Opp Radar
Beatable markets — 2026-07-29
An automated radar sweeps 4 app stores, Reddit, Hacker News, Product Hunt, Flippa and Google search data — and finds proven demand stuck on weak, abandoned or dead products. First to ship wins.
🎯 Beatable markets — weak supply, live demand, proven money
Niche score = weak/thin supply × live demand × willingness to pay. "% charge" = incumbents that monetize; CPC = what advertisers pay per search click (people only bid on searches that make money); trend = search interest, last 3 months vs the 9 before.
- form filler (chrome) — score 4.645 · 26 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 3 launched <1yr · avg 4.07★, 759d since avg update · 27% charge · 170 searches/mo · $1.21 cpc · trend ×0.77 · full pack →
- note taking (chrome) — score 3.5 · 26 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 5 launched <1yr · avg 4.7★, 608d since avg update · 35% charge · 20 searches/mo · $2.41 cpc · trend ×0.52 · full pack →
- seo tools (chrome) — score 3.185 · 26 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 3 launched <1yr · avg 4.56★, 1016d since avg update · 4% charge · 20 searches/mo · $2.81 cpc · trend ×1.59 · full pack →
- habit tracker (chrome) — score 2.76 · 30 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 17 launched <1yr · avg 4.18★, 659d since avg update · 17% charge · 10 searches/mo · trend ×1 · full pack →
- amazon seller (chrome) — score 2.746 · 26 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 4 launched <1yr · avg 4.71★, 536d since avg update · 15% charge · 40 searches/mo · $2.32 cpc · trend ×1.3 · full pack →
- reading mode (chrome) — score 2.423 · 26 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 8 launched <1yr · avg 4.06★, 818d since avg update · 4% charge · 320 searches/mo · trend ×3.65 · full pack →
- expense tracker (chrome) — score 2.184 · 25 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 10 launched <1yr · avg 4.8★, 817d since avg update · 8% charge · 0 searches/mo · full pack →
- youtube downloader (chrome) — score 1.755 · 25 apps tracked, 2 strong (≥500 ratings), 5 launched <1yr · avg 3.58★, 1204d since avg update · nobody charges · 2k searches/mo · $1.01 cpc · trend ×0.77 · full pack →
- hotness (firefox) — score 1.508 · 158 apps tracked, 0 strong (≥500 ratings), 116 launched <1yr · avg 3.23★, 149d since avg update · nobody charges · full pack →
- cookie manager (chrome) — score 1.398 · 26 apps tracked, 1 strong (≥500 ratings), 6 launched <1yr · avg 4.27★, 892d since avg update · 4% charge · 50 searches/mo · trend ×0.94 · full pack →
🏆 Golden patterns — proven demand, failing product
Hated = big base, sub-4★. Abandoned = no update in 2+ years. Orphaned = removed from the store, users stranded. Pain = base size × rating shortfall. 🆕 = first time in an issue. Validate before building — some gaps close fast.
🎁 Launch packs — top three, ready to build
Keywords, what to charge, where to market, the influencer plan, and a paste-ready LLM build prompt for each.
- Downloader for Instagram — Privacy-first Instagram media saver that reliably downloads posts, reels, stories, and profile assets in one click from Chrome, with batch queueing, filename clean-up, and no login-required nonsense. · charge $7.99/year or $19 lifetime · keywords: instagram downloader, download instagram reels, instagram video downloader, download instagram stories · full pack →
- Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder — The privacy-first, lightweight screen recorder for creators and teams who need faster exports, cleaner editing, and no watermarks — with a real free tier for testing and a sharp pro plan for people who actually publish. · charge $6.99/mo or $39/yr · keywords: screen recorder chrome extension, screen video recorder, chrome screen recorder, record screen with audio · full pack →
- Quick Translation — The fastest, privacy-first Chrome translator for real webpages: instant inline hover/selection translation plus full-page toggle, with better language detection and fewer context-switches than the removed incumbent. · charge Free for basic translations; Pro at $4.99/mo or $29 lifetime · keywords: translation extension, chrome translator, page translate extension, inline translation · full pack →
💰 Proven models — someone already makes money here
Solo founders in these same niches, with the revenue they reported to StarterStory. Evidence the category pays, not a template to clone — the gap above is still the opening. Self-reported, and these are the businesses that survived to be interviewed.
🚀 Momentum — smaller apps gaining fastest
New ratings/day between scans — capped to sub-2M-user, newer apps so it surfaces real risers to fast-follow, not established giants coasting on scale.
- plant identifier — plant identifier · keyword · +90110 ratings in 7.0d (12872.2/day)
- ai assistant — ai assistant · keyword · +55000 ratings in 7.0d (7856.7/day)
- seo tools — seo tools · keyword · +19500 ratings in 7.0d (2785.6/day)
- AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion — hackernews · +1183 ratings in 1.0d (1181.7/day) · 708 users · born 2026-07-17
- Thanks HN for 15 years of support and helping me find my life's work — hackernews · +202 ratings in 1.0d (202.2/day) · 100 users · born 2026-07-17
- expense tracker — expense tracker · keyword · +1200 ratings in 7.0d (171.4/day)
- Acti — producthunt · +129 ratings in 1.0d (129.2/day) · 261 users · born 2026-07-01
- chatgpt chrome extension — chatgpt · keyword · +500 ratings in 7.0d (71.4/day)
🐣 Chart newcomers — released <120 days, already charting
Brand-new apps on Apple's top charts — possible brand-new categories forming.
🌱 Emerging concepts
Terms several recently-created apps just started shipping — a wave forming, detected across stores.
- rust — 27 new apps in 3 weeks vs 1 in the prior 4 months (13.5× lift) · hackernews
- into — 50 new apps in 3 weeks vs 6 in the prior 4 months (7.14× lift) · hackernews
- from — 70 new apps in 3 weeks vs 13 in the prior 4 months (5× lift) · producthunt, flippa, hackernews, firefox, reddit
- agent — 74 new apps in 3 weeks vs 16 in the prior 4 months (4.35× lift) · hackernews
- turn — 31 new apps in 3 weeks vs 2 in the prior 4 months (10.33× lift) · hackernews
- built — 63 new apps in 3 weeks vs 12 in the prior 4 months (4.85× lift) · hackernews, reddit
- code — 81 new apps in 3 weeks vs 21 in the prior 4 months (3.68× lift) · hackernews, reddit
- open — 86 new apps in 3 weeks vs 24 in the prior 4 months (3.44× lift) · hackernews, firefox
💰 For sale right now — buy vs build
Live Flippa listings for extensions/apps in tracked niches. Revenue is seller-reported — verify everything.
- Fully automated Chrome extension with 17.4K active users, $7.3K yearly profit, zero costs. Set-and-forget passive income — extension · ask $21k · $572/mo revenue · $546/mo profit
- Fully automated Chrome extension with 10.5K active users, $8.4K yearly profit, zero costs. Set-and-forget passive income — extension · ask $10k · $376/mo revenue · $361/mo profit
- Chat Folders for Copilot is a published live Chrome extension that adds color coded folders to the Microsoft Copilot sid — extension · ask $200
- Etsy trademark scanner Chrome extension. 121 organic installs, 96% retention, 585-entry database. Freemium licensing bui — extension · ask $149
- A sleek, customizable Chrome dashboard with productivity tools, stunning design, and syncingready for monetization and g — extension · ask $30k
- The tool extracts B2B leads from Google Maps, offering businesses an efficient way to gather contact information for pot — extension · ask $2k
🗣️ Demand voids — people asking for tools that don't exist
Real posts from Reddit / Hacker News this month, ranked by upvotes. Each one is a customer interview for free.
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