivals shipping · web scan
see prices →
$9
cheapest rival / mo
range →

In their words

"Without the hard stop of a 25-minute Pomodoro break, I completely lose track of time" — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗

What they tried & dropped

Extracted word-for-word from the evidence posts below — every item is quoted verbatim from a real builder.

Rhythmiq — "overcomplicated alternatives" verbatimsign in to trace ↗

Pain, in numbers

Quantified only where a builder stated a real figure — no LLM estimates.

3 hours“I will either hyperfocus for 3 hours and completely burn myself out”

Hard requirements

Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.

simpleno adsno premium nonsensePomodoro/Focus Timer on MAC desktop app

Competitor pricing

Named rivals & real prices 🔒
Rivals charge $9-$9.99/mo · names — log in ↗

How we checked

Where we searched
3 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · App Store · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
80 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
27d ago · auto-refreshed every 30 days

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Every source post · named rivals with real prices · what builders tried & dropped · quantified pain — all traceable to the original posts

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What the numbers suggest

28 rivals shipping (fact bar) see prices → market is crowded; differentiate on the unmet requirements above, don't compete on breadth.
3 builder posts asking · 2 different people (fact bar) see posts → demand is independently reported, not one person repeating themselves.
3 demand signals vs 28 shipping rivals → supply already outweighs demand — enter only with an edge.
0 willingness-to-pay quotes yetno one has named a price — validate pricing before building.

Signal history

7 tracked posts (3 asks · 4 product/news) first post May 2025 0 in the last 30 days
2026-04-22 · +1 post · 3 on record2026-06-11 · +1 post · 4 on record2026-06-18 · +1 post · 5 on record2026-06-26 · +1 post · 6 on record2026-07-10 · +1 post · 7 on record 7 0 2 Apr 2026 today

Cumulative tracked posts (asks + products + news) by original post date · 2 earlier posts before this 12-month window carried into the baseline · GapMine tracked communities — not search volume · every step traces to a real post in the evidence record (sign in to read them).

Evidence pool

Top 2 of 3 builder posts asking on record — each insight links back to a real one.

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