Data Overview
I searched for all posts from this subreddit that contained these strings: “I built”, “I made an alternative to”, “I created a clone of”.
Most posts are <=1 year old.
Due to Reddit API’s restrictions, the total number of posts analyzed was 968. I wish I could parse more.
List of Clones of Popular Apps
Loom (screen recording app): 6‼
Typeform (form builders): 7‼
Resume/CV apps: 3
Pastebin: 5
Habit trackers: 12‼
Link in bio: 5
Screenshot making tools: 3
Todo lists: 3
Bookmarking tools: 8
Website builders: 29 ‼‼
Notes taking tools: 10‼ classic
Health, fitness, and wellness apps: 19‼
Feedback gathering tools: 10‼
Time tracking and invoicing tools: 4
Patreon alternatives: 2
Twitter: 16‼‼‼ wtf?
Product Hunt: 6‼
Pomodoro timers: 1
Categories
Language learning: 4
Directory/list: 7
Chrome extension: 21
Crypto or decentralized: 5
Finance: 15
Dev tool: 26
Self-hosted: 14
Growth or marketing tool: 11
Open-sourced: 37
Some Stats
B2C: 69.8% ↔ B2B: 30.2% (please do b2b!!!)
AI tools: 108 (10.8%!)
Titles
Most Boring Title: “How I stumbled upon my startup idea: A casual chat”
Most Inspiring Title: “I taught people to code for 10 years. So I started my own learning platform for fun and it got REALLY BIG.”
Least Catchy Title: “I made an alternative free WordPress theme directory”
Most Catchy Titles:
“I made a multiplayer game, got beaten at my own game, then made a bot for my game so I could finally win”
“I made a chrome extension that makes music sound like it’s coming from another room”
“Too lazy to post daily, so built an app to do it instead”
That’s all 🙂 The post was originally published on my 𝕏 https://twitter.com/alexanderisorax/status/1772249784251777384
